SitRep Update 26

This update only contains the new content that was added to the SitRep today, in no particular order. For the full SitRep, please go to https://oxfordvirusaction.wixsite.com/home/sitrep

Demand on the services of the Oxfordshire Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre (OSARCC) has increased during lockdown. See here

Call for kitchen space! Oxford Mutual Aid urgently needs more kitchens in which to prepare hot food for the elderly and for children who usually receive free school means, in partnership with Age UK and Dementia Oxfordshire. If your business or institution has a kitchen which is currently unused, please get in touch on comms@oxfordmutualaid.org

Mental health and wellbeing support: Donnington Doorstep Family Centre can provide support and advice to children and adolescents and their parents, with online support groups, one-to-one chats over the phone, and referrals to other organisations if necessary. Get in touch on info@donnington-doorstep.org.uk, call 01865 727721, or visit https://www.facebook.com/DonningtonDoorstepFamilyCentre/.

Mental health and wellbeing support: For coping strategies in anxious times, see http://www.awp.nhs.uk/news-publications/publications/patient-information/translated/, where you can find resources in multiple languages, including Arabic, Bengali, Polish, Farsi, French, and Pashto.

Rental problems: Are you being threatened with eviction? Having problems with maintenance? Acorn Oxford is the local branch of a nationwide community union which works to protect renters' rights and defend members against neglect and harassment by landlords. Find out more at https://acorntheunion.org and https://www.facebook.com/ACORNoxford. Get in touch with the Oxford branch on 07845 636685 or oxford@acorncommunities.org.uk

Child abuse in lockdown: If you think that a child is in immediate danger, please call 999. If you have concerns about neglect, abandonment, or abuse, please call the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub on 0345 050 7666, 8.30am-5.00pm, Monday to Thursday, 8.30am-4.00pm Friday). Outside office hours, you can call the Emergency Duty Team on 0800 833 408. If you think a child or young person is being sexually exploited, ontact the Kingfisher Team on 01865 309196. See more information from the Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board here: https://www.oscb.org.uk/concerned-about-a-child/

Help for Travellers: Friends Families and Travellers has a directory of support organisations and specialist services here: https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/services-directory/

A new Government fund to healp dairy farmers in England cope with the outbreak has been launched - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-funding-to-support-dairy-farmers-through-coronavirus

The Government has launched a dedicated app for social care workers to help them deal with the outbreak - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dedicated-app-for-social-care-workers-launched

The Government has signalled that they will begin easing lockdown restrictions from Monday onwards; details to be announced on Sunday - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/may/06/picnics-and-sunbathing-on-cards-as-pm-expected-to-allow-more-time-outside

Oxford County Council's Patient Care Coronavirus programme is looking to recruit experienced practice nurses - https://twitter.com/OxfordshireCC/status/1258069032877637640

Good Food Oxford have updated their list of places in Oxford offering free or subsidised food - https://goodfoodoxford.org/good-food-for-everyone/food-access-services-map/

Mencap is providing free information resources on the outbreak for those with learning disabilities and their families and/or carers - https://www.mencap.org.uk/advice-and-support/coronavirus-covid-19