Day opportunities
What are day opportunities?
Day opportunities help you stay independent while living at home. They offer flexible, person-centred activities based on your interests and goals. Support can range from light assistance—such as budgeting or household tasks—to more intensive help for people with complex needs.
Benefits
- Stay socially connected and reduce isolation.
- Learn skills for independent living.
- Improve health and wellbeing.
- Explore education, volunteering, or employment.
Activities you can choose
Day opportunities are designed around what matters to you. Examples include:
- Social and community activities: Lunch clubs, cultural or faith-based events, social groups.
- Learning and development: Cooking healthy meals, adult education, travel training.
- Health and wellbeing: Gym sessions, walking groups, mental health support.
- Hobbies and interests: Arts and crafts, nature walks, sports.
- Life skills: Shopping trips, budgeting, managing household tasks.
- Work or volunteering: Support to find opportunities that match your abilities.
These activities help you stay active, meet new people, and feel part of your local community.
Specialist options
- Building-based day opportunities – sensory experiences and structured activities at centres in Stafford, Lichfield, Newcastle, and Leek.
- Community outreach – one-to-one support for activities in your local area.
- Virtual sessions – sensory or music activities delivered online.
