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age uk nottingham &<br />
nottinghamshire is<br />
providing fraud & scams<br />
support to older people<br />
by Age UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire<br />
YOUNG PEOPLE’S CARE SERVICE<br />
URGENTLY NEEDS CREATIVE<br />
PEOPLE TO JOIN THEIR TEAM<br />
by FTM Dance<br />
Age UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire has<br />
launched a new scams prevention and support<br />
programme for older people in Nottinghamshire.<br />
The programme, funded by Lloyds Banking Group,<br />
will help to prevent older people from falling for<br />
scams by increasing their knowledge and confidence<br />
to recognise and deal with attempted scams. It will<br />
also provide support to older fraud victims recovering<br />
after an incident.<br />
Older people can be particularly vulnerable to fraud<br />
and scams, which can have a serious emotional and<br />
financial impact, and can damage quality of life and<br />
wellbeing for many.<br />
Sophisticated scams have been on the rise during the<br />
pandemic with criminals devising even more ways to<br />
target those they believe to be vulnerable. This means<br />
it’s even more vital to support those that may be at<br />
greater risk.<br />
To find out more about Age UK Nottingham &<br />
Nottinghamshire’s Scams Prevention and Support<br />
Programme, please contact the Safe & Sound<br />
team on 0115 8599 209 or email safeandsound@<br />
ageuknotts.org.uk<br />
Age UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire provides<br />
a wide range of services for older people from all<br />
communities and backgrounds in Nottingham and<br />
Nottinghamshire. Find out more at Welcome to Age<br />
UK Nottingham & Nottinghamshire<br />
Children and young people with additional needs in<br />
Nottinghamshire risk losing out on vital services<br />
if more paid carers are not recruited to help with<br />
their essential care.<br />
FTM Dance is a provider of respite care through<br />
performing arts classes, offering support for families<br />
of children and young adults with additional needs<br />
and diverse abilities across Nottinghamshire. Its<br />
unique proactive care model not only gives families<br />
much needed respite time but their fun dance and<br />
drama sessions promote physical and social skills<br />
and enable creative expression, enhancing wellbeing<br />
and promoting independence for the participants.<br />
It currently supports over 100 children across the<br />
county and employs carers for its creative classes<br />
but needs more to support increasing local need.<br />
Leanne Evans, FTM Dance Founder and Director, said:<br />
“We hear about the crisis in care sector recruitment daily<br />
in the news and it’s a critical problem. It’s not just care<br />
homes for the elderly that are lacking vital support. Day<br />
services, respite care and many more care environments<br />
also urgently need additional paid people.”<br />
“The bottom line is we need more staff urgently to<br />
be able to continue our crucial services and say yes<br />
to more local families, their children and the young<br />
people who need our support.”<br />
For more information and to apply for roles, please<br />
visit: https://ftmdance.co.uk/jobs/<br />
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