Launch of new charity Lincs Links
On the 10th of May 2024 the exciting launch of Lincs-Links CIO took place. This new charity focuses on personal centred access to local support and care. Over 60 people attended the launch with representatives from across the county, as well as local people and organisations.
Over the last 18 months the Lincs-Links team, have spoken to many local people about the services and organisations that exist in the area. Almost without exception everyone agrees that Mablethorpe, Trusthorpe and Sutton on Sea have an amazing community spirit with some exceptional community resources and local groups.
Lincs-Links has been created to enable people to access these amazing community resources, especially where they focus on improving the health and well-being of local people.
The Lincs-Links service has been designed to be as accessible as possible, this includes not only our website with a comprehensive local directory, but also a dedicated phone line, text service, email address and, in the future, hard copies of information.
The Lincs-Links directory and website resources will be monitored and updated regularly. We will have other organisations listed who operate across the county or even nationally, but we are primarily focused on local services and organisations.
Where we identify gaps in local services or support, we will work with partners and local groups to commission initiatives to fill those gaps.
So, what makes us different?
Our most important assets are local people. Our team of dedicated connectors and volunteer supporters will help people to access local community groups and services.
Supporters may simply offer one of our cards to someone looking for help and suggest that they ring us. Other supporters may want to offer more, undertaking a short training session to give them the knowledge and understanding to explain the service and navigate the directory.
Lead supporters will be DBS checked and play a more active role in client support. For example going with them to groups, supporting with phone calls or just building the individuals confidence to access Lincs-Links and local services.
We have no arbitrary top-down targets, and we aren’t driven by outcomes designed by funders. Our sole purpose and key measure of success is to help as many people as possible access the support they need and consequently help to improve their lives.
The team are ready to go, and will be out promoting the charity and the service. We hope to see you around! If you would like to get in touch with Talia, our Chief Community Caring Officer, please do so by T/ 01507 665365 M/ 07494741462 E/ talia@lincs-links.co.uk.
Lincs-Links works with people in the community to help them to find the resources that will help them to lead better lives. We recognise that taking control is a powerful and positive step forward and our aim is to provide support to enable people to find exactly what they are looking for.
People can start by looking at the Lincs-Links directory, giving us a call or sending us an email. Alternatively, they might like the help of one of our Local Connectors or Supporters to assist them in their search, especially if they are struggling to know where to start. Because of our knowledge and contacts within the local voluntary and public sector we hope we will be able to help.