Due to coronavirus restrictions across the UK, this project is currently paused. The information below refers to project activities up until March 2020. Since March 2020, Virtual KEEN has provided as a replacement a busy, daily programme of interactive projects across all areas of social and recreational activity, and this is detailed in Fact file: Virtual KEEN. We look forward to bringing GrEAT Social back on the ground in 2021!
Project overview
GrEAT Social is our weekly Monday project club for adults. Sessions are a mix of ambitious longer term projects and one-off themed sessions, including getting out and about.
Yearly number of sessions: 24
Average attendance
Participation
Contact hours created
Key outcomes (last 12 months)
These are the key positive differences (outcomes) achieved by the project.
87% of families reported an improvement in 9 or more of the 10 key areas of their participant’s wellbeing that we monitor.
93% of families reported an improvement in their participant’s access to unique opportunities.
100% of participants reported an improvement in their participant’s willingness to try new things..
82% of session buddies agreed that participating at GrEAT Social has brought them closer to people in the Oxford community that they wouldn't otherwise have met.
Stories
Communicated through a range of media including quotes, videos, and audio, these are the stories of KEEN's beneficiaries which show how this project makes a difference.
“GrEAT social is a fab session as whilst activities are going
on, participants can all chat and mingle. We have such a lovely group of adults who attend, all with such fantastic and unique personalities.”
Recent developments
This section includes information on recent changes which we have made to this project to improve it!
The biggest development in 2018/19 was moving to a participant-led organising committee as the leadership behind GrEAT. This means we now have more direction from our GrEAT members themselves, and they are more active in making GrEAT Social what it is.
New sessions took us into Oxford City, with a focus on getting out and about more, and making all sessions more physically active.
Future plans
This section includes information on our upcoming plans for this project. How we see it developing of the next 6-12 months and what actions we are taking to achieve this.
Broaden participation and attract new members.
Support more people with additional needs into voluntary and leadership positions on the GrEAT Social committee.
Work in partnership with other providers of adult services in the city, to strengthen overall provision.