Service Description

The Ayrshire Involvement Network gives people with learning difficulties (and other support needs) in Ayrshire a chance to speak up and share ideas and experiences about being involved in things that matter to them.

Meetings are held 5-6 times per year, usually in Kilmarnock, and members discuss ways of putting the Charter for Involvement into practice. The aims of the Charter are for people who receive social care support to be:
• involved in how their support is planned and delivered
• involved in all decisions about their lives
• involved in their communities
• listened to and respected

The Charter for Involvement was written by the National Involvement Network who are a group of people from across Scotland with experience of getting support.

There is a development worker who can offer training and support to individuals and groups who want to speak up and advocate for themselves.

ARC Scotland believes in real change, that puts people with experience of the care system at the centre of decision making and in the heart of their communities. They are proud to host the:

National Involvement Network

Ayrshire Involvement Network is facilitated by ARC Scotland and funded by the Big Lottery and the Scottish Government.

Costs

None

Areas Covered