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Upstream is working towards a third successive contract with Devon County Council to deliver community mentoring

• The 'Time for Life' project, with consortium partners Westbank, Age UK Devon and Age UK Exeter, covers the whole of Devon, helping older, more isolated and more vulnerable people, often with multiple difficulties and mental health problems, to build confidence, engage with their communities and remain independent for longer.
  

• 'Time for Life' works closely with local GP practices and other health and care professionals, also with local voluntary organisations and communities.

UPSTREAM completes a successful 3-year Big Lottery project with partners in the South-West Well-Being consortium

• Upstream's 'Health Maps' project has been one of 15 community projects across the South West with funding from the Big Lottery Well-Being programme and independently evaluated by the University of the West of England (UWE).

UPSTREAM helps small communities plan for the future in the face of severe cuts to funding in the voluntary sector.

• Upstream is working in a number of villages and market towns in Mid and East Devon to find ways in which people of all generations can get together to improve their well-being, making the best use of existing facilities and local enthusiasm. In particular, Upstream continues to work with older and more isolated people in rural areas, to encourage inclusion in community activities.