The number of children needing foster care in England is estimated to rise by a third within the next decade and to meet this increase agencies need to prepare by increasing the number of carers who can give these children a home. Read more...
National News
25 Nov 2021
Diagrama has embarked on an Erasmus +, a two-year project, working with partner organisations across Europe – it is the E-PROFID project. The E-PROFID project is built on a foundation of innovation and transfer of good practice with organisations from diverse backgrounds serving different client groups, working together to design tools and methods to change the public's perception, by promoting ability, rather than accepting disability. Read more...
04 Nov 2021
Diagrama was invited back to speak with Simon Benn who runs a podcast series called Thriving Adoptees. Kate Patel Diagrama’s Post Adoption Support Manager and Panel Advisor talks about overcoming the challenges of Adoption. Read more...
18 Oct 2021
National Adoption Week kicks off on Monday 18th, through to Sunday 24th October. Read more...
13 Oct 2021
Diagrama has introduced an innovative new stage in the recruitment process for Support staff at their care homes for adults with learning disabilities.
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12 Oct 2021
Parent and Child Fostering provides a helping hand to vulnerable parents to develop and learn the key skills needed to raise their child. Watch Diagrama’s Adoption and Fostering Team Manager Margaret Gardiner as she shares her story about her experience as a Parent and Child Foster Carer.
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07 Oct 2021
Diagrama is leading an innovative multi-country project to change the public's perception of disability by promoting ability rather than accepting disability.
Diagrama is collaborating with organisations from Italy, Belgium, France, and Spain on a two-year €80,000 E-Profid project funded by the European Union Erasmus Plus Programme. On 12 October representatives from Diagrama will fly to Murcia in Spain, to join with the other project participants for their first face to face meetings. Read more...
30 Sep 2021
There was much excitement at Cabrini House, our residential home for adults with learning disabilities in Orpington, when the residents found out that they would have the opportunity to spend the night camping in the garden. The residents, who all have learning disabilities, helped the team to put up five tents and prepare the food and snacks for the night outside. Read more...
26 Jul 2021
Lawyer Lena Ramesh, 41, returned to the UK after working abroad for many years, to be near her family in Surrey and to begin the process of adopting a child. She became a mother in September 2020, after Diagrama helped her to become a parent and paired her with the child she had so longed for. Read more...
22 Jul 2021
Edensor Care Centre, in Clacton-on-Sea, has had a wish come true with the arrival of two specially designed beach wheelchairs which will allow their residents to enjoy time on the sand.
With the generous support of Colchester Catalyst, Pickering Electronics LTD and those who donated through Just Giving, Edensor is delighted to have been able to buy two beach wheelchairs which will make huge difference to everyone at Edensor. Read more...