THE DOVE SERVICE 

The Dove Service supports people of all ages who are experiencing issues relating to grief, through bereavement, significant loss, or life-changing/limiting illness. We deliver specialist ....more

The Dove Service supports people of all ages who are experiencing issues relating to grief, through bereavement, significant loss, or life-changing/limiting illness. We deliver specialist counselling, support groups, friendship groups, workshops, training and awareness raising, as well as information, advice and guidance. Our project will be aimed at people over the age of 18 and will provide telephone advice and guidance to those who need support for themselves, perhaps around practical issues, or who are supporting others and want to understand how to do that better (for example, parents who are supporting their children with grief may call do find out how to talk to them about death). We will also offer specialist counselling for the people of Crewe and the surrounding area who need support because they have been bereaved during or as a result of the pandemic, or have been affected personally by Covid-19 which can be a life changing illness. The grant funding will be used to pay for a counsellor who will work online and by telephone until we can work face to face with clients again, it will also contribute to our co-ordinator role who answers the phone and takes referrals and provides instant support when people contact the Dove Service, and will provide access to telephone advice and guidance for anyone who needs it (for themselves or so that they can better support someone they care for). Clients from Crewe and the surrounding area will also have access to our support groups that are currently taking place online which are designed for anyone who has been bereaved and who want to meet other people in the same position. Our Dove Buddies groups usually take place in the community and are a social group with lots of activities like going for walks, touring museums, cookery classes etc. this group is currently taking place online as well but we're hoping to recommence it outside as soon as possible. This project will provide mental and emotional support for the community in Crewe, and will encourage community resilience and recovery for those who have been bereaved as a result of Covid-19, where the grief that has impacted our communities is complex and comes with an element of trauma because of the nature of the pandemic and the way in which people have died.

The funding will be used to deliver talking therapy and wellbeing and mental health support for children young people and families facing issues of grief and bereavement. The project will focus on ....more

The funding will be used to deliver talking therapy and wellbeing and mental health support for children young people and families facing issues of grief and bereavement. The project will focus on three main strands which includes: grief facilitators with informal 1:1 guidance community based drop in groups and sessions for bereaved people and counselling sessions for children and young people.

The funding will enable the project to offer additional adult counselling focused specifically on grief following bereavement and initially delivered via telephone to communities in Staffordshire ....more

The funding will enable the project to offer additional adult counselling focused specifically on grief following bereavement and initially delivered via telephone to communities in Staffordshire Cheshire and Wirral.

Grant to The Dove Service Ltd to support the organisation through COVID19

This funding will be used to develop a peer support group for people experiencing significant loss. The project aims to bring people facing challenging circumstances together to build supportive ....more

This funding will be used to develop a peer support group for people experiencing significant loss. The project aims to bring people facing challenging circumstances together to build supportive relationships.

This project will deliver counselling and creative sessions to young people experiencing grief who have been affected by bereavement. Participants will demonstrate increased resilience, improved ....more

This project will deliver counselling and creative sessions to young people experiencing grief who have been affected by bereavement. Participants will demonstrate increased resilience, improved communication and a greater understanding of grief.

This project aims that through counselling, training, peer mentoring and support groups, to increase resilience, coping mechanisms, reduce feelings of isolation and reduce the stigma associated to ....more

This project aims that through counselling, training, peer mentoring and support groups, to increase resilience, coping mechanisms, reduce feelings of isolation and reduce the stigma associated to seeking mental health support for children, young people (CYP) and families who have experienced bereavement, loss or life-changing illness.

This is a project by an incorporated charity in Staffordshire. The organisation will use the funding to funding to refurbish their head office to create an additional counselling room and expand ....more

This is a project by an incorporated charity in Staffordshire. The organisation will use the funding to funding to refurbish their head office to create an additional counselling room and expand their counselling and bereavement service to young people in the Wirral area. This will enable the organisation to develop their current service to meet demand, support more young people, and provide improved facilities within their building.

This project will provide bereavement support to people with learning disabilities in the Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire Moorlands districts. It will provide one-to-one counselling and ....more

This project will provide bereavement support to people with learning disabilities in the Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire Moorlands districts. It will provide one-to-one counselling and support to individuals whose lives are affected by significant loss, bereavement, life-changing/life-threatening illness. Delivered mainly in care homes and day-care centres, the project will offer awareness workshops and training to individuals, their family, carers and professionals and peer mentoring.

This new project will provide bereavement support services to people with learning disabilities in Stoke on Trent. It will provide informal group workshops, peer mentor training, and training in how ....more

This new project will provide bereavement support services to people with learning disabilities in Stoke on Trent. It will provide informal group workshops, peer mentor training, and training in how to deal with bereavement. People with learning disabilities are often protected from death and funerals, which can lead to a lack of understanding. The project will give them an opportunity to talk and ask questions, and the chance to become mentors with training in areas such as listening and comforting.