Around 80 community and voluntary groups are providing support to local people in North Lanarkshire during the C19 pandemic including:
- wellbeing and befriending calls
- shopping and deliveries of food, medicines and other essential items
- provision of free food where needed
This support is provided to existing service users; people referred by VANL staff through the NLC C19 Helpline; and to local people who make contact with community and voluntary groups directly
by a mix of established community and voluntary groups involving staff and volunteers and new C19 support groups run by volunteers.
Voluntary Action North Lanarkshire is providing support to the community and voluntary sector across North Lanarkshire during the C19 pandemic by providing information and guidance on key issues such as funding and ICT. VANL is also supporting the referral processs from the NL C19 Helpline for people requiring support from community and voluntary organisatoins. The following VANL staff also provide a locality link across North Lanarkshire .
| Locality Support | VANL Link Officer | Work Mobile No | Email Address |
| Airdrie | Judith Bremner | 07961 717 850 | judith.bremner@vanl.co.uk |
| Bellshill | Sharon Bissett | 07961 717 849 | sharon.bissett@vanl.co.uk |
| Coatbridge | Douglas Milne | 07985 659 523 | douglas.milne@vanl.co.uk |
| Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and the North | Grant McLean | 07949 222 539 | grant.mclean@vanl.co.uk |
| Motherwell | Michelle Thomson | 07940 153 082 | michelle.thomson@vanl.co.uk |
| Wishaw & Shotts | Kamil Tomzik | 07949 222 672 | kamil.tomzik@vanl.co.uk |
| North Lanarkshire-wide Support | |||
| Children, Young People & Families | Joyce Morgan | 07711 559 393 | joyce.morgan@vanl.co.uk |
| Volunteering | Kirsty Struthers | 07949 222 484 | kirsty.struthers@vanl.co.uk |
| Funding | Grant McLean | 07949 222 539 | grant.mclean@vanl.co.uk |
| ICT / Digital | Douglas Milne | 07985 659 523 | douglas.milne@vanl.co.uk |
NL Community and Voluntary Sector COVID 19 Response
During the C19 crisis many of our existing community and voluntary organisations have adapted their normal activities to provide support to their service users and wider communities and new C19 community groups have also been established. This briefing paper provides more background information on the role of the community and voluntary sector and volunteering during the C19 pandemic.
The following six “Community Solutions” funded organisations are acting as local “anchor” organisations during the C19 crisis, providing direct support to local people and also liaising with other community and voluntary organisations and staff from the council and NHS to support a co-ordinated approach to their local C19 community response.
| Area | Organisation | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Airdrie | The Health and Wellness Hub |
01698 262 437 and 01698 303199 |
| Bellshill | Orbiston Neighbourhood Centre | 01698 842215 |
| Coatbridge | Glenboig Development Trust | 01236 874520 |
| Cumbernauld and the North | Cumbernauld Action Care for the Elderly (CACE) | 01236 451393 |
| Motherwell | The Health and Wellness Hub | 01236 605795 or 01698 262437 |
|
Wishaw, and Shotts |
Getting Better Together | 01501 825800 |
In addition, to these six anchor organisations, a further 77 community and voluntary groups are providing emergency COVID 19 support. Find these groups on the spreadsheet below:
Information on NL Community and Voluntary Sector support for vulnerable people during the C19 Pandemic
Since mid-March when COVID 19 lockdown commenced, the community and voluntary groups providing emergency support to vulnerable groups have focused on providing food, wellbeing and befriending support. VANL has been inviting the 83 community and voluntary groups providing emergency COVID 19 support to provide data on their activities in a standard format to support monitoring and reporting of their contribution. Around 37 of the 83 organisations provide regular data returns, which are analysed by a public health analyst at Public Health Scotland for VANL.
Regular summary reports on community and voluntary sector C19 support for vulnerable groups are published here. The Week 14 report for the period 18th March to 26th June is provided below.
(Please note that total community and voluntary sector C19 support activity will be much higher than the data presented here as returns are not received from all groups providing support. However, this data gives a good indication of the volume and type of support provided.)