Lottery windfall for Sheffield charity
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Sheffield charity providing a much-needed lifeline to isolated older people during
the pandemic has landed a £65,000 windfall to extend its work. Sheffield Churches Council for
Community Care (SCCCC) says the National Lottery Community Fund cash will mean it can extend the reach of some of its flagship services ahead of what promises to be a challenging winter for older people across the city. Key services the charity provides
include help for people being discharged from hospital, and its renowned ‘Good Neighbour Scheme’ which seeks to tackle loneliness in people over 65 years old. During the Covid-19 pandemic
SCCCC has also set up a popular Penpal scheme, and introduced a
new Inclusive Community Care project, which aims to reduce loneliness and isolation in the city’s older ethnic minority groups. Mark Storey, CEO at SCCCC, said:
“We’re so grateful for this money which is allowing us to enhance our provision at a time of critical need for tens of thousands of older people across Sheffield - most of whom have no one else to come to their aid. “Every penny is
being spent on improving the lives of isolated residents right here in our city. We couldn’t be more thankful to the National Lottery Community Fund; the
Government for facilitating the Coronavirus Community Support Fund scheme; Sheffield CCG and to National Lottery players nationwide.” SCCCC was set up more than 50
‘Every penny is being spent on improving the
lives of isolated residents’
years ago to support the over 65’s in Sheffield. It works alongside Sheffield City Council, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and other care agencies to achieve its mission of improving wellbeing, and reducing isolation and loneliness in the city’s older community. But, not being
able to deliver its planned events, activities and
fundraising scheduled in the yearly calendar due to Covid-19, the charity’s fundraising income has reduced substantially. “Thanks to this financial support,
SCCCC will now be able to continue to meet the significant and growing demand for our services. “We will also be able to stay at
the forefront of supporting older people and rise to the challenge of the “new normal”. This means we will be able to rebuild and recover and to seize future opportunities,” Mark added.
For more information about SCCCC, visit
www.scccc.co.uk
The charity’s ‘Good Neighbour Scheme’ helps to tackle loneliness among the elderly
Make Your Mark team up with Mums In Need
Make Your Mark UK is pleased to team up with Sheffield-based charity Mums In Need as their new charity of the year partnership. Mums In Need (MIN) works on confronting coercive control by supporting mums and their children who have left emotionally or mentally abusive relationships and who are looking to rebuild their lives. The charity aims to support and
help mums to feel more confident, in control of their situation and gain an understanding of exactly what they can do to help
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themselves and their children. Make Your Mark UK, a training,
coaching and consultancy – helping businesses and charities to be better – has announced the new partnership while also celebrating three years since starting trading. Mark Smith, of Make Your Mark
UK, said: “We had a great response to our call out for nominations for charity of the year partnerships which made it a tough job for the judging panel to pick a good cause to support. We wanted to choose a small charity where we could really
help make a difference to what they are doing by giving our time and by fundraising.” Laura Reilly, Founder and CEO of
Mums In Need, said: “this really is amazing. We haven’t ever been nominated as a charity of the year before and so we are absolutely delighted to work with Make Your Mark UK.” Make Your Mark UK has
previously supported Rotherham Talking Newspapers, SCCCC and most recently Rothacs (Rotherham Abuse Counselling Service).
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