Worcestershire County Council will be developing new activities supporting unpaid carers, information and signposting in communities and volunteering.
The announcement comes after the council welcomed just over £500,000 of funding through the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
One of the key projects will be aimed at supporting unpaid carers when those they are caring for are being discharged from hospital.
The project will use assistive technology and the assistance of volunteers to connect unpaid carers to wider support in the community.
Councillor Adrian Hardman, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, for Worcestershire County Council said: “We know how demanding being a carer can be and this funding will allow us to work alongside our partners at Worcestershire Association of Carers and the NHS to provide another form of support, especially at a time when there is added pressures to their valuable caring role.”
The second theme has two linked initiatives to support communities to access the help and support they need locally. This will be done by creating a network of information first aiders across the county and by delivering action on the health and wellbeing agenda through town and parish councils.
Councillor Marcus Hart, Cabinet Member for Communities for Worcestershire County Council said: “85% of Worcestershire is classified rural, and we know that this affects some of our residents access to facilities, transport and services. We plan to use our funding allocation from the Department of Health and Social Care to invest in and work alongside our town and parish councils, to improve the help and support available to our residents.”
Information First Aiders will be made up from a network of key members within communities, such as faith leaders, library volunteers, parish councillors, hairdressers, community centre staff/volunteers etc.
The investment will provide training to Information First Aiders first to allow them to best share and direct people to the most appropriate sources of information, help and support.
The Council's dedication to promoting volunteering will come to life in the third theme, which involves creating a countywide volunteering portal.
This online platform aims to make volunteering opportunities more visible and make it easier for people to find and take part in meaningful initiatives across Worcestershire.
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