KPS Enabling Futures Project

The Big Lottery - Reaching Communities' has recently announced that a grant of just below 250,000k has been awarded to Kernow Positive Support. This grant has been awarded over a 3 year period and entails three strands that will be delivered from the newly established national Respite Centre (KPS Trebullom) that opened last year located near Altarnun, North Cornwall. For further information on KPS Enabling Futures Project you can click here or the Big Lottery logo below. Alternatively, you can contact the KPS Resources Centre on 01872 262221.

The first strand of the 'KPS Enabling Futures Project' will provide fully funded respite at KPS Trebullom nationally. During the complimentary three day stay participants can access a range of workshops related to understanding welfare reform and how to disclose their HIV status to others, including skills workshops. Participants will also be able to access a range of complementary therapies and enjoy excursions to local tourist destinations and attractions in Cornwall.

In addition, KPS will be providing children's Summer Camps for children affected by HIV nationally. The third strand of the project is to provide a better understanding of HIV through an extensive HIV awareness training programme for local schools, statutory agencies, businesses and the general public throughout Cornwall and Devon. The KPS Enabling Futures Project will commence from 1st April 2012. For further details regarding this exciting new project please contact the KPS Resource Centre in Truro on 01872 262221. Alternatively, you can email KPS at: office@kpsdirect.com by clicking on the 'Contact Us' button adjacent.

 

KPS are NOW RECRUITING for our 'Enabling Futures Project'

KPS Annual Report 2010/11

KPS at Cornwall Pride 2011

The Kernow Positive Support respite centre is an outstanding success for our opening and first three months of operation. Barring some minor teething problems all the guests staying with us have given us great feedback.

Take a look at our new look KPS Trebullom Webpages by CLICKING HERE. Alternatively click on the KPS Trebullom button adjacent.

Click here to visit our comments page and more about KPS Trebullom.

KPS Trebullom offers competative prices and we are introducing Special Introduction Rates for 2011. During this difficult year of increased cut-backs there is a need to offer services at a level that can be afforded by individual and funders alike. Take a look at our unique respite and retreat facility on offer at KPS Trebullom by clicking on the button adjajent.

We are also still looking for more volunteers to support our KPS Trebullom Team. Details and further information on volunteer vacancies are available by clicking here.

Are you HIV-positive or a partner, family, carer or do you work or volunteer in HIV? KPS Trebullom is a unique facility offering a competitive bed and breakfast facility in a beautiful and rustic part of North Cornwall. KPS Trebullom is a beautiful and tranquil large 8 bedroom 18th Century Grade 2 listed traditional stone farmhouse set in 11 acres of farmland.

CLICK HERE to view our webpages about Bed & Breakfast opportunities.

KPS Trebullom is a unique project, and the first of its kind in the UK. Through an initial capital investment from central government KPS to develop a strategy to achieve self-sustainability of HIV support services in Cornwall from income made by offering our bed and breakfast service to the wider community affected by HIV, including; our national respite and retreat support, HIV awareness training and housing solutions initiatives for the south west peninsula. All those using our bed and breakfast opportunities will be supporting the ongoing sustainability of HIV support both locally and nationally.

New information Leaflets and Brochure NOW available online. Our Respite,Retreat and Bed & Breakfast opportunities Leaflets and Programme Brochures will be sent out by post within the next couple of weeks in a large promotion mailshot.

For our NEW 16 page Information & Programme for 2011 for anyone affected by HIV to take a break in Cornwall CLICK HERE. (PDF Acrobat)

For our NEW Respite & Retreat Leaflet for funded stays via your local statutory and voluntary agencies CLICK HERE. (PDF Acrobat)

For our NEW Bed & Breakfast Oportunities Leaflet for anyone affected by HIV to take a break in Cornwall CLICK HERE. (PDF Acrobat)

KPS Trebullom Progress Report is available by clicking the KPS Trebullom link adjacent or by clicking here. Alternatively, you can also view the latest photograph's of the Bedroom and En-suite accommodation and facilities at KPS Trebullom by clicking here.

We would like to say huge thank you to our supporters at OUTabout Penzance for the hard work they put into two events in support of Kernow Positive Support (KPS). The two events in question were staged at the Penzance Arts Club, Chapel Street, Penzance during July this year; at the first event £249.86 was collected on the door, and by collection box with £148.84 collected at the second event by collection box. KPS recognises the first-class work this group has done in support of its services to the HIV community in Cornwall, and this latest donation brings an amazing total of £1,067.44 from OUTabout Penzance in the last eighteen months. For those interested OUTabout Penzance is an independent collective of local LGBT people who have an interest in the arts, check out their website located at: www.outabout.org.uk

You can take a look at the OUTabout website by clicking here

Through this grant awarded through the AIDS Support Capital Grant Scheme Kernow Positive Support (KPS) are now proposing to complete the range of services we provide to the HIV community by establishing a National Residential Retreat, Respite, Education and Training Centre, including a temporary accommodation solution for those within the Southwest peninsula with housing related needs (Known at this time as ‘The Project').  This will be the first facility of its kind in the UK. Through our work with people with HIV we have recognised a need not only for people to have the opportunity to come to terms with this debilitating illness by attending a respite and retreat centre, there is also a need to improve HIV awareness through training opportunities to the public and professionals alike. For further details about this exciting project click here to download an Acrobat PDF Document. You can also read about this project in the December 2009 - World AIDS Day edition by clicking on Our Newsletter adjacent. Alternatively take a look at KPS Trebullom by clicking on the button adjacent.

Take a look at our computer generated 3D virtual tour of the Project. There are two short walkthroughs of the Ground Floor and First Floor by clicking on these highlighted links. The .wmv files may take a while to download (approx 12Mb). We hope to be able to have these as streaming files shortly.

For further details about respite and retreat click here.

Remembering Bill

It is with great sadness Kernow Positive Support (KPS) announced the untimely death of one of our founding trustees William Vincent Sloan (Bill). Bill, although living with HIV for over 18 years was diagnosed with an aggressive and untreatable cancer of an unknown primary in early November 2008 and passed away at his home in Bodmin on the 28 th November 2008. A special edition of @KPS is dedicated to his memory and a tribute to Bill and the legacy he leaves behind appearin our special tribute edition of @KPS (see back issues of our newsletters).

KPS arranges regular monthly 'Women's Support Meetings' for all women affect/infected by HIV in Cornwall. This new exciting initiative gives those who are affected by HIV an opportunity to meet one another in a confidential and safe environment and is facilitated by a KPS registered counsellor. If you would like further information on forthcoming meetings please contact the KPS Resource Centre on 01872 262221 during normal office hours. People who registered with the G.U.M Clinics in Truro and Derriford, can also obtain full details about these meetings by contacting the clinic health advisors. So, if you would like to come along, get in touch...

KPS Peer Support meetings

KPS arranges regular monthly 'Peer Support Meeting' for all those living with HIV in Cornwall. This initiative gives those who are HIV-positive an opportunity to meet one another in a confidential and safe environment. Our meetings are held at the KPS Resource Centre in Truro where refreshment and a light lunch is provided. If you would like further information on forthcoming meetings please contact the KPS Help line on 01208 264866 and/or via our office on 01872 262221. People who registered with the G.U.M Clinics in Truro and Derriford, can also obtain full details about these meetings by contacting the clinic health advisors. So, if you would like to come along, get in touch...

KPS has also booked the following dates for further Peer Support Meetings:

Check with the KPS Office on 01872 262221

You can find out more about this support initiative by clicking here.

Click here for the 2009/10 Kernow Positive Support's Definative Annual Report & Accounts that are now available online NOW in Acrobat PDF format. The document and financila details are also available on the Charity Commission for England and Wales Website by clicking here. Our 2010/11 Draft Financial Interim Statement is available by clicking here.

KPS has revised our regular Drop-in Advice and Support Clinic (by refferral and/or appointment) for those affected/infected every Tuesday and Wednesday from 10am - 1pm at the KPS Office (Piran Room) . The clinic is held in the new Sexual Health Centre (The Hub) and the Royal Cornwall Hospital. Please call 01872 262221 or 01208 264866 for further details.

If you would like further information this new and exciting initiative from KPS please contact the KPS Help line on 01208 264866. People who registered with the G.U.M Clinics in Truro and Derriford, can also obtain full details about our new Support and Advice Service by contacting the clinic health advisors and/or your HIV specialist Link Social Worker. So, if you would like to come along, get in touch...

KPS Office (The Piran Room) - By Appointment Tuesdays/Wednesdays 10am - 1pm.

KPS Resource Centre - By Appointment - Weekly.

You can find out more about our Drop-in and advice clinics initiative by clicking here.