PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION IN THE LIVE'S OF WIDOWS/WIDOWERS
Losing a life partner at any age is heart breaking! Enjoy our love & empathy instead.
We know the pain and challenges you face.We are here to support you.
We believe if we can support empathy and love in widows(ers) we can change the entire world and make it a better place.
Summer Program with National Citizen Service(NCS)
Building young volunteers self esteem & Confidence
Providing volunteering opportunities for young people age 15-17 help to build stronger community!
Working in collaboration with the NCS age 15-17 this summer would help to reduce anti social behaviour, providing life skills to improved employability, improve health and well being and help to Promote Social Inclusion
Volunteering opportunities such as
1. Engaging young volunteers to work with our service users, with creativity activity and karaoke dance
2. Engaging young volunteers with our fund raising events such as bag packing
3. Young volunteers raising awareness about loneliness and Isolation facing widows & widowers at city centre
4. Organising event such as 'Never too Old to play' older generation versus younger generations
5. Raising awareness in the community about our workshops
6. Organizing sponsorship event such as walk, cake sales etc
Challenges for the young people in a team of 13 each. Categorise into 5 waves 13 each in wave.
Our services
Befriending/Home visit
One of the ways we try to tackle social isolation & loneliness in widows.is through our befriending/homevisit. were volunteers visit or speaks to widows on the phone.
Meal out/day out trip
Our meal out/day trip encourage widows to connect with other to build their confident & self esteem.This help to promote social inclusion, stronger community & social skills.
GET INVOLVED
Our volunteers play a wide range of vital roles within The widows Empowerment Trust,providing emotional,practicle & social support to help tackle loneliness & isolation facing widows.Support our office team with project work or administration and raising funds.
Pampering Session[Spa]
Our widows enjoy our pampering session (Spa) such as Jacuzzi,steamer & sauna.it help to build their social skills & promoting healthy lifestyle.
Celebrating Key Date
Our key dates connect widows(ers)together in our community and wider communities
Education and Training
Volunteer training/Delivering workshop such as Sewing,Knitting,crochet,Art & craft are another ways we tackle isolation & loneliness facing widows.
volunteering
OUR FOOD BANK IS SUPPORTED BY TESCO
SUPPORT THE FOOD BANK TO BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY
REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY
A DONATION OF COSMETIC FROM TESCO TO THE WIDOWS EMPOWERMENT
MAKE UP IS A CHOICE AND CAN BRING OUT THE BRIGHTNESS IN YOU!
TOGETHER WE CAN BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY
WE ARE DETERMINED TO BRING BACK SMILES AGAIN!
SLIDESHOW
PLEASE MAKE YOUR DONATION.
We need your donation to carry out our good wokwork putting a smile on widows & widowers face . Your generous donation would make a difference in someone's life. Every little help matters to us. Empathy would make the world a better place.
OUR SPONSOR'S
