Since 1989 Elmore has stayed true to our founding mission by innovating services
The History of Elmore
It was a 1986 survey identifying 138 citizens in Oxford who were known locally to be ‘difficult to place’ which got Elmore started.
The concern began to grow that people with multiple and complex needs were living on the margins of society, so in 1989 the Elmore Team was launched.
Our founding purpose was to provide the range of support that people needed, fill the gaps in existing services with new ones, and coordinate with agencies and wrap support around people. Since 1989 Elmore has stayed true to our founding mission by innovating new ways of supporting people.
Our little pilot, set up more than three decades ago by a handful of passionate citizens, continues to deliver life-changing services to people who need them.
Every annual report from our founding in 1989 to today has been digitised to show how our founding mission has stayed the same, although our services have changed.
We are preserving our history for the future and this website is a way to make available many items related to our many years of supporting people.