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Volunteer - Wythenshawe Dementia Café
Organisation Details
Together Dementia Support
Activity type: Disability , Health and Wellbeing, Older People
Stellify Award: This opportunity is part of 'Make a Difference'
Organisation Description: TDS is a small, not-for-profit company that aims to support people living with dementia (both people with a diagnosis and those who support/care for them) by providing high quality friendship & activity groups in Manchester. We have a number of Friendship & Activity Groups across Manchester and Old Trafford:
Moss Side Friendship & Activity Group - Mondays 1.30pm - 3pm at The Armani Centre, Moss Lane East, M16 7DG
Wythenshawe Friendship & Activity Group - Tuesdays 1.30pm - 3:30pm at Friends' Meeting House, Northern Moor, M23 0DJ
Walk & Talk Group - Wednesdays 11am - 12.30pm at Alexandra Park, Whalley Range, M16 7JL
East Manchester Friendship & Activity Group - Wednesdays 1.30pm - 3.30pm at Bougainvillea Gardens, Peel Grove, Longsight, M12 4WE
Pyaari Yaadein (South Asian Group) Thursdays 11am - 1pm at The Armani Centre, Moss Lane East, M16 7DG
South Manchester Friendship & Activity Group - Thursdays 12.30pm - 3pm at Oaklands, 8 Wilbraham Road, Fallowfield, M14 6JW
North Manchester Friendship & Activity Group - Fridays 11am - 1pm at Crumpsall Methodist Church, Landsdowne Road, Crumpsall, M8 5ST
Old Trafford Friendship & Activity Group - Fridays 1.30pm - 2.30pm at Limelight Community Centre, 1 St Bride's Way, Old Trafford, M16 9NW
Fabulous Forgetful Friends - a new peer support and influencing group which meets on the last Monday of each month, 11.15am - 1pm at Amani Centre, Moss Lane East, M16 7DG
We also run monthly Together In Song Gospel Choir which meets monthly on Saturdays
We also have our pioneering Together @ Home Befriending Service, were volunteers are matched with a carer and person living with Dementia where a weekly day and time is agreed with volunteers, offering companionship, respite for cares and taking part in activities including: art and crafts, walks and gentle exercise, play various memory games and make friends!
We also have our monthly Dementia Cafes, where carers meet monthly to bond with each other and offer support and advice. Many of these carers brig a person living with dementia with them. We need volunteers to support at these cafes to try and give the carers some respite.
We need volunteer support to enable Together Dementia Support to provide a much needed service for people living with Dementia and the carers.
Moss Side Friendship & Activity Group - Mondays 1.30pm - 3pm at The Armani Centre, Moss Lane East, M16 7DG
Wythenshawe Friendship & Activity Group - Tuesdays 1.30pm - 3:30pm at Friends' Meeting House, Northern Moor, M23 0DJ
Walk & Talk Group - Wednesdays 11am - 12.30pm at Alexandra Park, Whalley Range, M16 7JL
East Manchester Friendship & Activity Group - Wednesdays 1.30pm - 3.30pm at Bougainvillea Gardens, Peel Grove, Longsight, M12 4WE
Pyaari Yaadein (South Asian Group) Thursdays 11am - 1pm at The Armani Centre, Moss Lane East, M16 7DG
South Manchester Friendship & Activity Group - Thursdays 12.30pm - 3pm at Oaklands, 8 Wilbraham Road, Fallowfield, M14 6JW
North Manchester Friendship & Activity Group - Fridays 11am - 1pm at Crumpsall Methodist Church, Landsdowne Road, Crumpsall, M8 5ST
Old Trafford Friendship & Activity Group - Fridays 1.30pm - 2.30pm at Limelight Community Centre, 1 St Bride's Way, Old Trafford, M16 9NW
Fabulous Forgetful Friends - a new peer support and influencing group which meets on the last Monday of each month, 11.15am - 1pm at Amani Centre, Moss Lane East, M16 7DG
We also run monthly Together In Song Gospel Choir which meets monthly on Saturdays
We also have our pioneering Together @ Home Befriending Service, were volunteers are matched with a carer and person living with Dementia where a weekly day and time is agreed with volunteers, offering companionship, respite for cares and taking part in activities including: art and crafts, walks and gentle exercise, play various memory games and make friends!
We also have our monthly Dementia Cafes, where carers meet monthly to bond with each other and offer support and advice. Many of these carers brig a person living with dementia with them. We need volunteers to support at these cafes to try and give the carers some respite.
We need volunteer support to enable Together Dementia Support to provide a much needed service for people living with Dementia and the carers.
Description of role: Dementia Cafes are a great opportunity for carers of people living with Dementia to socialise and share their experiences.
Many of the carers who attend the cafes are struggling and need a break but still have to bring the person they care for with them.
Whilst the carers are able to get massages, share their concerns and gain advice from our Carer Support Leader and admiral nurses, our volunteers are a helping hand on the opposite side of the room for the people living with dementia.
As a volunteer you will chat, do activities and be a general support to people living with dementia, many of which will need 1:1 support.
The dementia cafes are only once a month so if you have less time available to volunteer every week, this could be the volunteering opportunity for you.
Beswick Dementia Café (First Tuesday of each month, 1pm-3pm):
Beswick Library
60 Grey Mare Lane
Beswick
M11 3DS
Oaklands Dementia Café (Third Wednesday of every month, 1:30pm-3:30pm):
Oaklands House
8 Wilbraham Road
Fallowfield
M14 6JZ
Wythenshawe Dementia Café (Last Wednesday of each month, 1:30pm-3:30pm):
St Andrews Methodist Church
Brownley Rd
Wythenshawe
M22 0DW
Many of the carers who attend the cafes are struggling and need a break but still have to bring the person they care for with them.
Whilst the carers are able to get massages, share their concerns and gain advice from our Carer Support Leader and admiral nurses, our volunteers are a helping hand on the opposite side of the room for the people living with dementia.
As a volunteer you will chat, do activities and be a general support to people living with dementia, many of which will need 1:1 support.
The dementia cafes are only once a month so if you have less time available to volunteer every week, this could be the volunteering opportunity for you.
Beswick Dementia Café (First Tuesday of each month, 1pm-3pm):
Beswick Library
60 Grey Mare Lane
Beswick
M11 3DS
Oaklands Dementia Café (Third Wednesday of every month, 1:30pm-3:30pm):
Oaklands House
8 Wilbraham Road
Fallowfield
M14 6JZ
Wythenshawe Dementia Café (Last Wednesday of each month, 1:30pm-3:30pm):
St Andrews Methodist Church
Brownley Rd
Wythenshawe
M22 0DW
Skills / qualities associated with the role: Leadership, Oral Communication Skills, Practical Skills, Team Working
Are volunteer expenses available?: Yes
Duration of role: Ongoing / Long term
Opportunity times: Wednesday PM
DBS required: On
Can reasonable adjustments be made regarding additional needs?: Yes
Is this organisation part of the Sports Volunteering Scheme (SVS)?: No
Minimum hours commitment: 2 hours a month
Location:
St Andrews Methodist Church, Brownley Road, Wythenshawe
Wythenshawe
M22 0DW