LCC provides Community Meals during COVID-19
Millie Crozier (Lakeland Community Care) delivers meals to a local service user.
Lakeland Community Care have provided meals on wheels to over 50 homes in the community. This was part funded 3 weeks by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, 3 weeks by Callagheen Windfarm and all extra by LCC. They also provided parcels and sanitary packs for the 12 weeks.
Lakeland Community Care Limited are delighted to announce that they have been successful, in receiving a donation from the Barclays 100x100 UK COVID-19 Community Relief Programme to deliver the ‘WEST Living Well Programme’. In April, Barclays announced a £100m Community Aid Package to support charities that are helping people and communities most impacted by COVID-19. £10m of this funding has been donated through their 100x100 UK COVID-19 Community Relief Programme, with Lakeland Community Care being one of 100 UK charities each receiving a donation of £100k, allowing their important work to continue.
Lakeland Community Care was chosen by a selection committee for the meaningful work they are doing through the WEST Living Well Programme which has the overall purpose of supporting vulnerable people who are marginalised, living alone, experiencing acute isolation in Fermanagh and Omagh District to live well through COVID-19 pandemic. The ‘WEST Living Well Programme’ will operate for six month period from October 2020, using the £100,000 to provide direct practical and timely support to over 400 vulnerable persons in the form of nutritious meals and social engagement resource packs, that will be delivered to the vulnerable persons own home. To effectively implement this programme Lakeland Community Care Limited are working collaboratively with a range of other organisations including, the Western Health & Social Care Trust Primary Care; Older Peoples Services Team, Fermanagh Rural Community Network, South West Age Partnership and OAK Healthy Living Centre. This will ensure that as far as possible the most vulnerable persons living within the communities of Fermanagh & Omagh District are identified, receive essential support through this programme and that other required support interventions can be put in place.
