One of our people living in the local community aged 94, told us about our volunteer who does her shopping.
She said: “The lovely young boy [he’s over 50] asked me, while we were chatting, when my birthday was. I said a man shouldn’t ask a lady things like that and laughed it off. He came back with a birthday card and a cake, and said it was my birthday today! It’s the nicest thing to happen since this started.”
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It would be great if we could include a small card, just to say hello, in all the grocery bags we deliver to vulnerable people, to those living and working in care homes and to others who are having to self-isolate.
Could we ask you to ask anyone aged 2 to 100 years to produce a card and One Community will act as postman?
Cards can be dropped off at 75 Leigh Road (there is a letter box if we are closed). We will ensure they go out with shopping deliveries.
Cards can be drawn or created using photographs, we only ask that there are no identifying personal details – so please avoid people in any photographs, or house numbers etc.
If you wish to sign the card, please only give your first name as we will NOT pass on personal contacts.
We want to brighten people’s days.
Thank You.
Do you know someone who is living on their own and self isolating?
We offer a friendly weekly chat with one of our CRACKING COVID RESPONSE TEAM.
Give us a call on 023 8090 2400 or email us vss@1community.org.uk
We love to help ?.
TEAM AWESOME are a wonderful part of the volunteers at Eastleigh Museum.
Named ‘team awesome’ for sourcing and collecting food and items for people in need. Jamie and Mike will gladly collect food and items of need for you.
Just let us know!
vss@1community.org.uk tel: 023 8090 2400
On Wednesday 6 May we were asked to be part of an Eastleigh Borough Council initiative – a collective effort among the Eastleigh Coronavirus Support Support hub in Eastleigh – to get party fare to care homes across the borough to celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
Our community transport team scheduled deliveries for Thursday afternoon on our minibuses and half a dozen of our CV Response volunteers went out to shop for every bodies party favourites.
Pictured are David and Sally Lloyds out doing volunteer shopping.
We were delighted to do this as part of our CV Response work. If you are need of shopping, prescriptions or someone to phone and have a chat, let us know on 023 8090 2400 or info@1community.org.uk
Right now there is a bunch of keen, able and really amazing volunteers helping in the community.
A big thank you to our local scouts for these fantastic craft kits.
They are all going out to our young carers.
Delivered and sorted out by our team at One Community (including our CEO JEAN ROBERTS-JONES.)
If you are experiencing domestic abuse or know someone you are concerned about, please reach out for support.
Domestic abuse is an incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive, threatening, degrading and violent behaviour, including sexual violence.
It is mostly men abusing women although this is not always the case and men can be at risk from male or female partners.
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If you are in the Portsmouth area- these people are here to help.
For Southampton and the west of Hampshire- yellow door can help yellow dooryellow door.Sadly, we know that calls to domestic abuse helplines have soared since the Covid-19 lockdown situation. Please do use the local services, and/ or the national link on the poster.
Local mental health charity launch Coronavirus helpline
Leading Hampshire and Isle of Wight mental health charity Solent Mind have launched a free helpline, available to those experiencing poor mental health or wellbeing issues as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Experienced advisors can offer bitesize support to those feeling anxious or low as well as practical guidance on keeping mentally well during isolation. The confidential service can also signpost callers to specific local support, such as benefits advice or bereavement services.
Solent Mind Chief Executive, Kevin Gardner says: “We’re seeing that Coronavirus has significantly impacted the emotional health of our communities through the uncertainty attached to income, housing, family and relationships. Our knowledgeable staff, many of whom have their own personal lived experience of mental health issues, can offer useful ways to move forward.”
Solent Mind supports over 25,000 people each year through a network of Wellbeing Centres, talking therapies and specialist recovery-focused services across the Solent region. Although face-to-face appointments have been temporarily suspended, many core services continue to operate a vital telephone service for both new and existing service users alike.
It is hoped that the introduction of the Coronavirus Mental Wellbeing Helpline and the adaptation of Solent Mind’s mental health services can reduce the pressure on NHS services and the risk of people experiencing an urgent mental health crisis.
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust Chief Executive, Dr Nick Broughton says: “Charities such as Solent Mind play a vital role alongside NHS mental health services and we need to work together now more than ever. I welcome the new helpline and applaud colleagues at Solent Mind for adapting their services to continue supporting people in need during this extraordinary time.”
The Solent Mind Coronavirus Mental Wellbeing Helpline is available to residents in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Monday to Friday, 10am – 4pm (except bank holidays) on 023 8017 9049.
Further details can be found in Solent Mind’s Coronavirus Wellbeing Hub, which contains up to date service information and free downloadable mental health toolkits for the whole family: www.solentmind.org.uk/coronavirushubwww.solentmind.org.uk/coronavirushubwww.solentmind.org.uk/coronavirushub.
SUPER STEVE!
Rockstar ‘loading the checkout’ technique with gloves on. He is doing shopping for our vulnerable people in isolation. Normally, he is one of our DIAL-A-RIDE drivers.
Steve is a member of staff alongside a team of people co-ordinating, supporting and improving the lives of people who have extra needs and their families.
We have been inundated with volunteers and really are geared up to help you, with practical support needs as well as keeping in touch.
These are strange times and we are here to help in the Eastleigh and Fareham areas.
Please ring us on:
023 8090 2400 (Eastleigh)
07702 802 555 (Fareham)
Email: (Eastleigh)
info@1community.org.uk
(Fareham)
hhamlett@1community.org.uk
Fax 023 8090 2413
Textphone 023 8090 2400
Registered Office 75 Leigh Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 9DQ. Registered Charity Number 1052978. Registered in England as a company limited by guarantee. Company Number 3132524.