
About
The Committed to Good Support project will develop practical resources that:
- Make it easier for community groups’ immediate response to Covid
- Make it easier for older people to get the support they need in this crisis stage and as long as this continues
- Put community groups in a stronger place for the next stage of responding to Covid-19 and being part of how communities in Scotland work in the future.
We will pull together material from a range of sources and putting this into new, shorter forms that are accessible and practical for community groups and older people.
The project will:
Support the immediate response by community groups by:
- Developing the capacity of community groups
- Involving more people as volunteers in a wider range of roles
- Enabling community groups to support a more diverse range of older people
- Ensure and be able to show that community groups are doing this to a good standard.
Ensure older people are getting support in the immediate response by:
- Producing Tips on how to say what they need from the community supports, such as food that is right for people living with dementia or cultural needs
- Finding and giving peer support
- Finding ways to reduce their social isolation and look after their own mental wellbeing
- Finding ways they can contribute to looking out for other people.
Confirmation that community groups are doing a good job by:
- Suggesting easy ways for them to identify their training needs, and information on how to find this
- Developing a consistent way for community groups to show that they are meeting good practice standards
- Being part of a pilot that is based on the principles developed by the Care Inspectorate and groups suggesting they can make a voluntary pledge to reflect these in what they do and is recognised by iHub and the Care Inspectorate
Contact details
For more information please contact Community Worker, Christine Ryder, christine@otbds.org
Resources
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Community Group Principles
[53.4KB]Creating Inclusive Communities Topic: Communities, Equalities, Participation | Format: Poster
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Community Group Principles – Black & White for printing
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Voluntary Pledge Care Standard Principles
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Good Support for Our Neighbours
[48.8KB]Creating Inclusive Communities Topic: Communities, Equalities, Older People, Participation | Format: Poster
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Food Tips Postcards
[448.4KB]Creating Inclusive Communities Topic: Communities, Older People, Participation | Format: Postcards
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Shopping Volunteer Checklist
[52.6KB]Creating Inclusive Communities Topic: Communities, Equalities, Older People, Participation | Format: Poster
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Voluntary Pledge on Care Standards – Our assessment
[169.9KB]People Having More Choice in their Lives Topic: Carers, Equalities, Older People, Participation | Format: Article