PSS (UK)

PSS (UK),[1] is a national social enterprise that supports people to live happy, hopeful and healthy lives. PSS offers a range of services to support:

  • people who have been in the criminal justice system and their families;
  • adults who have learning disabilities or physical disabilities;
  • adults who have mental health challenges;
  • adults who might have difficulties as they're getting older; and
  • families who have been through or are going through unsteady times.

The charity operates services in Liverpool, Manchester, Wirral, Staffordshire, Cheshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire and North Wales.

Head office

PSS's head office, Eleanor Rathbone House, is on Derby Road in the Sandhills area of Liverpool. It can be seen from the Sandhills station train platform. PSS moved into this office in 2018 from its previous home on Seel Street it the city centre.

History

Founded in 1919 by philanthropist and prolific social campaigner Eleanor Rathbone and social worker and campaigner Dorothy Keeling in Liverpool, PSS began its life with the title 'Liverpool Personal Services Society[2]'.

The charity's first headquarters was on Stanley Street in Liverpool, with its winding staircase that went from the ground floor right up to the top. Due to the long queue of people that could be found lining up on the stairs to speak to someone at Liverpool Personal Services Society, this staircase became known as 'the crowded stairs' which would later become the title of Dorothy Keeling's book all about social work in Liverpool, including Liverpool Personal Services Society, 'The Crowded Stairs'.[3]

See also

References
  1. "PSS (UK) overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
  2. Liverpool Personal Service Society 1858-1983. <corpname>Liverpool Personal Service Society</corpname>. 1958–1984.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. Keeling, Dorothy C. (1961). The Crowded Stairs: Recollections of Social Work in Liverpool. National Council of Social Service.
  4. "Consortia for the delivery of public services: the issues for small and medium-sized charities". UK Charity Commission. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
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