Celebrating 20 years of service

• Aġenzija Sapport established as an agency
• Started with Residential, Community & Social Work Services
• Established the Service Allocation Committee
• Opening of Kirkop, Mtarfa & Marsascala residences
• 115 staff complement

• 244 number of persons with disability assisted by the Social Work team

• Launch of the first website of Aġenzija Sapport

• First Collective Agreement for Aġenzija Sapport employees

• Day Services joined the Agency (Fleur-de-Lys, Ħal Far, Marsascala , Mtarfa, Mtarfa Resource, Santa Venera, Cottonera, Swatar and Paola)

• Opening of Dar Andrew (Cospicua)

• 2,910 the number of interventions by Social Work services during the year

• Launch of new Head Office in Santa Venera
• Opening of Birżebbuġa residence

• Opening of Gwardjola & Spero Day Centres

• Opening of Dar Orkidea (Siġġiewi)
• Opening of Għajnsielem Learning Hub
• Introduction of workshops & support groups for parents

• 1st April – Aġenzija Sapport became an autonomous Agency
• Agency re-branding
• Launch of Sign Language Interpreting Service

• Opening of Sliema Skills Space
• Opening of Dar Ave Maria (Marsa), Dar Warda (Pembroke) & Dar il-Fjuri (Rabat, Gozo)
• Opening of the Professional Development Centre offices in Santa Venera
• Launch of Sharing Lives Service
• Joined the European Social Network (ESN) as members
• Launch of Jobs Enhancing Skills Scheme
• Start of the Personal Assistant Scheme
• Transfer of Empowerment Scheme and Vehicle Road Licence and Registration Exemption Schemes from CRPD to Aġenzija Sapport
• Introduction of workshops for siblings of persons with disability

• Launch of EU Project INK
• Opening of Dar Iris (Żabbar)

• First licenses for Sapport services granted by the Social Care Standards Authority
• Transfer of the Access to Communication and Technology Unit (ACTU) from the Ministry of Education to Aġenzija Sapport
• Transfer of the Sonia Tanti Independent Living Centre (STILC) from CRPD to Aġenzija Sapport
• Became members of the European Disability Forum & the European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD)
• Hosted the international conference Accessible Europe – ICT 4 ALL in collaboration with the Information Technology Unit (ITU)

• Opening of Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Day Centre
• Launch of Aġenzija Sapport Helpline

• Launch of the Agency’s first Consultative Committee for service users
• First Positive Parenting Programme for parents of children with a disability
• Addition of Driver Test Station within STILC
• The Agency’s Community Services awarded the European Social Services award for Excellence 2021 by the ESN
• INK Project awarded the National Supporting Business Awards 2021 in Responsible & Inclusive Entrepreneurship

• Awarded the Quality Mark by the European Solidarity Corps to host international volunteers within Sharing Lives Service
• Introduction of Blue Badge Scheme
• Launch of Community Hub Ġirasol (Rabat)
• Launch of the Way to Work Programme
• Opening of Dar Ġiżimina (Żurrieq)
• Introduction of Super Sibs workshops for children who have a sibling with a disability
• Co-hosted the international conference Quality of Life & Support Services – From Words to Action in collaboration with EASPD
• 614 – Staff complement

• Became members of the Federation of European Social Employers
• Addition of drive from wheelchair vehicle
• National conference Family and person-centred services for children and young people with disability, in collaboration with Ronald McDonald House Charities Malta and the Department for Disability Studies
• Launch of new website
• Introduction of two new grants for the purchase of drive from wheelchair vehicles and second-hand wheelchair accessible vehicles
• Addition of EU Disability Card service
• Public Consultation on Personal Assistance Reform
• Focus on deintstitutionalisation

and more to come….