Author: BwarExpe

Hi, I’m Sam, I’ve been with Expert Citizens for 4 years, previously as the Research and Evaluator. I would complete evaluations of services using our Insight standards of Welcoming, Listening, Learning and Leading. Complete reports and make recommendations for services to improve. Now I am the Team Leader of the...

Author: Jo Cutts, Recovery Community Coordinator, Expert Citizens My name is Jo Cutts. I’ve been a member of Expert Citizens since 2014 after seeing a poster advertising for volunteers in the women’s refuge for domestic abuse survivors I was in at the time. I was at a point of my recovery that I felt like I wanted...

Author: Gemma Finn, Strategic Manager, Changing Futures, Adult Social Care, Stoke-on-Trent City Council For those who don’t know me, I am Gemma Finn, a Strategic Manager at Stoke-on-Trent City Council for the Changing Futures Programme – a brand-new project funded by The Department for Levelling Up,...

Author: Lee Dale, Recovery Community Coordinator, Expert Citizens I’m writing this as someone with experience of being stuck in the cycle of re-occurring homelessness, addiction and poor mental health. I’d probably frustrated many professionals across multiple disciplines with my challenging behaviors and ability...