Who we are

Richmond Fellowship’s Cheshire East Individual Budget Support Service works with individuals affected by mental ill health already living in their own homes to receive assistance with day-to-day tasks and activities, such as budgeting finances, housing, supporting to appointments or doing the weekly food shop.

What we do

The Recovery Focused support we deliver through the customer journey, is developed and tailored to the individual needs. The support addresses wider issues such as housing, employment and family relationships. A holistic approach to recovery is present throughout the journey to support people with mental ill health, to re-establish a meaningful life, for themselves.

The service is concerned with supporting and facilitating individuals in their mental health recovery journey. It is about learning new skills, improving social inclusion, engaging in meaningful occupation, training, volunteering or employment.

We provide support Monday to Sunday between the hours of 9am to 5pm, delivering support packages ranging from 2 hours onwards per week.

Along with supporting with Mental Health we will support accessing training courses, voluntary groups and other social activities. We will support with community inclusion, financial issues, keeping and making appointments and helping with structuring daily activities, to promote independence.

The service is can be self-funded or direct payments from CCG or Local Authority.

Who we are

Richmond Fellowship’s Our Time community based time bank works with individuals affected by mental ill health already living in their own homes to receive assistance with day-to-day tasks and activities, such as learning new skills, recreational activities and social interaction.

What we do

Our timebanking service promotes social inclusion and empowers individuals by making the individuals feel valued as they are able to share their skills with others and learn new skills themselves.

Timebanking also has a beneficial effect on both mental and physical health.

We have monthly coffee socials where people can meet and some ‘trading’ of skills can be arranged – with Community Links Advisors maintaining regular contact with individuals.

Individuals are actively encouraged to deposit and withdraw time and are coached into re-discovering skills they may not have had the chance to practice regularly.

The timebank is an excellent model of co-production. It has members as opposed to service users and a steering group comprised of staff and members. Members share skills including home repairs, music lessons, travel buddying, decluttering, gardening, media and podcasting, painting and cooking. Timebanking activities take place face to face and online.
Any skill can be exchanged and the only currency is time. Exchanging skills helps improve mental health and wellbeing through connecting, giving, learning, taking notice or being active thereby incorporating the 5 ways to wellbeing.

Who we are

Richmond Fellowship’s Princess Court is a 24 hour Mental Health Supported Housing Service based in Middlewich, with 7 individual self contained flats.

We provide a person centred holistic approach to promote the recovery of the people who live here, and support them to regain their independence. We offer support to adults, and aim to identify and meet their diverse needs, to help them on their personalised recovery journey.

What we do

Princess Court does have sleep in cover where you can access general support 8am-10pm, however if you are in crisis you will be able to request and receive support outside of these hours.

Support includes:

• Support to sign up to a plus Dane tenancy within the building.
• Support to set up utility bills, gas, water, electric, tv, council tax.
• Maximise benefits, apply for any eligible exemptions, discounts, or grants.
• Support to identify, apply and attend any courses to enhance wellbeing, employment, and basic skills needs.
• Support to reconnect and build positive relationships at service level, within the community and where requested and appropriate family and friends.
• Support to identify, apply and attend any employment opportunities, paid or voluntary.
• Support to maximise health and wellbeing book and attend appointments such as GP, dentist CMHT etc., order, store and oversee medication.
• Organise and facilitate activities such as walking groups, cinema groups, activity days, service user holidays.
• Encourage involvement in the running of Richmond Fellowship as an organisation through promoting coproduction at every opportunity (national service user events, recruitment and selection involvement, peer mentoring, regular house meetings etc.)
• Provide a person centred holistic recovery focussed approach.
• Support to register with Local Housing Authority/private landlords and actively bid whilst gaining the skills to live independently.