People Can in Rotherham

Partnership project with Rotherham Council to develop a range of community options for, and led by, people with a learning disability and/or autistic people.

There were two main strands to the project:

The community micro-enterprise development programme
This supported local people and groups to develop small enterprises that offer innovative, community-based daytime support for adults with a learning disability.
The People Can Project
This supported individuals or small groups of disabled people to lead their own projects or groups, with aims and outcomes personal to them.

Taster sessions were held which enabled people who attend day centres to try different activities in the community. They then went on to lead or set up their own community groups or projects.

As a result of the community micro-enterprise development, people with a learning disability had an extensive range of community-based support options to choose from, helping people to have new experiences, form and maintain friendships and networks, contribute to their community and gain volunteering and work opportunities.

People Can in Rotherham supported individuals or small groups to do their own thing and take a lead on what matters to them. This led to some fantastic projects and one person even set up their own business.

Across all aspects of the project, the focus has been on supporting people’s ideas, aspirations and passions.

Summary report