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WELCOME TO ARA

At Ara we passionately believe that people can change and recover

We are a registered charity formed in 1987, and it is estimated that we have helped over 40,000 people with alcohol, drug, gambling, and mental health issues, saving an estimated £50 million in costs to the community.

We provide structured treatment, counselling, housing support, education, training and employment guidance, as well as many other interventions to promote recovery and a healthier life.

We are a major provider of supported housing services in Bristol as a partner in the Homelessness Prevention Accommodation Pathways, and the Recovery Orientated Alcohol and Drugs Service (ROADS).

As a trusted GamCare partner, Ara has an extensive and expanding service providing counselling and support for problem gamblers and affected others.

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Our Values

We are a vibrant organisation whose staff are passionate about helping clients progress through recovery. Our values underpin all of our activities, and our staff teams, volunteers, managers and board members are:

Passionate
Dynamic
Enduring
Respectful
Professional
Supportive

We are flexible in our approach to issues and we are all signed up to the concepts of continual change and improvement. We will incentivise progressive behaviours, and we will share good practice. We will embrace measurement and review of our outcomes

Dynamic and capable, we are able to make our own decisions, and show leadership throughout the organisation. We are excellent problem solvers, becoming multi-skilled by having a willingness to learn and then to teach others. We have ambition for all of our service users. We will work in collaboration with partners to ensure we deliver to the highest standards.

Enduring and committed to our service users, we are reliable and are flexible to meet changing environments and conditions. Innovation of new services will achieve our purpose, vision, and long term sustainability

Volunteer

Respectful of all stakeholder needs, we are open minded to different viewpoints.  However we are committed to anti-discrimination, challenging it wherever we find it. We focus on equality and diversity, strongly believing in fairness and dignity. We work tirelessly to help service users take control of their lives in a sustainable way

Work with us

Professional effective and efficient, using our resources wisely to achieve our vision and services user’s ambitions. We are honest and prepared to admit our mistakes and learn from them. We act with integrity and are accountable in all of our actions

We will operate with clear boundaries and with high expectations. For staff we provide excellent appraisals with 360° appropriate feedback. We have regular performance reviews with actions aligned to services plan goals. As a management team we will actively listen to staff issues share solutions and good practice.

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