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Action on Hearing Loss Scotland - Hearing Forces Service
Older veterans get practical support and information relating to hearing loss.
We are offering a postal hearing aid battery service for NHS hearing aid users, giving information on assistive equipment to assist in preventing loneliness and isolation and liaising with NHS Audiology on behalf of serv…
Free materials and book writing software that enable friends, family and befrienders to interview an older person about their life and then turn the stories they hear into a book. Phone calls to isolated older people are made easier, more regular and more engaging.
We are using our expertise in personal development and coaching to support people through the coronavirus crisis, offering help from a dedicated worker and access to specialist support available in our 3 Digital Hubs.
Active Living Hub
Offer people personal development to maintain positive rel…
We would like to invite you to use our "Salute" app to create a communication environment for volunteers and people in need of help.
"Salute!" is the voice messenger, works like a walkie-talkie: chat with everyone who is nearby (~10-15 km), with friends only or send messages to users directly.…
Weekly grocery shopping delivery to older people at home - either by our volunteer teams delivering via Food Train vans or by matching with a local volunteer in your community.
Meal Makers meal-sharing - matching you with a volunteer in your community who will cook and deliver an extra portion of d…
Local Services
Although our local hubs are closed, OPFS is still supporting hundreds of single parents in each of the communities where we have services. We know that coping with the current crisis is having a devastating impact on families, so we have ramped up our information and advice services…
Signposting to shopping, cooking and isolation support;
Meal support for vulnerable vegans and vegetarians;
Grants to support independent living;
Nutrition during self-isolation;
Self-isolation survival guide;
Veggie pen- and phone-pals scheme;
Mature Vegans and Veggies UK Facebook page.
guidance aiming to help everyone in the fundraising community have the right information on the coronavirus outbreak. This includes a series of blogs from THINK Consulting Solutions on how to navigate fundraising against the backdrop of the coronavirus outbreak, more general guidance around its impa…
The provision emotional and practical support to victims of crime whether they have reported it or not. The support will be telephone, text, email, or webchat and delivered by trained staff and volunteers.
