Getting Started - learning from others
Though every locality has its own particular challenges and advantages, learning can be gained from the work of others.
A Road Less Lonely
A Road Less Lonely (SPPC, 2018) provides a helpful introduction to this area and is particularly focused on Scotland. Section 6 explores what is meant by the term ‘compassionate community’ and Appendix 4 gives an overview of relevant work underway in Scotland and further afield: A Road Less Lonely
Compassionate Inverclyde - Design Principles
The Compassionate Inverclyde programme is about enabling and nurturing kindness, helpfulness and neighbourliness in Inverclyde. Particularly helpfully for those thinking of establishing their own project, Compassionate Inverclyde have developed a series of ‘design principles’ that may be of help to others wishing to get started nurturing compassion in their own community: Design Principles
Strathcarron Hospice - 4 steps to a compassionate community
Strathcarron Hospice in Forth Valley has a Compassionate Communities team that works alongside local communities. Read their tips on getting started on this kind of work here: Strathcarron Hospice – 4 Steps to a Compassion Community
Further reading
Other projects and approaches that may be of interest for building an understanding of how different people have tackled these issues include:
- Compassionate Cities
- Groundswell Project, Australia (including Building Compassionate Communities in Australia: Tools for a Community-Led approach to end of life care)
- Compassionate Inverclyde
- Neighbourhood Networks, Kerala, India (a relevant article is here: article about Neighbourhood Networks)
- Developing a Compassionate Community Model (Canada)
- Frome, Somerset (relevant newspaper article here)
- Compassionate Communities UK
- Pallium Canada, particularly their Compassionate Communities Sustainability Guide
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