A Year Like No Other – C-Change Annual Report 2020-2021
We are delighted to release our annual report 2020-2021 titled ‘A Year Like No Other’ Our report is a mix of both Video and Audio + PDF version to view and download We thought it was important to acknowledge that the year 2020/2021 was nothing like any other we have experienced. The impact of a global pandemic was not something we had planned for. We had to adapt and change as circumstances evolved rapidly around us. And so, in recognition that it was not business as usual, we have produced a not business as usual annual report. Instead this report takes the form of a reflection, appreciation and offer of thanks for all those who helped us make it through the most difficult time.
We are delighted to release our annual report 2020-2021 titled ‘A Year Like No Other’
Our report is a mix of both Video and Audio
+ PDF version to view and download
We thought it was important to acknowledge that the year 2020/2021 was nothing like any other we have experienced. The impact of a global pandemic was not something we had planned for. We had to adapt and change as circumstances evolved rapidly around us.
And so, in recognition that it was not business as usual, we have produced a not business as usual annual report. Instead this report takes the form of a reflection, appreciation and offer of thanks for all those who helped us make it through the most difficult time.
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Dates-n-Mates
Staying connected throughout a pandemic
Dates-n-Mates Scotland is a project of C-Change that support
love and friendship for adults with a learning disability.
This year we helped people connect, socialise, and feel
included, with a full year of online activities. A new way for many of our members to interact and
develop their friendships and relationships. And a new way for us to facilitate these
opportunities. We would like to say thank you and well done to everyone who embraced this
change and to those who supported us and our Dates-n-Mates members along the way.
As a project focused on bringing people together, this year has been challenging. However, with
the passion and commitment from our staff, volunteers, members, funders, and other supporters
we continued providing opportunities to tackle social isolation throughout a pandemic.
Friendships continued to grow. The quick shift from in-person events to online activities involved
a lot of effort from everyone to build digital skills and confidence.
Thank you to Connecting Scotland for providing digital resource packages to help us with this.
Thank you to members for showing up online with a smile and to the volunteers and other
individuals who helped us create new engaging activities.
Online interaction brought with it many benefits alongside the struggles… Dates-n-Mates’
members have been able to connect with a wider community across Scotland and meet members
from different branches. One member said “Dates-n-Mates has helped me throughout the
lockdown… given me company and let me meet new people”.
This virtual way of working allowed Dates-n-Mates branches to more closely work together,
overcoming the challenges as a united team, creating the best possible opportunities for
members. It also offered a moment of reflection to look to the future, strengthen our offering
and work on a rebrand. We welcomed new staff, new volunteers, and new members.
We facilitated fun at many online events, workshops, and friendship matches. Our directors
launched a podcast championing the voices of people with learning disabilities.
Many new connections and friendships were made while existing ones blossomed from afar.
And each and every one of our staff and members showed their resilience and their desire to stay
connected, meet new people, try new things and show
the world that friendships and relationships really do
matter.
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