“Michael has learned a lot of life skills and travel skills. He has certainly matured.” Sue Lovegrove

“I can normally tell if something works within the first 15 minutes, when I first came here I could tell straight away” Bill Donnelly

“We were putting our faith in the program’s hands and hoping that Matthew would pick up some skills and we haven’t been disappointed. He’s actually blossomed.” Lesley Ireland

“He’s become a lot more independent and he’s willing to try new things” Sue Lovegrove

“Particularly what I like about Burke and Beyond, it’s teaching him how to think and how to make choices and decisions for himself” Jan U.

“For me it’s knowing that he’s coming to a safe place, a fresh, clean, good environment” John

“She has matured and I don’t think it because of her age, but because she’s been led down that path". Sue Dymond

“The staff here are fantastic, their communication skills are excellent” Bill Donnelly

“I found the staff members at the Next Step very approachable, good communicators…responsible, dynamic and dependable” Leslie Roberts

“I’ve seen Michael over his time at the service become more mature…he’s catching the bus now and that’s a great step for him” Marie

“Coming to Burke and Beyond for the first couple of days, he (Tim) really started to enjoy it…since then, he hasn’t missed a day” Romayne

“The fact that the staff have listened to the parents and tweaked the program has been encouraging…we have a voice.” Sue Lovegrove