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A New Home, New Connections, and a Dream Holiday
David recently moved to a new home with support from Sarah at Optalis. He now enjoys a more connected life—and even took his first holiday with support from his team.

Oakbridge Community Lives Supports Red Nose Day!
The people we support at Oakbridge Community Lives Service decided they wanted to raise money for Red Nose Day.

Ability Catering's First Event at Windsor and Eton Station Adoption Celebration
Ability Catering supported a special event on the 1 June with South Western Railway, who celebrated Her Majesty The Queen’s historic Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of dedicated service.

This Volunteers Week Carly is sharing her volunteering story
This Volunteers Week Carly is sharing her volunteering story
We’ve adopted Windsor and Eton Riverside train station!
Optalis Supported Employments Ability Travel programme have adopted Windsor and Eton Riverside Train Station.

Good Care Series - Communicating with people with profound and multiple learning disabilities
We’ve been talking to customers and colleagues to find out what good care looks like. Our first article explores how we provide support to people with profound and multiple learning disabilities.

Boyn Grove Community Lives team find new way to celebrate customer achievement
The team at Boyn Grove Community Centre have been celebrating customer success. In the first of a series of award sessions, customers received a pin badge along with a certificate.

Optalis to pay all colleagues Real Living Wage
Hundreds of care workers recently received a pay rise as Optalis Shareholders, Wokingham Borough Council & Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead demonstrate their support to paying Real Living Wage.
Recruitment Open Evening 21 April 2022
Come and chat to our Day Services team; find out more about what it’s like to be an Activity Support Organiser. We’ll be on hand to talk and answer questions you have

Focus Friends create a Wellness Check-in form
Wokingham Focused Friends have been working on a fabulous project to encourage all to talk about their mental health.

Community Lives Team collaborated with Maidenhead FC to hold 'Walking Football' sessions

Optalis Supported Employment team supporting Wokingham Borough Council's project to make employment support it offers to residents more accessible
Anyone who needs some help with their career can now contact the council’s employment outreach team by phone 0118 977 8650, Monday to Friday, 10am to 3pm, or email employmentoutreach@wokingham.gov.uk.