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
The first ever Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Digital Champion Awards 2021, results with Wavemaker were announced last week. We were thrilled to know that our project, Healthy Generations and their volunteers had won 'Digital Champion in the Community' Highly Commended! What a great reward for the hard work the team and volunteers have put in during the last year, socially connecting those who needed us with daily Zoom sessions around Health & well-being, Poetry, Art, Music and much more. If you would ... 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
As we move on the icons are changing on our monthly infographic of how we are helping people during the difficult year, showing client visits as well as virtual meetings and workshops etc. Find out more https://bit.ly/2YJ9Lab. We couldn't do this without our wonderful volunteers! #VolunteersWeek2021 ... 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
The Peer support group facilitated by the Beth Johnson Foundation, Dementia Advocacy Project, was successful in its application for a small amount of funding from Innovations in Dementia. We had to put forward a question and ours was “Does class intellect or ethnicity have a bearing on the dementia pathway” The project started pre COVID-19, therefore some of the methods we intended using were altered. However, the most important aspect of it being that it was led and managed by people living with dementia. A report followed and we are delighted with the outcome and hope to expand on the report in the near future. ... 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
The Beth Johnson Foundation is delighted to be a partner to the new Stoke-on-Trent (SOT) All Age Carers Service led by North Staffs Carers. This valuable service provides a single point of access for Carers of all ages and ensures that Carers have access to a wide range of support services, information, advice and guidance. The service brings together a range of partners to provide holistic support; enabling Carers to feel better supported so they are able to make informed choices about their caring role and own health and wellbeing. ... Read more
We were honoured last week to be invited to the Staffordshire High Sheriff’s Award Ceremony for our work here at the BJF. The event was lovely, and we were one of just six amazing charities to attend from across the county including: Haregate Community Centre Rockspur House and Milestonez UK Burton Albion Community Trust Burntwood Be a friend & Spark, Burntwood Asist On behalf of our staff, volunteers, Trustees and of course our clients, thank you to Charles Bagot-Jewitt and The Community Foundation for Staffordshire, for all their support during 2020. ... Read more
Thank you to all the people of Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire who contributed to our Memory Wall for the National Day of Reflection on 23rd March 2021. Thank you also to our partners, Marie Curie, Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Asist Advocacy Service. The Memory Wall has now closed, if you have contributed a memorial, we will send a copy for you to keep or to share with friends and family. If you have been affected by bereavement and need help or support, please contact our Bereavement Help Points service. You can find out more here Thank You! ... Read more
Our new Winter newsletter is now available to read. In this issue our Patron, Joan Walley, talks about how we all relate to music ...Read more
Volunteers make a huge difference to our work. They help us connect with different parts of our community, they help increas ...Read more
As Christmas is just around the corner, we just wanted to give thanks for everything that we have achieved this year. 2021 has bee ...Read more
Receiving the news of any life threatening or potentially life limiting condition is likely to impact hugely on individuals, famil ...Read more
