NAAPS

Small Community Services

Small Community Services

Welcome to the NAAPS newest membership page.  We hope you will find something of interest!

History
 
NAAPS was established in 1992 to represent the interests of all those involved in Shared Lives (Adult Placement). As Shared Lives became increasingly tightly defined, services that did not quite fit the definition moved across to become associate members of NAAPS. These very small services face many legislative and regulatory barriers but had no national representative body other than NAAPS and so in 2007 members agreed to extend full membership rights to the whole range of very small community based services that shared NAAPS’ values and ethos.
 
The new membership structure for NAAPS came into effect on 1 April 2008.
 
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Eligibility
 
Organisations that share NAAPS commitment to services that:
 
  • Are small, flexible and person-centred
  • Are provided by families and individuals in local communities
  • Allow someone to live the life that they choose at the heart of their community
  • Value the person and their gifts
  • Promote independence and choice.
  • Promote diversity and equality of opportunity
 
And:
 
  • Are independent of any larger organization
  • Deliver their service with 5 or fewer full time equivalent support workers (paid or unpaid)
 
are eligible to join NAAPS as a Small Community Service member
 
Examples of Small Community Services
 
There are many people in the UK offering support and services to small numbers of people in their local community. They may do this on a voluntary or on a paid basis. For some people this is their only source of income while for others payment does little more than cover the cost of providing the service. 
 
These individuals (also known as micro social enterprises) provide a very wide range of much valued services including:
 
  • Supported tenancies
  • Small residential care homes
  • Day services
  • Meals
  • Support to people living in their own homes
  • Short breaks
  • Befriending
  • Luncheon clubs
  • Drop in centres
 
The list is endless………………
 

Contacting SCS:

SCS, NAAPS UK Ltd
Community House
46-50 East Parade
Harrogate            HG15RR
Tel: 01423   858650
 
 
 
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