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#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek: Businesses don’t run themselves, people do
Carl Gough, Social Business Wales Business Advisor discusses how mental health needs to be a key consideration alongside the economic recovery priorities in order to maintain the resilience of the people helping to push us back into prosperity.
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#GoodNewsCymru Highlights
Our very own story teller and business advisor for Social Business Wales, Carl Gough, has again summed up the recently published #GoodNewsCymru stories in a short video. Watch his summary below...
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Inspirational Futures puts mental health and well-being of families first
Inspirational Futures has created a free downloadable well-being diary to help families look after their mental health and wellbeing during lockdown.
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Inquiry: The Welsh economy and Covid-19
The Welsh Affairs Committee recently launched an inquiry into the economic consequences for Wales of Covid-19, and the support needed to support businesses now and in the future. Policy and Communications Manager Catherine Evans summarises the Centre’s response.
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Video interview: Eleanor Shaw from People Speak Up
Eleanor Shaw, founder of social enterprise People Speak Up in Llanelli, tells us how they've digitally transformed the Story Care & Share project so they can continue to support young people during this pandemic.
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Video interview: Sioned Williams from Creating Enterprise
Sioned Williams, Senior Employment Academy Partner at Creating Enterprise discusses how they have adapted their approach with online training, ensuring they continue to reach those in need and helping build employment opportunities with the Creating Futures Academy despite the current crisis.
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Innovate Trust develops community app to keep people connected
Innovate Trust is a supported living provider that is using technology to digitally transform their services for good.
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Swansea Carers Centre sets up multiple helplines to support carers
Independent charity, Swansea Carers Centre has adapted its services in response to COVID-19 by setting up seven helplines, which went live over the first few weeks of lockdown, to help unpaid carers with whatever they need.
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Swansea-based flag makers refocus manufacturing to supply medical clothing for frontline staff
Red Dragon Flagmakers have made an extraordinary effort in diversifying to supply the UK NHS as well as frontline workers in care homes, pharmacies, individual agency carers and surgeries with the ‘Scrubs for All’ initiative.
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North Wales social enterprise makes switch to deliver innovative mentor services online
Empower – Be The Change have adapted to serve their North Wales community during the Covid-19 lockdown by switching to online delivery of their mentoring services, focused on maintaining well-being during the pandemic.
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Video interview: Jane Bellis from Art & Soul Tribe
Watch the interview with Jane Bellis from Art & Soul Tribe discussing the incredible work of community groups in their CREW initiative, providing online wellbeing, learning and support in a heart-warming collaboration.
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Carmarthen Foodbank continues to aid those in need
While the usual structure of the Xcel Project is on hold due to social distancing, their foodbank is busier than ever. Carmarthen Foodbank access and divert food to vulnerable people across the county, and the past few months have been like no other.
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