Home Instead are asking children in local primary schools to join their second Santa-gram campaign by using their creative talents to design Christmas cards for elderly people in Calderdale. Deadline to send your Santa-gram is December 3rd Last year’s campaign was a fantastic success with over 1,000 Santa-grams delivered to more than 500 older people: … Continue reading Home Instead launches second Santa-gram campaign to help bring some festive cheer to the elderly!
Social isolation
“In Touch” providing activities and social opportunities for older people
A new online directory “In Touch” has been launched to help reconnect older people with their hobbies, social clubs and activity groups, before and after lockdown ends. Older people have been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, with lost opportunities for friendship and conversation, as their social clubs and activity groups closed. Local not-for-profit organisation … Continue reading “In Touch” providing activities and social opportunities for older people
In Touch free service from Disability Partnership Calderdale
Coronavirus has left many people isolated, lonely and out of touch with family and friends but a new free service from Disability Partnership Calderdale puts people back in contact with their families and friends, using video calling. The project called In Touch is aimed at disabled and elderly people and their families and friends across … Continue reading In Touch free service from Disability Partnership Calderdale
Be COVID Prepared
Key message this week is that people should be prepared to self-isolate immediately, as they may be identified as a contact of a positive person at any time. People should create a covid plan in the same way they’re encouraged to create a flood plan. Get the information to hand about where to get help with key … Continue reading Be COVID Prepared
The Jo Cox Foundation Winter Campaign
As winter is drawing near and further lockdown restrictions are being introduced across the U.K., we at the Great Get Together are thinking about what we can do to help people with the challenges they are facing. In particular, we know that loneliness and social isolation currently pose a real challenge. In the months ahead, … Continue reading The Jo Cox Foundation Winter Campaign
Halifax Central Initiative 