Transit Community Support CIC is dedicated to empowering communities within Richmond and Hounslow Boroughs by facilitating access to free or affordable skills-based courses and support services. Our focus areas include Social care, Maths, English, and Digital skills, all aimed at enhancing the daily lives of our members. Additionally, we provide specialized support services tailored to specific groups within our communities, such as Carers, with the objective of improving their well-being and enhancing the quality of care they provide. These initiatives are deeply rooted in our overarching mission of promoting inclusive and equitable access to skills, education, and essential services for all community members, irrespective of their social or demographic backgrounds.
Please see details of our community support Projects below and click the link to either learn more or register.
Caring for Carers :Supporting Carers to offer Better Care
Caring for Carers :Supporting Unpaid Carers to Offer Better Care
Free Training & Support Services for Unpaid Carers
Suppporting the unpaid carers to offer high quality care for those they are looking after as well as improving their wellbeing ( Both Physical , Mental & Emotional Wellbeing).
Carers devote their active lifetime caring for others with limited time to care for themselves and this impacts on their well being in the long run. Most carers have both health and financial effects resulting from their role most of which are lifelong.
With the above in mind, we offer free care training sessions , digital training , Financial and mental wellbeing sessions for the carers to equip them with the skills and knowledge they need to efficiently care for those under their care as well themselves.
In addition to the skills & Knowledge acquisition, these Sessions have gradually turned into safe spaces where carers come together , share experiences , connect and establish a peer to peer support mechanism. Additionally , the support has turned out to offer life saving assistance to carers and their loved ones such as '' Connecting the gluecose Monitor for a bed ridden relative to enable the Practice to obtain Client glucose levels.
Respite Care : Providing Carers That Much Needed Break
High Quality Respite Care : Providing Carers that much Needed Break as we give High quality support to your Loved ones.
Our service is professional , compassionate and person centred. Our Carers are carefully selected, recruited and trained with full enhanced DBS checks. We use continous training, supervision and spot Checks for Quality Assurance and continous improvement.
Services offered include:
- Assistance with shopping
- Accompanying to Appointments
- Support with home help (cleaning, laundry, hoovering, bed making and changing)
- General companionship
- Preparation of Food and Snacks
- Personal Care (Bath, strip wash, shower, dressing, continence, Medication Management etc ) ( Coming Soon ! - After CQC Approval )
- Transport to appointment & Activities ( Coming Soon! Pending Approval )
Community Skills & Learning Connect
Community Skills & Learning Connect Project
Community Skills & Learning Connect Project
Supporting All Community Members to Equitably Access Skills & Learning Opportunities Regardless of their Social , Economic or Demographic Status.
Transit Community Support CIC serves as a vital link between local communities and Skills and Learning providers, diligently fostering awareness regarding available skilling and learning opportunities. Our mission extends beyond mere awareness-raising; we actively facilitate community members in navigating and completing enrollment processes, thereby significantly reducing both situational and systemic barriers. Our overarching goal is to ensure equitable access to skilling and learning opportunities, fostering the development of thriving, inclusive, and resilient communities. Supported by esteemed partners such as the Greater London Authority, West London Alliance, and Local Authorities, our project stands as a beacon of collaboration and commitment towards empowering individuals and enriching communities.
Free Digital Skills, Computer & Documentation Support
Community Digital Hub & Data Bank
Free Community Digital Skills , Documentation Support & Data Bank
( Supporting all community members to access digital services as way to reduce the digital divide and improve communication)
Our centre is open to the community members to access the internet either with their laptops or using our desktops to complete applications and forms . Additionally, a member of our team is available on request to support those that are finding it hard to complete the online forms or better still sign post them to the relevant authorities for further technical support ( in accordance with our IAG policy ).
This saves community members expenses especially transport as well as ensuring timely submission of the forms as well as reducing the pressure on the insitutions / departments.
Additionally , working with Partners such as the Good Things Foundation and the National Data Bank plus their partners, we offer FREE Simcards , call minutes and Data Vouchers to those members in need so as to facilitate their access to essential services most of which have been migrated online and further stay connected with their loved ones thereby enabling vital community cohesion .
Community Environment & Climate Change Awareness
Community Environment & Climate Change Awareness
Free Community Environment & Climate Change Awareness Activities
The Climate Crisis
According to WHO, The Earth has warmed approximately 0.85°C over the last 130 years and It will warm more than 3°C this century alone. WHO also estimated that climate change will cause around 250,000 additional deaths per year between 2030 and 2050 — 38,000 from heat exposure in the elderly, 48,000 from diarrhoea, 60,000 from malaria and 95,000 from childhood undernutrition.
Using the above basis , we organise numerous activities aimed at increasing awareness and knowledge of the dangers of environmental degradation and resultant climate change . These sessions are also aimed at creating a platform to collectively empower the community to mitigate and develop resilience.
Whitton Training Centre - Exterior
Our Training Centre is strategically located 2 minutes from the Whitton station and 500 Metres from the Highstreet. Very Accessible yet with very good learning ambiance.
Whitton Training Centre - Interior
The centre is well equiped with state - of - the art equipment ( Both ICT and Care equipment) to facilitate hands on community training and support.
Our Training Partner
We partner with Transit Smart Skills & Consult Ltd (TR-SSC) to deliver our community training Courses. TR-SSC is a further register and Acreditted training provider with highly qualified trainers and Tutors in additional to highly competent Management Team.
Strong Policies & Procedures
Strong Policies & Procedures
The Safety and wellbeing of our clients and beneficiaries is fundamental in all that we do and with that in mind , We have established strong policies for both our staff, volunteers , contractors, clients , beneficieries and learners to ensure on the dot compliance and uncompromised service quality. We have sub contracted Aventure Ltd to further support with this vital function.
ICT Infrastructure ( Up to date & Safe)
ICT Infrastructure ( Up to date & Safe)
We maintain an interactive and safe ICT infrastructure to ensure continous support to our beneficiaries well knowing that some may not access the centre physicslly due constraints beyond their control. Our communication channels remain open and accessible virtually / remote support our community members.
Contact Information
Transit Community Support CIC
115B High Street Whitton
Twickenham
Middlesex
TW2 7LG