Life in Salford 29 • June 2020 12
Life in Salford 29 • June 2020 12
Salix homes proud to support Salford £10,000 for Salford 4 Good Salix Homes is one of a number of local organisations that have donated funds to the Salford 4 Good charity. As well a monetary donation, Salix Homes also coordinated support from its suppliers including Leigh Electrical which also donated money, and Diamond Decorators and The Sure Group SureServe Foundation which donated money as well as drivers. Sue Sutton, Operations Director at Salix Homes, said, “There are over 13,600 local charities and community groups in Salford that all work hard to help improve the quality of life of the people in Salford. “During the current coronavirus pandemic many of these groups are working extra hard to support local people so we wanted to help with funding so that they can continue this crucial work. We are proud to be able to support such a worthwhile charity alongside other Salford-based businesses.”
Checking in Each week a group of Salix Homes volunteers have been making thousands of phone calls to elderly and vulnerable tenants across Salford. ICT service delivery manager Ellie Morley is part of the team making the calls, which make sure tenants have access to food and medicine and, in many cases, provide the human contact that is being missed. Ellie said: “We speak to the same people twice a week which I think helps build relationships. Some calls will last for two minutes, while others last for 15. Some people have no-one so they really look forward to chatting. During a call Ellie found out that a tenant had run out of personal health items. Ellie was able to make an emergency one-off doorstep delivery to her. Neighbourhood manager Liam Turner, who has been coordinating the calls, contacted the Spirit of Salford team to connect the tenant to the right health and social care team. Salix Homes is one of a number of Salford organisations signed up to the Spirit of Salford Network, providing targeted support to vulnerable residents across the city.
