ST JOHNS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

£60,000 (£20,000 x 3) over three years to continue to provide regular exercise classes, free digital literacy support, and cost of living advice to senior citizens in South London.

The funding will be used to deliver a 13 session art and crafts intergenerational project with 25 senior citizen service users at St Johns Senior Citizen Project and people from the local community. Activities will run every Tuesday afternoon and ....more

The funding will be used to deliver a 13 session art and crafts intergenerational project with 25 senior citizen service users at St Johns Senior Citizen Project and people from the local community. Activities will run every Tuesday afternoon and will include knitting crochet diamond art jewellery making floristry card making cross stitch bag making cake decorating colouring decoupage origami and fabric printing.

£20,000 over two years (£10,000; £10,000) towards weekly exercise classes and personal health consultations, related project costs and a contribution to the organisation’s overheads.

The organisation is using funding to continue delivering activities for older people over the next three years to help reduce loneliness and isolation. The project will provide volunteer drivers to collect service users and bring them to their ....more

The organisation is using funding to continue delivering activities for older people over the next three years to help reduce loneliness and isolation. The project will provide volunteer drivers to collect service users and bring them to their activities including exercise classes group and one-to-one consultations on how to keep fit and healthy and social clubs. The project aims to improve well-being and reduce isolation caused by COVID-19.

The funding will be used to support older people in Stockwell through weekly shopping services and a telephone service.

Vulnerable local senior citizens who live alone and would normally have accessed the centre , many of whom are living with underlying health conditions, will be supported by a team of staff and volunteers who will offer weekly phone calls, delivery ....more

Vulnerable local senior citizens who live alone and would normally have accessed the centre , many of whom are living with underlying health conditions, will be supported by a team of staff and volunteers who will offer weekly phone calls, delivery of food and medicines and keep them up to date with advice and information.

We would like to re-launch our exercise class, Keep Active Keep Well, which has closed due to lack of funding. We have identified, through research and consultation, that there is a shortage of exercise classes (with advice for keeping active ....more

We would like to re-launch our exercise class, Keep Active Keep Well, which has closed due to lack of funding. We have identified, through research and consultation, that there is a shortage of exercise classes (with advice for keeping active outside the exercise class) for senior citizens in Lambeth. The £5,000 grant will provide an opportunity to bring back a new improved exercise programme specifically targeted at senior citizens particularly those situated in Stockwell, south London. St Johns is in a densely populated area and second lowest in the Indices of Deprivation in Lambeth- and most of our members live in the neighbouring 4 social housing estates - Murcell, Clapham Road, Stockwell Estate and Studley estate. We all know how exercise is important for mental and physical health and this class will provide an opportunity for senior citizens to come out of their homes, take part in exercise, get some advice about keeping fit and meet up with other people who they would not normally meet. The neighbourhood around St Johns is rich in ethnic and religious diversity. But there is also high deprivation, with levels of pensioner poverty amongst the highest nationally and male and female life expectancy among the lowest nationally. The area is at risk of division and conflict and older people, particularly are at risk of simply withdrawing indoors and becoming housebound because of personal ill health or reluctance to face the challenges outside. The class will help to combat isolation and loneliness and provide a safe place to be with friends and improve mental and physical health.We want to address the problem of disengagement that older people can feel in today’s society and the fact that they do not have a powerful and effective voice in the community. Between 2010 and 2030 the number of people aged over 65 will increase by 51%. Our members at St Johns do not want to be a problem to society and a burden on the health system. They want to be active, healthy, engaged and independent

The project will deliver an inter-generational digital skills project. The aim is to bring together people from all ages to develop their independence and build new relationships.

£31,000 for one year towards the costs of a part time outreach worker (0.5FTE), 9 hours per week driver and associated running costs. Release of the grant is subject to quarterly financial updates being provided.

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This is a project by a charity in Lambeth. The group will use funding to run an intergenerational quilt making and needlecraft project for senior citizens and young people. This will enable them to share stories and experiences, which will promote ....more

This is a project by a charity in Lambeth. The group will use funding to run an intergenerational quilt making and needlecraft project for senior citizens and young people. This will enable them to share stories and experiences, which will promote community cohesion and reduce isolation amongst older people.