Calderwood House is a ten-bedroom hostel based in the Old Police Station, Egremont Main Street, supporting those that find themselves homeless or unemployment in the Copeland area.
Calderwood House provides en-suite bedrooms and round the clock support for up to three months. An Outreach Worker ensures each resident is assisted and encouraged to move forward to the next step in their lives.
Citizens Advice Copeland (CA Copeland) is an independent charity delivering advice services throughout the local area. The financial inclusion work supports people to maximise income and reduce expenditure, deal with household debts, reduce expenditure and secure housing.
This project is to continue to employ the Prevention & Crisis Officer for a further three years when the current funding ceases in December 2019. Evidence held by Copeland Borough Council showed that many clients presenting as homeless, or at risk of homelessness, were doing so due to domestic abuse. The Prevention and Crisis Support Officer post was created in January 2018 following a successful Cumbrian district bid to MHCLG for funding to tackle domestic abuse in the County.
The Whitehaven Foyer, a capital investment transformed the disused YMCA building on Irish Street, into an innovative and inspirational ‘Foyer’ to provide young homeless people opportunities to live independently, access training and work.
Following on from the Copeland Connect Plus project, with the addition of a Food Pantry service the project will work in partnership with Citizens Advice Copeland and Whitehaven and District Credit Union to offer an advice and guidance service with free digital access across three centres in Whitehaven, Cleator Moor & Millom.
To design, commission and raise funds for the construction of a new play landscape and park on Seascale sea front.
The Gather is a community-owned and run café, shop and community facility in the heart of Ennerdale Bridge. A place where local folk and visitors alike can come together and enjoy the The Gather’s hospitality and learn more about the local area.
The Social Prescribing Team was established to help Copeland residents improve their health and wellbeing by connecting them with a range of groups, activities and services in the local area.
Wasdale MRT has been assisting people in the western fells of the Lake District for over 50 years. Their ‘professional volunteers’ respond to over one hundred calls for help each year, each giving their time to help those in need, whatever the weather, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Eskdale Mill is Grade II Listed and is the last operating, water-powered corn mill in the Lake District National Park. Each building is full of character and the superb vernacular architecture. The Mill contains rare working original features.