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Alsager Community Support
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Alsager |
Funding will extend the home from hospital project for a further year. This comprehensive initiative is aimed at enabling people to access essential support in their own homes when discharged from hospital. A recruitment programme of specialist volunteers will be matched according to client need & the volunteer’s expertise.
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Email: info@alsagercommunitysupport.org.uk
Tel: 01270 876605
Web: Alsager Community Support | Our local volunteers offer free help and advice for local people | Home |
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Audlem & District Community Action (ADCA)
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Audlem
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Volunteer recruitment and training. Volunteers will provide social support, shopping, prescription collection and transport or accompaniment to GP and hospital appointments. They will not provide personal or health care but will operate alongside any home care services involved in rehabilitation following discharge.
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Email: office@admin.org.uk
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Bridge the Gap - The Shed Crew
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Holmes Chapel
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The Shed Crew will provide a local hub (safe place) for individuals to access for learning new skills, upskilling the expertise of the volunteers, encouraging intergenerational sharing of skills, fundraising and friendship. The finished items will be sold to raise funds, which will reduce items being sent to landfill and to encourage sharing.
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Changing Lives Together
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Winsford and Northwhich
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Funding will be used to establish and maintain an extension of the existing befriending service. Buddy and Befriending project (B&B) utilises the time of willing volunteers to help prevent adults from feeling lonely or socially isolated.
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Email: john.oreilly@changing-lives-together.org.uk
Tel: 07540 738 007
Web: Charity | Changing Lives Together |
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Cheshire African Initiative Development (C-AID)
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Crewe
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Over 50’s ICT learning project - 18 Volunteers and Digital Champions, will be set up to provide one-to-one support with residents/beneficiaries at risk and work regularly with them or refer them to other appropriate organisation for further support if required.
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Cheshire Arts for Health
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Sandbach, Middlewich, Alsager, Haslington & Scholar Green
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To setup volunteer drivers to take local residents to medical appointments and also to collect prescriptions and small amounts of groceries.
Extend existing services to include a volunteer pool of befrienders who can chat to vulnerable people, initially over the phone and then face to face at their home as well as help that individual by running errands.
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Email: enquiries@cheshireartsforhealth.org.uk
Tel: 01270 757757
Web: HOME - Cheshire Arts for Health |
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Citizens Advice Cheshire East
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Crewe
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To support vulnerable people living in Crewe to overcome barriers to accessing benefits, support and services, thus improving their finances and capacity to manage their health and wellbeing. By assisting vulnerable local people such as those on a low income, older people, those with disabilities, long term health conditions and the digitally excluded, to complete benefits and other official forms, book medical appointments, and access support services using both online and paper forms and access points. Offering face to face, one to one appointments with a trained volunteer Form Filling Assistant.
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Email: nick.suffolk@citizensadvicece.org.uk
Web: Citizens Advice Services in Cheshire East |
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Churches Together in Crewe (In association with Cheshire South Methodist Circuit)
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Crewe
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To employ a Befriending Project Co-ordinator for pairing volunteers and beneficiaries, record keeping, reporting and networking, to enable volunteers to offer support needed including shopping, prescription collection, taking beneficiaries on short trips to local venues.
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Citizen’s Advice Cheshire North
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Handforth, Congleton, Macclesfield
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Extension to the Back Home Project, which will deliver an information, advice and advocacy service for the benefit of clients who require additional support to enable them to speedily return back home from Macclesfield Hospital and other local, non-acute, in-patient units (eg. Congleton War Memorial Hospital),such as assistance completing forms to gain funding to assist their rehabilitation at home.
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General Enquiries:-
Email: will.mckellar@citizensadvicecn.org.uk Referrals:-
Email: advice@citizensadvicecn.org.uk
Tel: 01625 708608
Web: Citizens Advice Services in Cheshire East |
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Congleton Community Transport Partnership
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Congleton
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To strengthen community support by increasing the pool of volunteer drivers to better serve vulnerable residents across CHOC. By providing essential transport services.
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Web: Congleton Partnership - Working to Regenerate our town |
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Disability Information Bureau
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Macclesfield
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To support the peer-to-peer volunteering within the disabled community which helps to keep more people well and at home for longer. Support will be provided to disabled people and their carers to find meaningful activities within their communities, which can be volunteering, social events, or even into work. These activities will provide connections to their local community for disabled people, improving mental health.
Shopmobility plus
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Web: Disability Information Bureau | Disability Information Bureau |
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Knutsford Together 
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Knutsford
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To recruit and manage a team of volunteers who will receive training support an enhanced DBS check before being matched with service users. They will provide companionship and support to give vulnerable people the confidence to remain in their own homes and manage their own health conditions.
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Web: Homepage - Knutsford Together |
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Macclesfield FC Community Sports Trust
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Macclesfield
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To work with a range of local care homes, supported housing networks and disability networks to create weekly sessions of wellbeing. The community trust team have developed a programme to help participants in a range of different activities to make them more physically active in a range of different chair based and physical exercise sessions.
These are done in house at the care facilities or on site of a range of different supported networks such as Carter House in Congleton, The Mayfield Centre in Macclesfield or the Redesmere Centre in Handforth.
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Web: Macclesfield FC Community Sports Trust |
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Motherwell Cheshire CIO
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Crewe, Nantwich, Sandbach, Middlewich, Alsager, Haslington, Scholar Green and Knutsford.
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Recruitment of Healthy Start Community Champions to support and increase the uptake to the Healthy Start scheme across Crewe, Nantwich, SMASH and Knutsford.
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Web: Homepage - Motherwell Cheshire CIO |
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New Life Church, Congleton
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Macclesfield, Congleton, Bollington, Disley, Poynton,Chelford, Handforth, Alderley Edge, Wilmslow
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Recruitment of Healthy Start Community Champions to support and increase the uptake to the Healthy Start scheme across BDP, CHAW, CHOC and Macclesfield
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Email: mail@nlchurch.org.uk
Tel: 01260 297961
Website: New Life Church |
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Pure Insight 1628
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Macclesfield and Congleton
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Pure Insight Mentoring for Care Leavers. Pure Insight’s Mentoring model is a community relationship-based model maximising local knowledge, support and connections through well trained and supported volunteers.
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Web: Pure Insight | Care leavers | Hazel Grove |
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Pure Insight 1628
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Crewe
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Pure Insight Mentoring for Care Leavers. Pure Insight’s Mentoring model is a community relationship-based model maximising local knowledge, support and connections through well trained and supported volunteers.
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Web: Pure Insight | Care leavers | Hazel Grove |
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Ruby's Fund
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Congleton, Holmes Chapel, Buglawton, Goostrey and Cranage
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Recruitment of a volunteer coordinator to enhance capacity to achieve goals. The coordinator will support current volunteers, onboard ten more, and ensure they receive proper training. They will also help expand volunteer placements and strengthen services.
The coordinator will support volunteers by:
- Providing information: Volunteers will guide and signpost during sessions.
- Offering respite and peer support: Volunteers will assist at SEND-specific sessions.
- Helping with form-filling: Volunteers will assist with forms like disability living allowance applications.
With this role, Ruby’s can grow the volunteer program, effectively support SEND families, and make a significant community impact.
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E-mail: info@rubysfund.co.uk
Tel: 01260 277666
Web: home - Rubys |
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Sandbach Town Council
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Sandbach
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Recruitment of a befriending lead to Recruit, coordinate and train volunteers to support lonely, isolated and vulnerable residents in their own homes and in the community;
Increase support via referrals into local services;
Ensure specific focus on vulnerable individuals that have been discharged from hospital and primary care;
To provide community transport for clients to access health services, appointments and social activities.
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Web: Sandbach Town Council |
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Shavington-cum-Gresty Parish Council
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Shavington
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Extending the Wellbeing Wednesday program.
Wellbeing Wednesdays will deliver a weekly cardio fitness session designed for all ages and abilities, ensuring inclusivity for older adults, individuals with disabilities, and those recovering from illness. These sessions promote physical health, reduce social isolation, enhance mental well-being and encourage more community members to engage in regular exercise. It will also offer social time afterward, which we have found from feedback that those attending find very beneficial.
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Web: Home - Shavington-Cum-Gresty Parish Council |
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Shavington-cum-Gresty Parish Council
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Shavington
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The "Shavington-cum-Gresty Walks" project, is designed to create a comprehensive and engaging walking guide for the local community. This initiative will deliver a detailed booklet featuring a range of walking routes throughout the parish of Shavington-cum-Gresty. The guide will cater to various fitness levels, from leisurely strolls to more challenging hikes, and will highlight local landmarks, historical sites, and natural beauty. By offering these diverse routes, the project aims to encourage residents to engage in regular physical activity, thereby promoting overall health and well-being.
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Web: Home - Shavington-Cum-Gresty Parish Council |
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Speaking Up Speaking Out (SUSO)
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All of Cheshire East
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This project aims to enhance the recruitment, training, and coordination of volunteers who will deliver essential services to vulnerable community members, particularly the elderly, disabled, and those facing social isolation.
Our initiative will specifically focus on:
Expanding Volunteer Capacity: Recruit, train, and retain volunteers to deliver person-centred care and support services.
Providing Practical Support: Assist vulnerable residents with daily tasks such as shopping, prescription collection, and light home maintenance, allowing them to live independently.
Reducing Loneliness: Offer befriending services, social engagement activities, and virtual check-ins to combat loneliness and promote mental wellbeing.
Enhancing Digital Inclusion:Equip volunteers to provide digital literacy support, enabling residents to access online services, connect with loved ones, and engage with virtual community events.
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E-mail: admin@maccsuso.org.uk
Tel: 01625 424717
Web: HOME | SUSO Macclesfield |
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Stable Minds CIC
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Knutsford
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The Stable Minds Wellbeing Walk-In Project will offer a safe and welcoming space for individuals of all ages and backgrounds in the Knutsford community. It will be more than just a mental health support service – it will be a warm, comfortable environment where people can come to relax, have a hot drink, charge their phones or laptops, and receive practical assistance with everyday tasks.
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Web: Stable Minds - Counselling Knutsford |
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Stable Minds CYP CIC
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Knutsford
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The Stable Minds CYP: Early Intervention Mental Health Champions project, will provide early intervention mental health support for children and young people aged 3 to 25 in Cheshire East. Our project will recruit and train volunteers to become Mental Health Champions, offering immediate emotional support to young people facing challenges such as stress, anxiety, or emotional difficulties. This service will fill a critical gap in early intervention, providing a trusted adult to talk to, without the need for formal therapy.
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Web: Stable Minds CYP – Mental Health Support for Children and Young People |
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Stroke Survivors Speech & Language Support Group
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Nantwich and Holmes Chapel
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To be able to give more rural stroke survivors, who are vulnerable, the opportunity to access support groups, especially in rural Nantwich and Holmes Chapel areas. By providing transport to these individuals, it will in turn reduce health inequalities and they will be able to access services.
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Web: Stroke Survivors Speech and Language Group | Stroke Association |
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The Neuromuscular Centre
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All of Cheshire East
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Volunteers, primarily from within the Neuromuscular community will share lived experience examples with others who have faced similar challenges and can offer lived experience guidance. The volunteers will be asked to support residents also living in Cheshire East who are facing particular challenges that volunteers are likely to have faced during their personal journey of living with a long term physical disability.
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Web: NeuroMuscular Centre | Winsford England |
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The Wishing Well
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Crewe
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From 3 community venues there will be a vast array of activities and services offered that will reach some of the most vulnerable people in the community. From older people provision at Jubilee House (dementia support and lunch club) to the seated chair exercise classes (including Boccia) and wellbeing walks at the Georges to the mental health drop in provision at Eagle Bridge, this project will enable the delivery of 3 types of service in one.
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Email: gill.tarrant@wishingwellproject.net
Tel: 01270 256919
Website: Home - Wishing Well Project |