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How Can Bishop Creighton House Help You During Covid-19?

Working alongside the rest of the voluntary and charity sector in Hammersmith & Fulham at this time, Homeline at BCH is offering support through its staff and local volunteers to residents who don’t have friends or family close by to help them.

Professionals can refer residents in need of support with loneliness or shopping support to us.  Email homeline@creightonhouse.org

Ways we can help you:

  • Volunteers can make regular friendly phone calls two or three times a week where an older person can ask for help if you need it. Staff follow up these calls daily.
  • Volunteers can do shopping for older, vulnerable people.We will take payment (where possible) over the phone later based on a receipt.
  • Volunteers can collect urgent supplies or prescriptions
  • We can provide useful local information about what support is available
  • Staff can make referrals for further support if needed

Call 0207 385 9689 option 1/ email homeline@creightonhouse.org

Ways residents can help us:

Volunteer with us

We are still looking for local volunteers who are willing and able to go out to do a small shop for an elderly neighbour. We also need volunteers with the internet and a phone who can log into a cloud database and make telephone befriending calls on a weekly basis for us.

Email jradusinovic@creightonhouse.org to enquire about volunteering with us.

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W12Together Covid-19 Small Grants Scheme Launched

WHAT IS THE W12TOGETHER COVID-19 SMALL GRANTS SCHEME?

W12Together will fund local non-profit organisations to run projects and initiatives that will facilitate
a community response to the Covid-19 crisis. It will be used to strengthen local groups and the
community’s ability to respond to need and to support vulnerable and isolated people during this
time.

Grants from £1000 to £5,000 for projects in Wormholt & White City Wards

Application Form

Guidance

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Healthwatch H&F: Job Vacancy & Volunteering Roles

Healthwatch Hammersmith & Fulham is now recruiting for a permanent Operations Manager to lead the delivery of the service. Click here.

Healthwatch Hammersmith & Fulham is the independent champion for people who use health and social care services. We exist to ensure that people are at the heart of care. We listen to what people like about services, what could be improved and we share their views with those with the power to make change happen.

Healthwatch Hammersmith and Fulham is also looking to establish a Shadow Committee of local people to help lead and guide our workplan. We are looking for individuals with local knowledge, experience, and a real passion for helping local people get the best out of their local health and social care services.

You will be responsible for helping to guide the future of Healthwatch Hammersmith and Fulham and establishing the basis for building a large local membership from all communities entitled to health care in the Borough. Healthwatch Hammersmith and Fulham needs strong leadership to enable it to make a real difference.

We expect the Shadow Committee to complete its work in 3-6 months after which it will hand over the new long term Healthwatch Hammersmith and Fulham Committee. We would expect there to be a considerable overlap between the membership of the Shadow Committee and the future arrangement.

Please see the role or the permanent committee member as an example of key tasks and responsibilities here.

If you are interested in joining the Healthwatch Hammersmith & Fulham Shadow Committee please email marzena@healthwatchhf.co.uk or call 0203 8860 830 to request an application pack.

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Coalition Against Isolation

The Jo Cox Foundation has founded the Connection Coalition alongside Mind, The British Red Cross, Facebook, Age UK, Nesta, Nationbuilder and The Cares Family.

The Founding members are convening this cross-sector coalition to coordinate, amplify and inspire efforts to reinforce meaningful connections. In doing so, we will mitigate the impact of isolation throughout the Covid-19 and harness the power of strong relationships and connections for the future.

Link

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H&F Mencap: Updated Leaflet from Parentsactive in Response to COVID 19

If you feel any clients have children with learning disabilities or special education needs, kindly refer them to us and we will do our best to support them.

Or are you a parent or carer of a child or young person with disabilities or special educational needs living in Hammersmith and Fulham? Are you feeling isolated and looking for support in the current situation?

For our updated leaflet in response to COVID 19 click here

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Healthwatch H&F Newsletter

Healthwatch H&F have published their April newsletter introducing their offer and highlighting local and national news with a focus on COVID 19.

If you would like to receive this newsletter directly, please sign up at the bottom of their website.

If you would like to advertise community events or health and social care messages please send content to info@healthwatchhf.co.uk

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Boost your Digital Fundraising

The world is going more and more ‘paperless’ and ‘cashless.’ But this also provides new options for people who want to donate to your charity. Find out more.

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London Learning Consortium

Looking for some vocational training courses online at the moment? London Learning Consortium have a range of courses available. Find out more.

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Volunteering Matters

Do you currently have volunteers who aren’t able to do what they usually do for you? If so, and they’re able to, Volunteering Matters are coordinating the volunteering efforts of the sector and are asking for yours and their help. Find out more and sign up.

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£5 Million Pot to Help Mental Health Charities Support People During Coronavirus Pandemic

In March, the Department of Health and Social Care announced a £5 million pot to help mental health charities support people during the Coronavirus pandemic. The fund is administered by Mind and is open for applications as of April 16th.

Grants of £20,000 or £50,000 are available for projects lasting up to 12 months with details of grants for smaller organisations being available from Monday 20th April. The application process is a fast track assessment with applications being assessed every few weeks. Grants will be administered until funds run out.

Information about the application process can be found on their website, applications need to be submitted via Flexigrant which charities can register with through their website. Applicants are invited to apply any time and applications should take no longer than an hour to complete.

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