Case Studies: Other

Only Connect scheme visit and case studies

• Abigail Housing  visited Plymouth Access to Housing (Path) to get information and advice about running a house letting scheme for refugees.
• Age Concern Blackburn with Darwen visited Age Concern Manchester to learn from their experience of running a residential care home.
• Age Concern Knaresborough visited Age Concern Calderdale and Kirklees to learn about setting up flexible domiciliary services.
• Blackburn with Darwen CVS visited Volutary Action Sheffield to get information and advice about developing a local resource for children, young people and families.
• Body Action Campaign visited Community Learning Partnership for advice on developing their existing services to include family learning.
• Community Links (London) visited the Hub - Bristol to learn about setting up a social enterprise incubator.
• Crediton and District Community Transport Company Ltd  visited Exmouth and District Community Transport Group to gather information and advice on how to become a more viable community transport organisation.
• CSWP Ltd visited North Yorkshire Wheels to Work to get information and advice about expanding their current services around 'wheels to work'.
• DIAL House Chester visited Warrington Disability Partnership for advice on setting up an Independent Living Centre.
• East Cornwall CVS visited Bristol Community Accountancy Project for information and advice on setting up a community accountancy service.
• Edo State Women Association (ESWA) visited The Africa Family Foundation to learn about running exercise and dance classes. 
• Environappies wanted to start thier own volunteer recruitment service and visted The Tree of Life to learn about their recruitment and training policy.
• Food AWARE CIC visited Real Aid UK to get information and advice on delivering a healthy food box scheme
• Groundwork Kent and Medway visited Blue Sky Development and Regeneration for advice on setting up a grounds maintenance/landscaping business.
• Leeway Women's Aid visited Domestic Violence and Abuse Services South and West Devon to get information and advice about extending their women only services to include men.
• Macclesfield Disability Information Bureau visited the Warrington Disability Partnership for advice about delivering access audits to outside organisations.
• Matt Roberts Arts visited New Work Network to get information and advice about developing their membership scheme.
• Mediation Leeds met with Alternatives to Violence Project to get information and advice on how to extend their mediation service into prisons.
• nesa visited Knowle West Media Centre to get information and advice about setting up a creative hub with various different facilites.
• Newton Abbot Community Transport Association visited Estuary League of Friends to get information and advice about expanding their transport service and opening a charity shop.
• Northumberland County Blind Association visited North East Sensory Services to get information and advice on how to extend their current service to people with sensory impairments.
• PRISM Safety Managment CIC wanted inspiration and ideas on expanding their health and safety remit and on how to provide community focused health and safety advice, products and training.
• Relate Plymouth visited Relate Somerset to get information and advice about running a family mediation service.
• Screenreader.net CIC visited Significan't CIC for advice on setting up a telephone helpline for blind users of computer screen technology.
• The Seagull Theatre visited The Fisher Theatre Project for information and advice on grant funding.
• Tynedale Women's Training Group visited The Hextol Foundation for information and advice on providing a mobile creche.
• Underbling and Vow visited The Ghost Bus Tours to get information and advice on taking their show onto a touring bus.
• Unite Mediation visited Hull Compact to get information and advice about developing an anger management service.
• whomadeyourpants? visited Infinity Foods for advice on setting up a co-operative and improving their trading activity.
• Worcestershire Federation of Young Farmers visit to Teme Valley Youth Project helped them with marketing and strategic guidance for their project.

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