John Kennedy is just one of Turnstone Support’s many success stories. He has demonstrated a remarkable strength of character since moving away from a supportive family home in order to build his confidence in living a more independent life.
Andrzej Wojcik, a support worker at Radian's Turnstone Support, has won Reed's Carer of the Year Regional Award and was a finalist at the National Carer of the Year Awards held at the Waldorf Hilton Hotel in London this week.
Originally from Poland, Andrzej has been working in social care for 11 years and began working for Turnstone in 2005 as a shift worker. Having previously cared for a blind person in America, Andrzej was keen to work in a one-on-one situation again and two years ago he saw a position available for a live-in support worker.
Turnstone Support, a not-for-profit organisation based in Aylesbury and Windsor that supports adults with individual needs to lead fulfilling and independent lives, arranged a soccer skills session for ten service users with one of the professional coaching staff at Reading FC.
A new Multi-Use Games Area has been created in Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire made possible by a £50,000 grant from the Landfill Communities Fund of Waste Recycling Group and generous donations from Turnstone Support and Windsor Housing, both part of Radian.
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