SCTN Newsletter March 2021

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Welcome to the March 2021 edition of our
Southside Community Training Network Newsletter

This newsletter provides information about upcoming trainings and initiatives offered by Southside Partnership DLR, many other community-based organisations in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and also information on selected national supports and resources currently available. There will be a lot happening over the next couple of weeks.

If you or your organisation have any information you would like us to include in the next edition (April) or if you have started a new initiative which you would like to have featured, please contact Lisa Sieger-Jamison at lisa.sieger@sspship.ie or phone 087 737 0372.

You can also find Southside Community Training Network on Facebook. Please click here to get to our page. We can also promote your upcoming courses and / or events there.

Or you can link in with the Southside Partnership DLR Facebook page here and the Southside Partnership DLR Twitter feed here.

News

The women4women Network's 10th Anniversary Breakfast & International Women's Day Celebrations

This Thursday (11th of March 2021) the women4women Network will be celebrating the 10^th anniversary of their Multicultural Women’s Breakfast and also celebrate International Women's Day. It promises to be a spectacular show with performances and poetry by women from all over the world.

Due to the high demand this event is now fully booked, but please visit the women4women website at www.women4women.ie to find out about the fantastic courses and event options for women. And we look forward to welcoming you at the next Multi-Cultural Women's Breakfast.

Call the Women's Team on 01 442 1004 or contact Rafika Kelly at rafika.kelly@sspship.ie or Daniela Naab at daniela.naab@sspship.ie to find out more about upcoming events.

International Social Prescribing Day Celebrations - March 18th 2021

On International Social Prescribing Day 2021 let's talk about Mental Health, Wellbeing and Self-Care in Challenging Times.

Join the DLR Social Prescribing Programme for Health & Wellbeing, Bray & Greystones ASPIRE Social Prescribing Programme for Health and Wellbeing and Shine to find out about useful strategies to mind your mental health and look after your wellbeing during these difficult times.

Our speaker: Rachael Hughes, Shine - Supporting people affected by ill mental health

When: 11am - 12 noon via Zoom, Thursday, March 18th, 2021

For more information please check the attached flyer or, to book a place, please contact Lisa Sieger-Jamison at lisa.sieger@sspship.ie or 087 737 0372 or email Alexandra Kelly at alex@brayareapartnership.ie.
Open to the first 30 registered participants.

To find out more about the DLR Social Prescribing Programme for Health & Wellbeing please visit the Southside Partnership website here: http://southsidepartnership.ie/dlr-social-prescribing-for-health-and-wellbeing/

Ongoing Food Bank Supports in the Local Community

Stocking up our Temporary Food Bank recently. A big THANK YOU to our Holly House team, the L.B.S. Men’s Shed and the Serve the City volunteers. This is a huge support to the local community in the area during these difficult times.

To get in touch with Holly House please phone 01 272 2020 or 086 219 2172.

General COVID-19 Information

Current Information on Covid-19 Restrictions

For up-to-date information on the current Covid-19 restrictions, please click here which links to the official government website.

Southside Partnership DLR Supports

FREE CV and Interview Skills Workshop

Are you looking for some free support with your CV, cover letters or interviews? Please visit our website to find out more http://southsidepartnership.ie/job-club/ or give us a call. Freephone: 1800200501 or (01) 284 1977, 087 3612898 and 087 1750243.

4-Week Mindfulness Course - Senior Wellness Activity Programme (SWAP)

Southside Partnership DLR will be offering a 4-week Mindfulness Course as part of its Senior Wellness Activity Programme starting on March 18th 2021. Please contact Angela Lennon for more information or to book a place at angela.lennon@sspship.ie or on 087 109 0106.

Job Club Available Online

Continuing the Support of clients through these challenging times

Please contact us and let us find the way to support you in a manner that best suits you.Call- Phone 01 2841977 or Freephone 1800 200 501
To find out more please click here.

DLR Social Prescribing Programme for Health & Wellbeing - Connect with your Local Community to get Well

What would it be like to have support to improve your health and wellbeing during this difficult time? Are you interested in trying something new or in accessing supports, but you do not know where to start? Would you like to connect with others?

Our DLR Social Prescribing Team at Southside Partnership DLR can work with you to navigate the supports available right now and will support you to access suitable supports and activities in line with social distancing guidelines. The team can also continue to support you when restrictions lift to fully avail of the fantastic resources and activities in our DLR community. Please click here to find out more.

To find out more please contact Lisa on 087 737 0372 (lisa.sieger@sspship.ie) or Eileen on 087 356 3035 (eileen.barry@sspship.ie). We currently offer phone and video consultations in line with Level 5 restrictions.

This programme is co-funded by Healthy Ireland and the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP).

Easter Flower Arranging Workshop

As part of the Healthy Ireland-funded SWAP Programme (Senior Wellness Activity Programme) Southside Partnership DLR will be offering an Easter Flower Arranging Workshop via Zoom. Dates: 12th March @11am - 26th March @ 9.30am - 30th March@ 11.00 am. Please contact Angie Lennon on 087 109 0106 or email angela.lennon@sspship.ie for more information.

Healthy Food Made Easy Course - Now Online

The Healthy Food Made Easy course is now available online and it will cover healthy eating, meal planning, food labels and how to avoid food waste. Join us from the comfort of your home via Zoom.

Please contact Angie Lennon on 087 109 0106 or email angela.lennon@sspship.ie to find out more.

Health & Wellbeing Supports at Southside Partnership DLR

Southside Partnership DLR offers and hosts a wide range of Health & Wellbeing Supports including the Healthy Food Made Easy Programme, the HSE Living Well with Dementia Programme (LwwD) and the DLR Social Prescribing Programme for Health & Wellbeing which is co-funded by Healthy Ireland. Southside Partnership DLR also hosts the Healthy Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Project which is funded by the Department of Health, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and the Department of Rural and Community Development. To find out more about all the available supports, please click here.

Other Local & National Courses & Supports

AWARE Paddy's Day Walk - 17th March 2021

This March Aware are asking you to join their march with people all over Ireland and come together ‘virtually’ for the Aware Paddy's Day Walk in support of Aware's mental health services. To register please click here.

NCCWN-SWAN - New Courses Available & International Women's Day Festival of Events - 15th March - 29th April 2021

NCCWN-SWAN will be offering two fantastic workshops as part of the upcoming NCCWN Dublin Regional International Women's Day Festival of Events. Please click on the flyers above for more information about the FREE online Mindfulness workshop 'The Gift of Presence' (on March 15th 2021) and the online workshop 'Pausitive Thinking - Building Positivity During Menopause' (on March 15th 2021).

Please click on the flyer below for the full NCCWN programme for that week.

Keep Well in Your Community Campaign - Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown

The Government Plan for Living with COVID-19: Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021 highlights the important role that individual and community resilience will play in contributing to our ongoing response to COVID-19.

The “Keep Well” campaign is a call to action to everyone across our society. It is an invitation to individuals, communities, voluntary groups, sporting organisations, those involved in creativity and the arts, local heritage and history, businesses, as well as local and national government to find ways to support everyone to discover new activities and routines that will do us good.

Please click here to access further information and resources in relation to the five themes: Keeping Active, Keeping in Contact, Switching Off and Being Creative, Eating Well and Managing your Mood.

AWARE - Virtual Life Skills Programme

Aware are offering a Life Skills Programme in a virtual group setting, using Zoom. Based on the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), the Life Skills programme is designed to help people learn more about how we think and how this can influence our actions in helpful or unhelpful ways. The Life Skills Group Programme is delivered over the course of six weeks in 90 minute evening sessions. To find out more click here.

Living Well Programme - New Dates Available

New dates are now available for the Living Well Programme - A Programme for adults with long-term health conditions. Please check the flyer for details or contact Triona at cho6.selfmanagementsupport@hse.ie or phone 087 4053 880.

Learning Online - Adult Education Service Dun Laoghaire

The Adult Education Service in Dun Laoghaire will be running a course in relation to 'Learning Online'. This course will be running from April 15th until May 20th 2021 on Thursday mornings.

Please contact Barbara for more information on 086 804 8888 or email barbarahammond@ddletbaes.ie.

Arches Recovery Education & Recovery Week

The Arches Recovery Education Services in Community Healthcare East now produce a newsletter. The first edition can be accessed here and contains information about the various mental health and recovery services in the area, upcoming courses and other relevant information.

ARCHES is a recovery education service that has been developed by a collection of dedicated Service users, Family members & supporters, and members of staff from mental health services across Community Healthcare East.

The service will also be running a 'Recovery Week' from March 22nd - March 26th 2021 with inputs from many of the organisations in the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and Wicklow areas (including our own Healthy Food Made Easy and DLR Social Prescribing Programmes) providing supports, courses and activities. To find out more please email info@archesrecovery.ie or phone 087 342 9922.

SOS - Wellness Recovery Action Plan Courses

SOS Suicide or Survive continue to offer a fantastic selection of daily wellbeing webinars and longer-term support courses such as WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan). To browse the options, please click here. They also offer a fantastic 'Supporters Programme' which could be of interest to anyone supporting someone who is struggling with their mental health, either in a personal or work context.

Useful Links

DLR PPN Ezine

Please click here for the latest DLR PPN Ezine with updates on local community groups, initiatives and community related events in the DLR county area.

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