Building a network of community enterprises that can offer help and care.
A partnership with Cumberland Council to develop community enterprises.
With two separate projects, one in Allerdale and another in Copeland, the aim is to support the development of local enterprises, offering help and care to older and disabled people in their homes.
Our hyperlocal approach is particularly suitable to open opportunities for those who want to help other local people in some of the county’s very rural areas, where access to good support can be a real challenge.
As part of the project, we have developed a directory to showcase community enterprises in the local area.
Categories:
Advocacy
Arts and creative classes
Outdoor activities
Day centres
Assisted garden maintenance
Benefits advice and assessment
Leaving hospital
Bereavement support
Activities for older people
Community and accessible transport
Arts and creativity
Arts organisations and events
Care at home
Basic necessities (food/clothes)
Mobile meals
Health advice
Consumer advice
Mental health support
Connecting with nature
Welfare rights advice
Family support groups and organisations
Connecting with others
Stopping smoking
Day to day helping hand
Getting active
Healthy lifestyle
Helping with money
Information and advice
Managing a long-term health condition
Mental health
Services for older people
Support for carers
Support with employment
Transport and getting around
Volunteering
Youth support
Additional needs catered for:
Vision impairment friendly
Hearing impairment friendly
Learning difficulty friendly
Physical disability friendly
Dementia friendly
Takes place in the client’s home
Non English speaking friendly
Community Catalysts Copeland, Cumbria, Home Care, Sole-trader, Self employed carer