We’re recruiting to two new Care Co-ordinator Posts. Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about working with people to co-ordinate holistic person-centred care? Would you like to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team across a range of partners? We are looking for energetic and highly motivated individuals to fill the [...]
CONTINUE READING →Our useful monthly What’s On Guide is out for July! You can download your copy here. All the latest feel good news plus plenty of activities to keep you busy throughout July. Get stuck in… online! Photo by Laura Pratt on Unsplash
CONTINUE READING →Our new wellness online course starts 17th June for four weeks. Take part in cook-alongs, learn the latest recommendations for health and wellbeing, make new friends and take some time out for YOU. Four online weekly sessions to help you live well in lockdown via Zoom on Wednesdays, 1-2pm. For Zoom link details please contact [...]
CONTINUE READING →Our useful What’s On Guide is back, and it’s monthly as things change so quickly these days don’t they? You can download your copy here. Knit and Natter, Saturday Social, telephone befriending, Men’s Group, East Street Arts tasters, Eyes Around the World … – get stuck in, online! Image: Photo by Glen Carrie on Unsplash
CONTINUE READING →The Orion Partnership and Touchstone are very pleased to be taking part in the Community Cares Volunteering (CCV) initiative set up by Voluntary Action Leeds and Leeds City Council to support vulnerable people, people who are self isolating and shielded members of the community during this period of lockdown in response to Covid 19. The [...]
CONTINUE READING →We’ve produced a new regular ‘zine called UnLocked which is packed with information and entertainment for everyone who is in Lockdown, particularly anyone at risk of (self) harm or suicide due to isolation. We’ll distribute UnLocked across Leeds 8 and Leeds 9 safely, and leave copies with our Manbassadors in local shops that are still open. These [...]
CONTINUE READING →The SWIFt Service is for people aged 50+ living with frailty or having complex health issues and who are at risk of being socially isolated. The service offers one to one support to help people living in the Chapeltown area to identify their needs and to improve their wellbeing. Beverley Lock is our newly appointed [...]
CONTINUE READING →Doing it online is all the rage as we get used to being isolated from our friends, families and usual activities but you are allowed out, under certain circumstances. Going Outside You can go to the shops for essentials, to care for a vulnerable person and once a day for exercise if you don’t [...]
CONTINUE READING →Whilst we can’t be here for you physically we’ll keep sharing information that we find about online support. We hope it is of good quality, and we’ll do our very best to be sure it’s useful and relevant to our service users, their families, friends and our partners. Anxiety and Social Support Anxiety UK are running [...]
CONTINUE READING →Following on from our previous Covid-19 update, and in response to the announcement last night, unfortunately our office will no longer be open on the reduced hours we originally advertised. The entire team will be home working but we will endeavour to stay connected with our communities by whatever means we can. We will keep [...]
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