Moving Minds is an innovative project that creates opportunities for people affected by dementia to participate in weekly dance and improvisational movement sessions. Moving Minds sessions explore how dance, with its focus on touch, reciprocity and connection, might facilitate a greater awareness of non-verbal expression and communication in the context of a condition in which [...]
Fraud Workshop with Trading Standards Nelli Café is presenting a workshop to help prevent fraud. It will take place Wednesday the 30th of March 2022 at 10am to 12pm at The Folk Hall in New Earswick York. Everyone who would like to go is welcome. For more information please visit the Nelli Cafe Facebook page: [...]
Please see the link below for OCAY's AGM Annual Report 2020-2021. Annual Report 2020-21 Management Accounts 2020-2021
RAY (Refugee Action York) are currently looking to fill 2 vacancies. One is for an administrator for 20 hours a week and the second is for a coordinator for 14 hours a week. If you are interested please click on the below links or visit their site at: http://www.refugeeactionyork.org/ Ad for administrator Ad Vol [...]
We are delighted to have been notified that Older Citizens Advocacy York (OCAY) has completed the Quality Assurance process and achieved the Investing in Volunteers Award. OCAY has been added to the List of IiV Achievers.Please click on the link below.OCAY.IiV FinalRenewalReport.Dec2021
Outreach in 2022 Throughout the post lockdown times, we have started our outreach programme once again and have had a great response from the majority of the venues we visit, enabling us to return along with the general public. We will be running outreach at the following venues on a monthly basis, please put the word out: [...]
OCAY LONG TERM IMPACT STUDY December 2021 A team of volunteers and OCAY staff members formed a working group to develop the questionnaire, a script, and the method of delivery. The script and questionnaire were drafted to enable a degree of consistency in how longer-term impact was to be explored. Idea development took place via [...]
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! This month we are going out and about to do outreach to the majority of our locations and will update throughout the year when and where we will be. These are the dates for January: Wednesday 12th - The Centre at Burnholme library from 10am to 11:30am with Abi and [...]
The festive period can be a difficult time for some, so CVS have created this list of support services that will be open and ready to welcome you if you need them. The following headings are covered: Mental Health Support Food Substance Misuse Support Services Support for Carers Bereavement Homelessness Other Please click on the [...]
We have a few outreach dates in December: Wednesday the 8th: The Centre@Burnholme from 10am to 11:30am to which Abi will be available for any questions and St Sampson's Centre from 9:30am to 1pm to which Ruth will be there for chats and coffee too. Finally on Wednesday the 22nd, Ruth, Dan and Abi [...]
