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Advocacy/Advice for vulnerable adults and families
by Families & Community Support Service in London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Total raised £14,865
raised so far33
supportersFunding for staff wages and volunteers expense to support vulnerable adults/ families to cope with energy prices and rising cost of living.
by Families & Community Support Service in London, Greater London, United Kingdom
New stretch target
1. To pay for the project additional activities such as providing: Household Support (food vouchers) for the needy individuals and families in the community given an increase in energy prices and the resulting inflation/ high cost of living crisis. We have seen an increase in the number of individuals and vulnerable families requiring our support, with almost double the number of enquiries being received each month.
2. Living Well with COVID-19/ How to live with COVID-19
With COVID-19 pandemic still lingering with us, and lasting for a long time, we feel a duty of care is owed to continue to support most vulnerable individuals and families who are face with inequalities in the community.
Therefore, if FCSS is awarded with Extra funding, we will employ a Sessional Worker to join our Advocacy and Advice team, supported by Volunteers to educate the public. The Post-holder will educate clients/ service users and the general public who visits the Stratford Advice Arcade to understand that COVID still poses a real risk to many of us.
Vaccination: The Post-holder will educate and persuade clients/ service users, the community and general public who visits the Stratford Advice Arcade and host forum in the community to understand that, Vaccination remains the best way to protect us all from COVID-19 disease and avert hospitalisation during winter season.
Family & Community Support Service (FCSS) - Reaching Communities
FCSS provide a first response service for vulnerable adults/ individuals and families wanting to access social care within the provision of Care Act 2014 in London Borough of Newham, including advocacy, advice, information and or support.
At Families & Community Support Service, we provide independent and high-quality information, advice and advocacy on matters relating to health, social welfare, and social care to strengthen integration between health, social care and community-based services, ensuring residents are provided with the right help as quickly as possible. We help vulnerable adults and families who, because of disability, mental health illness, social exclusion and other challenges, find it difficult to express their views or get the support they need. Our aim is to empower people to have a voice and make a real difference to their lives. We do this by speaking for them when they cannot and support them to speak for themselves when they are able to do so. We promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion through Advocacy and empowerment for and behalf of vulnerable individuals and families suffering or likely to be at risk of suffering discrimination in our community especially on the grounds of race, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation e.g. LGBTQ+. W
e aim to increase the confidence of individuals and families by empowering, supporting them to achieve and sustain equality and empowerment.
1. We contribute to the delivery of an effective, efficient and safe helpline for the residents
2. We provide information and advice to residents on wider support and services available in the borough, enabling them to remain as independent as possible for as long as possible.
3. As a first response service we will carry out initiate assessment and develop close joint working with health related agencies for example Social Prescribers, GP’s and Intermediate Care, the third sector, local housing providers and other agencies, on behalf of vulnerable individuals and families in the community.
Sustainability of the project
FCSS works in partnership with Universities and Colleges to provide Social Care and Social Work placement for students. This provide students with first-hand practical and work experience of their programme leading to full time employment.
FCSS works in partnerships with other local charities such as In Kind Direct (inkinddirect.org) and Fareshare Go charity (https://fareshare.org.uk/fareshare-go-and-foodiverse/) to support the community. We redistribute surplus food from from the local supermarkets, including Tesco, ASDA and Waitrose & Partners, KFC to the needy individuals and families the community that turn it into meals. We change lives. - We believe that no good food should go to waste
FCSS also works in partnerships with other local vocational training organisations to provide placement for apprenticeship to provide alternative Education for young people age 16-25 years old who are at risk of long-term unemployment etc.
Rewards
This project offered rewards
£20 or more
£20 Reward
Company's Reward: if is an organisation, we will display the particular organisation logo in Families & Community Support Service (FCSS)' website • FCSS’s social media such as facebook, Instagram, twitter etc. • Show off design in FCSS email signatures • Show off design in FCSS Newsletter • Displayed in our offices as patrons and perhaps partnership working
£20 or more
£20 Reward
Individual Reward: ***If individual, names will be displayed in the office as Patron***