b'COVID REPORT2022-2024DOORS OPENMany of the services at HNCPWe piloted the Positive Futures AGAINMEETING IN PERSONwere shaped by learning andproject, a debt, benefit and experience during the Covid-19employment project for those As soon as it was safe to do so,outbreak. Play and stay sessionswho were financially affected we opened all our face-to-facenow focus on building confidence,by the pandemic and who find services with the appropriatesocial, and communication skillsit difficult to access advice and safety measures in place,of babies and toddlers born intoguidance because of health continuing with telephonea lockdown, with parents who feltissues, mental illness, or language befriending until people feltextremely isolated. or literacy challengesconfident enough to meet with others. Capacity was very soon reached in the lunch clubs, providing healthy food and company every day in community venues for people who had really struggled on their own.It has been so good to talk to people you know and trust, if I was not able to talk to people I would be pulling my hair out,I would be depressed.HNCP IMPACT REPORT 2020 - 2024 51'