Really enjoyed meeting @PlatformHousing Community Champions at their Welcome Session this morning. Excited to be working with them to bring about positive changes across Platform communities.
Platform’s £1.4million Wellbeing Fund will be available from April this year.
The fund will provide fast and flexible support to customers during these challenging times, covering the cost of food, essential items, utility bills and more.
FMI: https://t.co/Q1cdmUYJxO
Thinking how you can bring your community together? Check out our Platform Community Chest. It can offer funding to customers and community organisations to make a real difference in our communities. We’re next reviewing applications on 7 Jan https://t.co/2N4gtB0IrT
Here at Platform, colleagues have set out to do their part to help families in need this holiday season by donating money for the Holiday Toys Appeal and support our five corporate charities @ParishofLouth, @ProjectBrum, @MaggsDayCentre, @RuralActionDerb and #Jubileefoodbank.
Not worked for a while and not sure where to start? We’re offering Platform customers a six month, paid for subscription to online career coaching. Find out how to apply here: https://t.co/pC1FUBAVzy
Enter our Communities Week photo competition. We are asking customers to look at the world around them & take a photo for one of these categories: What makes you happy, what makes you sad, wildlife, nature, selfie. Then email it to us at [email protected]. @PHGCommunities
To give us all a much-needed boost, this year's @PlatformHousing Communities Week (23-27 Nov) is offering projects based around the #5waystowellbeing for our customers, staff and partners. Follow 'Platform Housing Communities' on Facebook to find out more.
URGENT APPEAL: We’re running desperately short of several items as we continue to feed record numbers of people. Can you help us by donating something from our latest shopping list - we’re collecting from all our usual supermarket drop off points. 🛒
Online learning platform Udemy is offering a free course on coping with the stress and anxiety caused by living in isolation during the current Coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/MwdgvOB6ih @PlatformHousing @PHGCommunities #WorcestershireHour
We’ve donated over £16,000 to a number of #foodbanks and projects across our regional portfolio in response to COVID-19. For more information on how to access foodbanks in your area please visit: https://t.co/FYOVwGqTAP
@WCTrust@YMCA_Burton@FoodbankSouth@FareShareUK
In Feb @PlatformHousing Digital Champions helped 284 people look for work, report ASB and report repairs, stay active and start their own business. Find out more about our sessions here https://t.co/TzT3F6bEQv @PHGCommunities #WorcestershireHour
Last year saw households considered newly homeless in England increase by 11.4%. Find out why Team Leader Sam Price of the new Maggs Day Centre Malvern thinks digital inclusion is vital to helping people off the streets @PHGCommunities https://t.co/Krsu6Bum2y #WorcestershireHour
Its Safer Internet Day on 11 Feb. Learn how to report online fraud, secure your devices and keep your children safe online with the @PHGCommunities Digital Champions at a series of events at Warndon Library https://t.co/qfegDYjgMD #WorcestershireHour
Don’t forget - we’re also open every Tuesday during the countdown to Christmas, giving you even more time to drop off your donations and help us fight festive hunger. Here’s how you can support our clients: https://t.co/bahv1U4q0L
In November @FortisLiving Digital Champions helped 268 people get online safely in Malvern, Worcester and Droitwich including https://t.co/IDrN56Wzge #WorcestershireHour
Residents at @cpvmalvern & The Rose Garden have been playing their part in #CommunitiesWeek with generous donations for @TrussellTrust & @WMWomensAid #PlatformCommunities
5 days 😀 8 partners 😀 10 events 😀 19 volunteers 😀 76 customers @FortisLiving#CommunitiesWeek Helping Worcestershire get online safely one click at a time https://t.co/0ZV9Kl3oqU #WorcestershireHour