Horse Power!

ubu has always valued the contribution and impact animals have on building confidence and happiness in the lives of the […]

How should we talk about social care?

How would you define ‘social care’? ubu believes that it must ensure that everyone, whatever their ability or background has […]

How should we talk about social care? by Dorothy Jarvis-Lee

How would you define ‘social care’? ubu’s believes that it must ensure that everyone, whatever their ability or background has […]

Moving in and moving forward

Hi my name is CJ and I live in my own flat, enabled and supported by ubu in Lancashire. I […]

It’s good to speak out by Dorothy Jarvis-Lee

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It’s good to speak out

‘Enable’ is a key word for us at ubu. Through the work that we do with vulnerable people with mental […]

Managing my money better

I’m Joe and I have my own flat near Harrogate where I’m enabled and supported by ubu to live independently. […]

My feline friend

I moved into my own flat in Knaresborough in July 2014 supported and enabled by ubu. Moving from living in […]

Riding and Royalty

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Snap to it! by Dorothy Jarvis-Lee

What will the snap election mean for adult social care? Like everyone else, at ubu we were a bit surprised […]

Snap to it!

What will the snap election mean for adult social care? Like everyone else, at ubu we were a bit surprised […]

Comic Relief Fund Raising Success!

The people we serve in Newcastle and North Tyneside and their enabling teams wanted to raise some money for Comic […]

Feeling strong and confident

My name is Lewis and I live in my own flat in Darlington, enabled by ubu. This year I have […]

Building my new life

My name is Deborah. Towards the end of last year I moved to live in my own home, enabled by […]

Making a really positive contribution

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I love working with horses

Rob lives independently in his own flat enabled to have greater independence by ubu. Recently he went to visit his […]

Getting on track to work

John from Wigan, who is enabled by ubu to live with greater independence, has recently started taking an adult learning […]

A Plan for the future

About two years ago I started to look into my family name. Like many people in the last few years […]

Doing things I’ve always wanted to do

Theresa lives in Harrogate enabled and supported by ubu. She hasn’t walked out and about in her local area for […]

The Big Issue: Trust – or the lack of it by Dorothy Jarvis-Lee

It’s only February and already we have heard from so many sources and situations that ‘Trust’ is going to be […]

The Big Issue: Trust – or the lack of it

It’s only February and already we have heard from so many sources and situations that ‘Trust’ is going to be […]

Doing my own thing

James is a young person who moved into his own home, enabled by ubu toward the end of last year. […]

Seeking safety

Sadik is a very young man who lives in Yorkshire now, enabled and supported by ubu’s Young People’s Services. He […]

Finding someone special

Meeting a very special person to spend time with is something most people look for and hope to find. Valentine’s […]

Celebrating an amazing 27 years of service

Last week we celebrated 27 years of service to ubu by one of our specialist managers. Mark began working for […]

Making a very positive choice

A year ago I decided to join a well-known slimming club and it has changed my life for the better. […]

Small steps, strong path

We all need to find rewarding, meaningful and fulfilling activities and occupations in our lives. ubu believes that everyone should […]

A ‘marvellous’ response

Catrina who lives in York enabled to live with independence by ubu could have had a really miserable Christmas last […]

Taking control of my life

My name is Wayne and I have been enabled by ubu to live with more independence in my own flat. […]

Learning to ring the church bells

Paul from Spalding has always been interested in old church buildings and has a book he loves about their history […]