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 THE MENTORING AND BEFRIENDING FOUNDATION
The team at CARM is delighted that Well-Being at Home has successfully
been awarded ‘Approved Provider Standard’ with The Mentoring and Befriending Foundation (MBF). This accreditation
means our befriending service has met the rigorous standards set out by MBF, meeting the key management and operational requirements
of the standard, and delivers a quality service to volunteers and service users. Participants can be assured we are running
a safe and effective befriending service, using best practice guidance. Accreditation is valid for three years and means we
can use the MBF logo on all our promotional material. Approved Provider Standard is an accepted benchmark by funding bodies
and will help with future funding applications. So congratulations to Beryl and Benedict for all their hard work in putting the evidence together!
CARM RECIPE BOOK
Download sample recipe
This book is full of really useful recipes provided by people who attend CARM’s Meeting Points, with healthy
eating tips from Lydd Primary School. There are also old-style remedies and tales of childhood. It was possible to produce
the book with help and support from many individuals and organisations including Shepway District Council, Juicy Fruits of
Folkestone and Paul O’Grady.Sample of menus (click link)The book can be purchased from any of the Meeting Points or by sending a cheque for £6 – made payable
to CARM and sent to us, along with your name and address at: CARM, The Appledore Christian Centre, The Street, Appledore,
Kent TN26 2AE. 
JUNE NEWSLETTER- available to download now!
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DEMENTIA PILOT LAUNCHES IN SHEPWAY AND ASHFORD
CARM working in partnership with Shepway and Ashford Volunteer Centres are delighted to announce the launch
of a Dementia Pilot Project, an exciting new service for people with dementia. Funded through Social Services the Project
covers two services and aims to reduce isolation and improve the well-being of people with dementia in the community as well
as those in residential care.
The Befriending Service will provide volunteers to visit people with dementia
in their homes on a one-to-one basis to provide companionship through a “cup of tea and a chat.”
The
Our Memories Matter (OMM) Project will offer reminiscence sessions in residential and day care centres that focus on dementia.
The sessions, run by volunteer teams, encourage residents to communicate and interact with one another using “memory
triggers” to stimulate discussion.
If you are interested in finding out more about this innovative project,
please contact the relevant project coordinator in your area:
Wendy Weidner, OMM Coordinator (Ashford, Shepway,
including Romney Marsh), (01233) 758122;
Benedict Potts, CARM Befriending Coordinator (Tenterden), (01233) 758122;
Beryl Swift, CARM Befriending Coordinator (Romney Marsh), (01233) 758122;
Jill Brown, Befriending
Coordinator, Ashford Volunteer Centre (Ashford), (01233) 665535;
Janet Allen, Befriending Coordinator, Shepway
Volunteer Centre (Shepway), (01303) 259 007;
For further details about Our Memories Matter and/or the Dementia Pilot use this link.
For further details about the Dementia Pilot and/or the Befriending Service on Romney Marsh use this link.
For further details about the Dementia Pilot and/or the Befriending Service in Shepway use this link.
For further details about the Dementia Pilot and/or the Befriending Service in Ashford use this link.
For Information About Rolvenden Meeting Point and our other Meeting Points
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