The ‘Our Neighbourhood Project’ focusses on the strengths that exist in local areas to create engaged and well-connected communities placing people at the heart of health and wellbeing.

Funded by the West Glamorgan ‘Our Neighbourhood Approach’ Regional Partnership, this project works closely with the GP Health Cluster areas across Swansea.

The project brings people together as a collective to share their skills to develop and grow grassroots projects, activities and schemes that will enrich their lives and the lives of other residents.

The project is also undertaking asset mapping within the local area, identifying support groups, local services, green spaces, and more.

Using local knowledge alongside other already known local information will help to create a snapshot of the strengths of the community, and allow the project to build on existing resources with the involvement of local citizens.

Here’s how you can get involved…

Become a ‘What’s on locally’ Volunteer:

In this role (suitable for those aged 14 +) you can help the “Our Neighbourhood’ project discover all that is on offer across Swansea, helping to create an asset map of the area!

This is a flexible & short-term opportunity that can be anything from a couple hours as a one-off (micro-volunteering) or longer, and which you could do digitally from your own home, or out in the local community – the choice is yours.

Digital Volunteering Support

We’re looking for volunteers who can offer digital support to people over the phone. Many people need support to use various services online – this may include online shopping, GP services/ordering prescriptions and using different programmes to connect with friends and family; all helping to build people’s confidence with using technology. Click here to find out more

SNAP Project

SNAP Project offers support to anyone aged 11+ for up to 12 weeks to help you to start being more active, and explore ways you can feel better about yourself. We’ll work with you to develop a plan just for you that you can follow, and give you as much or as little support as you need over the programme. Click here to find out more

Co-producing projects or services with ‘Our Neighbourhood’:

We know that it’s people’s skills, interests and ‘lived experience’ which creates strong community resources, so the ‘Our Neighbourhood Project’ focusses on linking with people to develop and grow local groups and activities to enhance the lives of community members.

We have no age restriction for involvement, and would love to work with a wide variety of people and groups. This could include schools, social groups, peer support groups, hobby groups, supported housing projects and more.

What you can expect from us:

• Professional Support from the Our Neighbourhood Development worker, to help grow your idea or project,
• Access to a variety of training,
• Opportunity to be involved in the design, development and delivery of new groups or services that will benefit the local community.

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Area Specialisms

The Our Neighbourhood Development Officers have specialisms within different areas including:

Healthy Lifestyle and Wellbeing – Emma Crocker

Digital – Rachael Jenkins

Food Poverty – Arron Ring

Hospital Discharge – Roxane Dacey

Access to Services – Christina Christie

Volunteering – Ruth Robinson and Stephanie Bailey

Young Health Champions – Arron Ring

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For more information on any aspect of the project, or to get involved, contact the ‘Our Neighbourhood Development Officer’ below:

Cwmtawe - Roxane Dacey – 07932 555221 / [email protected] and Emma Crocker - 07943 189233 / [email protected]

Llwchwr - Emma Crocker - 07943 189233 / [email protected] and Rachael Jenkins - 07854 819011 / [email protected]

Penderi -Ruth Robinson - [email protected] and Rachael Jenkins - 07854 819011 / [email protected]

City - Stephanie Bailey – 07960 430001 / [email protected] and Christina Christie – 07538 105244 / [email protected]

Bay - Arron Ring - 07951 328910 / [email protected]  

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