We had to close our offices and stop our face-to-face activities but we continued to work hard to empower and support Islington residents. 

Case studies 

Read more about how our help has positively impacted on members of the community: 

• Read Fabiana's journey from outreach to volunteering at Help on Your Doorstep
• Read why online football sessions helped Jacob remain active and in touch with others during lockdown
• Read about how the Connect team have been supporting Islington residents to get online during lockdown 
• Val, Good Neighbours Coordinator, shares her experience of running services during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Examples of the practical help and support we have been able to provide include

• Getting emergency food parcels to vulnerable residents and linking them up with community food hubs for regular food deliveries.
• Helping people access grants so that they can afford food and other essentials including baby care supplies for a new born.
• Ensuring that older residents who are usually cared for by family members who can no longer visit due to the lockdown are linked into care from social services.
• Keeping in touch with the residents who use our Good Neighbours Schemes to help maintain their health and wellbeing.
• Linking some of our most isolated and vulnerable residents who are not allowed to leave their homes to a befriender who phones them regularly to have a chat and check that they are okay.
• Making appointments for residents with specialist advisers on welfare benefits, debt, housing and employment issues.

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