CHARITIES
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO TACKLE LONELINESS AFTER COVID RESTRICTIONS A Sheffield charity providing support to isolated older people has been forced to pause its flagship antiloneliness service, due to COVID-19 restrictions. Sheffield Churches Council for Community Care (SCCCC) still needs volunteers to provide remote support to help the thousands of older people now facing a long winter alone. SCCCC will still be taking referrals for those needing additional support at home, as well as its Hospital to Home, and A&E to Home schemes which will continue
to run as normal. CEO Mark Storey said: “It is with a heavy heart we need to pause our Good Neighbours Scheme once more, but the priority remains to keep our service users and volunteers safe. “We also, like previously, still need to deliver our key services and reduce isolation and loneliness in our older community. Whilst our telephone service isn’t the same as face-to-face visits, a friendly phone call and pen pal letters and cards should provide a welcome comfort in these ever-changing times.
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“We will restart our service once the government and local authority deems it is
safe. But in the meantime, we are still here for support for those who need it.”
Make Your Mark UK to team up with Mums In Need as Charity of the Year a tough job for the judging panel. We wanted to choose a
Make Your Mark UK has chosen Sheffield-based charity Mums In Need as the consultancy’s charity of the year. Mums In Need (MIN) works on confronting coercive control by supporting mums and their children who have left emotionally or mentally
abusive relationships who are looking to rebuild their lives. Make Your Mark UK is a training, coaching and consultancy helping businesses and charities to be better. Mark Smith of Make Your Mark UK said: “We had a great response to our call out for nominations which made it
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small charity where we could really help make a difference.” Laura Riley, founder and CEO of Mums In Need said: “This really is amazing. We haven’t ever been nominated as a charity of the year before and so we are absolutely delighted to work with Make Your Mark UK.”
Barnsley College joins forces to build a brighter future Barnsley College and Barnsley Sixth Form College are joining forces with charity Chilypep to make a brighter future for the community by donating the colour from the front of new course guides to raise awareness of both mental health and mindfulness. Chilypep promote the rights, wellbeing and opportunities of all young people across South Yorkshire. Emma Manser, participation project worker, said: “We put the children and young people we work for at the
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heart of everything we do. We have had the privilege to work with staff and students from Barnsley College over the
last five years thanks to our funding from Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group.” Yiannis Koursis, Principal
and Chief Executive at Barnsley College, added: “We believe good health and wellbeing is essential for anyone to achieve their goals. We have a dedicated and award-winning team of people who make sure students are supported to lead healthy and happy lives. “Our aim is to make a brighter future for our community. We have taken a small step by donating the colour from the front cover of our course guides to raise awareness of both mental health and mindfulness.”
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