Rise – Street Count
I had the pleasure of working with the RISE team during the local street count. This is a process by which we search, assist, identify and support rough sleepers that are bedded down across Thanet during the night/ early morning. Professionals from the RISE team as well as across other services in Thanet volunteer their […]
GOLD Group Talk
GOLD GROUP The Getting On with Learning Difficulties (GOLD) project is for people with a learning difficulty in Thanet who receive under 5 hours of statutory support a week, live independently or with unpaid carers, and have no other support in place. GOLD is funded by the National Lottery. The friendly GOLD team offers short-term, one-to-one confidential assistance to help individuals access […]
Canterbury Children’s Centre – Care Coordinators talk
We had recently been invited to speak to the care coordinators for Thanet and Canterbury areas at Canterbury children centre . The team are extremely knowledgeable, kind individuals who wanted to hear more on disability benefits for the various families they serve. They offer a variety of support from speech and physical therapy to neurodivergence. […]
Special Mention Award – Jan Robinson
Congratulations on our Volunteer Jan receiving a Special Mention Award! Citizens Advice are celebrating their 85th Year. As part of the celebrations, they’ve launched the ‘Special Mention Award’ to recognise the vital role of volunteers in our history. The award recognises volunteers who have shown themselves to be exceptional in some way. Jan has been a […]
The Broadstairs Town Shed
Samuel, one of our ‘Better Lives’ project workers funded by National Lottery Reaching Communities out at Broadstairs Town Shed this week Samuel had the pleasure of giving a short and causal talk to the “shed heads” and “shedders” at the Broadstairs Town Shed. The Town Shed is a community space boasting a impressive range of […]
