Derwent area

We have a number of services in the Derwent area, supporting people with learning disabilities who have a range of support needs.

The support we offer in this area includes:

Supported housing & registered care
Support to do day-to-day tasks
Support to get ready for employment and find a job.

Derby Lodge Cafe & Shipley Garden Project

United Response runs a cafe and garden project in Shipley Country Park. This is a social enterprise staffed by people with learning disabilities and mental health needs. Muddy boots and soggy dogs welcome!

Find out more on the Derby Lodge Cafe Facebook page.

If you'd like to find out more about the support we offer in Derwent, please make a support enquiry, call the area office on 01773 417 793, or email [email protected].

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Devon area

We offer a range of services for people who need support in the Devon area.
Richmond area

We support people with disabilities throughout the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, including Teddington, Twickenham, St Margarets, Barnes, Strawberry Hill and Hampton
London and Hertfordshire area

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Suffolk area

United Response has been supporting people in Suffolk since the beginning of 1989.
Kent area

In Kent United Response has evolved over 25 years of sustained effort, working to support people with a range of needs including those individuals who are complex and require access to 24-hour support.
Cornwall area

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Southern area

We offer a range of support services across the south.
Bristol and South Gloucestershire area

We provide a range of services across Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
Somerset area

We offer support for people with learning disabilities and other support requirements in Somerset.
Wiltshire area

We support a number of people with a range of requirements across Wiltshire.

Free specialist approach resources

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What we do

United Response provides a range of support services for adults and young people with learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs or physical disabilities.
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Become a support worker

Become a support worker for United Response and help disabled people in their communities at home. You’ll help them cook, clean, pay bills, apply for jobs, make friends and a thousand things in between.
Mental health needs

Mental health needs can be complex, enduring and deep-rooted. Because of this, our approach focuses on early intervention to help prevent more serious problems from occurring.
Learning disability

We work with young people and adults with a wide range of learning disabilities across England and Wales. To plan the right kind of support, we work closely with each individual and the people who are important to them. In this way, they get the support they want, in the way they want.
ROC Wellbeing

ROC (Robert Owen Communities) has Wellbeing services in Devon and Cornwall, which we can support you to attend. ROC’s Wellbeing services offers you the opportunity to learn new and exciting skills and gain accredited learning qualifications at the same time.
For individuals

We utilise a number of core approaches to support people individually who have a learning disability, acquired brain injury, dementia, mental health needs, and autism.
Our directors

Our team of directors work across the charity's key functions and geographical divisions to drive the passion and dedication of all our staff.