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VACANCIES:Befriending & Social Inclusion Coordinator AND Family Support Workers

Community Links has been commissioned by Devon Carers to provide a short respite service for carers. We are looking for volunteers who can sit with the carer’s loved one, enabling the carer to have a break – to meet a friend for a cuppa, go for a walk,  or pop out to run an errand. The service will cover the area north of Okehampton up to Torridge. A Time for You service is available in Okehampton provided by Age UK Okehampton. 

Community Links SW CIC are grateful to have been awarded a grant from West Devon Borough Council to enable the purchase of equipment to improve the services we are able to provide during Covid-19.

Advice line now open Monday – to Friday from 10am-12pm

The Communication & Interaction team will be running their next Autism Awareness Course for Parents online. This will be open to parents with children on the waiting list for a diagnosis as well as those with a diagnosis.

Transition means change. Many people find change difficult, but especially those who have autism.

Babcock has been receiving questions about staff training to help support BAME communities. At Babcock LDP our EMTAS team has lots of resources that might be useful for teams to use. They are also very happy for agencies to contact…

If you are worried about your child returning to school, have a look at the resources DIAS have created to try and help.

Community Links are launching an advice line. Anyone needing advice or support can call between 10am and 12pm Monday to Friday. 

June 8th-14th 2020 is Carers Week and activities are being organised specifically to celebrate the efforts of all the Young Carers in Devon.

There are over 3000 Young Carers in Devon aged 4-18 who help look after someone in their family, or a friend, who is ill, disabled or misuses drugs and alcohol. Please show your support by sharing this post and letting Young Carers know how much we appreciate what they do.