Care for Care Homes

https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/scouts-at-home/scouts-helping-others/care-for-care-homes/

Join us in reducing the loneliness and improving the wellbeing of people in care homes as we collectively carry out 10,000 acts of kindness.

Care homes have been hit incredibly hard by the current global pandemic, from residents falling ill to being separated from their loved ones. Our young people have told us that they usually help care homes throughout the year and that the current crisis shouldn’t stop that from happening.

That’s why over the next few weeks we’re asking our young people to collectively carry out 10,000 acts of kindness to help residents in their local care home, become kindness champions and show that they ‘care for care homes’. From crafts to letters, videos to swapping skills, our young people will help care home residents to feel less lonely and more connected during the current health crisis.

Three For 3

http://scouts.org.uk/threefor3

So many people want to help others during the coronavirus crisis, including young people. We wanted to know what our young people thought was the most important thing for them to take action on, so we did the easiest thing – we asked them.

At the top of their list was ‘peer support’. They told us that young people’s mental wellbeing is going to be disproportionately affected by the current coronavirus crisis, and yet it’s not being widely talked about.

That’s why, we’re asking young people to share Three for 3. Write (or draw) three things you’re doing to look after your mental wellbeing during this challenging time and share these ideas with three other people.

Once you’ve shared your three things, the people you’ve shared with should share their own three things with you and three others, keeping the conversation about wellbeing going. You can do this with your family, friends, or if you’re over 13 and have social media, by tagging people on social media using #Threefor3.

By taking action you’ll be helping other people find out new ways to support their wellbeing.

Remember, only share things you feel comfortable sharing, and remember – when something’s on the internet, it’s ‘out there’ for anyone to see and very difficult to delete permanently.  Further information available at http://scouts.org.uk/threefor3

Community Impact Project Partners
Click here:  https://communityimpact

A Million Hands – Removing social barriers, connecting people and improving lives.

Participating in our A Million Hands programme is one way Scouts can take action and achieve their Community Impact Staged Activity Badge.  It provides ready-made activities and programme ideas centred on six national themes, chosen by our young people themselves. Community Impact Staged badges

Simon Community Northern Ireland has produced these resources for each of the Sections:

Community Impact Stage 1 – Beavers

Community Impact Stage 2 – Cubs

Community Impact Stage 3 – Scouts

Community Impact Stage 4 – Explorers