The founding father of a Renfrewshire counselling service has picked up a high award.
Jean Cumming was nominated for a Delight of Scotland Award - and gained the Lifetime Achievement Award for her work with the Disaster psychological well being service she arrange.
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Disaster was based in 1996 in Erskine, but in addition helps individuals throughout 23 of Scotland’s 32 native authorities. Final yr, the charity celebrated 25 years since being based and in that point they've helped over 50,000 individuals, with that quantity having significantly elevated since final yr.
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Jean was shocked to search out out that she had been nominated and couldn’t consider that she was shortlisted.
She informed us: "I could not consider that I used to be nominated to start with. I used to be informed that folks had put me ahead for the Delight of Scotland awards. It's one thing that I'm proud to have acquired, nonetheless, this isn't only for me that is for everybody who works on the charity.
“The volunteers which have labored, and are working there, have all been extraordinarily devoted to serving to individuals in a time of disaster.
“The abilities that they create to the workforce are really phenomenal and I'm simply delighted to have the prospect to work with them.”
Jean say that through the pandemic her workforce was working at full capability making an attempt to assist individuals. She praised the sacrifice and dedication from her volunteers throughout such a tough time, saying she may be very pleased with them.
She says, because of the cost-of-living disaster, the organisation has been very busy and getting constructive suggestions from former shoppers is a "nice feeling".
She mentioned: "The workforce instantly transitioned to distant working when the pandemic started and continued to assist practically 5000 shoppers from March 2020 to July 2022.
“We've such an enormous dedication, expertise combine and coronary heart for the job with our proficient workforce. We hope to proceed the work we do for a very long time past my functionality and I personally hope to be like Maggie Smith, Judy Dench and so forth ... and work on for a few years to return, loving what I do."
Disaster offers counselling and assist to individuals who want it, after they want it. Yow will discover out extra on-line at www.crisiscounselling.co.uk, by calling 0141 812 8484 or dropping an electronic mail to information@crisiscounselling.co.uk
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