11 December 2020 12:58:00
<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">Since March 2020, RCC has continued to support communities although as with most services, the focus has adapted to address the challenges posed by COVID19. In total around £20,000 has been awarded in grants to support specific schemes such as:
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<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">provision of food parcels, personal protective equipment and online <span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">support;
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<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">translated information <span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">packs;
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<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">summer holiday socially distanced <span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">activities;
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<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">support in relation to domestic violence and substance misuse during Covid-<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">19;
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<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">post Covid-19 volunteering and community engagement opportunities; and
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<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">supporting the local Traveller Community during Covid-19 with remote education support.
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11 December 2020 12:31:00
<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">A <span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">Carer Card has been launched<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB"> by <span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">Ceredigion County Council<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">,<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB"> for unpaid carers who look after family members or friends who would <span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">n<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">o<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">t be able to manage on their own without the support and care of an unpaid carer.
<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">Th<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">e card<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB"> has been developed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. During the early months of the pandemic, many carers contacted <span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">the council <span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">to ask for something they could use to prove that they are caring for someone <span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">if<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB"> they were challenged when collecting and deliv<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">e<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">ring essenti<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">a<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">l supplies for that <span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB">person.
<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Cardholders will have access to priority shopping opportunities with retailers who are participating in the scheme. A list of retailers and other benefits is available on <span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">the councils <span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">Carer Card page<span data-contrast="none" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">.
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