How does a network work?
You’ll have your own home.
This might be somewhere you live already or you might ask us to help you find a home you love. We work with local landlords, housing providers and estate agents to help make this happen. KeyRing can support you to look after your home and to be a good neighbour.
Your home will always be in your name and is not tied to your support.
You’ll connect with other KeyRing Members.
The people we support are called Members. There will be many opportunities to meet other people. The great thing about this is that they will share their advice experience and skills. You might even make friends and share hobbies.
You’ll have a KeyRing support worker.
Every KeyRing Member has a support worker that helps them figure out what they want from life. That will be your support plan. You’ll think about where you want to be and make a plan to get there. They’ll be there to help you overcome any challenges and celebrate your successes. They’ll encourage you to think bigger too. This might even mean exploring job or volunteering opportunities.
You’ll discover your local area.
You might already know your area well and we hope you’ll share this knowledge. We like to encourage you to see how activities, people and places in your local area can help you get to your goals. You’ll share your skills to help improve your community. This helps make your network even wider and life becomes bigger.
You’ll get flexible support.
Your support worker will talk to you about how much support you need and when you want it. When you first join you might need lots of time with your support worker and then you might need less support. You might be too busy to see us one week or something might happen that means you need more support for a bit. That’s all ok. We will work with you to make sure that your support is the right amount for you. This is sometimes called Just enough support. What it really means is that we don’t think life should be about a support worker it should be about, well, living.
You’ll come to social events and group support.
KeyRing hubs are a great place to meet the other Members and plan activities. Most areas have at least one hub per week. They’ll invite guest speakers, learn new skills together and have a cuppa and a chat. What happens at the hubs is up to you and the other Members. The KeyRing team will help you to plan it.
You’ll be able to access online support.
KeyRing supports Members to develop and use their digital skills. You will be able to connect with KeyRing online communities.
You’ll get access to a 24-hour helpline.
Our team is trained to help you at any time. So if you need advice when everyone else is sleeping you know that someone from KeyRing will be on hand.
The more connected people are the less their lives are focused on services and the more independent they become.