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ANNUAL REVIEW 2018-19
CONTENTS
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ABOUT THE PRAMA FOUNDATION
THE PRAMA FOUNDATION VISION
WHAT IMPACT DID WE HAVE?
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WHAT DO WE DO?
GOALS & ACHIEVEMENTS10.
11. HOW WE RAISE OUR MONEY
HOW WE SPEND OUR MONEY12.
OUR PEOPLE 13.
Ageing is something that everyone does. We want it to be an enjoyable experience, where people retain their independence, self-worth and dignity.
Steve Robinson Chief Executive
HELLO
Welcome and thank you for your interest in the work of The Prama Foundation. More than ever, we have seen adult social care in the news this year – funding cuts, business closures and difficulties recruiting staff have all been mentioned. As the overarching charity of the Prama Group, Prama Foundation has been actively and positively influencing discussions that consider the issues of ageing populations – not only in Dorset, but across the UK and internationally.
As a member of the Global Alliance for Rights of Older People (GAROP) and an accredited representative of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) we have engaged on issues of Ageing and Demographics along with Human Rights Watch, promoting the Human Rights of Older People.
Locally we provide subsidised care for people who struggle to afford the cost of care, and actively support the development of Age Friendly Communities and dementia and disability-friendly churches. We address issues of spirituality in later life and this year especially, have focused on the Church and Mental Wellbeing, hosting a highly successful conference with key speakers Will Van Der Hart and Mark Bailey.
In the year ahead, we will expand on this work and provide increasing support to churches and communities, to champion older people, enabling them to contribute to society and find joy in doing so. We will foster our relationship with the Archbishop of Canterbury’s office to work with them to make church more Dementia Friendly. We will develop our ‘Pathways to Dignity’ – a model of working with older people based on eight core statements: Support; Empowerment; Boundaries & expectations; Constructive use of time; Engagement to learning; Positive values; Social competencies; Positive identity.
We can’t do this without you! Our work relies on donations, legacies, grants, purchases from our charity shops and volunteers. Without these essential elements we couldn’t achieve what we do, but there’s so much more we could be doing! We need you more than ever so please continue to support us and together we can bring joy to so many more lives.
John Simmons Chair
Steve Robinson Chief Executive Officer
FOUNDATION D ig n ity in l ater l ife
4. Age Friendly Communities Supporting people at home At the heart of our community Connecting People
The Prama Foundation is the over-arching charity of the Prama Group. We aim to make the lives of older people better. This Annual Review shows how we do that, what we have achieved in the last year and what we’re planning in the coming years.
Prama is made up of a group of Christian charities including PramaCare, which delivers care in people’s homes, and PramaLife, which supports people in their communities, and The Prama Foundation. Our aim is to reduce the decline into dependency that so often affects older people. Our work enables older people to build resilience, reduce loneliness and isolation, and supports them to respond positively to change as they age.
With its origins going back to 1982 when our sister charity, PramaCare was formed, The Prama Foundation was established as a separate charity in 2017 to focus on the key issues facing our ageing population: to establish the best way to support people from retirement age upwards and help them build physical, spiritual and psychological resilience to ageing.
Our vision is ‘a world where noone is unfairly disadvantaged or excluded, because of age or infirmity, and where every person can enjoy life as they age’.
We work towards our vision by actively contributing to the research and studies within these areas: INEQUALITIES IN AGEING AGEING WELL WITHOUT CHILDREN HUMAN RIGHTS OF OLDER PEOPLE INTERGENERATIONAL PRACTICE AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES We listen to our clients, our staff, our volunteers, fundraisers and supporters – who experience these issues first hand, and use the knowledge gained from our involvement in the areas above, to find practical ways to help people get the support they need in ways that maintain their dignity, prevents social isolation and brings them joy – by providing care, support and activities through our sister charities.
This enables us to achieve our mission: ‘As a Christian charity, we enable those who live with vulnerability or isolation to enjoy their independence, lead fulfilling lives and fully contribute to society.’
WHAT DID WE DO?
We were bowled over by the dedication of our 160 volunteers: WE CARRIED OUT OVER 20 DEMENTIA FRIENDLY AUDITS FOR CHURCHES IN DORSET AND BEYOND
WE PROVIDED 4,071 NAILCARE SESSIONS
WE PROVIDED 30 ART SESSIONS
WE HAD 102,351 CONTACT SESSIONS IN OUR CAFÉ
WE SUPPORTED 46,774 THEATRE AND COMMUNITY CENTRE ACTIVITIES
WE RAISED FUNDS BY SELLING 186,548 ITEMS IN OUR CHARITY SHOPS
WE ARRANGED 2,540 TRIPS AND HOLIDAYS
WE DID 40,383 HOMECARE SESSIONS
WE TOOK PART IN 71,761 COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
WHAT IMPACT DID WE HAVE?
We raised awareness of the challenges faced by older people nationally and internationally
We provided care subsidies of £90, 000 We engaged with older people over 319,000 times
We provided support to 120 churches to become dementia-friendly
OUR FUNDRAISING
6. We raise our funding in a variety of ways, including:
• Income through our charity shops: We are so grateful to all those who donate items and for those who volunteer in our shops.
• Grants from Charitable Trusts: We aim to make more applications in the coming years, there are many Trusts who support our activities. • Entering into contracts with statutory agencies to deliver specific services.
• Community Fundraising: We are fortunate that there are many community groups, organisations and event organisers who are willing to support our work. We are hugely grateful to our wonderful volunteers who make much of this possible.
If you would like to volunteer for Prama, please contact us on 01202 207300 or businesssupport@pramacare.co.uk.
• Donations from individuals: We cannot thank enough the many people who make regular contributions to our work or who undertake sponsored challenges like marathons, to support us. • Legacies: It is humbling that many people and/or their families leave us legacies. Many have done so because they or their loved ones have directly experienced our support through PramaCare. With these funds we can continue to make a positive impact on other people’s lives.
Underpinning all our fundraising is the commitment to implement the Fundraising Regulators Code of Fundraising Practice.
This means that the Prama Foundation and other Prama organisations, will always be:
• Open about how we fundraise and always willing to provide additional information when asked about our fundraising.
• Clear about what we are fundraising for and how we use the funding to achieve our charitable objects. We will always act with integrity when fundraising and using the money we have raised.
• Respectful towards the people and organisations we are approaching for funds.
We must account clearly for the funds we raise, as well as demonstrate the impact we make. We know that everyone who supports us wants to see a better world for older people and carers.
Please contact us for further information about how you can become a volunteer or support our work, including leaving a legacy to support older people and carers in the future. Call 01202 207300 or email businesssupport@pramacare.co.uk.
Please support us to help us achieve our vision and mission: www.pramafoundation.org.uk/get-involved
HOW WE RAISE OUR MONEY
£246,159 from charitable activities & fundraising
£825,972 from trading activities
£192,634 from donations & legacies
HOW WE SPEND OUR MONEY
£148,808 Community groups & activities
£720,764 Operational trading costs
£ 89,625 Charitable care subsidies & services
OUR ACHIEVEMENTS & GOALS
ACHIEVEMENTS
We engaged with local political parties, authorities and organisations to influence initiatives to support older people.
We contributed at the meeting of Human Rights of Older People and now host the UK response team working on developing this in the UK.
We promoted issues of Ageing Well Without Children (AWWOC) and now host their UK website and support local people to AWWOC.
We have attended and been a part of four All Party Parliamentary Groups (Intergenerational Practice, Older People & Technology, Elder care and Elder health).
We raised funds to support PramaCare to deliver subsidised services to our most vulnerable clients, and for PramaLife to engage more than 260,000 times with older people in local communities (see separate Annual Review for PramaLife).
2018
GOALS
We will expand on our achievements to date and engage with the EU on Demographic Change.
2019
We will continue to influence and work towards an “Age-Friendly Dorset” in accordance with the World Health Organisation’s Guidelines, partnering with others to create Age-Friendly Communities.
We will expand our work supporting churches nationally to become Dementia Friendly.
We will seek research partners to develop studies and initiatives of Intergenerational Practice.
We will host more conferences and events to educate and inform wider audiences around issues of ageing.
We will be involved in the Decade of Healthy Ageing from 2020.
We will develop our volunteer teams to strengthen our support - and supporters.
We will develop our award-winning training team to offer our courses externally.
We will continue to develop income streams to support our sister charities, PramaCare and PramaLife.
Patrons
OUR PEOPLE
Angus Campbell Lord Lieutenant of Dorset
Directors
Steve Robinson Chief Executive Officer
Rt Revd Karen Gorham Bishop of Sherborne
Paula Jones Chief Operating Officer
Trustees Revd J H Simmons Mrs C Campbell Mr T Sharp Mr N C Johnson Mrs N Lee Revd P Southcombe Mr R Allam Mr R J Pringle Trustees Co-opted Mr E Adamson Mr A Bird Ms S Burdell Mr D Cawdry Neil Stevens Director of Care Chris Beale Director of PramaLife Feriser Tasdelen Finance Director Volunteers & Staff Over 160 (and growing) amazing volunteers without whom we couldn’t do any of it! Over 300 staff across the Group – our fantastic Prama Team, who give their all!
Thank you! Organisations, Statutory bodies, Trusts, Partners & Individual Supporters So many who fund, contribute, share, advise and support us. We are so grateful to each and every one.
FOUNDATION D ig n ity in l ater l ife
Age Friendly Communities Supporting people at home At the heart of our community Connecting People
