FIN Inclusion I S S U E 3 P A G E 5 Matters Table 2 Practical help when somebody needs a helping hand – Practical help from FIN Resourceful Friends Practical help from FIN family members to other families, supporting members and to the FIN or- ganisation Transport Providing access to a house for FIN activities, including Caring for children when parents need a break; when emergency accommodation for homeless FIN par- parents go to work or are ill; taking children to & ents from school Joint working bees for FIN house and garden; for other Sewing clothes for children families’ houses at times of crisis; Garage sales, fundraising BBQs Housecleaning when it all gets too much Handyperson tasks eg pressure cleaning, replace taps, Garden clear-ups hang pictures, clean ceiling fans and light shades, Opening & sorting backlog of mail swimming pool maintainence Goods to help out when a family cannot afford them Car fixing tasks Computer and printer fixing tasks – eg bedding, clothing, meals, groceries, furniture, Babysitting and back-up care for sick/disabled toilet paper family members Loan of trailer to move furniture House cleaning Brokerage re other services eg furniture from Lifeline, Informal contacts with tradespeople food parcels Contacts with fundraising opportunities eg Rotary, Melville’s farm Loan of money, with pay back strategies Food handling training course Gifts of money Gifts of eggs from backyard chooks Keeping money safe so that it’s not spent on eg Skills re FIN projects eg making banners, filming and editing DVDs, creating and managing FIN website smokes Loan of equipment eg data projector Gifts of non-prescription pharmaceuticals eg inhaler, Lending DVDs, books etc lip moisturiser, pain killers, cold and cough medi- Donation of second hand large office cations photocopier/ printer Use of washing machine when a family’s breaks down Cook meals/cakes Shared use of equipment eg pressure cleaner, whipper Going camping together snipper Having BBQ’s Loan of equipment eg video camera, TV Open-house eg use of swimming pool, shared BBQs Supportive friendship – texts, phone calls, visits, Emergency rent free accommodation in FIN house meeting for coffee Removing rodents from the FIN house Loan of camping equipment
I S S U E 3 FIN Inclusion Matters P A G E 5 Table 2 Practical help – when somebody needs a helping hand Practical help from FIN Resourceful Friends Practical help from FIN family members to other families, supporting members and to the FIN or- ganisation Transport Caring for children when parents need a break; when parents go to work or are ill; taking children to & from school Sewing clothes for children Housecleaning when it all gets too much Garden clear-ups Opening & sorting backlog of mail Goods to help out when a family cannot afford them – eg bedding, clothing, meals, groceries, furniture, toilet paper Loan of trailer to move furniture Brokerage re other services eg furniture from Lifeline, food parcels Loan of money, with pay back strategies Gifts of money Keeping money safe so that it’s not spent on eg smokes Gifts of non-prescription pharmaceuticals eg inhaler, lip moisturiser, pain killers, cold and cough medi- cations Use of washing machine when a family’s breaks down Shared use of equipment eg pressure cleaner, whipper snipper Loan of equipment eg video camera, TV Open-house eg use of swimming pool, shared BBQs Emergency rent free accommodation in FIN house Removing rodents from the FIN house Loan of camping equipment Providing access to a house for FIN activities, including emergency accommodation for homeless FIN par- ents Joint working bees for FIN house and garden; for other families’ houses at times of crisis; Garage sales, fundraising BBQs Handyperson tasks eg pressure cleaning, replace taps, hang pictures, clean ceiling fans and light shades, swimming pool maintainence Car fixing tasks Computer and printer fixing tasks Babysitting and back-up care for sick/disabled family members House cleaning Informal contacts with tradespeople Contacts with fundraising opportunities eg Rotary, Melville’s farm Food handling training course Gifts of eggs from backyard chooks Skills re FIN projects eg making banners, filming and editing DVDs, creating and managing FIN website Loan of equipment eg data projector Lending DVDs, books etc Donation of second hand large office photocopier/ printer Cook meals/cakes Going camping together Having BBQ’s Supportive friendship – texts, phone calls, visits, meeting for coffee
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