Since 1966 Fulham Good Neighbours has supported older and disabled people in their homes, gardens, community, community centre, and online. We support almost 500 older and disabled people a year, supported by over 100 local volunteers.
All of our projects are provided to beneficiaries for FREE. These include,
Support in the Home and Garden via:
• Decorating & DIY – support around the house with painting, decorating, assembling of furniture, etc.
• Gardening – • Adopt a Garden – befriending & gardening support • Online Gardening workshops – delivered in partnership with Nubian Life
Support in the Community via:
• Good Neighbour Scheme - shopping, transport, errands, etc
• Befriending – volunteers matched with beneficiaries to have 1:1 regular chats via telephone or in-person
• Social Clubs – • Digital Support • Art • Choir • Craft • Chair Based Exercise • Lunch • Reading • Silver Lunch • Sunday Tea
Support Online via:
• Online Art Group – weekly art sessions delivered to a group of beneficiaries online
• Online Chair-Based Exercise – supervised exercise activities directly in the homes of beneficiaries online
• Digital Inclusion support – 1:1 digital support, device lending, digital drop-in, wifi connectivity
Please contact us on info@fulhamgoodneighbours.org or 020 7385 8850 should you or anyone you know need our support.
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Vision Statement:
To create an inclusive community where neighbours look out and care for each other
Mission Statement:
We enrich the lives of older people and people with disabilities living in Fulham by providing practical help and creating opportunities to:
- Contribute to society; - Connect with others; and - Live life to the fullest
Our projects aim to reduce the impact of older people's concerns raised in the 2019 local Older People’s Commission. These related mainly to: access to services; loneliness and isolation; and poverty and deprivation.
Our projects also keep in mind, the 2017 Index For Wellbeing in Later Life (Age UK and University of Southampton) which found:
- Meaningful engagement, whether through social, creative or physical activity, contributes over 20% to an individual’s sense of wellbeing in later life;
- Creative and cultural participation contributes most significantly to wellbeing (out of 40 indicators); and
- Physical activity was the second highest factor