In relation to the identified priorities in the Guidance & Essential criteria what will your idea achieve and who will benefit from your project?
Adult & Family Learning: Practical skills-building that enhances confidence, resilience and wellbeing.
Youth Work: Young carers gain life saving capabilities and positive peer learning.
Community Development: Strengthens local networks, fosters inter agency collaboration and mutual support.
Please describe what you plan to do and what the money will be used for? (i.e., purchase equipment/resources)
This funding will allow us to deliver free monthly First Aid courses (adult, youth & family sessions) within Ayr South, led by a qualified instructor that we have secured to significantly reduce costs in comparison to hiring independent training providers. This funding will allow for the purchase of the equipment needed to run the courses. Each session (up to 12 participants) features hands on practice with manikins, AED simulators and realistic scenarios. The funding will allow the supply all consumable training equipment, CPR manikins, first-aid kits, protective PPE and we will invite partner charities to join free of charge, boosting inter-agency referrals and carer resilience.
Demonstrated Need & Local Impact: Our last Carers First Aid course was oversubscribed (16 places, 8-person waitlist),demonstrating strong local demand. Unpaid carers tell us they can lack emergency response confidence: first-aid skills reduce anxiety and prevent crisis escalation.Monthly training makes life saving skills accessible to carers in our area, plus family members. Partner charities (local dementia support, mental-health services) will rotate free places, enhancing referral pathways and shared learning.
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