Social Prescribing creates meaningful friendships for new families in Kirklees
Earlier this year, six families migrated from Ukraine to Kirklees and were referred to Ann in our Social Prescribing team.
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Extra cost of living support for thousands of Kirklees residents
At its meeting next week (5 July 2022), senior councillors will decide how a £3.7 million support package from the government will be distributed to residents most at risk of financial hardship.
Read moreBiking out of loneliness
Community Plus has helped many people to battle loneliness by connecting them to local groups and activities. One such resident is 70-year-old Mr A who reached out when his partner moved into a care home after developing dementia and becoming violent towards him.
Read moreKirklees community blooming after lockdown isolation is shortlisted for award
A collaborative project to tackle isolation in Huddersfield has been shortlisted in the Social Prescribing Network Awards 2022. The Growing Friends of Community Activity in Lindley (FOCAL) project has been shortlisted for the Award for Best Community-based Organisation in Social Prescribing. Who’s involved? Our Social Prescribing team worked alongside anchor organisation Local Services 2 You to help residents come together
Read moreBrewing ideas to keep Holmfirth residents connected
Coffee and Words is a group where residents from different walks of life meet to converse over a brew and biscuits at Holmfirth Library. The group chooses words to engage with or bring something along that connects people to words. This could be anything from books, magazines, recipes, letters or just anything with words.
Read moreCommunity Plus cares for carer
Read about Donna’s journey to new beginnings with the help of Community Plus.
Read moreClaire’s Cinderhills Community Blog
Claire Baldwin is a Community Co-ordinator based in Holme Valley South. Claire spends a lot of her time talking to residents about their local area, how they feel about it and sharing ideas of what improvements they’d like to see. This is Claire’s first blog about the Cinderhills project. Hi, I’m Claire Before the COVID-19 pandemic, I often worked from Holmfirth Library and supported a baby weighing clinic at Holmfirth Memorial Hospital. It
Read moreCommunity Plus restores hope
‘I need a reason to get up each day’. SH found themselves in trouble after they lost their job, separated with their partner and kids and were being threatened with eviction from their home. SH reached out to Kirklees and expressed how they were feeling lonely and anxious after being harassed by the landlord. SH opened up about how they
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