Who Can Be a Care & Repair Ambassador?
The criteria for being an Ambassador is very simple, and is as follows:
- Someone who has received a Care & Repair service in their home or in the home of a family member.
- Someone who is happy to speak openly and honestly about their experiences of our services and more broadly of the challenges of living independently and safely in your own home.
- Welsh and English speakers are equally welcome.
How does it work?
It’s very simple: A Care & Repair Ambassador will be contacted occasionally by Care & Repair Cymru staff and asked if they would like to be involved in an upcoming opportunity. This could be an in-person event, a TV interview, or just a quick chat on the phone. Ambassadors can pick and choose what they want to be involved in.
If you agree to the opportunity, then we will walk with you every step of the way. Safeguarding is important to us, and we wouldn’t ask you to do anything that we or you thought was not a good idea.
Obviously, we would like you to speak positively about Care & Repair, however your broader experiences of ageing, housing and health may not be so positive. If this is the case, it is up to you how much you want to share, but anything shared must be truthful.