Volunteering

Community spirited volunteers rolled up their sleeves to help learning disabled adults in Devon

A team of villagers spent the day weeding, digging and planting at Oak Tree House in Devon, run by learning disability charity Hft.

Local construction team digs in to revive garden for learning disabled adults

Staff from VolkerFitzpatrick are clearing a garden at the centre, run by the learning disability charity Hft in Shefford, Bedfordshire.

Appeal to help respite service complete sensory summerhouse

Amazing Rachael nominated for the Regional British Care Awards

Recently, Rachael was recognised for her hard work. She’s been nominated for the Regional British Care Awards! 

Sculptor helps learning disabled adults develop their creativity

Sculptor and designer Jasna Sadic is using her professional and personal experience to teach arts and crafts classes at Hft’s Barnet supported living service, providing learning disabled adults with a valuable opportunity to express themselves.

From retail worker to community champion – the Bedfordshire support worker going the extra mile

Bedfordshire Support Worker, Teresa Mead, has taken on an additional role as a Community Fundraising Champion in a bid to bring the local community together and go the extra mile to support learning disabled adults to live their best life possible.

Learning disabled people receive a letter from King Charles

People supported by learning disability charity Hft in Essex have received a letter from King Charles thanking them for their support ahead of the Coronation earlier this year.

Charity and law firm join forces to transform garden for learning disabled adults

Staff from UK law firm, Burges Salmon, gave up their time to help learning disability charity Hft last week to transform the garden of one of the charity’s residential services for learning disabled adults.

Charity’s London volunteering programme makes a difference in Barnet

In 2020, in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic, Hft launched a targeted programme to recruit local volunteers to give their time to supportive activities within services in and around London.

Now in its third year, the initiative is doing better than ever – and Hft is looking to extend the programme’s blueprint to other parts of the country.

From mechanic to support worker – Ken’s volunteering story

Ken Czmeiduch has had a packed career working as a breakdown mechanic and as a support worker for national learning disability charity Hft. Now, post-retirement, he remains at the charity on a voluntary basis and is sharing his story to encourage others to volunteer this Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June).