Holbeck Elderly Aid
Oak House
Balm Walk
Leeds
LS11 9PG
Tel: 0113 245 5553
Email: info@holbeckelderlyaid.org.uk
Website: www.holbeckelderlyaid.org.uk
Contact: Sonny Garewal
Area covered: Holbeck
Holbeck Elderly Aid is part of the Neighbourhood Network Schemes that operate in various parts of Leeds. We offer help and assistance to older people (60 +) living in Holbeck, which is an inner city area of South Leeds.
Holbeck is one of the most deprived areas in the Country and has been designated as a Neighbourhood Renewal Area by the Government.
We provide: Advice Clinics; Advocacy; help with form filling and claiming benefits; Befriending Scheme; Home Security Scheme; Gardening referrals; signposting and referrals to other agencies; Lunchoen Clubs; Trips and social outings; Shopping trips; Activity classes; Healthy Eating classes and craft classes; a Friendship Club; an Indoor Bowls Club; a minibus with full disabled access facilities.
Services
Advice and Information Services
Advice clinicsEnergy, fuel and insulation adviceQuarterly newsletterAround the Home
Gardening SchemeHome securityReferrals for decoratingSecurity lighting schemeSmoke alarmsHealthy Living
Healthy eating cookery groupMovement and mobility classesLeisure and Recreation
Craft classesFriendship and social groupsInter-generational activitiesIT classesLuncheon clubsOutings and tripsSocial eventsSupport
AdvocacyBefriendingForm fillingSupport visits in the homeWinter warmthTransport
We have trained people to offer and assist with transport and wheelchair handling for people within the designated area
Help
We are always looking for Volunteers to help with the vast range of support services that the charity provides. This can range from: helping at Luncheon Clubs (we provide appropriate Food Hygene training); helping with activities and classes run to alleviate social isolation; trips and social outings; help escorting older people to go shopping; befriending visits to isolated older people in their own homes; helping to organize Carers outings; writing the quarterly newsletter and helping with distribution; office admin; Winter Warmth Campaign, fundraising etc.
Plans
We are awaiting the results of a Feasibility Study, which will determine the direction the charity takes over the next 3 years, in terms of Social Enterprise.
We are looking to develop an Information Technology Suite in Holbeck, primarily for older people. This is because many older people in the area do not have any knowledge of IT. We understand that this skill is vital if older people are to be able to carry out basic tasks to make their life easier. For example: ordering their shopping on-line to be delivered to their door; or paying a bill from the comfort of their own home using the internet; accessing their bank accounts using the internet etc.
Advice and Information Services
Energy, fuel and insulation advice
Newsletter
Around the Home
DIY and odd jobs
Decorating
Fire and carbon monoxide detectors
Gardening
Risk assessment
Security and smoke alarms
Leeds Older People's Forum
