'Deep' - Indian 50 Plus Association

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.

‘socially excluded’ means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one or more of the following factors: old age; ill health (physical or mental); discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin or religion; poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards), crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society)

Deep’s Milan Day Centre is run onMondays (except Bank holidays)at the Darji Pavilion 26 Oakthorpe Road, Palmers Green London N13 5JLfrom 11.15 am to 3.15pm

Activities include:

• Tea/ Coffee Biscuit on arrival

• Physical Activities

• Yoga and chair-based exercises to improve health

• Complementary therapies like head massage and reflexology to help with relaxation and improve circulation and help with sleeping

• Arts and crafts.

• Social events in summer, outings workshops and seminars on healthy eating and well-being

• Keeping service users up to date on health and social care development in Enfield,

• Organise cultural events and celebrate Diwali, Eid, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Christmas

We also provide a nutritional well-balanced vegetarian lunch.

The aim of this project is to encourage elderly Asian community members to benefit from socialising and enjoying company of others as well as assisting disabled members to get out of the house at least once a week and enjoy a home-cooked meal. All meals and activities are culturally sensitive providing volunteers and support workers who are bilingual so that they are easily able to communicate with all members.

To join DEEP Indian 50 plus Association (Enfield) there is a membership fee which currently is £5 covering period from 1st April 2019to 31st March2020. Life membership fee is £101

DEEP Indian 50 plus Association (Enfield) is a Charity Incorporated Organisation which is a voluntary community organisation run by an Executive committee consisting of 10 Trustees who are elected for a two-year period