REPRESENTATIVES from The Rainbow Foundation attended a reception in Downing Street for Charity Champions across the UK.
The event – hosted by Stuart Andrew MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of Civil Society – celebrated the outstanding work that charities do in support of their local communities.
The Rainbow Foundation offers a range of interventions including a Day Opportunities service which provides social engagement for the elderly and a Home Care service which delivers support in the home.
It is not just the elderly that the south Wrexham charity helps though as their community outreach work provides support for the over 50’s in the local community, and their Social Prescribing service works with GPs across the whole of Wrexham to support anyone over 18.
Ian Pope, director of operations at the Rainbow Foundation said: "We were proud to attend the charity reception at No10 to highlight all the work we are doing across Wrexham to support the health and wellbeing of our communities.
"More people than ever are turning to us for support as nationally, 50% of adults are living with a chronic illness, and 1 in 4 people struggle with their mental health. More locally, Wrexham has an ageing population, with nearly a third of people living in rural areas and increasing numbers are living with frailty and dementia. This is why we work so hard to help our communities access services locally to stay healthy, happy, and well."
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Caroline Tudor-James, CEO of the Rainbow Foundation added: "This reception comes at a time when the Rainbow Foundation is working in a uniquely challenging environment. The long-term consequences of Covid and the current cost-of-living crisis are having a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of the communities we support.
"Public services are under additional pressure, and our charity finances have been hit hard, which is why it is so important to raise the profile of the work we do across Wrexham and the difference it makes to people's lives."
Stuart Andrew MP, Minister for Civil Society said: "I see the best that this country has to offer, and the hard work of charity champions is something we can all be proud of. During difficult times, local charities have been a lifeline for many across the country."
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