People with a learning disability are disproportionately impacted by poverty. That's why we have joined over 200 organisations to ask all political parties: where is your urgent plan to tackle hardship?

Did you know Swansea Bay has a telephone service aimed at supporting mental health? Call 111 Option 2 puts you in direct contact with a team of mental health professionals at Neath Port Talbot Hospital. Ring NHS Wales 111 and choose Option 2. Available 24/7.

As we approach the anniversary of Connor Sparrowhawk's preventable death, we reflect on the messages and learnings from the Laughing Boy play which highlights how our broken care system is failing people with learning disabilities and their families. learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/topic/lived-ex…

🚨🚨Publishing Soon🚨🚨 Report on the inquiry into Do disabled children and young people have equal access to education and childcare? Check out all the work the committee has carried out and all the published responses. 👇 business.senedd.wales/mgIssueHistory…

🎉🎉We have recived some amazing news this evening by email ☀️☀️We have been accepted for the COAST Grant with Swansea Council and been given a grand total of £3905 for our Summer events did you all👏🏻 That will get 625 members to go for free to our events over the summer events

#CommLivingmag_ has produced an article about the Homes not Hospitals campaign. AWPF joined other organisations to protest outside the Senedd in April & Sophie Hinksman talks about her experience of speaking at the protest. #stolenlives communitylivingmagazine.com/those-hospital…

💉A Swansea Bay service is leading the way in Wales by ensuring thousands of school children are protected from potentially developing cancer later in life. 👉 sbuhb.nhs.wales/news/swansea-b…

Help us paint the picture of your experience as an unpaid carer in Wales 📣 Last year over 1,100 carers told us their story. Help us reach even more in 2024! buff.ly/3VBDIX2

Are you a young person with a learning disability or do you care for or work with a child or young person with a learning disability? 💡 We want to hear your views on a national vision for children and young people with a #LearningDisability. ➡️executive.nhs.wales/functions/qual…

Help us raise your voice 📣 Our State of Caring reports help us make positive change for unpaid carers in Wales and across the UK. If you're a carer, please tell us you story. buff.ly/4cTEHcl

We're holding two meetings to get your views on how to make sure people with a learning disability get the best housing and support. You can choose from August 13th or August 16th. Both are online and there's lots of information on our website about them. allwalespeople1st.co.uk/events-and-tra…

#Oliverscampaign Amongst all the hate, there is beauty all around us in this world. We just have to open our eyes, hearts, and minds

It should never be the case that in order to take care of a loved one, you must plunge yourself into poverty. The statistics for carers experiencing poverty as a result of their carer status are dire and it needs to change. Now!