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HALFWAY'S MISSION
Community Action Halfway Home provides practical and emotional
support to people with mental health problems to enable them to improve the quality of their lives.
OUR PHILOSOPHY OF CARE
We provide a high quality service that is responsive to the needs of the individual. The level
and type of support is agreed with each client and is reviewed at regular intervals, a holistic approach is favoured. We aim
to develop self-esteem to enable the client to make informed choices in their life.
We work in partnership with other agencies in the statutory and voluntary sector to provide the
best possible care for the individual.
Our service is accessible to all regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality, culture or religion.
HALFWAYS HISTORY
Halfway was established in 1975 by a group
of students from Sheffield University. These students felt there
was a need for a ‘halfway house’ for people moving out of Middlewood, long stay mental health hospital.
A year later, a partnership with South Yorkshire
Housing Association was established and a large shared house was provided for clients.
Community Action Halfway Home continued to expand. Over the next four years Halfway had its first office and paid worker, another large
shared house, two small shared houses and four self contained flats.
Halfway registered as a charity in 1986 and as a Company
limited by guarantee in 1991. Also in 1991, Halfway secured a contract with Sheffield
Social Services to provide a community support service in the south west of Sheffield. Five new workers and a new manager were recruited for this service.
Since then Halfway has continued to expand providing services
for over 90 clients, employing 25 project workers and admin staff, establishing partnerships with a variety of other organisations.
Equal Opportunities
- Code of Practice
Community Action Halfway Home aims to ensure
that no client, person referred to the project or carer receives less favourable treatment than another on grounds of ethnic
background, race, religion or belief, colour, gender, disability, age or sexual orientation. We
provide a welcoming, non-discriminatory service and will take positive action to encourage all individuals and groups to use
our services.
Regular reviews of our services are undertaken
to assess their accessibility to all members of the community.
Community Action Halfway Home takes steps
to ensure all our premises are as physically accessible as possible. Where it
is likely an individual will be excluded because of physical inaccessibility, alternatives will be explored.
Community Action Halfway Home promotes joint
working with workers and groups who represent members of all local communities.
All staff are required to attend equal opportunities
and cultural awareness training on a regular basis.
The Residential Project identifies and implements
measures to ensure our accommodation, as far as possible, meets the needs of all clients.
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