Active and In Touch Frome (360G-SomersetCF-A412721)
Funding Organization
£2,500
Recipient Organization
Reconnecting isolated older people to their community
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Grant Details
| Amount Applied For | 5000 |
| Amount Awarded | 2500 |
| Award Date | 2016-07-18T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Beneficiary Location: Country Code | GB |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code | E01029041 |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type | LSOA |
| Beneficiary Location: Name | Mendip 004B |
| Grant Programme: Code | June 2016 |
| Grant Programme: Title | Grants to Groups |
| Impact Category | Promote reduction of isolation and disadvantage and access to local services |
| Last Modified | 2017-10-19T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Planned Dates: Duration (months) | 11 |
| Planned Dates: End Date | 2017-09-30T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Planned Dates: Start Date | 2016-10-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Primary age group | Seniors (65+) |
| Primary beneficiary | Older People |
| Primary ethnicity | All Ethnicities |
| Primary issue | Health, wellbeing and serious illness |
| Recipient Org: Charity Number | 1172434 |
| Recipient Org: Description | Active and In Touch Frome is a volunteer befriending network. Our Mission is to provide a sustainable volunteer service to help adults of any age in Frome and the surrounding villages, who are affected by loneliness and isolation, or are just seeking greater social contact, to reconnect with the community around them at a level and with activities that suit their needs and wishes. Our Vision is to create a local community where every adult has the opportunity to seek greater social contact. Our beneficiaries can be full-time carers, bereaved, unemployed, elderly, have limiting medical conditions, mental health issues like low level depression or anxiety, or are just new to the area. We actively seek out possible beneficiaries through publicity, events and general networking, and also take referrals from various care, health and similar agencies to establish if the Active and In Touch services can be of help to them. We offer: A one to one befriending service, whereby beneficiaries are carefully matched with a volunteer for weekly visits and outings etc. Unlike some other befriending services, this relationship is continuous and has no end date. We also offer a weekly Monday craft group and a Tuesday social group. Plus there are various trips/visits throughout the year. Previous trips have included White Row Farm Shop, a Lavender Farm, East Somerset Railway and an annual Christmas lunch etc. We also have an allotment and are presently planning to create a short course of cookery lessons covering easy and nutritious meals for one. We encourage and support our beneficiaries to join other groups and activities if appropriate and also offer a sign-posting service. |
| Recipient Org: Web Address | http://activeandintouch.weebly.com |