A community-led mental health project supporting adults in Kintyre and Gigha through daily drop-ins, wellbeing activities, and peer support to reduce isolation and improve emotional wellbeing.
Estimated Price
17000
We would like to continue delivering and developing our 5-day-a-week mental health support group based in Campbeltown. This funding will help cover the cost of staffing, volunteer expenses, resources, and running costs to sustain our drop-in model and core programme of activities.
Specifically, we will:
Continue to provide a warm, welcoming drop-in space for adults experiencing poor mental health.
Continue to run weekly sessions, including mindfulness, arts and crafts, visits to our caravan, walks, open water swimming and peer support.
Support members to access help with digital access, budgeting, housing and NHS services.
Work in partnership with other organisations to strengthen referral pathways and community links.
The Kintyre Link Club provides a vital frontline mental health support group that is community-led, preventative and recovery-focused. We are available as a drop-in service to members 5 days a week and offer a welcoming, stigma-free environment. We also offer support 24/7 via our social media routes in case anyone feels the need to talk. Activities such as mindfulness, creative arts, peer support, and healthy shared meals are all designed to build self-esteem, reduce isolation, and improve mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
We have a long-established presence (since 1999), with strong links with the NHS mental health team, a small but mighty staff team and growing volunteer support. We review our service regularly through member feedback and continually adapt to meet changing needs, which helps us retain value for money. We provide early intervention, which ultimately reduces pressure on statutory services, ensuring long-term sustainability within the wider health and social care system. The need for our wee club is echoed in the Kintyre Community Action Plan and Argyll and Bute Council's Local Outcome Improvement Plan, both of which highlight mental health, social isolation and rural inequalities as pressing local issues. We directly respond to these by providing accessible support for those with lived experience of poor mental health, particularly those who are vulnerable, digitally excluded or living in remote and rural areas with limited public transport or support options.
We will continue to:
Reduce loneliness and isolation in adults living with poor mental health.
Improve emotional well-being, confidence and a sense of purpose among our members.
Offer early intervention and crisis prevention, reducing pressure on local NHS services.
Build skills, independence, and resilience through learning, peer support and routines
Strengthen our community ties by engaging with volunteers and partners.
Promote low-cost, climate-aware wellbeing practices such as outdoor socialising, group cooking and reuse of materials.
Provide a safe, inclusive space that reduces stigma around mental health and fosters community pride.
We are seeking funding to support this work for 12 months. This will ensure continuity for our members, give stability to staff and allow us to measure outcomes and refine delivery over the year.
