Touchstone's Community Development Service has produced this video to explain the work of the Migrant Access Point project, empowering community members to improve access for their communities to services in Leeds. Migrant Access Point Project in 4 minutes from Touchstone on Vimeo.
Listen to Dr Sewa Singh Kalsi and his wife Hardeep Kaur Kalsi and their experiences of what it is like living with dementia. Video by West Yorkshire Police.
This video from Leeds Involving People features June from Rothwell talking about her life with dementia, with illustrations of how groups in Leeds, including Touchstone, are working to become dementia friendly.
Seven Video Productions have created a short video talking to some of the delegates and presenters from this year's Women In Management conference for International Women's Day. Watch the video on YouTube to hear from speakers including Charlotte Sweeney, Alison Bunn (TwelvePeaks Management) and Touchstone's Alison Lowe. "It reminds people that, yes, we've come a long way, but we've still got a long way to go..." - Charlotte Sweeney "The
Carol - one of the tutors from the Positive Care Programme - demonstrates tai chi movements that can be used even by people with chronic health conditions.
The following excerpts are from interviews taken with Positive Care Programme clients as they neared the end of their time with the Programme. Mac: "Be totally open minded about it and get as much out of it as you possibly can." Marie: "Knowing I was coming here just gave me the incentive to get up." Alan: "The Positive Care Programme has really helped me and it's given me a lot
The Department of Health came to Touchstone and asked how they might publicise delivering race equality amongst the Black Caribbean communities of Leeds. Touchstone said that the best people to ask were members of the communities themselves. So this musical collaboration took place. Saga and Rap Conscious Productions wrote and produced a track called “Sectioned” - a hard-hitting story of what can happen when help comes too late. It
A short film, made by the BME Community Development Team, to celebrate World Mental Health Day, shown on The Big Screen in Millennium Square.