Surrey Choices was founded on the principle of supporting people with a variety of needs to live a life of their choosing. Our guiding belief is that we enable people to live active lives in their communities in ways that they choose, and that remains our approach today.
Our support takes many forms, and extends across an array of settings, whether that be at home and or day support settings, or in the community. Wherever our services are delivered, we strive to do our best for those we support by focusing on:
- Building and maintaining friends, relationships, and community inclusion
- Promoting health and well-being
- Facilitating employment, volunteering, and vocational learning
- Encouraging independent living and life skills development
Every Life, Every Chance is the cornerstone of our mission, guiding us to deliver compassionate and impactful services to our community.
Every Life. Every Chance and our values are at the heart of everything we do at Surrey Choices.
Our Model
Through the Surrey Choices support model, we offer:
- Training and support with a focus on creating opportunities for employment and or voluntary work
- Travel training
- Day Support and person centred session programs in the community and at specialist Hubs
- Long-term living support within a family environment
- Opportunities for overnight, evening and weekend residential support
- Respite services for families, friends and carers.
Unlocking the skills that lead to an independent life relies on having a skilled, informed, and inspired team, and we are very proud of our colleagues. We take care to make sure our teams are supported to be the best they can be because we know just how important that is. The Surrey Choices team collaborates with each person and their support network to understand their needs, and then support a journey towards a better quality of life and wellbeing, which combine to underpin the aspiration to reach goals and unlock potential. Recognising the importance of change over time, we continue to provide support by regularly reviewing outcomes, celebrating successes and achievements, and planning for future goals.
Working within our communities and with our partners throughout Surrey gives us greater opportunities to provide a breadth of support across our county. As a Local Authority Trading Company (LATCo), we are wholly owned by Surrey County Council and as such our approach to partnership working with Surrey County Council enhances our ability to provide high quality services across the county of Surrey.