A charity that tackles social isolation and promotes wellbeing of adults in Formby has received a grant from Community Link Foundation to help meet the increased demand for the service.
Formby Befriending Scheme offers a free service matching trained volunteers with isolated and lonely residents in Formby, Hightown and Ince Blundell.
They currently have 37 friends who are contacted weekly on a one-to-one basis and another 22 people are on the waiting list. Many are living with dementia or other mental health issues which have been worsened by the pandemic.
During the last 18 months they have organised shopping trips and prescription collections and deliveries for an extra 25 people. They have also kept in touch with people through phone calls, zoom meetings and surprise gifts, to avoid them feeling isolated.
The organisation which has 43 volunteers, six Trustees and 3 ...
Our Mission
Community Link Foundation is a local charity with a difference; we assist anyone in Southport and surrounding areas who need financial support in the form of a variety of ways. We have a passion for supporting the people and organisations within our community and invest in the people who live in it so that we can be proud of where we live.
Whether you are a parent with a child requiring assistance as part of an on-going illness or disease, a sports team in need of new equipment to benefit local young people or a community group that needs financial support for supplies or materials, Community Link Foundation can help those who need it most.
The Community Link Foundation is the charity for the people of Southport, Formby, Ormskirk, Ainsdale, Burscough, Hesketh Bank, Rufford and Banks and the communities within these catchment boundaries.
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Community Link Foundation Registered Charity number 1154506
Our Aims
to build a stronger community and enrich lives by supporting people and organisations in need.
to help local people and organisations manage their philantrophy and charitable giving.
to influence the issues and needs affecting our community.