Social Responsibility

CONTACT OUR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TEAM Andrew Yates, Diocesan Social Responsibility Officer andrew.yates@truro.anglican.org SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Jane Yeomans Transformation Cornwall [email protected] MARCH 2021 Church House 01872 274351 SRO DIARY DATES SPOTLIGHT ON ..... APRIL 13 Cornwall Independent Poverty HELP FOR OLDER PEOPLE Forum meeting, 2pm, contact Rosey Sanders. Cornwall VSF’s website has lots of useful the purpose of the Ageing Well urgent resources and support for older people community response (UCR) and Embrace struggling with their physical and mental programme, which they are happy to CORRYMEELA SUNDAY health as a result of the pandemic, share. You can contact them here. Corrymeela Sunday is on March 14. including physical movement, mental Corrymeela was begun in 1965 by Ray wellbeing, domestic abuse, bereavement, Many older women who are experiencing Davey, a former chaplain in World War and the Over 50’s alcohol helpline. sexual abuse or have experienced abuse II, who was incarcerated in a prisoner in the past feel they can’t talk about it or of war camp in Dresden and saw the Embrace Care aims to improve the way that the services available are for younger bombing of that city. This experience we care for and support older people. people. But anyone of any age can be profoundly changed him. He returned to We want to do this by getting colleagues a victim of sexual abuse and services work as a chaplain in Belfast and became from all areas of health and care services are available for everyone. Help is still concerned at the tensions brewing to work more closely together. The available during lockdown and people are between people of different political, aim is to support more people to live allowed to leave their homes to access religious and ideological differences in independently in their own homes, safety or support. Northern Ireland. Corrymeela grew out with individual packages of care. For of this concern promoting tolerance more information about the Embrace The Women’s Centre Cornwall provides between people of differing backgrounds programme, see the Cornwall and Isles specialist support to older women who and beliefs. More information here. of Scilly Health and Care Partnership have been victims of sexual abuse. website. To contact them, email support1@ womenscentrecornwall.org.uk To The image below demonstrates the contact the Rape and Sexual Abuse and SPECIAL SUNDAYS impact the community intervention Domestic Abuse Helpline call 01208 There is a list of Special Sundays and team will have on residents requiring care 77099 or contact Safer Futures on Dates of Interest for 2021 available here. in Cornwall. The project has some other 0300 777 4 777 or via the Safer Futures visual resources to help teams explain website. PRAYERS FOR COMMUNITY The current need for self–isolation and social distancing as exceptional measures speaks to the greater need we have as humans to be in community. The world needs community like never before.

God of bursting early bulbs, God of links to last year’s growth: stored within us are lessons and corrections, a–ha revelations and moments still taking on meaning. As we open ourselves up to a brand new spring, may we display the colours we’ve hidden inside; and may the rooted life we hold in our cores ground us well for all coming seasons.

Amen.

SUPPORT YOUR CHURCH & MISSION: SIGN UP TO PARISH GIVING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MARCH 2021 2 SPOTLIGHT ON ..... TELEPHONE SIGNPOSTING INFORMATION LIST People like to talk with organisations TRANSFORMATION CORNWALL who offer advice and support. Transformation Cornwall have created Please remember that Transformation template might be or know who to link a handy telephone signposting list Cornwall are here and willing to offer you with. What I can say is to please with numbers of services that work any help we can. We can help to give us a go, we’d really like to help you throughout Cornwall – information develop volunteer role descriptions, in any way we can. includes, debt advice, housing, paid employment roles, develop dependency, mental health etc. risk assessments, help share your All enquiries of TC matters should be information, provide references, advise made to: You can find the PDF by clickinghere . on funding..…– certainly, we’re not E [email protected]. experts in any of it, but we can often uk help to share information around the T 07485 476598 foodbank network, know where a good MTF 2020 WORKSHOP EVALUATION Meet the Funders 2020 Workshop Programme Evaluation

In January 2021, we carried out an extensive evaluation of our 2020 Meet the Funders programme. MEET THE FUNDERS SPRING EVENT DATE CHANGES Of particular note: and audience all online. We are also MEET THE FUNDERS SPRING EVENT 100% of survey respondents rated the looking to develop a ‘Meet the Funders TUE 25TH & WED 26TH MAY 2021 usefulness of the workshops and/or toolbox’ (a pre-posted, hard copy of 10AM TO 1PM surgeries as good or excellent. key documents sent to registered

attendees in advance) to accompany 100% of survey respondents would It may come as no big surprise to you the event and make it more recommend the Meet the Funders all, but we have decided to change interactive. We will provide all the workshops and surgeries to other our plans for Meet the Funders Spring technical details well in advance of the event this year. Instead of our usual event, to support attendees. We will You can read our full evaluation format being in person over one day, also record funder presentations (and report here. the event will go ahead as online put on the Transformation Cornwall event, spread over two consecutive website). mornings (25 & 26 May 2021 from 10am-1pm) as it just was not possible Please bear with us as we develop HELPING HAND RESOURCES to run in person with Covid at that our plans, but for now – please save Cornwall Council has compiled a long point this year. the dates in your diaries. For further list of its support resources into a information please email: info@ single page of links, by topic - a useful However, we are looking to make the transformation-cornwall.org.uk or tel. page to bookmark for organisations event pretty smart and as useful to 07485 476598. support people in the community. You our attendees as possible! Our dear can find it by clickinghere . wish is that we can have our small, For Latest Updates from core delivery team at St Petroc’s Transformation Cornwall see the Church with funders, presenters latest Newsletter GRANT UPDATE Transformation Cornwall regularly update this comprehensive list of grants for social action HELP WITH FOOD MAP projects. Please see this link below following Let’s Talk Cornwall ‘Help with Food’ Click here where they have recently improved the map.

SUPPORT YOUR CHURCH & MISSION: SIGN UP TO PARISH GIVING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MARCH 2021 3 FUNDING GRANT PROCESS STREAMLINED Cornwall Community Foundation Grants range from £1,000 – £5,000, (CCF) has recently updated its grant some funds are able to offer larger application process, simplifying it and grants. WINTER ADVICE & THE streamlining it for applicants. Where before applicants needed to choose There are also funds to COVID WINTER GRANT which grant to apply for, now CCF will support individuals, particularly: For many people, winter brings additional carry out that matching process in- * Young carers; hardships, as heating bills go up, and house, and applicants only need to put * Young people who are disadvantaged houses suffer more from damp or cold. in a general application. Their website or who are struggling with their If you work with people who might be explains: “You can now apply to One mental health and wellbeing; struggling particularly with the harsh Cornwall programme for grants for weather, check out this list of advice and Community groups and charities based in Cornwall and the Isles Of * People struggling to stay warm and support sources. healthy during winter; Scilly.” Financial help can be given in the * People who are in crisis. following areas: CCF have moved its regular funds *Food; *Energy and water bills for into one main programme. It has funding available for emergency and Grants for individuals range from household purposes and sewerage; £200 – £1,000. *Other essentials (including sanitary crisis support and for recovery from the effects of the pandemic. CCF products, warm clothing, soap, blankets, You can find full details of both boiler service/repair, purchase of administer several area funds covering most of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly programmes from this page. There are equipment including fridges, freezers, no deadlines for these awards. Other ovens, etc.) and have funding available for crime prevention, to improve the natural programmes that are independent of environment, to improve physical the One Cornwall grant stream are All grants must be allocated by the end of also listed, here. March. So please make sure you identify health and wellbeing and to support households you’re working with and young people, elderly people and make the requests now, so they don’t people with a disability. miss out. To apply for the COVID Winter Grant: CREDIT UNIONS & FINANCIAL ADVICE For items relating to home heating, such Credit unions are a growing Cornwall VSF has recently published as fuel bills or breakdown in heating alternative to traditional banking, a collection of financial advice equipment such as oil tanks or boiler and offer better rates for savings and messages, around where to get repair, please contact Community Energy loans, and a more personal service, support for people who are in debt, as Plus by emailing [email protected] or often a good alternative for those on a well as warnings about loan sharks, phoning 0800 954 1956. low income. and scams, particularly those that have appeared connected to COVID-19 For help with food and other essential See Credit Unions covering Cornwall. household items, visit Cornwall Council’s Crisis and care awards web page. DEBT SUPPORT, SCAM & LOAN SHARK RESOURCES Where to find advice around debt people and help them get out of trouble MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK support, scams and loan sharks. A is available here: Advice around debt, & CORNWALL VSF SURVEY comprehensive resource to protect scams and loan sharks A new Faith in Mental Health Network is looking at making training resources available for groups within our faith MENTAL HEALTH EMPLOYMENT NEEDS & DEBT ADVICE communities. If you would like to find out A new project has been launched in join forces to provide an outreach service. more then email Andrew.Yates@truro. Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to provide anglican.org both mental health support and practical Named Mhend (Mental Health advice on money, jobs and housing Employment Needs and Debt advice), it Cornwall VSF carried out a snap survey to the most vulnerable people in our will initially run as a 12-month pilot set up asking VCSE organisations how they communities. to respond to people’s immediate needs. were working to support the mental wellbeing of their staff and volunteers. Funded by Cornwall Council, it will see The project is designed to reach those See a short summary of the findings experts from Citizens Advice Cornwall residents who are likely to have been here. and the Pentreath mental health charity most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

SUPPORT YOUR CHURCH & MISSION: SIGN UP TO PARISH GIVING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MARCH 2021 4 DIOCESE DEO NEWS SPOTLIGHT ON ..... A change in the nature of the Diocese of Truro environment officer role has CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK resulted in a transition There are now over 50 climate & voluntary environmental groups that are from the sterling work environmental action groups, spread addressing issues related to the climate of Luci Isaacson, who across Cornwall, doing fantastic work. and ecological emergency are invited has done so much to They have joined forces as the new to complete Cornwall Climate Action drive us forward and Cornwall Climate Action Network, to Network’s online questionnaire and join push us to keep the support each other and work together in the network. environment on the response to the Climate Emergency and agenda (and was integral to the motion to reach Cornwall’s carbon neutral target. Please also direct any climate action at General Synod that has resulted in the groups in your area to the Cornwall national Net Zero targets, amongst other The Cornwall Climate Action Network Climate Action Network Facebook things). is also keen to be guided by what the group. Luci, pictured above network groups need and is looking to right, is now handing hold an event initially for networking and For more information, email Cornwall over to the new shared learning, possibly in May/June. Climate Action Network (Cornwall CAN) DEO – Ben Lillie. on [email protected]. Ben, pictured right, Community climate action groups and started in February. He is based in Bude and in the past was a RURAL SERVICES NETWORK PROGRAMME vicar in Devon. He will The Rural Services Network have the opportunity has launched its online seminar in the future to share more about him programme for 2021, with nine events and his passion for the environment. You throughout the year, looking at issues can read more about Ben and the new specific to the rural areas of the UK. diocesan environment strategy on the diocesan website here. The 2021 Seminar Programme Kate Cortez, Head of Operations at the focuses on the Revitalising Rural Diocese of Truro, said: “I would like to campaign, click here for more for all of the delegates to share their take this opportunity to thank Luci for information and each seminar is experiences and discuss key issues in her hard work, passion and creativity on themed on a particular issue from relation to the topic. our behalf.” the campaign, enabling members to debate the issues that matter most to The seminars are provided as a If you would like to get in touch with the rural. membership benefit of being in the new DEO, you can email ben here: Ben. Rural Services Network and are free [email protected] The seminars each last around two of charge to member organisations hours and are held online, only. CHERISH CREATION Each session features two or three Join the RSN + Click to download the CUT CARBON expert speakers with a chance for flyer with links to book: seminar_ you to ask questions of the speakers programme_2021 SPEAK UP after their presentation, and then time

A DIOCESAN VISION AND STRATEGY FOR CREATION CARE ARCHBISHOP’S COMMISSION ON HOUSING EDEN PROJECT RESOURCES FIVE VALUES FOR GOOD HOUSING Check out the online resources the The Archbishop of Canterbury’s Commission on Eden Project has been circulating, Housing, Church and Community have published their around gardening, nature, craft report. They have identified five core values, that set activities, mental wellbeing and home a new normal for what good housing should look like. learning, while their site is closed, and Watch here. we can’t get out much anyway! They’ve also produced a suite of resources, training, guides, and case studies for individuals and church Eden Project online resources around leaders. Find them here. MH and nature.

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