Positive wellbeing
How we can support you
Our highly trained community connectors can support you to live well at home and become part of your community. They challenge the disconnection, loneliness and isolation many people face and support you to reconnect, be active and have purpose – your own way. We can meet you in your home or arrange an appointment by phone or video.
If you are feeling isolated or lonely, then maybe a community connector can help you find positive wellbeing.
Would you like our support?
Our community connectors work in various communities across Kent. If you are looking for positive wellbeing support, or want to refer someone else for support, you can make a referral.
If you can’t find what you’re looking for or need assistance navigating the page, contact us for assistance on 03000 422 065 (10am to 3pm, Monday to Friday).
Alternatively, you can email positive.wellbeing@kent.gov.uk.
Championing positive wellbeing
Watch our video which features people in Kent who are championing our positive wellbeing message. Find out how the work that our community connectors carry out helps to re-engage and reconnect people with their local communities.
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What's involved
Positive wellbeing provides free, confidential, one-to-one support for up to 12 weeks and can help you:
- improve your wellbeing
- tackle loneliness
- learn a new skill or participate in a new activity
- increase self-confidence and self esteem
- get involved in your community
- take control of a range of situations with support.
The community connector will spend time talking through the issues that matter to you and help come up with solutions, often by linking you to services and people within your local community.
“I was always sitting at home, until my connector told me about the carers café she set up, now I go out more and meet new friends.”
Carers' cafe, set up by community connectors - reconnecting people with their local communities.
Other support you can access
If you're feeling isolated or lonely and need further support, the following services and organisations can help:
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Adult social care and health
Our health and social care teams can help if you or someone you care for needs support due to illness, disability, old age or low income.
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Age UK
Provides a wide range of services to help people in later life.
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Citizens Advice Bureau
An independent organisation specialising in confidential information and advice to assist people with legal, debt, consumer, housing and other problems.
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Community wardens
Community wardens help to improve community resilience, support the elderly and vulnerable, foster community cohesion and wellbeing, and assist, with navigating community services.
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Fusion Healthy Living Centre
Offers information, advice and support to residents of Park Wood and the wider Maidstone community. They focus on health prevention and improvement by offering services that promote physical and emotional wellbeing.
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Involve
A charity working to improve health, empower people and communities to live well and tackle the root causes of ill health including isolation, loneliness, disadvantage and frailty.
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IMAGO
Provides a range of services and projects that support independence, reduce social isolation and create opportunities for adults and adult carers in Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley and Swale.
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Red Zebra
Provides a range of services in East Kent that enable people to be involved and active in their communities and to remain independent in their own homes.
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Social Enterprise Kent
Delivers a positive social impact, strengthen communities, empower people and improve lives.