AArdmonagh Family and Community Group based in west Belfast is using a �6260 grant to provide older people in the community with IT equipment so they can take part in virtual befriending sessions to share recipes music and craft ideas in response to the COVID-19 crisis. They are also using the funding to run online activities like bingo family history research and mindfulness to help reduce feelings of loneliness that many self-isolating older people are experiencing during this time.