Delivery of Critical Services
We continue to provide critical services and these are currently operating without issue.
Champions for Change
Following support from the council and Cash for Kids, Champions for Change South Ayrshire Champions Board have launched their Stay Connected Fund. The fund is designed to support young people who are care experienced and aged 14-26 to cope with the impact of COVID-19, including social distancing or isolation. Eligible young people can apply for up to £250 to access mobile phone data to help them stay connected with others and to support their physical and mental wellbeing. More information on the Fund and how to apply can be found here.
Free School Meals
We are now delivering 3165 food boxes every week to children who are eligible for free school meals.
Childcare and Learning Hubs
We’ve received positive feedback about our Childcare and Learning Hubs which are open five days a week, including bank holidays, for children whose parents are key critical workers and for some of our more vulnerable children. Over the last seven weeks, more than 340 children have been registered at our 12 Hubs. The success of this vital service is down to the team effort of staff from Education, Facilities Management, Active Schools and Libraries.
Communication
Further to the activities outlined in the Daily Briefing of 1 May, staff at Nursery Court Day Centre have created a video of service users singing “We’ll Meet Again” to mark VE Day tomorrow. This will form part of the online activities which we will promote over the holiday weekend. You can view the video here.
Overmills Day Centre in Ayr have also created some musical videos which will be available to view on our Social Media channels tomorrow.
We continue to post information and updates through the local media, in hard copy, on a range of social media channels such as South Ayrshire Council Live Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and on our website.