Queen of the South FC has donated cup final tickets to CIC services in Dumfries and Galloway to ensure that all their fans in their community get a chance to see them play at Hamden Park on 24 May... more Gateshead Mayor, David Lynn generously donated £1,000 to SIGN, a local gardening project for people with learning difficulties and mental health concerns... more As featured in You First 17. ‘We Are People Too’, is an empowering and uplifting song written from the heart by Leah Jones about her experiences of being independent despite peoples prejudices towards her Down’s syndrome. Leah is an articulate young woman with a passion for writing and has long dreamed of having one of her songs recorded, her dream has now become a reality... more CIC’s 20th birthday celebrations was a cause for celebration in our birthplace Halton, Cheshire, this week. .. more Stuart Cochrane is a trainee at CIC's Wolfcraig Training Project, an educational and occupational training service in Stirling, Scotland for people who have long term enduring mental illness. He has recently published a book entitled 'Everybody's Free To Feel Good'. .. more CIC - Community Integrated Care, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Our charity was formed in 1988, in Widnes Cheshire, with the aim of providing fuller, better lives in the community for individuals leaving long-stay hospitals. We have grown over the last two decades to become one of the UK’s largest social care charities, supporting over 4000 individuals across the UK... more CIC’s ‘You First’ Magazine has been praised as “heart-warming, fun, compelling and oozing dedication” by judges of this years’ Communicators in Business awards... more CIC's Communications and Marketing manager, Pauline Gay, has been named Care Marketeer 2007 at the National Care Awards. .. more The normally tranquil Eccleston Court, St Helens, was transformed into a bustling film set when celebrity barber Michael Douglas visited for BBC’s ‘The One Show’. .. more Thanks to the determination of her support workers at Westfield Gardens and the staff at Aberdeen airport, Suzanne Crow fulfilled a lifetime ambition to fly abroad. Her huge achievement was captured on screen by STV. To view Suzanne's adventure click here or read the report from Claire Stewart from STV below... more Duns, Berwickshire is home to an innovative housing project that combines state of the art housing, assistive technology and high quality care for people with physical disabilities... more CIC - Community Integrated Care, a leading national care charity, based in the North West, will manage Eccleston Court Nursing Home, St Helens... more A review in social care sector magazine ‘Community Care’ has praised CIC’s first national arts exhibition, ‘Artists Included’. The review entitled ‘A brush with art to break out of the exclusion zone’ describes how the ‘exhibition by specialist care charity (CIC) impressed’. .. more An invention that was laughed off TV’s Dragons Den is now worth millions thanks in part to people supported by CIC’s Wolfcraig Project in Stirling... more CIC’s Assistant Director, Jane Worsley, received the Management Excellence Award in the Independent Healthcare Awards, 12 September 2007... more Paul Stanley from CIC addictions services Liverpool appeared on Merseyside radio station, Radio City to discuss research commissioned by the Gambling Commission on online gambling and his firsthand experiences of working with gambling addicts. Paul described online gambling as ‘a virtual high’ and stated that CIC were having increased admissions for this problem... more CIC has received a boost to its funds of £2,000 from the Premier League, as part of the League’s flagship community programme ‘Creating Chances’. .. more CIC celebrated the launch of its unique arts event, ‘Artists Included!’ on Monday 20th August... more 'Artists Included!' is the title of the unique arts event to be held by CIC at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral in August... more CIC scooped the top award for its annual review; "My Life My Way", at the British Association of Communicators in Business Excellence Awards gala dinner in Newcastle on Friday 25 May 2007. .. more Green Heys and Kemp Lodge, two leading elderly care homes in Waterloo, Merseyside, have both been awarded top marks in the national 2007 RDB 5 Star Ratings Awards for their “exceptional standard of care and facilities”... more CIC invited Mr Universe and Body Building champion, Paul Sutton, to visit The Belvedere Project in Runcorn recently to talk about healthy living and give fitness advice to young homeless people... more CIC have launched a supported living service in Leicester for adults with learning difficulties to live independently in their own homes... more We are delighted to welcome some new young friends and their families into the CIC community. CIC have set up a new enablement service for children in the North East where twenty children are supported to access activities in their community... more An Innovative, multi-media campaign aimed at raising awareness about the dangers of drinking to excess is causing quite a stir in Liverpool. .. more In July, four members from CIC’s Social Inclusion Group flew to Wisconsin, America and embarked on a movie style road trip to find out about advocacy on the other side of the Atlantic. .. more Following nominations by staff, three CIC colleagues were selected as finalists in the Caring Times Awards 2006... more Scottish Borders Council and NHS Borders have appointed CIC to run a new, community based supported housing service for individuals with physical disabilities in Todlaw, Duns. .. more In recognition of everyone’s hard work and commitment a special NVQ presentation day was held at Halton Stadium, Widnes to congratulate CIC’s success in the central region... more CIC have won a top training award for Best Service Training Initiative by the Training Journal. CIC was selected by the judging panel in recognition of its innovative Person Centred Leadership Programme... more CIC is pleased to announce we have maintained our Investors in People (IIP) status in Dumfries and Galloway for Continuing to Put Individuals First... more CIC’s Addiction service, Community Link, are making a big difference within their community and now they have an award to prove it! The team have been acknowledged at a prestigious awards event for the work they do with the Dual Diagnosis Drop in Group in St Helens. .. more People who access CIC services in Scotland presented awards to 29 managers and support staff who recently achieved their Registered Manager Awards and Scottish Vocational Certificates Levels 2 & 3. .. more CIC welcome Wisconsin People First to the UK - part of an international advocacy movement that campaigns for equal rights for people with learning difficulties. .. more Being in control of your own life is an aspiration not a reality for many people in society. Many adults with disabilities feel that how their lives are run is dictated to by others. .. more CIC are pleased to announce we have maintained our Investors in People (IIP) status in Aberdeen and Glasgow for meeting best practice in staff development and standards. .. more CIC Trustees have named Phil Edgington as our new Chief Executive Officer. .. more CIC Trustees have named Phil Edgington as our new Chief Executive Officer. .. more