About Lamp
Lamp’s Mission Statement
As a community based NGO, Lamp's role is to:
Support the wellbeing, dignity, and independence of those living with mental health challenges in the community.
Lamp's Guiding Principles
The way we work at Lamp:
1. We are a consistent and reliable force in the South West community dedicate to mental health service over the long term.
2. We are welcoming of all and uphold the rights, and dignity of people from all backgrounds and groups.
3. We ensure the voice of people living with mental health challenges is heard, including their families, friends, and carers, and that their views and rights are included in the decision-making process of the organisation.
4. We work within the prinicples and practices of accountability, trasnparency, and collaboration.
The following strategic priories guide Lamp's service delivery from 2020-2023
- Create a resilient organisation to ensure support for the South West over the long-term.
- Deliver quality and inclusive services.
- Deliver mental health education and advocacy services.
- Be an innovative service provider.
The Friends Of Lamp
With the introduction of the Friends Of Lamp, clients and carers have become instrumental in creating a strong network between themselves and their community.
Through its fund raising activities, FOL supports and finances regular carer retreats and client holiday programs and is also the official fundraising group for Lamp Inc. encouraging client self-valorisation and offering advocacy to its members.
Friends Of Lamp provides the following services to its members
- Friendships
- Involvement in Mental Health Week, held in October every year, and many other mental health celebrations and events.
- Fund raising to assist with service expansion and social activities.
- The Friends Of Lamp help out around the centres with activities and maintenance, and are the drivers of the Lamp Op Shop.
