Ategi

30/05/2026

Creativity brings people together, builds confidence, and creates opportunities for self-expression — and today, on National Creativity Day, we’re celebrating the amazing creativity shown every week in our craft clubs. 🎨✨

From painting and making, to laughter and conversation, these sessions are about much more than crafts — they’re about friendship, wellbeing, and nurturing fulfilling, independent lives.

Happy National Creativity Day from everyone at Ategi! What will you make today? 💛

27/05/2026

Great to be part of the Supported Living Event at Sbectrwm, Cardiff on Saturday, where we joined people and organisations from across the sector to help raise awareness of accommodation and support options for individuals with additional needs exploring more independent living.

A special thank you to Anthony, who shared his personal experience of living in a long-term Shared Lives arrangement. His honest and inspiring insights prompted thoughtful questions from the audience and highlighted the positive impact Shared Lives can have in helping people live independently, confidently and as part of their community.

Together, we were proud to answer questions and showcase the different pathways available to support people in finding the right home and support for their future.

22/05/2026

😄 What makes YOU smile?
For us, it's watching people like Pip who we support build confidence, independence, and joy — one day at a time.
Happy National Smile Month from all of us at Ategi 💛
Learning Disability Wales Shared Lives Plus Community Disability Wales

21/05/2026

Are you a foster carer wondering what's next? Are you currently fostered and worried about the future?

There's still time to sign up to our webinar: Life after foster care.

We'll be talking about Shared Lives and how this could be the next step. If you have additional needs and will need support after you turn 18, or if you're a foster carer wanting to continue your journey of care - Shared Lives could be the answer.

Join our webinar today Thursday, May 21, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Sign up here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/events

Shared Lives Plus Community Foster Wales Foster with South Gloucestershire Council Fostering Options Community Foster Care

19/05/2026

Check out this great event Ategi people in Buckinghamshire!

🎉 You’re Invited! 🎉

We are delighted to officially announce the Talkback Festival of Sport and Fun 2026!

Join us for a fantastic day filled with energy, laughter, and community spirit. Whether you love sports, games, or simply having fun with others, there’s something for everyone!

📅 Date: Thursday, 9 July 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Location: Chiltern Leisure Centre, Amersham

Come along to take part in a variety of fun activities, meet new people, and celebrate together in a welcoming and inclusive environment. This is a great opportunity to get active, try something new, and enjoy a memorable day with Talkback.

✅ Open to people with learning disabilities and autistic people, including parents and carers.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Let’s make it a day full of sport, smiles, and fun! 😁😀

19/05/2026

18/05/2026

When Cat turned 18, she faced the possibility of leaving her foster family, the only stable home she’d known, and moving into a hostel.

Instead, through Shared Lives, she was able to stay with the carers who had become family — continuing to build her confidence, independence and future.

Today, Cat is thriving. 💛

She’s studying childcare full time, working freelance as an Interview Assistant and Photographer for Ategi, and pursuing her passion for photography — something she discovered thanks to the encouragement of her carers, Rachael and Owain.

“Shared Lives means a lot to me. It’s given me the support and independence I need to be a normal adult with my disability.”

As we recognise Foster Care Fortnight, Cat’s story is a reminder that support doesn’t stop at 18. With the right care, people can continue to grow, belong and thrive.

“Shared Lives is more like a family... I’m not just an adult with a disability — I’m a sister, I’m a daughter and an auntie.”

Could you support someone to live a more independent and fulfilling life through Shared Lives?

14/05/2026

Digwyddiad nesaf // Next event: 13/05/26, 14:00 – 16:00 at
📍 Tramshed Tech, Caerdydd // Cardiff

Rydym wrth ein bodd i gydweithio gyda Chaerdydd Creadigol i greu digwyddiad rhwydweithio misol ar gyfer aelodau Celfyddydau Anabledd Cymru. Nod Caerdydd Creadigol yw gwneud Caerdydd a’r rhanbarth yn brifddinas gysylltiedig, gydweithredol, cynhwysol a chreadigol.

Nodwch os gwelwch yn dda, nid yw'r sesiynau yma yn rhedeg fel gweithdy, ond yn hytrach maent yn cyfle i gwrdd ag artistiaid eraill, rhannu eich gwaith, trafod syniadau, a ffeindio cymorth o fewn cymuned DAC a chymuned greadigol Caerdydd. Mae croeso i chi ddod â'ch gwaith, syniadau i'w rhannu, neu ymuno i sgwrsio a dod i adnabod aelodau eraill o'r DAC mewn amgylchedd hamddenol.

Nid oes angen archebu, croeso i chi alw heibio!

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We are thrilled to be collaborating with Creative Cardiff to create monthly networking events for Disability Arts Cymru members. Creative Cardiff aims to make Cardiff and the region a connected, collaborative and inclusive capital of creativity.

Please note, these sessions do not run as a workshop, but are instead an opporunity to meet other DAC artists in person, share your work, discuss ideas, and find support within the DAC community and Cardiff’s creative community. You are welcome to bring your work, ideas to share, or simply to join to chat and to get to know other DAC members in a relaxed environment.

No need to book, you are welcome to just pop in!

To ask questions about access, contact [email protected]

For more information, contact [email protected]

Cyfeiriad // Address:
The Station Room - Tramshed Tech, Unit D, Pendyris St, Cardiff CF11 6BH

12/05/2026

“Care doesn’t only happen on wards or in clinics. Sometimes, it happens around a kitchen table.”

This International Nurses Day, we’re celebrating the compassion, dedication and human connection that nurses bring to people’s lives every day.

For Reetesh, a qualified mental health nurse and NHS bed manager, those values extend far beyond the ward.

Alongside his NHS career, Reetesh and his family are also Shared Lives carers—supporting adults with learning disabilities and additional needs to live with greater independence, stability and belonging in his family home.

Care doesn’t only happen in hospitals or clinics - Sometimes, it happens around the dinner table, through shared routines, encouragement, and creating a place where someone truly feels at home.

Read more about Reetesh's story "Why I became a Shared Lives carer": https://bit.ly/4u4hbCx

Hear from Reetesh how becoming a Shared Lives carer allowed him to bring his professional skills into his home, creating stability, independence and belonging.

11/05/2026

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