Seventeen-year-old student Dariush Khodakhah is speaking out about his fulfilling experience volunteering for learning disability charity Hft in Leeds as he encourages others to donate some of their time this Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June).
Read MoreThis Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June), Creative Writing graduate Lucy Vigar is encouraging others to give volunteering a go as she shares her experience of volunteering at national learning disability charity Hft.
Read MoreNational learning disability charity Hft is encouraging members of the local community to visit its garden centre in Ugley, run by and for learning disabled adults.
Read MoreSacha Samms, a Community Coordinator with Luv2meetU (L2MU), Hft’s friendship and dating service, has received a medal for completing The Conqueror’s Mount Fuji Virtual Challenge, walking 46 miles in 10 days, and raising money for learning disabled adults.
Read MoreInterns with a learning disability who are seeking employment opportunities came together with local businesses last week as national learning disability charity Hft hosted a reverse job fair at Flint Library in Flintshire.
Read MoreNational learning disability charity Hft is trialling virtual reality (VR) technology to encourage physical activity for learning disabled adults. As an extension of its FitBees project and well-established Personalised Technology service, the charity is set to embrace both the physical and social benefits of VR as a multi-purpose technology.
Read MoreLabour leader Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled Labour’s plans to ‘build an NHS fit for the future’, stating that “social care is definitely a priority” due to the intrinsic link between the two sectors. However, learning disability charity Hft says social care should not be an afterthought as it responds to the announcement.
Read MoreJulia and Katelyn were invited to the Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace as part of the King’s Coronation celebrations.
Read MoreRhyannon Burt, an intern working in customer service at hygiene service provider, PHS, has won an award for Most Progress in Hft’s Project SEARCH Celebration Event, held this week to highlight the incredible journeys interns and graduates on the programme have been on over the past 12 months.
Read MoreHarrison, Charlotte and Codie won awards for Most Progress and Creative Thinking in Hft’s Project SEARCH Celebration Event.
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