UK Council on Deafness

Opportunities for Volunteering Grants awarded for 2002/2003

Royal Association for Deaf people, Surrey
£9,500
for volunteers to help deaf people eliminate feelings of isolation and provide information

deafPLUS South
£14,250
for advocacy and support for deaf people

Merseyside Society for Deaf People
£14,300
to address the specific needs of deaf and hard of hearing people with additional needs such as learning difficulties and mental health problems

BID Services for Deaf People
£13,700
to involve deaf people from minority communities in setting up and running a sports club for children and a theatre group

Royal Association for Deaf People, Essex
£9,300
for deaf people with learning disabilities to improve communication and social skills

deafPLUS North
£4,300
for provision of a mobile advisory service with information and advice on the latest aids, opportunities and equipment

dDeaflinks - Staffordshire
£12,350
to enable deaf volunteers to deliver a high quality advice and guidance service following training to NVQ2/3 Level

Cumbria Deaf Association
£13,800
for deaf awareness training to health and social care staff so that they can better communicate with deaf and hard of hearing people

Ann Lloyd Memorial Trust
£11,300
for deafblind people to learn new skills and gain access to resources and facilities

SIGN
£10,700
for volunteers to offer advocacy services to deaf people with mental health problems

Stoke on Trent Sports & Social Club
£1,200
Use of volunteers to refurbish kitchen to provide luncheon club for elderly deaf people

Home Counties Cochlear Implant Group
£1,500
To recruit & train further volunteers to support cochlear implantees. To improve information & publicity of cochlear implants using volunteers

Hertfordshire Hearing Advisory Service
£3,000
Use of volunteers to develop greater use of services and increase user involvement in health care quality developments. Set up & run further hard of hearing groups using volunteers

Royal Association for Deaf People
£8,000
To co-ordinate and provide training for volunteers to work one to one with Deaf People with Learning Disabilities who experience social exclusion; and to develop Volunteer Supervision Policies

Asian Deaf Women's Association
£6,000
To co-ordinate and provide training for volunteers from the Asian Community in Newham to work with the families of Deaf Asian Women and Girls to enable them to access the support that is available to them from Health Services, Social Services and from within their own community

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