Garden based mental health support (360G-CheshireCF-A603518)
Time Out Group (North West) provides a range of activities and support for adults with learning disabilities. The project will provide a courtyard garden and mental mental health support for 35 individuals. The funding would pay for materials to convert their concrete yard into a pleasant, convenient, easy to access, Covid safe and private outdoor area, in which people can relax and unwind. It will also contribute towards the salary of a Mental Health Worker. The refurbished courtyard will provide an area in which the Mental Health Worker will be able to offer one to one and group support to members to help them tackle their mental health issues arising from the pandemic whilst offering a safe space in which people will be able to relax as they slowly reintegrate.
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Grant Details
| Amount Applied For | 2983 |
| Amount Awarded | 2983 |
| Award Date | 2021-06-14T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Beneficiary Location: Country Code | GB |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code | E01018595 |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type | LSOA |
| Beneficiary Location: Name | Cheshire East 004E |
| Grant Programme: Code | 2021 Week 6 |
| Grant Programme: Title | Pandemic Recovery Grants Programme 2021 - grants up to £3000 |
| Impact Category | Advance people's physical and mental health, wellbeing and safety |
| Primary age group | Adults (26 – 65) |
| Primary beneficiary | People with learning difficulties |
| Primary ethnicity | White British |
| Primary issue | Mental health |
| Recipient Org: Charity Number | 1161863 |
| Recipient Org: Description | We are a small, registered charity, based in Handforth Cheshire. We provide a range of activities and support for adults with learning disabilities/autism. We have been working with vulnerable adults from throughout East Cheshire for the past 20 years and have been a registered charity since 2007. In 2015 we re-registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). Our vision is that: Adults with learning disabilities/autism are accepted as equals within their own communities and have the opportunity to take part in learning, wellbeing, active and social activities without discrimination. We are user led and we develop in line with the interests and needs of our membership. At Time Out Group (TOG), adults work to improve their own lives and the lives of their peers, with our support. We have a part time staff team of 8 supported by a group of 10 volunteers. We are governed by a team of 8 trustees that bring a wealth of experience in areas such as business management, safeguarding, accountancy, disability and occupational therapy. We also have a 10-person member (beneficiary) committee that meets every 6 to 8 weeks to talk about current and future activities and to contribute ideas to the running of TOG. We currently have 50 registered members and are based in the heart of our community at The Paddock - a shopping precinct that is fully accessible and well placed for transport links and local facilities. Our service: We offer the following activities to support adults with learning disabilities/autism to reduce their isolation, increase their independence and to improve their mental and physical health. • Together time – weekly sessions hosted by our Mental Health Support worker and counsellor. Members learn about their personal wellbeing in group workshops and through mindful gardening activities. Sessions enable members to develop personal skills to help them cope with difficult emotions including stress, anxiety and grief. • Life Skills Programme, (the subject of our application to you) incorporating; 1. Confidence and employment skills course - bespoke 6-week course, 7 modules including; people and confidence skills, healthy eating and kitchen skills, employment, volunteering and enterprise skills. Members identify existing skills, learn new things and increase confidence. 2. Social activities - including visits to the cinema, theatre, bowling, meals out, pub quizzes, going for coffee and day trips out (e.g. canal boat trips and day trips to the beach). 3. IT and media course - tailor made weekly computer skills and internet safety and security course, for members to work through modules at their own pace to improve their online skills. • Get Active sessions – weekly friendly and fun sessions to encourage our members to get moving and take part as a team; including dodgeball, tennis, cricket, gym and swim sessions, keep fit and yoga. • Sessions at our Hub - twice weekly group activities at our base in Handforth, including discos, dancing and parties, art and craft, chill and chat nights, creative writing sessions, film/games nights. • Enterprise sessions – our Time Out Group social enterprise, led by members - designing, making and marketing items to trade locally and online. Our activities are delivered by our qualified and experienced staff team of 4 part time Activity Coordinators, supported by our volunteers and overseen by our Outreach Support Manager and Charity Manager. |
| Recipient Org: Web Address | https://www.timeoutgroup.org.uk/ |