PERTH AND KINROSS ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE LIMITED

Young carers from Perth & surrounding areas will participate in 1-2-1 support, peer support groups, education support & fun activities. This will help reduce isolation, improve mental health & increase support transitioning to ....more

Young carers from Perth & surrounding areas will participate in 1-2-1 support, peer support groups, education support & fun activities. This will help reduce isolation, improve mental health & increase support transitioning to employment/education.

We would like to expand the range of activities and opportunities that we facilitate for local people, to improve their overall health and wellbeing.

‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’

We would like to buy resources for the growing and selling of crops, to improve our local connections with the community and to aid accessibility to affordable, organic produce.

Room for Recovery - Horticulture, Heritage & Healing

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This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support beyond this date. This support could be provided ....more

This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support beyond this date. This support could be provided through a range of activities such as information giving, improving understanding of the scheme, provision of technology and direct assistance. It is essential that the support provided via the grants scheme leads to applications submitted to the Home Office. The grant scheme will ensure that the necessary support is available across the UK so that everyone who qualifies for the Scheme can complete the application process by 30 June 2021 and continuing support is available beyond this date.

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This group will use funding to create an art studio to replace their current temporary structure. The space will be used by people experiencing mental ill health to engage in therapeutic craft activities.

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To fund laptops/tablets and tuition for young carers in the Perth and Kinross area.

This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support beyond this date. This support could be provided ....more

This grants scheme will enable organisations to provide practical support to vulnerable EU citizens to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application by 30 June 2021 and continuing support beyond this date. This support could be provided through a

This group will use the funding to continue to deliver one to one support, respite groups, regular short respite breaks and information and advocacy for young carers aged five years and over who are living in Perth & Kinross. The ultimate aim ....more

This group will use the funding to continue to deliver one to one support, respite groups, regular short respite breaks and information and advocacy for young carers aged five years and over who are living in Perth & Kinross. The ultimate aim of the project is to give young people the opportunity to be children first and carers second. Over three years the service will work with 700 young carers and activities will be supported by 15 volunteers.

We would like to work in partnership with Lead Scotland. They are a voluntary organisation which is set up to empower disabled young people and adults and carers across Scotland to access learning opportunities. We would like to work with them ....more

We would like to work in partnership with Lead Scotland. They are a voluntary organisation which is set up to empower disabled young people and adults and carers across Scotland to access learning opportunities. We would like to work with them around raising awareness of the Jointly APP created by Carers UK. Jointly APP is an innovative mobile and online app that is designed by carers for carers. Jointly makes caring easier, less stressful and more organised by making communicationand coordination between those who share the care as easy as a text message. PKAVS would like to work in partnership with Lead Scotland in training up our staff and volunteers who have direct access with carers on how to set up and use the Jointly app. We would then like to work with Lead Scotland on delivering group sessions for carers as well as the option for Lead Scotland staff to accompany PKAVS support workers to carers homes so they can be shown how to set up the app. These home visits may be particularly beneficial due to the geography of Perth & Kinross meaning that it isn't always possible for carers to be able to travel to a central point for these opportunities. Ideally we would like Lead to deliver 3 two hour sessions in August to PKAVS staff and volunteers on this Jointly app. Depending on numbers attending that Lead would think manageable we may also be able to extend an invite out to staff from other third sector carer related organisations for them to attend these training sessions too. We would then like to look to set up 2 training sessions each month (2 hours each) for groups of carers to attend. These would be delivered throughout Perth & Kinross and not just in Perth City. We would also like to retain some of this time though just in case there was the need to do some home visits to carers (especially those living in very rural locations who cant easily access transport). We have allocated a budget for 30 one to one visits during the 6 months from October to March (this would give us the time needed from receiving the funding to promoting then setting up these groups). The only other thing we would like funded is 3 tablets. Not all carers will have access to their own device to see the app. What we'd like to do is have some available to take on home visits and possibly leave with the carer for a spell to see if the app helps. If this was the case we could then put in an application to our Time4Me respite fund for carers so we wouldn't just take the tablet back but could instead award up to £250 to the carer to purchase one of their own if they had found having this available to them really beneficial.

The purchase and use of laptops would support us to: 1) streamline existing processes allowing for a more efficient use of staff time when workloads are ever increasing. 2) Provide more straightforward processes for staff and ultimately allow PKAVS ....more

The purchase and use of laptops would support us to: 1) streamline existing processes allowing for a more efficient use of staff time when workloads are ever increasing. 2) Provide more straightforward processes for staff and ultimately allow PKAVS to move away from the need to retain paper files. 3) Opportunity to signpost to appropriate services resulting in full family support being actioned through multi-user usage. The laptops would give the member of staff an opportunity to discuss any suggested referrals being made in more depth with the carer as the agency being referred too would have its details easily accessible on the laptop. 4) Enhance the carers experience and making

Running costs of the PKAVS Young Carers Service

We want to take a group of 16 young carers away on a much needed week long residential break in the summer of 2018.

This group will recruit a Volunteer Management Coordinator who will create a volunteer development programme for the group’s 158 volunteers. The new programme will cover all aspects of managing the group’s volunteers such recruitment, ....more

This group will recruit a Volunteer Management Coordinator who will create a volunteer development programme for the group’s 158 volunteers. The new programme will cover all aspects of managing the group’s volunteers such recruitment, supervision, training and advocacy; with the aim of providing volunteers with necessary skills and a support network.

to contribute towards the cost of running a women's group; staff time to coordinate the group, plan the itinerary, and facilitate the workshops as well as covering the costs of having experts come to hold workshops.

This project will support integration and capacity building of migrant communities and individuals. They will provide help in accessing local services, tailored support, cultural training, volunteer development opportunities, ESOL classes and ....more

This project will support integration and capacity building of migrant communities and individuals. They will provide help in accessing local services, tailored support, cultural training, volunteer development opportunities, ESOL classes and community groups. Participants will be principally from Eastern European, South Asian and Chinese origins.

This association will use the grant to both continue and to develop their support service for young carers aged 5 to 18 years old. This is the only support service of this nature for young carers in Perth and Kinross and has been operating for 15 ....more

This association will use the grant to both continue and to develop their support service for young carers aged 5 to 18 years old. This is the only support service of this nature for young carers in Perth and Kinross and has been operating for 15 years. Each young person will have a personal plan, the opportunity to take part in recreational activities, respite breaks and the opportunity to take part in other social events. An ongoing one to one support from specialist staff will also be provided.

towards three years' salary of the Carers Hub Manager at a project providing support and respite services to adult and young carers in Perth & Kinross

The PKAVS Young Carers Worker

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This project will support young carers aged between 5 and 18 to cope better with their caring responsibility and improve their self confidence._x000B_Acitivities will include one to one support, respite groups, school holiday activities, residential ....more

This project will support young carers aged between 5 and 18 to cope better with their caring responsibility and improve their self confidence._x000B_Acitivities will include one to one support, respite groups, school holiday activities, residential breaks, advocacy and through signposting, wider family support. New developments include the appointment of a school outreach worker and the establishment of a Care Wise programme._x000B__x000B__x000B_