Intergenerational Work
Our aim is to connect the youngest members of the community with those that have experience & stories to share.
Our project for 2024 is B.R.I.A.N - Beyond Recovery Intergenerational Activity & Neighbourhood project.
In 2023, the UK government created the Know Your Neighbourhood fund. This was aimed at tackling loneliness and isolation, as well as boosting volunteering opportunities across the country.
Recent research has revealed that adults were more likely to report feeling lonely if they lived in a deprived area, and that areas with higher rates of unemployment tend to have higher rates of loneliness.
Our aim is to connect the youngest members of the community with those that have experience & stories to share. Getting all ages to mix is one way to combat loneliness.
We will be running 2-day training courses aimed at volunteers and professional that will give them to skills and tool-kits to create low-cost, sustainable community projects throughout the Middlesbrough area.