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Below is a list of resources to help our community in all of its diversity, in the challenging times we are facing with the COVID-19 Pandemic and resulting lockdown.

This list was published on the 16/04/2020, though we will continue to update. We start off with visual guides to COVID-19, as these are useful for sharing with friends and family about handwashing and hygiene. The ‘Talking Matts’ have been designed to be easy to ready and may be a valuable resource for explaining this to young children or for workers engaging with those with limited understanding of English.

As well as sharing public health advice about COVID-19 in accessible formats, including many minority languages spoken in our community, there are a lot of other amazing resources for fun, indoor-activities, emotional support and knowing and defending your rights at this time.

Advice to support parents, young people and for maintaining physical and mental health while in lockdown are displayed below. This includes virtual home work outs, which you can take part in with Club Glasgow for free, as well as advice about managing anxiety. Fun, free activities to destress, such as Mindful Colouring-in and Affirmation Cards are also available.

Additionally, community sources of support, such as Mutual Aid groups, tenants advice, advice for workers and more are displayed below.

Please also remember that BME young people and families can get in touch with YCSA at 07842 792843 for any info, advice or support, or to refer for telephone counselling. We are on the phones at least 9-4, every weekday and reachable by email.

Stay safe and we are hoping that you are all well and coping in this very difficult time.

Visual Guides to COVID-19

How to Hand Wash? World Health Organisation Poster  https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/How_To_HandWash_Poster.pdf?ua=1

How to use Hand Rub? World Health Organisation Poster https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/How_To_HandRub_Poster.pdf?ua=1

Coronavirus Information, what should I do?  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51711227

Coronavirus Easy-Read, Talking Mats: https://www.talkingmats.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200324-coronvirus-easy-read-v3_.pdf

Public Health guides to COVID-19 (including translations to non-english languages)

NHS Guide to Coronavirus https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

Doctors of the World translated NHS guides to COVID-19, in Arabic, Vietnamese, Albanian, Amharic, Kurdish, Slovak, French and Romanian  https://www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/coronavirus-information/#

Dr Jeffery Van Wingen MD Public Service Announcement, Grocery Shopping Tips for COVID-19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjDuwc9KBps (subtitles available in English, Spanish, Italian, Hindi, German, Portuguese, Turkish, Arabic, Japanese & French. Click CC & Settings bottom right)

Slovak Stay at Home Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxofatqpnfI&feature=emb_title

Community Support during lockdown for COVID-19

Glasgow Helps Helpline, organised by Glasgow Council for Voluntary Services 0141 3450543, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

Glasgow Helps website, information about food delivery, pharmacy pickups, crisis support and reducing social isolation: https://www.glasgowhelps.org/

Food banks in the Glasgow area, including COVID-19 free food services https://www.urbanroots.org.uk/freefood/

Scottish Government shielding (staying at home to protect self and others from COVID-19) food support. You can get help by contacting your local authority directly or by phoning the national helpline on 0800 111 4000.

Mutual Aids groups across Glasgow and around Scotland: https://covidmutualaid.org/#

Living Rent- opportunities to receive help from those in your neighbourhood and volunteering if it is safe for you to do so: https://www.livingrent.org/corona

Information for Young People/ including Young Carers

Young Scot advice for Young People (good section for young carers too): https://young.scot/get-informed/national/what-is-coronavirus-and-how-might-it-affect-me

Mental Health and Wellbeing during Lockdown and Coping with Crisis

Mental Health Foundation guide to looking after your mental health https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/looking-after-your-mental-health-during-coronavirus-outbreak

Working (out) from Home with Club Glasgow: https://glasgowclub.org/News/Pages/Working-Out-From-Home.aspx

MIND UK Guidelines for taking care of your mental health and coping with physical distancing. Advice on setting a schedule, relaxation, creativity and advice with housing and benefits: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus/coronavirus-and-your-wellbeing/#collapse34a3e

Free mindful colouring print outs: https://ladygabe.com/free

Affirmation cards and using poetry to improve self-confidence and focus on sense of purpose (free to print out) http://www.cope-scotland.org/index.php/latest-blog/the-power-of-poetry-and-affirmations

Mental Wellbeing and COVID-19 – SAMH – www.samh.org.uk

How to look after your mental health – www.mentalhealth.org.uk

General Anxiety:  www.anxietyuk.org.uk Text service 07537416905

Support for Parents and Carers

Calm, practical and emotional support for parents, 7 days a week at Parentline, call 08000 28 22 33

You can also visit ThinkUKnow, a UK organisation with age appropriate resources educating young people, parents and carers about online safety.

Visit the site here: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

Support for Refugees and Asylum Seekers

The Scottish Refugee Council has a guide on the changes to the asylum system during lockdown due to COVID-19, https://www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk/covid-19/

Workers and Support with Unemployment

Universal Credit Drop in Sessions in Selected Glasgow Life libraries https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-information

Glasgow Life UNIVERSAL CREDIT SUPPORT LINE – FREEFONE 0808 169 9901

Mental Health when working from home: https://www.pathsforall.org.uk/lets-walk/tips-and-stories/tip-and-story/advice-and-tips-for-homeworkers

Thompsons Solicitors Legal Briefing of the Responsibilities of Employers and Employees in the wake of Coronavirus: https://www.thompsonstradeunion.law/news/news-releases/employment-matters/briefing-on-employer-and-employees-responsibilities-in-the-wake-of-coronavirus-covid-19

The UK Government advice on Statutory Sick Pay, Home-Working and the Government Furlough Scheme:  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-guidance-for-employees 60000

Domestic Abuse

Scottish Women’s Aid is still working to support those who are experiencing domestic violence and abuse. You can reach them on the helpline: 0800 027 1234 or visit https://womensaid.scot

Galop are continuing to run their LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline, from Monday to Friday

10:00am – 5:00pm and Wednesday to Thursday 10:00am – 8:00pm. T: 0800 999 5428 c

Support with Education/Home learning

YCSA is in contact with local Glasgow schools, however you might find the Future Learn website a useful source.

An initiative to help teachers and students and you during lockdown. |

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In these uncertain times, we have a bit of good news to share.

We are delighted to have received funding from the Climate Challenge Fund, for our upcoming Upcycling Project, ‘Mending Our Planet’. Watch this space for further updates.

Thank you so much @ClimateChallengeFund #ClimateChallengeFund 🌳🌍🧷📚🖍

Hello all Friends and Supporters of YCSA,

If you are a parent and concerned about Coronavirus/COVID-19, there is a free support telephone line with Parentline. They are offering free emotional support and practical advice, 7 days a week.

The number is 08000 282233 and it is open 7 days a week.

If you are looking for some fun while social distancing, we encourage you to get lost for a while in our fantastic online exhibition space.

‘the things we see and how we see them’, is the showcasing of months of work, with Rumpus Room and YCSA, facilitating explorations in art, photography and printmaking with the wonderful young people from Govanhill.

the things we see and how we see them

Hello all friends and supporters of YCSA.

Here is our office guidelines for managing the coronavirus as an organisation. Please note that office hours may be slightly shorter than usual over the course of this outbreak.

Plain text version:

Our customers’ health is important to us, and we want you to know that the current outbreak of the Coronavirus / COVID-19 is being taken seriously.

YCSA has put measures in place to help combat the potential spread of the virus at its premises and activities. We are following the Government’s advice and guidelines, which allows us to carry on as business as usual while putting extra measures in place. These include:
• Extra care is being taken over cleaning crockery and cutlery
• Only paper handtowels are being used for hand drying
• Throughout our premises extra attention to cleaning, especially commonly used surface areas such as: automatic door buttons and equipment is being carried out.

We ask that if you have recently visited YCSA or attended an event and have contracted the Coronavirus 19 that you please contact us immediately on 0141 420 6600
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if circumstances dictate that we need to close our offices we will strive to put in place arrangements to provide advice or counselling by phone, staff health permitting.

For more information and guidance please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response