The Dementia Advocacy Peer Support Group (DAPS) are all living with a diagnosis of dementia - this group is facilitated by advocacy staff at the Beth Johnson Foundation. Dandelion CiC aims to create welcoming spaces for local younger (18+) people to share knowledge, exercise their creativity and build a community together. Hence, Daps and Dandies!  We worked together to design a project that could showcase local knowledge and experience and show that even though we may not meet or speak as we share these spaces, we who live in the six towns have many things in common. After having a virtual afternoon tea together the groups set out with a disposable camera and postcards to take photos of important things and places to them. What was created was the following beautiful photos around Stoke-on-Trent: www.dandelioncic.org ... Read more

BJF are thrilled to share with you, Jon, our Tech Buddy volunteer with our Healthy Generations project, has been awarded the Volunteer Star Award in the following section:  Volunteer Support for the over 65's - Newcastle-under-Lyme The event was shown live over YouTube and can be seen via this link around the 30-minute point. This was a great surprise for Jon, and well deserved!  ... Read more

This new space has been introduced on our website so that staff and volunteers can capture and share contemporary issues facing older people. Everyone at BJF are encouraged to write about topics that they feel are important to themselves but also will inform our practice and our direction as the charity moves forward. Read here   ... Read more

We are really excited to show a *sneak preview* of the project the The Beth Johnson Foundation are currently developing. This project is around looking at the; "Pros and Cons of living with dementia during COVID." We have produced seven short films showing members voicing their feelings and how they have managed using diverse coping strategies ... Read more

BJF would like to share with you a new, short booklet that contains stories of people’s personal experiences of living with multiple sclerosis. The booklet has been recently launched as part of MS week. Originating from St. Giles Hospice in Lichfield, the book introduces members of an exercise class for people with MS, who participated in a research study. The research, led by the hospice CEO, Dr Emma Hodges, in conjunction with Emerita Professor Sue Read (CEO, Beth Johnson Foundation) and Dr Sotirios Santatzoglou, Keele University, led to the book because of the powerful stories that people shared of their experiences.   ... Read more