Albion in the Community connecting people with a disability during lockdown
Albion in the Community has been connecting with participants from its disability football programme each week during the current lockdown through an online programme designed to bring people together over Zoom and build friendships. With more than 30 in-person football sessions suspended for the charity’s disability football participants that are usually attended by over 400
Albion in the Community awarded prestigious accreditation
Albion in the Community’s further education department has been assessed and re-accredited with the matrix Standard quality assurance kite-mark. The Matrix standard is the Department for Education’s (DfE) standard for ensuring the quality of the delivery of high-quality information, advice and guidance services, which ultimately supports individuals in their choice of career, learning, work and
Supporting families during lockdown: Daniel’s story
For many of the people Albion in the Community works with, support during the period of lockdown has been vitally important. People like Daniel Passey-Stone, who has been a part of the charity’s football session for people with Down’s syndrome for eight years, having first started as a seven-year-old. As an energetic sports fan, Daniel
Covid-19 update: Activities adapted in line with national restrictions
With the recent announcement of a new national lockdown until mid-February at the earliest, Albion in the Community has adapted face-to-face group activities to virtual online delivery (where possible), to play our role in reducing the risk of the spread of Covid-19 and to keep our participants, staff and wider community safe. The charity runs
Covid-19 update: Activities to be delivered online during January
With the recent news and announcements concerning the continuing spread of Covid-19 locally, Albion in the Community has decided that face-to-face group activities will be replaced by virtual online delivery (where possible) until Monday 18 January at the earliest, to play our role in reducing the risk of the spread of Covid-19 and to keep