N6 - Summerhill Community Centre
Investment project code: 261
Job Title - Volunteer Development Co-Ordinator
Amount Requested = £12,000.00
Summerhill Centre in North West Dumfries needs your vote to help us reduce poverty levels; reduce the cost of living expenses and increase equal opportunities in our communities. We can do this by maintaining and building upon our existing free community food sharing projects, our Health and Wellbeing activities for all ages which include: • Helping hand to reduce cost of living through our new Community Food Pantry whereby people choose own food and essential items in a dignified and affordable manner. • Provision of healthy and fresh food boxes delivered to our most vulnerable. • Weekly home made soup for distribution through First Base Food Bank. • New skills to prepare healthy homemade meals to take home for all the family. • Fun youth activities; weekly trips; fitness opportunities; daily support & supper. • Community Buddies - adult fitness, home baking kits and wellbeing activities • Community Training and First Steps in Digital Connections • Environmental skills at our Community Land Art, gardens & food growing allotment
Summerhill Centre is Dumfries Hub for Fareshare Food Provision. We plan and organise food from Glasgow Fareshare every Tuesday and Friday to support our many partners who then receive the food and distribute into our communities. Our activities are critical to continue tackling poverty with a dignified approach and developing positive routes out of despair. These are only possible with our army of volunteers who collectively give over 260 hours per week facilitating our many groups and managing the centre. We need funding to employ our Volunteer and Community Development Co-ordinator. Our work helps to develop each individual to grow and develop strengths and independence to work their way out of poverty. We also help to develop effective community leaders, regardless of their experiences or circumstances. By the Community – For the Community
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