BrayArea Partnership PurpleHouse

Bray Area Partnership is continuing to provide services in the local community during these difficult times - finding innovative ways to connect with people where meeting face-to-face is not possible for the time being – and is asking people to visit their website to find out what’s on offer at www. brayareapartnership.ie.

The website also features a handy Covid-19 Information and Resources page, with information on local and national contacts and resources under different subject headings.

For jobseekers, the Partnership’s Local Employment Service has a Jobs in the Window display of job vacancies outside its office at 86 Main Street, Bray and posts a list of local job vacancies on the Partnership’s website every Friday. Its Facebook page has regular posts on jobs and other opportunities. A new programme of online workshops for jobseekers started with Manual Handling recently.

See brayareapartnership.ie to find out more.

Purple House Cancer Support Centre has developed a Covid-19 support team to support cancer patients during Covid-19. To ensure that patients and families are supported, the organisation has moved all services to non-contact.

These include telephone counselling by a team of IACP accredited counsellors and psychotherapists and hospital transport for chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

The centre will also be providing food hampers for patients who are isolating. The telephone support line 01 2866966 has been diverted remotely to ensure families living with cancer are supported. Groups and classes will be held remotely, thanks to software like Zoom, whereby patients can participate from the comfort of their own homes. To avail of any of the Purple House services, call 01 2866966, email info@purplehouse.ie or go to Purplehouse.ie.