PAMIS awarded £20,000 for the Pamiloo!

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks’ (SSEN) Resilient Communities Fund have awarded PAMIS £20,000 for the pamiloo as one of the projects from across the north of Scotland which  helps protect the welfare of those most vulnerable, enhance community resilience facilities and improve communication during severe weather events.

The fund was established to support community groups, charities and non-profit making organisations in SSEN’s distribution network area, offering grants of up to £20,000 to successful applications. The fund is particularly focused on projects helping vulnerable or isolated people living in SSEN’s network areas to ensure they are supported during significant emergency events.

Lisa Doogan, Director of Customer Relationship Management at SSEN, said:

“Our Resilient Communities Fund is vital to help our communities better prepare and improve their own resilience plans to respond to whatever mother nature throws our way.  As a responsible operator, by proactively supporting local resilience projects we can truly make a difference to the communities we serve and this collaborative approach is essential to support our customers during network outages.”

Included in this year’s fund awards is a grant of £20,000 to help PAMIS purchase Scotland’s first and only mobile adapted Changing Places toilet. This will allow a growing number of individuals with complex health needs use the toilets safely and comfortably at locations across the country.

Jenny Miller, PAMIS CEO, said “We were delighted to hear we had been successful with our application to the SSEN Resilient Communities Fund. This has provided an incredible boost to the funding for our mobile changing places toilet.

“It will ensure that this mobile resource, housing an adjustable changing bench and tracking hoist, will support people with complex health needs to have their personal care needs attended to. We are looking forward to working in partnership with SSEN to support those most vulnerable during power cuts and emergency situations.”

A huge thank you to SSEN for this award!