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Friends Group Active
Started 2017. The Friends Group is a peer support group for people in Falkirk who have learning difficulties. The group meets weekly on Fridays from 11 am - 1 pm. Each week the group does a different activities and spend some time having a cup of tea and a catch up. The group is open to anyone living in Falkirk, or the surrounding area, who has learning difficulties. Carers are also welcome to attend to support people at the sessions.
People Having More Choice in their Lives
Topic:
Disabled People, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Participation
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Supporting Womens Health and Wellbeing Active
Started 2015. Working with groups of women and their support workers from different backgrounds, we explored how they how support each other around issues of health and wellbeing and developed resources from these conversations.
People Having More Choice in their Lives
Topic:
Co-production, Complicated Lives, Mental Health, Recovery
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Housing Owls Active
Started 2017. Outside the Box is working with Falkirk Council and the Make It Happen Forum to provide peer to peer housing information source to Falkirk. Trained older volunteers will chat to people about matters related to housing that older people feel are relevant to them. They will share housing information using tools developed by older people for older people and information provided by partners.
People Having More Choice in their Lives
Topic:
Older People, Participation
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Sensory Changes and Dementia – Taste and Smell Active
Started 2017. We are developing a peer-to-peer resource for people living with dementia who find that their sense of taste and/or smell is changing. This work is supported with funding from the Life Changes Trust. The Trust is funded by the Big Lottery.
People Having More Choice in their Lives
Topic:
Older People
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Flourishing Borders
Started 2016. We are working with local community groups and other partners across Scottish Borders to raise awareness about how older people and manage their mental health and wellbeing.
Having Different Conversations
Topic:
Co-production, Mental Health, Older People
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Money Owls
Started 2017. Money Owls is a project about increasing older people’s confidence to deal with their own money matters. We want to do this by building a team of volunteers to raise awareness amongst older people around money and money issues. Older people have told us they would like better and clearer information about money, managing money and where to get help and advice.
People Having More Choice in their Lives
Topic:
Older People, Participation
