March Quiz Night Mammoth Donations – Thanks to the Dunnes
Here at Home from Home, we would like to express sincere thanks to Josie Dunne for all her hard work and commitment to the charity for the past three years. This includes supporting important committee work as well as managing on-going quiz night fundraisers for us. The most recent quiz night was on Saturday 3rd
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Befriendee Contribution
Befriendee Contribution Our befriendees and befrienders all contribute to our charity in different ways. They give time, energy, experience and knowledge to our cause. To resonate with our cause to reduce loneliness our volunteers have either experienced loneliness themselves or have known somebody who has experienced the negative aspect One of our befreindees, Jan, recently
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Coping with memory impairments
As an informal carer for my Dad with schizophrenia and a memory impairment, life can be tough. It can be even tougher when raising teenagers and when dealing with the sudden death of a parent whilst all of this is going on. Well, they say that what does not kill us makes us stronger.
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SATURDAY COMPANIONSHIP CLUB – PASS IT ON
Home from Home are pleased to announce that a regular Companionship Club begins in the first Saturday of July. We have trialled this club since April and have now launched it as a regular event from 2pm – 4pm in the afternoons. Please feel free to get involved at the next event taking place on
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Volunteer Contribution
Our befriendees and befrienders all contribute to our charity in different ways. They give time, energy, experience and knowledge to our cause. To be able to resonate with our cause to reduce loneliness, our volunteers have either experienced loneliness themselves or have known somebody who has experienced the negative aspects of loneliness. One of our
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Lonely People
Lonely People Well, it’s official! Essex has the second highest incidence of lonely people in the UK. There must be so much untapped talent in Havering who would make wonderful befrienders for our charity. Most of the lonely people known to HfH were and are real stalwarts. Our communities have obviously changed since post war
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Celebrating Small Steps
Celebrating Small Steps As a child grows we celebrate each step of its small and incremental growth and achievement as parents and guardians. Conversely, parents/guardians with incremental or even sudden loss of memory due to stroke or dementia are rarely celebrated. Let’s talk openly about what memories, skills and desires parents/guardians retain and functions they
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