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PKAVS Minority Communities Hub: Evolving to Better Serve Underrepresented Communities

April 26th 2023, By Graham Illsley

At PKAVS, our mission has always been to improve the quality of life and wellbeing of individuals from various communities in Perth and Kinross. As part of our commitment to this mission, we have been closely examining the impact and effectiveness of our existing services, including the Minority Communities Hub.

 

Upcoming Scarecrow Trail!

September 20th 2024, By alanapkav24

We will be hosing our very own scarecrow trail!! We will be open through the week, from Monday 7th October till Friday 11th October. Pop along between 9:30am and 3:30pm!! Location: The Walled Garden, Muirhall Rd, Perth, PH2 7BH This event is completely free, donations are welcomed! What to expect – Upon arrival pick up a trail map of our garden, on the map you will find a guide to…

 

Places for support

September 10th 2024, By April Black

If you look after someone, need care yourself or are planning for your future care needs, you can get the information and advice you need here – Home | Care Information Scotland (careinfoscotland.scot) If you need someone to talk to, we listen. We won’t judge or tell you what to do. – Contact Us | Samaritans Sometimes our thoughts and feelings can overwhelm us. It helps to get some Breathing…

 

The Big Hoose fun Day

August 1st 2024, By April Black

The Big Hoose Project recently held a free family funday at Kinnoull FC in Perth. We had a bouncy castle, toddler soft play, face painting, a scavenger hunt, fire engine, FREE toys, food and refreshments! The event was attended by over 50 parents/guardians and 75 children. Thanks to all our amazing staff, family members and other organisations who volunteered on the day who made sure the kids all had a…

 

Traditional and Sustainable Ways of Being Creative

July 26th 2024, By alanapkav24

In our creative department we have been working on some iron age replicas which went into an exhibition in Alyth. This exhibition was focused around sustainable ways of making, so we tried to implement this in our own sessions! We started by writing with symbols and exploring how we can communicate positive words and stories through images. We also tried some different styles of weaving that they may have used…

 

Wellbeing Toolkit for unpaid carers

June 18th 2024, By April Black

Carers Trust new wellbeing resource for adult unpaid carers, Caring For You is now live. The toolkit, which was co-designed by a group of unpaid carers, offers practical activities, advice and tips on how to deal with specific emotions which can arise from having a caring role. There is also a section on maintaining wellbeing which provides links to resources and ideas on how carers can maintain good wellbeing and…

 

Resources for Bereaved Carers

June 13th 2024, By April Black

Some resources for our Bereaved Carers. We all need support at times but especially when dealing with a bereavement of someone you love and have cared for. Please have a look at the below links to see what support is out there for you. Death and bereavement | NHS inform Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief :: Welcome (goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk)

 

2023 Respitality Report

June 11th 2024, By April Black

We are delighted to bring you our impact report. 2023 was our best year yet, with plenty more ambitions for this year too. Some highlights to whet your appetite…. Over 1800 unpaid carers accessed a Respitality break Delivery partners confidence in delivering Respitality was rated 4 out of 5 Breaks were donated by over 200 businesses and charities! So why not put the kettle on, click on the link below to…

 

Stepping Stones to Self-Care

May 30th 2024, By alanapkav24

Our clients here at the Walled Garden and Wisecraft have created some beautiful mosaics using recycled tile pieces. We began by talking as a group to discuss what self-care means to us and what things we might do to create happiness in our lives. The clients came up with a range of examples, including things like listening to music, going for a walk and seeing flowers, chatting with friends, spending…

 

Carers Week 2024!

May 23rd 2024, By April Black

Hello and welcome to our special Carers Week 2024. Carers week is an annual awareness campaign to celebrate and recognise the vital contribution made by the UK’s 5.7 million carers, and runs from 10th to 16th June, celebrating and saying “thank you” to our unpaid carers.  The week is designed to make caring more visible and this year’s theme is “putting carers on the map”, aiming to make sure that…

 

Information for unpaid Carers and Professionals

April 11th 2024, By April Black

The Neurological Alliance of Scotland has over 50 charity members, all of whom offer support for carers in some form such as, information, advice, support groups, helplines and other services. Our new resource, Information for Unpaid Carers and Professionals, is intended to give an overview of some of the most common neurological conditions and signpost readers to our members who offer support.  The resource also includes information on carer centres and…

 

PKAVS has a valued team of over 80 staff and 100 volunteers whose skills and expertise enable us to reach our objectives and have the positive impact that we do.

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PKAVS relies on over 100 dedicated volunteers who help with all aspects of our work.

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