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The government has recently announced that as part of their 2023 budget they’re providing an increased tax relief to Shared Lives carers and foster carers.

Find out more about this and how Shared Lives carers will be impacted!

Today, Ategi celebrates its Welsh roots that go back nearly 30 years which was when the charity began.

Check out the latest installment of the Ategi newsletter. Hear from Kate Allen, Ategi's CEO, Shared Lives Plus gives advice on filling in your tax return and a request for your unwanted Christmas presents in Ategi updates; did you miss Interfaith Harmony Week? We'll catch you up on this and other shared moments from across our services...

Ategi is delighted to share that from 16^th February, we will be providing support to people living at Tŷ Cornel in Cardiff.  Tŷ Cornel is a supported accommodation service especially for who have a history of homelessness, alongside other support needs such as substance misuse and complex health and social support needs.

Kate Allen, Ategi CEO, attended the virtual launch of a recently published report that has called for the social care model in England to be "reimagined" and a National Care Covenant to be developed.

This week is World Interfaith Harmony Week, to mark the occaision, we wanted to celebrate the diversity of faiths we have in Ategi and asked our Shared Lives carers, the people we support and our staff to share with us why their faith is important to them.

We are delighted to announce the official launch of the Ategi Wellbeing Fund thanks to the generous support of individuals and businesses over the last three months. The Ategi Wellbeing Fund will provide small grants up to £150 to help people Ategi supports improve their wellbeing that they otherwise might not be able to afford.

Could the fund support you? Or are you interested in donating to the fund? Find out more here.

Ategi has been collecting donations to take to the local food bank over the Christmas period and as a reverse advent, with employees donating an item on each day of advent either directly into a box in the office or at home and then bringing it in.

Read Kate Allen's end of year message about the realities of the festive perioid and what Ategi has to look forward to in 2023.

Ategi's festive get togethers were a great chance to meet and catch up with Shared Lives carers, people we support and Ategi staff. This year Ategi raised money through raffles at the events and a generous donation from John Lewis & Waitrose!