Two carers supported by the Liverpool Carers Centre were honoured at the 2019 Older People's Awards for their great work within the community.
5 young people supported by our AIMS service recently completed a 10 week learning and development course with Street Soccer Academy. They got a great chance to practice their football skills whilst learning vital life skills. The course was delivered in partnership with the LFC Foundation
Hazel Brown, head of Carers Services and Judith Webb, head of Homecare took part in the IV Malopolska Silver Economy Congress in Krakow, Poland. The conference focussed on caring for mental health among older people.
Our Bullybusters project has been running for 15 years this year. To mark the occasion, the team held a birthday celebration at our offices.
Liverpool Watersports Centre will be undergoing a huge refurbishment over the winter. This will include significant external repairs and painting and refurbishment of the changing rooms and café.
Bullybusters are inviting children and young people and their work colleagues to join them in wearing odd socks to celebrate Anti-Bullying week, which runs from the 11-15th November.
33 tenants from Plus Dane and First Ark’s sheltered schemes enjoyed trying out activities at Liverpool Watersports Centre in two taster afternoons. Everyone enjoyed speeding down to Albert Dock in the Sir Bert Massie Wheelyboat and trying out the rafted canoes. They then made the most of the café with its fantastic views of the waterfront and people enjoying different activities on the water.
Our Supported Lodgings service has had some great success stories recently. Young people supported by the service are regularly moving on to the next step in their lives thanks to the support from our committed householders and our support workers. We've caught up with Chloe, a young person who has moved out of the supported living environment into University.
Congratulations to the Carers of the Quarter. Winners attended a celebration where they were given a certificate, a gift and had the opportunity to discuss their roles as carers.
Every year Local Solutions holds the Long Service Awards. The awards provide the opportunity to recognise the commitment of staff members who have been working here for 15, 20, 25, 30 years or more. This year 25 members of staff received a long service award for a total of 490 years service
Every year Local solutions celebrates the Long Service awards. We spoke to Pauline Dilworth about what it has been like to work in our Homecare team for 15 years.
Families supported by our family hostel Plas Bellin were all treated to a fantastic day out to Chester Zoo. The trip was thanks to a generous donation from local builders merchant Dandy's Topsoil who provided the trip for all of the families supported by Plas Bellin.
Families at Plas Bellin Hall enjoyed a Family Fun Day on the 28th August. It included pony rides, a fun bus, soccer darts, inflatable play area, raffle stall, face painting and exotic animals for the families to hold and learn about. One of the most popular attractions was June's 'I'm a Celebrity stall.'
5 staff took part in the Liverpool Cathedral Abseil on Saturday, 24th August. They collectively raised an incredible £2417 for services within Local Solutions: Bullybusters, Carers Emergency Fund, Domestic Abuse services and Resettlement Passport. We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported them so generously.
The Liverpool, Knowsley and Sefton Supported Lodgings services took the young people they are supporting on an exciting day out at the Liverpool Watersports Centre.
John, one of our Homecare Service users, recently celebrated his 100th birthday! One of John's carers went out to see him on his big day and was very happy to give him a a card and a present.
Wer're launching our new service - Sports Horizons
Through sports inclusion and participation Sports Horizons will take a personalised holistic approach when working with young people to support them with accommodation, training, education and employment.
For the 4th year in succession Local Solutions has been awarded a Rospa Gold Award for Health and Safety performance for the period of 1st January 2018 to 31st December 2018.
Congratulations to the Carers of the Quarter. Winners attended a celebration where they were given a certificate, a gift and had the opportunity to discuss their roles as carers.
Our AIMS service recently celebrated 15 young people completing their workbooks. The young people all received a certificate for their hard work.
A Householder, Lisa, and Young person, Leaninna, from Wirral Supported Lodgings were featured on BBC Radio Merseyside and spoke about their experiences with the project. Lisa spoke about what it is like to be a Householder as the program advertised the need for Householders in our projects across Merseyside and North Wales.
To Provide guidance to commissioners and service providers the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) held a webinar to discuss how to expand and improve on breaks available to Carers. One of the presenters on the webinar was our very own Head of Carers Services, Hazel Brown. Hazel spoke about our innovative Mytime service.
Excellent news for Bullybusters as they recently received a grant from the LFC Foundation Community Fund, in partnership with Cash For Kids, to provide materials for young people to spread the anti-bullying message.
Do you have a long-term health condition? Does this ever stop you from getting active? Have you ever wanted to try Open Water Swimming? If so, the Liverpool Watersports Centre is holding a taster session that you are welcome to attend, where you can give it a try and see if it’s for you or to find out more information about the services that are on offer.
