Awarding Our Community Grant
Published: 19/04/2018
We are proud to announce that we have recently presented our first community grant of £500 for 2018 to Dial 2 Drive! Dial 2 Drive will use the funds to recruit and train additional volunteer drivers in order to support increasing demand for its service from clients across west Kent.
We are proud to announce that we have recently presented our first community grant of £500 for 2018 to Dial 2 Drive!Dial 2 Drive will use the funds to recruit and train additional volunteer drivers in order to support increasing demand for its service from clients across west Kent.
Dial 2 Drive is a community transport scheme for people living in Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and the surrounding area who are unable to access public transport due to old age, illness or disability.
Volunteer drivers use their own cars to take clients to medical and social appointments. Dial 2 Drive's volunteers have already covered enough miles to reach half way to the moon!
Fiona, Project Development Manager at Imago, which runs the Dial 2 Drive scheme, said:
We are very grateful to Bluebird Care for its generous grant, which will help us to recruit more drivers and deliver a fantastic service to even more people in the area.
We currently support more than 800 clients, enabling them to stay active and independent in their local community for as long as possible.
Our drivers are all volunteers who use their own cars and give up their free time to help the local community.
The service ensures that those people who find it difficult to get out and about are not confined to their homes, and are able to enjoy a more independent lifestyle.
It also helps to support the local economy and saves the NHS money as fewer appointments are missed or cancelled.
91 year old Marie from Tonbridge uses the service and said:
We currently support more than 800 clients, enabling them to stay active and independent in their local community for as long as possible.
Our drivers are all volunteers who use their own cars and give up their free time to help the local community.
The service ensures that those people who find it difficult to get out and about are not confined to their homes, and are able to enjoy a more independent lifestyle.
It also helps to support the local economy and saves the NHS money as fewer appointments are missed or cancelled.
Dial 2 Drive is an absolute godsend, as my husband lives in Pilgrims View care home and without the service I would not be able to visit him very often.
My regular driver, Mike Wood, is always very friendly, and the service is much safer than getting a taxi as the drivers are all DBS checked and trained in how to support older people.
Dial 2 Drive is a very affordable service that has given me back my independence.
We operate a Community Grant Scheme that has been running for the past two years. The scheme supports local causes through the provision of a £500 grant to a different group four times a year.My regular driver, Mike Wood, is always very friendly, and the service is much safer than getting a taxi as the drivers are all DBS checked and trained in how to support older people.
Dial 2 Drive is a very affordable service that has given me back my independence.
Nathan, Community Liaison Manager, said:
We are delighted to be supporting Dial 2 Drive with this community grant.
As a home care company, we are all too aware of the importance that access to transport can play in helping older people to live a full, independent and active lifestyle.
By enabling older people to get out and about, the service is helping to alleviate loneliness and social isolation in the community.
For more information about our Community Grant Scheme, or to make an application, please contact Community Liaison Manager Nathan by phone on 07808 253 556 or by emailing nathanbrown@bluebirdcare.co.uk.As a home care company, we are all too aware of the importance that access to transport can play in helping older people to live a full, independent and active lifestyle.
By enabling older people to get out and about, the service is helping to alleviate loneliness and social isolation in the community.
