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| The relief and prevention of physical |
and mental | hardship | suffered | by | ||||
| Summary ofthe objects ofthe charity set out in its |
indiwduals inside and outside ofthe workplace listening and chaplaincy services through South |
through the provision Yorkshire. |
of | |||||
| governing | document | The provision of confidential pastoral |
care and support | to individuals | ||||
| inside and outside ofthe workplace | suffering difficulties |
in | their everyday | |||||
| life throu bout South Yorkshire. |
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| This financial year has seen an opening up of our face toface services |
| following lock-down, following COVID safety protocols, and a |
| continuation ofonline/telephone services where that has been the safer |
| option |
| Our Hospice Chaplains continued to respond to call-out requests only for |
| the first half ofthe year, often followed up by additional telephone |
| support, returning to regular Hospice visits in November. We provided |
| support for 19families, in addition to leading a reflection at the Light Up a |
| Life service in the Hospice garden. We also provided support for hospice |
| staff on our regular visits and worked with the Children's Team to source |
| poems at the request ofa patient in palliative care |
| Our full-time Listening service for a Primary Care Network (PCN) in |
| Sheffield, for patients experiencing life challenges, continued, plus the |
| introduction of Listening services at a second PCN and the University |
| Health Service. Over the year 1243appointments were made by patients |
| for listening support and the opportunity to talk about issues that were |
| affecting their emotional health. |
| Our We Ibeing Ambassadors (Listeners with an emphasis on a holistic |
| approach and additional training in mental health and wellbeing) were |
| present at 43 shifts at the Psychiatric Decision Unit. They saw 100 |
| patients (86%of all the patients who were on sits during their shifts), |
| holding significant supportive conversations with 54% of patients seen. |
| Sports Clubs, Fire Service stations and businesses slowly opened up to |
| visits, with a combination offace to face and telephone support across |
| the year, including attendance at funerals, leading a remembrance event, |
| sending encouragement cards and texts, visiting or calling on a regular |
| basis, and providing focused listening sessions where requested. We |
| also began attending ths Fire Service's New Recruits training programme |
| to speak to new recruits about well-being and our services, as part of |
| their support and well-being provision. |
| Our schools support continued across 15schools with a combination of |
| visits and telephone. Monthly chaplaincy visits were made across 9 |
| schools through the year, plus 41 1-hour listening appointments. We also |
| continued our pilot Safeguarding Listening Support with 11 1-hour |
| sessions provided for those responsible for safeguarding and pastoral |
| care within a school, giving a safe space for staff to offload the emotional |
| impact of dealing with difficult family situations on a regular basis. |
| Our pilot Sibling Listening Service for primary aged children continued, |
| leading to a roll-out to9schools funded by the Postcode Neighbourhood |
| Trust for 2022. This expanded service saw 28 children on a weekly basis |
| within the school terms. |
| We continued to raise awareness of the need to provide listening support |
| in organisations as a way of preventing and relieving hardship, and |
| providing support to people facing difficulties in their lives. This included |
| ths training activities outlined the previous section, plus the provision of |
| short promotional films for organisations to raise awareness amongst |
| their staff and/or patients. |
| In addition, and as part of, providing the above services ws delivered the |
| followin trainin events develo in the skills ofour volunteers, as well |
| March 2012 |
| Brief statement ofthe |
To build reserves where possible in order to cover contingencies, building |
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| charity's policy on reserves |
on the low level of reserves we have been able to create so far. |
| Details of any funds materiallY in deficit |
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| Further financial review details |
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| You may choose to indude additional information, where relevant about; ~ the charity's principal |
We are grateful to the Trusts and individual Donors who have given funding this year to enable us to continue and grow our services. Also to a growing number ofour Partner Organisations who have been able to make financial contributions towards the costs ofthe services provided |
| sources offunds (including |
for them. |
| any fundraising); | |
| ~ how expenditure has supported the key objectives ofthe charity; |
Grants have been awarded from Cutlers Company Charitable Trust, Golden Stable Trust, James Neill Trust Fund, Postcode Neighbourhood Trust, Sheffield City Council Voluntary and Community Sector Covid-19 Recovery Fund, Sheffield Evangelical Trust, Sheffield Town Trust, Souter |
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Charitable Trust and The National Lottery Community Fund. |
| objectives including any |
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| ethical investment policy |
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