Stay Connected
Health Connections has taken over the Stay Connected project from the 2019 lockdown period, originally lead by We All Matter Eh? in association with a number of local charities, businesses and individual donors. The Stay Connected initiative offers older and [...]
Health Connections’ Community Mask Making Project
What is it? An Island-wide project lead by our Shop Operations Manager, Kate, with a team of 50+ volunteers who have a range of sewing experience, making reusable, washable fabric masks to a simple pattern, which help protect against [...]
Health Connections continues to connect the community to support
Since the last lockdown local charity Health Connections has been busy connecting people in the Bailiwick to local support that matters to them. Their online directory of support has now listed over 450 community organisations offering support and activities to [...]
Health Connections seek partners and support to fundraise.
The Health Connections team are seeking partners who share their values to work with them, support their work and help them raise vital funds to support their 'directory to doorstep' service. If anyone would like to know more about Health [...]
The Invisible Occupation Exhibition in our CONNECT community space in Smith Street 5th-12th September
Only a few months ago life was very different, unable to leave the house for more than two hours a day, social distancing became the norm and we were no longer able to visit or even hug our friends and [...]
Health Connections comes to Town
On June 1st Health Connections opened their 'Pre-Loved' shop on Smith St and a fantastic new community space called CONNECT, open to all town shoppers from 9am-5pm in the old Guernsey Press shop. Clothing and more PRELOVED is full of [...]
Health Connections CEO Bella Farrell reminisces on her early volunteering experiences as she turns 50
Volunteering made me who I am today. When I was a child growing up in Ireland, volunteering enabled me to get out into the world and find new experiences – experiences which continue to positively influence my life. As a [...]
Invisible Occupation Examples
As promised here are some of the wonderful, and incredibly varied, examples of journaling submitted to the Invisible Occupation project. We are so excited to share this small selection with you! It’s never too late to join in, download [...]
Gift it Forward
Health Connections is delighted to launch the Gift it Forward scheme, in partnership with IslandMums, IslandMums Together and HomeStart, designed to enable islanders living in lockdown have access to essential clothing, shoes and uniform for children up to age 16. [...]
The Invisible Occupation….Our Islands’ Lockdown Journal.
Welcome to Health Connections recently launched community project: The Invisible Occupation….Our Islands’ Lockdown Journal. Here you can download the Press Release and the How to Get Started documents that will give you everything you need to know about how [...]
What we are doing in response to Coronavirus
At Health Connections, like all of our partners we are stepping up to support the community. This is our current plan of action: We have relaunched the ‘Meet Your Neighbour’ initiative, leaflets suitably adapted in partnership with Post Office. [...]
We are delighted to welcome Kate Bridges as our new shop manager
We are delighted to welcome Kate Bridges as our new shop manager Kate returned to Guernsey 15 years ago and has worked as a curtain maker, helping local families decorate their homes, whilst bringing up her family. She is [...]
We’re recruiting a Voluntary Community Transport Service Coordinator
Job Description Voluntary Community Transport Service Coordinator Type 1 year contract. subject to review. Contracted Hours 10 hours per week on 2 days, to include Mondays Responsible to: The [...]
A Very Happy Christmas
The Health Connections team would like to wish all their directory partners, sponsors, volunteers and everyone in the Bailiwick Community a very Happy Christmas! Thank you for helping us to connect people to support
We’re recruiting a Social Prescribing Link Worker
Job Description Social Prescribing Link Worker Type 1 year contract. subject to review. Contracted Hours 20 hours per week, may include some evening and weekend work Responsible to: [...]
Making sense of Social Prescribing
Health Connections is keen to promote Social Prescribing. Our "Directory to doorstep" model enables it to become rooted in our community. We are aware that this is a term which is not always understood and that people may be want [...]
Health Connections one year later
Health Connections celebrated their 1st anniversary recently at Les Cotils with guest Speaker Dr Roger Allsopp. His talk “The positives of an Ageing Demographic- from Retirement to renaissment” was exceptionally well received by a large and diverse audience, which included [...]
We are proud finalist in the Sure Customer Services Awards, digital category.
Health Connections team Arabella Fuller and Debbie Aldous being congratulated by Chair Louise Missellke for Health Connections online Directory of support in our community.
Health Connections innovative Charity Shop
Every organisation should have their fun side and for the Health Connections team, it is their charity shop on the Bridge. Thanks to the Co-ops generosity, it has been redecorated bright orange and it stands out! Inside, there is a [...]
Our innovative service that supports Social Prescribing
Our “Directory to Doorstep” model enables you to connect to support that matters to you and to support Social Prescribing on island. We have just attended the International Social Prescribing Network Conference in London - it was inspirational! We are [...]