Today is International Day of Sign Languages, and we’re taking a moment at Your Voice Counts to reflect on what this day really means - not just for Deaf people, but for all of us who care about inclusion, equality and human rights.

We have recently become the main advocacy provider in the South Tyneside area. In this blog, our Head of Advocacy Sharon de Jesús shares her thoughts on the new contract and the importance of general advocacy as part of a wider service offer.

We have recently become the main advocacy provider in the South Tyneside area. In this blog, our Chief Executive David Woolley shares the significance of the contract and the importance of co-production in procurement.

From 1 September 2025, Your Voice Counts will become the single point of contact for all advocacy services in South Tyneside.

New contracts and successful grant funding bids mean growth and expansion for Your Voice Counts

Peer Support Worker Ricky shares his reflections from the event and why celebrating good practice and achievements from our sector is so important.

A unique opportunity to lead and work with a user-led Board of Directors

Your Voice Counts has a super power and that is its belief in how lived experience can help change things for the better and what better way to change the world than through peer research?

Our volunteers give so much to our organisation, without them we wouldn’t be able to do what we do.

Our Chief Executive David Woolley featured on a recent Radio Tyneside programme where he was interviewed about the work Your Voice Counts does and what we're working towards as an organisation.