North Ayrshire Healing Hearts Bereavement Support Group
Investment project code: 584
Estimated Price
£980
Summary
A Christmas Social event to bring all of our groups together, a bingo machine, books and markers so that we can fundraise throughout the year.Description
North Ayrshire Healing Hearts Bereavement Support Group is a peer support bereavement group for community members who have experienced the death of someone they loved.
The group was established in January 2024 after an initial CRUSE pilot scheme. The 25 members did not want to lose the group and the support it offered, so Healing Hearts was formed. The group is completely self funded and has expanded now to 4 groups running in North Ayrshire taking their total to over 50 members.
The group support people physically and mentally they address issues such as social isolation, addiction and improve the members well-being and health, meeting up weekly and for social events.
The project brings people struggling with the loss of a loved one together invarious locations in North Ayrshire enabling them to supoort each other. All of the group is constituted and all of the members who run it are volunteers. They offer befriending, mentoring and sign posting to various services locally for example Money Matters, Counselling and CHAP.
The group receives referrals come from Social Work, GPs, dentists, Community link workers, Police , libraries and other organisations in Ayrshires.
We woulike to request money for the below-
50 Christmas Lunches @ £15 each = £750
Bingo Machine £150
2 Boxes Markers £24.99 each = £50
Bingo Books £30 for 600
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