SAMARITANS OF CORNWALL AT TRURO

Redevelopment of charity's premises and new Training Centre providing mental health support

Strengthen MAG's volunteer base to enable them to provide an additional 80 trips per year.

The funding will be used towards volunteering and outreach activities across the county. Volunteers will receive comprehensive support to develop their skills confidence and friendships and individuals and groups in Cornwall will benefit from ....more

The funding will be used towards volunteering and outreach activities across the county. Volunteers will receive comprehensive support to develop their skills confidence and friendships and individuals and groups in Cornwall will benefit from outreach activities which raise awareness and support early intervention for those with mental ill health.

Provided a listening service and proactive prevention for people in distress, or with suicidal feelings, to achieve fewer deaths by suicide.

As the only Samaritans branch in Cornwall, we are an independent charity reliant on fundraising. Our mission is to offer a non-judgmental listening service, aiming to reduce suicides by providing emotional support confidentially.

We would like to provide emotional support by phone and email to those in distress. We would also like to support our community by offering face-to-face branch meetings and talks across the county.

towards core costs over the next 12 months

Mental Health Support & Crisis Intervention

As the only Samaritans branch in Cornwall, we are an independent charity reliant on fundraising. Our mission is to offer a non-judgmental listening service, aiming to reduce suicides by providing emotional support confidentially.

Cornwall Samaritans needs to continually support and train its volunteers, as well as recruit new volunteers. Our volunteers are vital as they deliver all of our services - from responding to our beneficiaries to the daily running of our charity. ....more

Cornwall Samaritans needs to continually support and train its volunteers, as well as recruit new volunteers. Our volunteers are vital as they deliver all of our services - from responding to our beneficiaries to the daily running of our charity. Ongoing training & support is vital to providing a listening service / helpline. Volunteers also deliver outreach, plus attend or host a range of meetings to help in the prevention of suicide – from inter-agency meetings to committee meetings and AGMs. Recruiting new volunteers has proven especially essential over the past year. We need to reach new potential volunteers and diversify the skills, knowledge and experience that we attract in order to widen our reach. The specific costs for our charity, just around recruitment, training and support will reach just over £8000 this financial year: Publicity: 1,000 Recruitment/referral phone: 220 Recruitment & Selection: 100 Volunteer Training Support: 1,000 Volunteer Care: 1,000 Refreshments 1,000 Council/Regional courses costs: 1,600 AGM / Branch meetings: 300 Director's Expenses: 600 Contribution towards overheads @20% of "project: 1,364 TOTAL 8,184 We are grateful to have received some grant support from the Pears Foundation and Tesco's Bags of Help towards this, leaving £5862 to raise.

The organisation will use the funding to continue to deliver their crisis response activities; supporting people with their mental health issues and addressing the increased demand on their services during the pandemic period.

"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."

Grant to Samaritans of Cornwall at Truro to support the organisation through COVID19

To enable them to run their Emergency Operations Room to maintain people's mental health.

The funding will be used to continue to provide a support service to people experiencing the effects of ill mental health. The project aims to improve health and wellbeing for those who are at risk of suicide.