SHOPPER-AIDE LTD 

This project will support Shopper-Aide's shopping, housekeeping, transport and befriending services to the rural villages in South Kintyre, helping to ensure access to essential goods and services. ....more

This project will support Shopper-Aide's shopping, housekeeping, transport and befriending services to the rural villages in South Kintyre, helping to ensure access to essential goods and services. The project will help to reduce social isolation amongst their clients and improve mental and physical wellbeing.

This group will use the funding to support their ‘Elderberries’ social club. The club provides opportunities for those over 60’s years of age in South Kintyre to engage in a wide variety of fun ....more

This group will use the funding to support their ‘Elderberries’ social club. The club provides opportunities for those over 60’s years of age in South Kintyre to engage in a wide variety of fun activities whilst building friendships and accessing further support.

Moving Forward and Improving Services for Older People in Kintyre

This group will use the funding to secure a new premises enabling them to increase the number of activities available to the elderly population in South Kintyre. The project will also present new ....more

This group will use the funding to secure a new premises enabling them to increase the number of activities available to the elderly population in South Kintyre. The project will also present new opportunities to generate income and increase the sustainability of the group going forward.

This group will use the funding to sustain their support service for older people promoting independence within the home and reducing isolation through social activities. The funding will support ....more

This group will use the funding to sustain their support service for older people promoting independence within the home and reducing isolation through social activities. The funding will support people (aged 60 years plus) from the Kintyre peninsula through a variety of one-to-one and group activities focused on improving physical/mental wellbeing and addressing social isolation.

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This group will use the funding to deliver a one-day conference/exhibition around support and learning for those affected by dementia in the Kintyre area.

Shopper-Aide in Kintyre

This group will continue to run their existing services and activities for older people in the Kintyre Peninsula helping to reduce the isolation and loneliness faced by people aged 60 years and over ....more

This group will continue to run their existing services and activities for older people in the Kintyre Peninsula helping to reduce the isolation and loneliness faced by people aged 60 years and over in this remote area. Working with around 600 people the group will provide a shopping service, a housekeeping service, a prescription collection service, an individual and group befriending service and a variety of social clubs and activities. They will also provide volunteering opportunities for 100 people.

Towards the salary of the part-time Team Leader.

The salary costs of the Help Worker and the Driver/Handyman

We want to fund days out that have a positive impact on the lives of older people and make them feel less isolated.

Living life to the full

We will extend an employees hours to develop the service and coordinate staff and volunteers to carry out the pilot for over 60s. Research shows loneliness amongst older people is detrimental to ....more

We will extend an employees hours to develop the service and coordinate staff and volunteers to carry out the pilot for over 60s. Research shows loneliness amongst older people is detrimental to their health & even a small input of social interaction is a boost to self-esteem. Increasing social interaction allows clients to feel part of a community even if they never leave their house. Shopper-Aide are looking to provide a service of social activities to reduce loneliness for older people living in the community and unable to access community based support, this could include people who don’t wish to participate in group based activities. ‘Evoking Memories’ could encompass all areas that the client wishes to pursue with or without family friends, volunteers etc and can be achieved in many ways e.g. • Making a personal memory book • Providing and developing activities for an individual to use in their own home • Arranging for friends to meet up • Recording memories in sound and pictures A scoping exercise is already planned to ascertain numbers and types of activities to set up a pilot project as there is already indication from a variety of sources for a need for this. It is a person-centre based approach to improve the lives of older people but will also provide learning and training for staff and volunteers in working with older people which helps if looking for work but can also help build their own self esteem. We can identify some prospective clients from our own cohort but working with other care agencies we will be able to reach even more in need of help.

towards the salary of the Help Worker

towards three years' running costs of a project providing support services to vulnerable older people in Kintyre, Argyll

the salary costs of Help Worker and the Driver/Handyman

This group will use the funding to help recruit, train and support new volunteers.

Shopper Aide aims to support older people in South Kintyre through the provision of a weekly grocery shopping and home delivery service. The project will also provide befriending, social activities ....more

Shopper Aide aims to support older people in South Kintyre through the provision of a weekly grocery shopping and home delivery service. The project will also provide befriending, social activities and help with odd jobs and administrative tasks in the home. It will work with 560 older people over five years.

This grant is for development funding so that the project can be progressed to apply for Second Stage funding.

This group have applied for start-up costs for a new 'shopping, befriending and extra help in the home' service in Kintyre. This grant will fund sessional worker fees, rent, utilities and insurance ....more

This group have applied for start-up costs for a new 'shopping, befriending and extra help in the home' service in Kintyre. This grant will fund sessional worker fees, rent, utilities and insurance costs.