Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Partnership

They help people to achieve their personal and organisational goals, creating partnerships and building strong communities. They are dedicated to enhancing people's health, particularly during at transition points in their lives.

Their core mission is to promote volunteering, self-esteem, and well-being, and strive to support hundreds of organisations that bring people together and help them to raise their voice.

Volunteering

Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Service holds the Volunteer Centre Quality Accreditation (VCQA) quality mark for organisations who are registered as volunteer
centres.

This means you can be assured that whether you are an individual wishing to volunteer, an organisation wanting support for your volunteers, an employer who supports Employer Supported Volunteering (ESV) or a funder or commissioner who can fund their work - you know that they'll provide a high quality and effective local service.

Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Partnership champion volunteering as a force for positive action and as the only accredited volunteer centres in the areas they reflect excellence and good practice. They provide an efficient brokerage service for potential volunteers and volunteer involving organisations.

Want to know more about volunteering? 

You can find out all about volunteering and find volunteering opportunities on their website here.

You can also subscribe to their weekly newsletter here.

Social Prescribing

Social prescribing is a non-clinical service that links people to their community. This is to help enhance their health and wellbeing by supporting participants to increase social interaction, build confidence, self-esteem, enhance self-care and build knowledge of local resources.

It is a non-medical solution to problems. Social Prescribing Link Workers offer short term one-to-one support and advice to individuals, helping them to connect with their
community, reduce social isolation and improve their health and well-being.

What is the Role of a Social Prescribing Link Worker?

A Link Worker assists participants in identifying goals, finding relevant local groups and activities, and providing long term solutions. They may provide short term support to help participants to build knowledge of local resources, find community support and enhance independence and health ownership.

Who can benefit from Social Prescribing?

• People who need support with mental health
• People who are veterans
• People willing to engage in self-care/help management
• People who are isolated or lonely
• People with long term health conditions
• People with complex social needs which affect their well-being
• People who need support with physical health needs
• People who frequently attend primary or secondary health care

How do I get referred to Social Prescribing?

If you feel Social Prescribing would be helpful to you, you can self-refer through the Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Partnership website here or you can call the
Social Prescribing team on 01205 314479.

You can also speak to your GP and other professionals about them referring you to the service.

Group Support

The Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Partnership team supports hundreds of organisations each year, bringing people together to have a voice about what matters to them and their community.

They provide practical support to groups and organisations in the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector.

They have a range of resources and information that you can use in aiding you in setting up your group or developing your projects.

You can talk with their specialist Group Development officers about setting up a group and finding funding for your projects.

You can find out more on Group Support here.

Looking for Funding?

The 'Find a Funder' facility on the Lincolnshire Community and Volunteering Partnership website has information on grants available throughout Lincolnshire for registered charities, not-for-profit organisations, community groups, etc.

There is a handy keyword search and filter function to help you find grants for specific projects and causes.

Click here to go to the Find a Funder page on the Lincolnshire Community and Voluntary Partnership website.

You can also subscribe to their funding newsletter here.