BLP Shopping Service
Established during the first Covid-19 lockdown in April 2020, the Shopping Service at Brighter Living Partnership has since completed nearly 6000 shops and continues to serve the most vulnerable members of our community thanks to recently secured funding generously provided by the Steve Morgan Foundation.
Our Shopping Service aims to provide a healthy and substantial weekly shop to people across the Southport and Formby area who have been referred by a health/medical professional and are unable to shop for themselves, are unable to shop online, and have no support network of family or friends living near by who can help them.
The Shopping Service is completely volunteer led, and we’re always on the lookout for new shopping volunteers who can help us move the project forward and provide the best possible service to those people who need it the most! If you are interested in volunteering for this service then please look at our current volunteer vacancies here.
Full training and induction programme will be undertaken following a successful DBS check and references.
Here are some quotes from some of the clients that the serviced has supported:
“I couldn’t be happier with my volunteer, and the service that Brighter Living provide. Everyone is so polite, jolly and lively, and it means a lot how much my volunteer thinks of me.”
“The service has helped enormously. I was at the point of not being able to feed myself.”
“The service has been fantastic, really great. I don’t know what I would have done without the shopping service.”
“I don’t think I would have managed without the service. It’s been an absolute blessing. I wouldn’t have been able to manage without it. Thank you for everything.”
“I can’t put in to words how much the shopping service has helped. I can’t thank you enough.”
The service is open to referrals from professionals only, there is criteria that must be met due to the demands placed on the service so please get in touch via info@brighterliving.org.uk to find out more.
BLP Telephone Befriending Service
Set up during the first Covid-19 lockdown with the intention of combating loneliness in our community, the Brighter Befriending Project continues to help those members of our community who suffer from feelings of loneliness or isolation thanks to recently secured funding by the Steve Morgan Foundation.
We aim to provide a systematic point of contact for our clients over the phone in order to help them reconnect with their community, regain their independence, and remain in their own homes for longer by providing support for up to 12 months.
Our Telephone Befriending Service is completely volunteer led. If you’d like to volunteer with this service, and provide a listening ear to local people who are in need of support then please contact Leslie.Sparkes@brighterliving.org.uk or visit our volunteer web page for our current volunteer vacancies here.
Full training and induction programme will be undertaken following a successful DBS check and references.
