Make a change: be a Change Maker

My name is Alison Jordan and I have just started work at Suffolk Association of Voluntary Organisations (SAVO) as Campaign Co-ordinator for a new campaign called Change Makers.

The aim of this pilot project is to provide support and guidance to local people who want to make a difference in their community but don’t know where to start. My role is to support people who want to start something, make something better or put something right. For example, I can provide information, signposting and guidance on:

• setting up a group or club
• organising an activity
• helping other people in the neighbourhood
• learning new skills.

My very first Change Maker is a mother who wants to set up a playgroup in her village which currently doesn’t have one. She knows other parents who would like to meet up so that their babies and toddlers can play together, while giving mums and carers a chance to socialise, but doesn’t know where to start to set up a committee, hire a venue and seek funding for some toys. I can support her to achieve all this!

This is a one year project, funded through the Suffolk Coastal Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) and supported by Suffolk Coastal Resources Network (SCRN). I need to recruit and support one hundred people in the Suffolk Coastal district to make positive changes in their community. Can you help me in finding them?

If you are able to publicise the project or know someone who might benefit from some support in getting a project started, contact me directly. I am here to help!

Alison Jordan
Campaign Co-ordinator
SAVO, Dickson House, 43a Woodbridge Road East, Ipswich IP4 5QN
alison.jordan@savo.co.uk
07531 852 112