VISION ENHANCEMENT SERVICES 

Discretionary grant awarded

The funding will be used to support people with or at risk of sight loss to access information advice and support. Vision Enhancement Services known as Vision Support is a regional charity and a not ....more

The funding will be used to support people with or at risk of sight loss to access information advice and support. Vision Enhancement Services known as Vision Support is a regional charity and a not for profit company providing local support and services to all vision impaired people living in Cheshire Halton and North Wales. The organisation will set up a helpline to reduce the complexity of finding out the right information at the right time. They will also create an information pack developed with service users to provide advice information and signposting about a range of services to help people reach their potential. This will include things such as registration and certification rehabilitation employment and training travel and transport benefits advice and groups and activities in their area which will bring people together reduce social isolation and build strong relationships across communities.

Vision Enhancement Services in North Wales will use £9393 to support the mental health and wellbeing of vision impaired people effected by Covid-19.

The funding will be used to provide mental health support to people with sight loss. The project aims to improve the wellbeing of visually impaired people through counselling peer support groups and ....more

The funding will be used to provide mental health support to people with sight loss. The project aims to improve the wellbeing of visually impaired people through counselling peer support groups and wellbeing activities.

Vision Enhancement Services will provide a mobile information service providing people with sight loss in Anglesey Conwy Denbighshire Flintshire Gwynedd and Wrexham with accessible information ....more

Vision Enhancement Services will provide a mobile information service providing people with sight loss in Anglesey Conwy Denbighshire Flintshire Gwynedd and Wrexham with accessible information including a knowledge of adaptive aids and assistive technology. They will offer advice and support in their local communities about services which reduce isolation and disadvantage and improve health and well being. £86688 over four years will part fund staff and volunteers training marketing monitoring and evaluation translation overheads and equipment. Bydd Gwasanaethau Gwella Gweledigaeth yn darparu gwasanaeth gwybodaeth symudol sy'n rhoi gwybodaeth hygyrch i bobl yn Ynys Môn Conwy Sir Ddinbych Sir y Fflint Gwynedd a Wrecsam gan gynnwys gwybodaeth am gymhorthion addasol a thechnoleg gynorthwyol. Byddant yn cynnig cyngor a chymorth yn eu cymunedau lleol am wasanaethau sy'n lleihau unigedd ac anfantais ac yn gwella iechyd a lles. Bydd £86688 dros bedair blynedd yn ariannu staff a gwirfoddolwyr hyfforddiant marchnata monitro a gwerthuso cyfieithu gorbenion ac offer yn rhannol.

This project will provide electronic equipment to people with sight loss who are vulnerable and isolated in Halton Cheshire West and Chester. Assistive technology would enable vulnerable people to ....more

This project will provide electronic equipment to people with sight loss who are vulnerable and isolated in Halton Cheshire West and Chester. Assistive technology would enable vulnerable people to connect to health and communities enhance home activities shop online and keep in touch with friends family and or support groups.

Vision Support is a sight loss charity which has remodelled the services it provides to meet the government guidelines regarding the coronavirus and the current lock down. The grant will support the ....more

Vision Support is a sight loss charity which has remodelled the services it provides to meet the government guidelines regarding the coronavirus and the current lock down. The grant will support the delivery of information, advice, befriending and essential supplies such as food and prescriptions to people with sight loss who are particularly vulnerable and are at increased risk of becoming isolated. We will pay for the equipment we need for our organisation to effectively work remotely and to adapt our services to ensure they continue to be accessible for blind and partially sighted people. People with sight loss will be able to access specialist support from an organisation they know and trust, which will make a significant difference to high risk and vulnerable individuals, many of whom are elderly and have other disabilities.

Vision Enhancement Services in North Wales will deliver digital skills training to people with sight loss to enable empowerment of using new technology and reduce isolation. £9,742 will fund staff.

Vision Support exists to provide services and support to people across Cheshire, North Wales and Halton who have a vision impairment. They are a regional charity working closely within the ....more

Vision Support exists to provide services and support to people across Cheshire, North Wales and Halton who have a vision impairment. They are a regional charity working closely within the communities and led by the needs of their service users. The Sight Loss Community Empowerment Project aims to support people with sight loss in Cheshire West and Chester to increase control over their lives and improve connections within their communities. The grant will be used to fund a Sight Loss Community Empowerment Worker for 20 hours a week for one year, their travel costs, mobile and a laptop. The post holder will make a difference by working with people with sight loss of all ages to identify more innovative ways of effectively engaging with and empowering this particularly hard to reach group. They will also support organisations in the area to become more inclusive for people with sight loss with regards to communication and information, service delivery and employment opportunities. This will improve mental health and well-being by increasing the number of activities people with sight loss can take part in, and help reduce poverty and disadvantage in vulnerable adults by improving access to benefits,education, skills and employment.

The organisation will bring together all local sensory loss services in one hub, enabling beneficiaries, carers, families and professionals to quickly access appropriate support, advice and ....more

The organisation will bring together all local sensory loss services in one hub, enabling beneficiaries, carers, families and professionals to quickly access appropriate support, advice and information. This will assist individuals to make informed choices and decisions on issues impacting on their daily lives.