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Waiting their Turn – Vaccinations and BAME communities
Sofeena, from our A Better Life project, talks to us about the importance of recognising that feelings about the vaccine are specific to individuals and groups of people, not whole BAME communities.
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All dressed up with somewhere to go: A day in the vaccine clinic
We spoke to our lovely Jan about her experience volunteering in a vaccine clinic.
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Digital exclusion in multi-generational households – A story of dedication and empowerment
Sofeena works with a group of women from the Pakistani community on our A Better Life project. With the help of donated laptops from Good Things Foundation, Sofeena and the women have successfully moved their group online. This story highlights the need to acknowledge digital exclusion in multi-generational households and the empowering result when such exclusion is tackled.
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5 years of Christmas with Age Better in Sheffield
Peter, volunteer coordinator, reflects on 5 years of Christmases at Age Better in Sheffield. From communal festive celebrations to mass donations of turkeys, ABiS has partnered with organisations across Sheffield to bring Sheffield folk together on Christmas day for the last 5 years. And although things may look a little different, that will still be the case this year!
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Live Better: Get Connected…and get online!
We spoke to John Rowbotham from Our Live Better: Get Connected project, about the brilliant digital inclusion work they’re doing.
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New podcast series – Your Best Journeys!
Bluebell from our Better Journey’s project tells us about their fantastic new podcast series – Your Best Journeys. A brilliant series of stories from Sheffield's over 50s, reminiscing of old journeys and dreaming of new ones.
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The Ripple Effect – Getting creative with lockdown phone calls
Janet tells us about Activity Phone Calls and Walk and Talk Phone Calls, an innovative approach to ensure the Ripple Effect team can continue supporting people.
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Our Wellbeing Practitioner, Richard, talks lockdown, telephone conversations, and resilience
We spoke to Richard about how the Wellbeing Practitioners project has adapted to lockdown.
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Live Better: Get Connected vs Lockdown
Lewis tells us how our Live Better: Get Connected programme is overcoming coronavirus to continue offering support.
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