#Touchstone Loves Food – Be kind and generous to others – it makes you feel good!
Touchstone is working with people and partners to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week (#MHAW) with a whole Week of Kindness. Working with Mindwell, Forum Central and others, we have set aside Friday 22nd May for being kind and generous to each other. At Touchstone we have been staggered by
Fasting for the Food Project: What I learnt when I fasted for two days during Ramadan
I recently fasted for two days during Ramadan, to show support for colleagues in the Liaison and Diversion team and across Touchstone, and to raise money for Touchstone’s food project. This was a daunting challenge for me. Getting up at 3:15am to have breakfast, then back to bed for a
Reverse Mentoring with Finn Dobson
Pronouns: They/Them/Their Some of you may recall my recent shout out for people to be mentored by SMT or to offer reverse mentoring to SMT especially in the areas we felt less knowledgeable, such as Judaism and Trans and Non-binary identities. I am delighted to say that Finn Dobson, who
Dying to be heard by Your Space
11th-17th May 2020 marks Dying Matters Awareness Week. This week is run by Dying Matters, and their tagline is “let’s talk about it”. This is reflected in this year’s theme, which is “dying to be heard” – encouraging us to talk more about our plans for our death and
Touchstone is a member of the Yorkshire and Humber #ThisIsMe Mental Health Campaign
Touchstone is a member of the Yorkshire and Humber #ThisIsMe Campaign which will be formally launched in our region on 23rd October in an event at Leeds Civic Hall. This is a presentation developed especially for Mental Health Awareness Week #MHAW20 by the Lord Mayor of London’s Office which explains
Touchstone’s vision is to inspire communities and transform lives. We are supporting the community, but we can’t do it on our own.
Please help us stop hunger during the Covid-19 crisis by fundraising or making a donation here. Many of the people and families we support are finding it difficult or impossible to get to food banks. They are hungry, isolated and unwell. Your support for Touchstone is never more needed