White City and Wormholt Covid-19 Support.

Culturally specific meals. Telephone activity and befriending. Sign-posting. Please see attached flyer for further details:

Flyer

Although our libraries are still closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, a restricted area has opened in North Kensington Library to provide computer access to residents. Library users are able to use a computer for 45-minutes per day, for essential tasks such as applying for jobs or virtual learning.

Service available: Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm

For more information click here.

Along with the new PC provision, we have introduced other initiatives to help people in the borough through the lockdown. Our virtual library offer features more online events, classes and interactive resources and the Home Library Service is working on supporting those unable to leave their homes at all.

We would like to offer you the chance to sign up to an online peer support session, offered by our partners at The Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR). You can sign up for your first session here – dates are currently available up to the end of June.

These 90 minute sessions, for up to 10 voluntary sector leaders at a time, will give you the opportunity to explore and discuss the challenges you are currently experiencing, precipitated by the COVID-19 outbreak. We understand that you may be facing huge stress and uncertainty, and hope that these sessions will offer a space to share experiences, dilemmas and worries.

One leader who has already taken part commented that: “It was really powerful to be part of one of these sessions … incredible to hear about the wide range of experiences and challenges faced by colleagues and to identify together commonality within that diversity.”

As a by-product of this work, IVAR will also feedback to funders the kinds of challenges that voluntary sector organisations are currently facing. This will help funders to think about what kind of support they need to be offering, and how.

If you are unable to attend, but would like to be kept informed about future dates please email vanessa@ivar.org.uk.

Today we are highlighting the online resources that you can use to manage your mental health and wellbeing.

We know that people access information in different ways and want to ensure you have access to support that suits your needs and lifestyle.

Please browse the different online support resources below and try using one or two to improve your mental wellbeing. Please also share the ones you like with other colleagues.

If you haven’t already, please complete our kindness matters survey which ends tomorrow.

To read the bulletin on mental health awareness click here