United Response

Bath Half

The Bath Half is one of the longest established and most popular city centre road events in the UK. With a flat and fast route it is suitable for all abilities whether you are beginner or a regular this race is for you!Read more

Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

Taking place in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside, The Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge takes on the peaks of Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough, all in under 12 hours. Read more

Virgin London Marathon

Join 39,000 runners in the world's most iconic marathon event! Take part for United Response to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health needs.Read more

Jurassic Coast 50/100km

Take on a challenge combining 185 million years of history. Complete 50 km, 100 km or 100 miles starting from either Lyme Regis, Weymouth or Poole, finishing the challenge in Exmouth.Read more

Ironman UK

IRONMAN UK returns to Bolton and Lancashire with a spectator-friendly course that features breath-taking views. Read more

RideLondon 100

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Government must properly fund local authorities and ensure care workers are entitled to the National Minimum Wage

Care sector responds to new Government guidance on sleep-ins pay and calls on the Government to legislate quickly and fund hard-working carers.

York group discover ancient artefacts in archaeological dig

People we support at the Boot Shop in Easingwold, York got their hands dirty and took part in a two day archaeological dig in September and October.

£650m is a drop in the ocean for care of people with learning disabilities, says United Response

Chief executive of United Response, Tim Cooper, responds to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond’s Budget statement on 29th October 2018.

15 years of ‘lightbulb moments’ and making a difference to vulnerable people

“It’s a really big part of my life. I’ve never wanted to do anything else”, said Anna Melia, a professional trouble-shooter for the disability charity United Response.

Free specialist approach resources

We have a number of free resources to offer professionals based off of the specialist approaches we take to support people with disabilities, mental health needs, and more.

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.

Easy News - issue 34 out now!

Easy News is the first news magazine designed to be accessible for people with learning disabilities, aimed to encourage discussion around news stories and keep readers informed about the world around them. Read the latest issue here.

Where we work

Find the details of your nearest area office and get in touch to talk to our expert staff about the support we offer in your area.

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.