DISABILITY ADVICE SERVICE LAMBETH

Grant over 2 years to support local collaborations

DASL is a Disabled People?s Organisation and have been providing advice services in Lambeth since 1984. Access to Advice project will provide high-quality welfare benefits advice to support low-income Disabled Lambeth residents to increase or ....more

DASL is a Disabled People?s Organisation and have been providing advice services in Lambeth since 1984. Access to Advice project will provide high-quality welfare benefits advice to support low-income Disabled Lambeth residents to increase or stabilise their basic income. This project will employ a part-time Advice Worker (18hrs pw) who will focus on benefits advice. This will be a mixture of case-work and one-off advice. Advice will be given in person (at DASL?s offices) or remotely depending on the preference of the client.

This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-SVRR-2021-9022

towards three years' running costs of a project providing support for parents with learning disabilities, including parents involved in Lambeth Children‘s Services, in the London Borough of Lambeth.

The funding is for us to maintain and develop our specialist peer-led advice service, providing high quality advice to Disabled people in Lambeth.

Grant to Renewal - Disability Advice Service Lambeth

Working with visually impaired people of working age from across London to develop their radio and podcasting skills. They will learn how to present, interview and produce a weekly radio chat show remotely and face-to-face once COVID restrictions ....more

Working with visually impaired people of working age from across London to develop their radio and podcasting skills. They will learn how to present, interview and produce a weekly radio chat show remotely and face-to-face once COVID restrictions end and how to produce and promote podcasts.

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

A flexible grant as part of wave 1 of the Community Justice Fund. A pooled fund to support the specialist legal welfare advice sector in its response to COVID19

The funding would enable DASL to pay for 21 hours of additional staff time and volunteer expenses to coordinate an increase in their volunteer/peer support work required as a result of the C19 crisis. Pre C19 DASL was able to call on the services of ....more

The funding would enable DASL to pay for 21 hours of additional staff time and volunteer expenses to coordinate an increase in their volunteer/peer support work required as a result of the C19 crisis. Pre C19 DASL was able to call on the services of 16 regular volunteers who were supervised and supported by their Into-Sport Coordinator at the sport and exercise classes ran at venues across the borough. Since lockdown the coordinator role has been required to change, they now offer 5 weekly online exercise classes and other 1:1 services that take up the majority of this time, leaving existing volunteers without support whilst demand for services grows. This grant would allow a new Coordinator to fully utilise and expand DASLs pool of volunteers and coordinate a clear offer to members. They would also lead on training new volunteers via a new online portal, promoting the skills and confidence required to work 1:1 during lockdown. 

Smashing Records Radio Show: Visually impaired people will be invited to be guests on and host the show once a month and to attend two VI radio training workshops

We want to fund our choir, a lifeline for many people who have survived a stroke or brain Injury and want to meet others and sing together.

The funding is to secure the future of DASL's Advice Service. It will cover the salary and running costs of the Senior Advice Worker with hours increased to full-time, the recruitment of four additional volunteer benefit advisers, and management ....more

The funding is to secure the future of DASL's Advice Service. It will cover the salary and running costs of the Senior Advice Worker with hours increased to full-time, the recruitment of four additional volunteer benefit advisers, and management costs to ensure service quality through maintenance of the AQS and effective contribution to policy work.

This project will organise a choir for survivors of stroke and their families to meet and perform, providing access to peer support and improved health and wellbeing.

the salary of the Advice Service Manager