Hope Trugt- Charity No. 1159866 w￿lon. Helplng Older Pewe Regi•tered Ornce: Ilaldstone Hall. 127 Maidstone Rd, FelixgtOW8 IP119EE Trt￿t￿ Annual Report for the ffin•ncial y•ar 1•t April 2021- 31st IAar¢h 2022 Dr Ann• F¢nnlng {Chalr) Dr Tarry Smith (Députy Chalr) Ml•• Julla Hal￿o¢k Rev Tf•vor Harrfs R•v t)•vld Whit• IAppolnt•d 28th S•ptwnb•r 2021) Rwl•w ofTh• Yur Thls last year hag $08n us emwg8 fr￿￿ the restn'clions of Covid. re*art most of our activities and encourage our dlents I guests to rejoin u8. The pa¢8 OF this has bg8n vanéd wrth Some r•tuming early on glad to receive the support we ￿*re offerirvJ others have shlelded for longer. The return of our volunteers ha5 alw been ¥aTiable. Durtng th13 la3t year bye have •oid farv•4ell to P*ul and Shdla Taylor our Pa8tor•l Workers have madé a gréat impact on all that Hopa Trust has done over many y8ars. We Msh them a long and happy rthrement. In January 2022 vft wekomed Tracy Haskins to our staff team a5 Charity Manager. Tracy hos made a grèat start in runnirvj our vaTIou8 events wlth the help of our 8mazing and much apprectated volunteers. Why w• do wl*t w• d Charft•bl• ObJo¢ts and A¢llvib••: 1. To provide rnlief to older peapie (regardl8s8 of faith or ethnioty) through the provision of practical and spiritual a￿stanCe. 2. To promole ￿ Christk•n Faith prim•rily for tho bonèfft of old•r p￿pIe in r8sidential or care homes by the provision of pra¢bGal and swriEual asslstaFKe in line with our statement of faith. How w¢ a¢hl•Y• oue ObJ•ctiv•e. The strateaic plan has had to take a baca(8eaL but Ihe owarGhing prioriii¢o of Building Community, Sharirg InlrKm8i1￿, OpporbJnty for Failh aNI Making it all Happon, are kept In mind. By Bullding Community 8•tter Our support seThio8 reoFened on Aprit amon9St Covkl security. A lot of cleaning took platA bul a balance had to be struck betsveen mask wearing, Gornmunication and keeping everyone safe. We have Concentrat￿ on our seNices which ancourydgo and develop communty and connedion. &'ncg Fr*dom Day on 19th Juty some of our mor8 sttial events have re*art8J at the very fimi request of our gues￿ The film event restarted in Ortober after a de*ation frtxn the gue* although it was agreed that sha￿d meals were not possib We have had goc¥J numbers of attend￿ acxoss all our regular events. Some people where very keen lo eomo back to 8Vontg other h2vÈ tskw mora timè to do Bo. Soma have only started coming again in FetKuary or March ano V•tre *Jll very anxious and in need of support and enmuragement. They 61)oft rdaxed and ¢nioyed th¢ wnY¢rsdtion, wmpdny And Gup oflG Some havé lèamt how to play aam84 lika erbbaqe and ￿70 hav• ￿gnit£d thèlr terabbte P455ions. Some of Iheir fvoJba¢k 94th￿tra h FeL¥uary 21Y21 we asked why they came was.. 'The b8St day of the week. .1 come for ¢ompany and fr￿r￿lship. 'Slimulatlon and lun. .1 have made nwi friond$' '¢ really struggled on my uniii I fourKI Hope Tru8t' 'To Vt otst and m66t pooplè. who ar• tWMT my fri•nd¥' The bereavement course ran in S•ptembw 2021 atthough numbor8 wore I￿. There were no onqulFies in the SprirvJ. The vi8it8 to tho Hut on the 8¢afront wore agaln can¢elied and carrie4J over to 2022. Our 1..1 befriendin9 service vms able to •upport people ￿ryth visits in their homes folbwln9 restrictions Itlti'ng in Juty. By Sharlng Informallon B•tt•r The charity continuas to purchase an advert, and accompanying a￿.￿8, In tho local Flyer ma98zin6. Wth g large urculation 11 COV￿ iho and $urroundlrvJ area and Ihi8 continu88 lo be a uselul method of C￿munICatEng th8 charity's story. Several people hava contactèd us or attended one of our as th8y havo 88en our m¥gozine wlide and wantod to wmp and se8 what we ao. We have contlnued to mainlain our k)cal proffi￿ in th8 comrnunty by atlending local m08tings or forums. Shelia 8UPPOrted the Wofk of the Compassionate Communitie8 Inrtiattve. and we took part In an exhlbrtaon In t￿ library $Tho￿n9 how have bgen ablo to SUKWrt converSat￿n8 around the end of life when Ihey are wanted. We Mntinv¢ io y¥¢ our Yrtb5ile dnd FaGelwJk to promsxe our a￿l¥l￿e5 and kt more people know we are har• and w8 post rnOnth￿ blog$ onto the websit•. Dunng 2021r22 some very Kiyal volunteers have conts'nued to supwt us either * our adiwly Ba#Èiona. 1.1 vi8it8 or 8èrving as In￿•86. Wè ensured we kept them r¢gul•rfy upd•t¢d and gave them all a small gift and card al Christma¥ to thank them for their work. Wé have also seen some volunteers step dovm du8 to their cwAn he81th issues durirvJ the last year. We have continued to keep finanaal sUPPOrter5 updated throughout th year. Opportunity for Shartng Faith Bettor It is worth notiw that the bFggast area of work impossFble to resume ha8 been the taking of servicés into Restdential Homes. either by us or the Songbirds group.. a further DVD was delivered to the homeg on Remembrance Suratsy which has been acfded to the collection record￿ aNI filmwj by Paul Taytor aNI muth appreci￿ed and used by the residential homes. Maklngll all Happen Belter The ambition of this pnonty is to make SLKÈ that ctintirrt￿ to grtAv ¢yJr valuntoar ba88. keep the Charity lookin9 for n•v initsabve4 enjure em*rgirNJ technologiGal rrteds afe met whHe at the Same time meeting our statLrtory c£Mnmunty r8sponslbilttas. A8 reporteit above, the Ctk911ty has rKr* ompby&Y a full time Charity Manager And ha8 plana to appoint an awstant in th• ne8rfiftu Much of tho owoing work ofthe Charity reli88 t￿llY on tho 8UPPOrt of 16 volunteer3 {in¢luding our Trustees}, currenty wving th8 Hope Tru8L Trir support 18 vital. We know thai when ifje voluirteer rolo is done well. the sessions more 8mooihty. Each volunta•r who has Signif￿ acc8$8 to O￿ar poopk. vM• rnquiréd to hold • v•lMI DiKto•ur• 4nd BafTing servi￿ (DBS) certificate and annual e*rtificato th•ck8 continue