Tottenham Hotspur Foundation.
THF is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee. The Tottenham Hotspur Foundation (THF) aims to increase and widen participation across a range of sports, education and physical activity initiatives for children, young people and adults. The Charity aims to promote health and wellbeing and support the continual improvement of educational attainment for children, young people and adults. THF aims to help with training, development, social action, enterprise and employment opportunities; contribute to community regeneration and create opportunities that enhance lives.
- Updated:
- 11 May 2017
- Location:
- London
- Sectors:
- Children Young People and Students, Community organisations, Recreation
- Local Alliances:
- Barnet Dementia Action Alliance, Haringey Dementia Action Alliance
1. Action Plan
1. The National Dementia Declaration lists seven outcomes that the DAA are seeking to achieve for people with dementia and their carers. How would you describe your organisation’s role in delivering better outcomes for people with dementia and their carers?
Promoting healthier lifestyles amongst older people to reduce the risk of developing dementia, and promoting these opportunities to those with dementia
Help ensure people with dementia or those closest to them are better able to keep in touch with family/friends or take part in activities in the community
Promote awareness of needs of people with dementia in organisation
Make changes to the services, facilities or products to make it easier for people with dementia or their families to access or use them
Promote awareness of needs of people with dementia to others, including public
Work with people with dementia and families to feel involved in monitoring & reporting outcomes
All projects run by the foundation are monitored and reported on against agreed outcomes.
2. What are the challenges to delivering these outcomes from the perspective of your organisation?
Information & help in understanding more about dementia or memory loss
Advice about encouraging staff & others to be “dementia champions”
Help providing training for staff in dementia-awareness
Help providing training for staff in working or engaging with people with dementia
Advice & information about how to change services for people with dementia
Advice & information about how to change facilities for people with dementia
Advice & information about the needs of people caring for those with dementia