Portland College redirecting its resources to help support to those in need

Portland College is helping support vulnerable people in society during the Covid-19 outbreak

As well as continuing to support its own vulnerable learners and residents both on and off campus, Portland is now extending its support to the wider community through a range of initiatives, including a recent Easter holiday club, donating essential face visors to organisations in need and supporting local businesses through the Ashfield Ambassador scheme.

The face visors, which have been manufactured by Portland tutor, Chris Wynne and his colleagues using resources already onsite, help protect staff, learners and residents against coronavirus.

Having tested and distributed the visors among staff, the college has now donated additional visors to colleagues in the NHS and care settings.

Fifteen visors have now been delivered to Clipstone Hall and Lodge Care Home, and college principal Mark Dale presented Kings Mill Hospital with another 15 visors for its intensive care unit.

The team are continuing the production and are hoping to be able to donate more of these vital supplies to organisations in need later this week.

Portland has also signed up to the Ashfield Ambassador scheme. Members of the senior management team at the college will be joining a team of volunteers across the Ashfield district to provide advice and guidance for local businesses to understand and access Government assistance throughout the Covid19 crisis.

The scheme will be launched through the .

Mark Dale, commented, “The Portland spirit is shining brighter than ever as colleagues across the whole of the college are going above and beyond to support learners, residents and each other in these challenging times.

“We welcome the opportunity to help our local communities by sharing vital resources with organisations in need, and we are hoping to continue producing and donating PPE over the coming weeks.

“We are also looking into other ways that we can support the Mansfield and Ashfield district.

“We are a very small cog in a great national effort and we will keep turning.”