Slides from an event held in Inverness on 5 March 2013 to share information about community initiatives

1. Link Up
Highland
Good morning and welcome

2. People and
possibilities
Angela Catley

3. Communities and connections
 Research shows that people (of all
ages) with strong social networks are
happier, healthier, wealthier.
 People‟s social
networks are
the „social glue‟
that hold
communities together

4. All that knowledge and talent...
People in communities have a wealth
of experience, skills and assets

5. People making a
difference

6. Innovation Challenge

7. “The Art of Reminiscing”
• Older people living in sheltered housing
• Got together to sew a large quilt
containing photographs and memories of
family life, work
and industry
• Worked with a
community artist
• Exhibition of the quilt

9. Joe Brown‟s Egg Round
www.joebrownsegground.co.uk

10. Doris and Companions
“Companions are
marvellous, just what I
wanted ”

11. Re:Potted
www.repotted.co.uk

12. Bread2share

13. This is what they should look like...

14. This is what they actually look like!

15. Fife Shopping and Support Services

16. Thinking differently about food
• A need for an imaginative approach
• Made contact with pubs, cafes and
others
• Consulted people
• Linked with a local Resource Centre
• Harnessed emerging ideas
• Helped people make connections

18. Pulp Friction

19. Quotes from Pulp Friction
“I liked doing Pulp Friction, it was
good meeting new people. It was
helpful for me and I got a job”
“ I like doing Pulp Friction, I do
cleaning and put the rubbish in the
bin. It has given me more confidence”

20. „We may be retired but we‟re not too old!
Mr
and
Mrs
Hunt

21. The Adventure Service

22. Assets in communities
There are already lots of:
 Providers and users of traditional care services
 People with great ideas
 Community groups
 Voluntary organisations and volunteers
 Entrepreneurial individuals and innovators
 Faith groups
 Statutory agencies and departments
Who have the skills and assets to help other people in their
community ....

24. ...if only we can:
 Find them...
 Join them up
 Offer a helping hand
 Minimise the barriers
 Be a community catalyst!
When people work together they can achieve
so much more than when they work alone.
And that is what today is all about

26. For further information
Contact
Angela Catley
angela.catley@communitycatalysts.co.uk
www.communitycatalysts.co.uk
Follow us on twitter @CommCats

28. Who are we and where did we come
from?
Established in 2000
Roots in our local churches
Holistic Suite of Services

29. Housing
Support
Employment
Training Furniture
What
We Do
Starter Packs Storage
Retail
Decorating

30. Track record
Improved the standard of life for over
15,000 people through furniture and
starter packages.
Supported & Trained over 1000 people
to develop life & employability skills.
Delivered over 3,000 Starter packs.
Sustainable employment -
assisted 200 into work.

31. Core Values
Realising potential
Service
Dignity
Respect
Choice
Environment
Relationships

33. What is Velocity?

34. There’s Alan’s Bread
Velocity Cafe
Maggies Veg
Lovely cakes!
And Gordon’s eggs

35. Workshop
It’s got all the
tools you need
and a mechanic
too!

36. This improves their
confidence and
skills

37. Time for a quick break

38. PROVISION OF HOUSING
AND SUPPORT FOR
INDIVIDUALS WITH
COMPLEX NEEDS
Arlene Johnstone Project Manager

39. OUTCOMES
Improved quality of life
Improved health
Increased
New
independence
Opportunities

41. Uses
Lives 230m community
closer to his facilities
family every day
Displaying less anxiety symptoms &
significantly less challenging behaviour

42. Cook and
eat
together

43. Watch TV!

44. “As parents it was our primary focus to enable Rachel
and
Wee Finlay to fly the nest and begin an independent life.
Highland Council has helped us, as far as possible given
our children’s profound needs, to achieve this goal.”

46. NIMBLE FINGERS
A CRAFT PROJECT BASED AT THE MONTROSE
CENTRE IN FORT WILLIAM

49. NIMBLE FINGERS
I PAD COVERS

50. NIMBLE FINGERS
SMALL BAGS WITH MOTIF

51. NIMBLE FINGERS
DRAUGHT EXCLUDERS & DOOR STOPS

52. NIMBLE FINGERS
BIRTHDAY PLACARDS AND SCOTTIE DOG
CUSHIONS

53. NIMBLE FINGERS
CHALKBOARD HEARTS

54. NIMBLE FINGERS
EASTER CHICKS WITH HIDDEN CRÈME EGG

55. Time for a some lunch