During the day the group home tenants would spend their time at Trelai adult training centre whilst the students were attending lectures.
The volunteers spent the next nine years raising awareness of this new model of support delivery, sharing their lessons with local authorities, hospitals and universities.
Part of the charities work in this time included producing reports, evaluations and recommendations for the Welsh Office and Cardiff Council.
[10] In 1983, partially in response to the Ely Hospital Scandal,[11] the Welsh Office launched the "All Wales Strategy for the development of Services for mentally handicapped people".
supported living model across Wales by providing advice, guidance and transferring staff and trustees to the newly formed charity.
After several years of expansion and later reduction, the charity remained with a large number of supported living homes in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan but began to expand the range of services they provided for adults with learning disabilities across South East Wales.
In 2013 the charity expanded its operations to provide supported living services for an additional 89 adults with learning disabilities in Rhondda Cynon Taff, also opening a new regional office in Talbot Green Business Park, Pontyclun.
[19] In 2014 the charity launched a new department called Green Days carrying out environmental work, training and outdoor opportunities for adults with learning disabilities[20] In 2017, Innovate Trust launched a new research project in partnership with Nesta, the Welsh Government and Cardiff University exploring smart technology and the use of smart speakers for supported living tenants.