What do we do?

We give training

on Disability Equality and Self Advocacy skills and how to empower people with learning difficulties

We provide information and give advice

We have a Resource Library with training packs, videos, tapes and books. We also keep lots of leaflets about all sorts of things.

We make videos

to train and educate people and to tell them about self advocacy. We have made videos about people’s lives; and How To Vote (to help members choose people for management committee jobs).

We work in the office

on Disability Equality and Self Advocacy skills and how to empower people with learning difficulties

We work with others

We work with other services like social services, Health Authority and volunteer Organisations.

We take part in Steering Groups

of other organisations like Changing Places (Citizen Advocacy), the Talk & Listen Group at Little Plumstead Hospital; Adult Protection group; Direct Payments; Valuing People and many others.

We organise & attend Conferences

We run our own conferences to teach others, and we also attend other people’s conferences to learn new things from them.

We organise & attend Meetings

We have meetings for Members, Supporters, Management Committees, etc. We run our meetings and have support if we need it.

We sit on Sub-Groups

These are small groups of people who meet up once a month to work on things like: Training & Development; Personnel issues; Fundraising; Facts of Life Group; Planning, etc.

We fund raise

by running social events; raffles; sponsored walks; tombolas; BBQ’s; craft stalls, and things like that.

We campaign

We have campaigned about Day Service charges, benefit cuts, closing residential homes for the elderly, and welfare reform.

We have fun!

We work hard at People First of Norfolk, but we also have a lot of fun. You can meet different people and make new friends. We make sure we enjoy ourselves – we organise social events and we like any excuse for a party!