The second wave preppers - our CEO featured in The Telegraph

Our CEO Helen Moulinos was featured in an article for The Telegraph, about possibility of a second wave and how we keep our beneficiaries supported and their rights upheld.

Read the full article in The Telegraph - The second-wave preppers: are you ready for another lockdown?

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Sidney’s Story - World Alzheimer's Day

Case study - POhWER RPPR supported a Client with Alzheimer's disease
Independent Advocate

Home Based: Nottingham Job reference: 67 Contract Type: Permanent Full time: 37 hours, 5 days per week working Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Salary: £24,000 - £25,623.00 per annum + Benefits (dependent on experience)
Community Advocate

Home Based: South Coast working across East Sussex Job reference: 65 Permanent contract Part time: 18.5 hours, 3 days per week working flexibly between Monday to Friday 9am-5pm Salary: £10,000.00 - £11,219.00 per annum, pro rata (full time equivalent £20,000.00 to £22,438.00) + Benefits (dependent on experience)
Secure & Complex Services Advocate

Secure & Complex Services Advocate Office/unit Based – Dartford and Croydon area Job reference: 66 Contract: Fixed term for 6 months til April 2021 Full time: 37 hours a week, 5 days, Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm Salary: £20,000 to £22,438.00) per annum dependent on experience + benefits

POhWER responds to the Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry “The Government’s response to COVID-19: human rights implications"

POhWER has submitted recommendations to the Joint Committee of Human Rights informed by our beneficiaries lived experiences of the circumstances and problems impacting their human rights and quality of life.
Strategy 2020-2025: The changes we want to see and how POhWER helps to realise them

Our strategy describes where we are heading to and how we will achieve our aims and objectives.
Responding to a crisis - POhWER publishes Covid-19 impact report

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on people’s lives and we know that many of the people we support are acutely affected. Access to advocacy during these challenging times is more important than ever and we have published this report to demonstrate the creative ways we have found to ensure that vulnerable people still receive the support they need.
POhWER - Tackling Inequality Through Employability Skills

We are excited to be partnering with Stay Nimble and Accenture to address the employability inequality by providing people with mental health challenges, the opportunity to take part in a pilot project that will give people access to an award-winning career development digital platform to support people in finding new and rewarding career options, matched with their goals and passions.
The Power of Advocacy - our CEO Helen Moulinos's interview with The Elder Magazine

Our CEO Helen Moulinos was recently interviewed by The Elder Magazine.
We have launched a new podcast - “Voices Heard, Lives Empowered”

On 3rd July 2020, POhWER launched a new podcast series, “Voices Heard, Lives Empowered”, to support our work with vulnerable people.
Government guidance on COVID 19 testing circumvents human rights for people who lack mental capacity

POhWER’s Chief Executive talks about the impact of Covid-19 testing on people lacking mental capacity and the implications of the guidance.
Help us to continue our human rights work: Call out for PPE donations

Are you a corporate or small business who is in a position to donate PPE to POhWER?
Our impact in 2019-2020

POhWER's Impact Report showcases the amazing work and outcomes delivered through our services and the positive difference they make to people’s lives
ReSPECT and Advocacy

POhWER have worked together with the Resuscitation council to develop a set of guidelines on how advocacy can support the ReSPECT process.