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Health & Social Care

EET, HSC, Les, Members

IMO Charity

Unit 11, Business Development Centre
Eanam Wharf
Blackburn
BB1 5BL


Contact: Stephen Jones

Tel: 07973 860717

 

Email: info@imocharity.org

Web: www.imocharity.org

 

 

ABOUT US

A grassroots charity based in the heart of Blackburn. We have been operating since 2006 and work with young and old people in supporting them on various health & wellbeing, education & employability and Sports & Development.

Our work got recognised in 2016 by her Majesty and we were awarded the prestigious Queens Award for Voluntary Services.

Our strength is in engaging with BAME, Assulym and Refugee community and we as an organisation are big in engaging and supporting all.

 

 

 

 

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CSnC, HSC, Les, Members

SHAPE Lancashire Community Interest Company

14 Church Road
Bamber Bridge
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 3BQ

 

Contact: Kate Eastwood and Mandy Foster

Tel: 07510 269636 or 07947 715123

 

Web: www.shapelancashire.co.uk

Email: kate.eastwood@shapelancashire.co.uk

    


About Us

Shape Lancashire Community Interest Company is now in its 4th year of delivering Projects in disadvantaged communities and giving people opportunities to engage, develop and grow. Our Projects are very varied and originally SHAPE was an acronym for Sports, Health & Well Being, Arts, People/Projects, Environmental and Employment – all were projects we had much experience in delivering in previous roles working in the Social Housing sector in the Community Development Team. Mandy worked in Housing for over 30 years and Kate for 10 years.

We have completed all those types of projects, and more, over the past four years working all over Lancashire and parts of Greater Manchester; Preston, South Ribble, Pendle, Colne, Blackburn, Bury, Bolton, Chorley, Lancaster, Morecambe, Blackpool.

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Communicate SLT CIC

Manse Housecommunicate-slt
49 Hardhorn Road
Poulton-le-Fylde
Blackpool
FY6 7SR


Contact: Joanne Burr 

Tel: 01253 462123


Email: office@communicate-slt.org.uk

Web: www.communicate-slt.org.uk


About Us

2017 will mark Communicate’s 6 year anniversary of delivering high quality, needs led and effective services within the North West. Whilst celebrating the achievements of the last six years, we will take the opportunity to review our mission, vision and values as a foundation for the future. We aim to establish a 5 year strategic plan based on the key drivers of Sustainability, Team, Leadership and High Quality to support Communicate’s continued growth and development. We are looking forward to continuing working in partnership to maximise life chances by enabling effective Speech, Language and Communication.

 

 

 

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CMiT, CSnC, EET, HSC, Members

Divine Days Community CIC

Contact: Katie Whitehead

Tel: 07782 551004

 

Email: info@divinedays.co.uk

Web: www.divinedays.co.uk

          

 

ABOUT US

Divine Days Community CIC

Divine Days Community CIC delivers a programme of services and provision for adults with additional needs; children with additional needs and complex needs; the elderly; the isolated; and those managing long-term mental and physical health conditions. Our provision is centred around bringing people together through a variety of programmes and creative activity programmes focused on connectivity, inclusivity, and rehabilitation.

 

Gateway Support

Gateway Support is partnership between Divine Days Community CIC and An Inclusive Future CIC (AIF CIC) providing an urgent and essential service for individuals and families across the West Lancashire area with a child/children with an additional need or disability, as well as those who are managing long term health conditions or poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gateway Support provides an information, advice, guidance, and befriending service to ensure people with disabilities can access pastoral and professional services and support in an accessible, person-centred, and meaningful manner during and after the COVID – 19 pandemic.

Legacy Project

The Legacy Project is our Supported Internship initiative funded by Well Skelmersdale and West Lancashire CCG. Divine Days CIC works with local businesses, schools, and colleges to deliver a supported internship programme for young adults with additional needs, learning disabilities and/ or physical disabilities who live and learn in West Lancashire and the surrounding area.

Man-archy

Man-Archy is our men’s mental health provision, using talking therapies, support groups, one-to-one sessions, and a befriending service for men living in West Lancashire. This project is funded via Well Skelmersdale and West Lancashire CCG delivering a person centred, local offer of crisis intervention and prevention for men.

Community Connections

Our Community Connections sessions offer specialised activities for the elderly, people with poor mental health or dementia, people that have been isolated and those managing long term health conditions. Community Connections provides a safe environment run by qualified practitioners to support members of our community to reconnect and find purpose and meaning on their road to recovery.

Dance for All

Divine Days inclusive dance activities and classes for people of all ages with additional needs. Our teachers and practitioners have years of experience, as well as being qualified and trained in working with children and adults with additional needs, learning disabilities and complex needs. Our award-winning Dancers have performed all over the country raising awareness of inclusion and acceptance.

Our Dance classes include:

  • Diddi Tots – Tap, ballet, and disco classes for babies and toddlers with additional needs.
  • Diddi Divine – Therapeutic and contemporary dance classes for infants and juniors with additional needs.
  • Diddi Divas – Tap, ballet, musical theatre, and street dance classes for children with additional needs.
  • Divine Dance – Contemporary, inclusive dance classes for adults with additional needs.

We work with mainstream organisations to help them develop and improve their inclusive practice and how to become disability confident.

We deliver a variety of training programmes for schools and businesses including antibullying and disability awareness.

 

Divine Days Creative Arts won our Small Social Enterprise of the Year Award in 2021.

 

 

 

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Strawberry Fields Training CIC

South Placestrawberry fields training cic logo
1 Meeting House Lane
Lancaster
LA1 1TQ


Contact: Scot Davidson

Tel: 01524 874246


Email: scot@strawberryfieldstraining.org.uk 

Web: www.strawberryfieldscic.co.uk


ABOUT US

Strawberry Fields exists to support and empower marginalised people to recognise and move towards developing their potential.

We have been supporting young people and adults for over nine years and continue to provide compassionate, client-centric, and innovative support packages for those in need.

At Strawberry Fields, we believe in working a particular way meeting clients ‘where they are at’, whatever their stage or starting point.

We are a small team of multi-skilled, highly qualified, and free-thinking individuals who are prepared to consistently challenge our own practice and our judgements or assumptions of others.

As a company, we are always evolving and we take pride in going the extra mile for the benefit of our clients.

 

 

 

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Community Solutions North West

Elmfield HallCommunity Solutions North West Logo
Gatty Park
Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 4AA


Contact: Deborah Clark

Tel: 01254 460080


Email: info@csnw.co.uk

Web: www.csnw.co.uk

 

ABOUT US

Community Solutions is a North West based charity that aims to tackle loneliness and social isolation. We believe that every person matters and no person should ever feel alone or lonely.

We support people who are going through life changes or crisis such as bereavement, loss of health, loss of jobs, poverty, mental health issues etc. We offer a range of befriending and mentoring services to help people live healthier, better lives including home visits, social groups, telephone and digital befriending, counselling, crisis support and more.

MISSION

We help people to live healthier, better lives. We believe that every person matters, and no person should ever feel alone or lonely.

 

 

 

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HSC, Members

In Di Go Dedicated Care and Support CIC

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Feniscowles
Blackburn
BB2 5AF


Contact: Diane Marie Price

Tel: 07505 353508

 
Email: diane@myindigoworld.org.uk

Web: www.myindigoworld.org.uk  

 

About Us

 

In Di Go’s vision – is a society where all children & young people with a disability are able to realise their goals and aspirations, with a right to community inclusive activities and services which supports them and their families. In Di Go works with disabled children young people 0 to 25yrs and their families including siblings. in Di Go provides person centred care with a holistic approach – has a can do attitude. The company works to develop confidence and self esteem in disbaled children and young people 0 to25 yrs and their families including siblings. The service is qualitative and shaped to meet the needs of service users. Providing one to one Short breaks – supporting, encouraging and enabling social inclusion in the local community reducing social isolation and give parent carers much needed respite. Saturday Clubs, small group activities. The company provides a voice for parent/ carers at meetings with social care, health, education or welfare benefits (support them with forms and letters). Other parents and carers find it difficult to speak in meetings about their child or young person, or do not understand the jargon. In Di Go will listen and hear what it is the parent/ carer and disabled child want to say and will support, encourage and empower them to say what it is they want to say.

 

 

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EET, HSC, Members

West Lancs Ark CIC

Ecumenical Centrewest lancs ark
Northway
Skelmersdale
WN8 6LU

Contact: Janice Monaghan

Tel: 07826 656387

Other Contacts: Barry  07421 941324 / Sue (Armed Forces Champion)  07591 030205


Email: westlancsark@hotmail.co.uk

 


About Us

We work with all members of our community and have an open door policy.  We help people with a wide variety of issues, inclusing debt, housing, employment, substance mis-use, training and education. We have computers available for job search and making benefit claims. We will assist with preparing CV’s, application forms. We also do referal to the Food Banks.

 

 

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CSnC, HSC, Members

The Magdalene Project

11 Irwell Terrace
Bacup
OL13 9AW

 

Contact: Pauline Ellison

Tel: 01706 870939


Email: office@themagdaleneproject.co.uk

Web: www.themagdaleneproject.co.uk


About Us

The Magdalene Project is a counselling, support and training agency, as a charity we offer counselling / therapy for a number of needs, bereavement etc. Our main area of expertise being sexual trauma in whatever form that takes.

We work with children, young people and adults male and female, also families. This is usually on a one to one basis for as long as this is deemed necessary for the client’s recovery.

We also facilitate training on subjects befitting the work here; this is open to outside agencies both statutory and voluntary.

 

 

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Spring into Action CIC

Contact: Lucy Hamlin

Tel: 01254 457026


Email: info@spring-projects.co.uk

Web: www.spring-projects.co.uk

 


About Us

Spring into Action is a community interest company based in Accrington in East Lancashire. We set up in 2012 and have a vision of an inclusive society where people with learning disabilities can fully participate.

Our aims are to provide opportunities for people with learning disabilities to engage in activities, volunteer within services and find employment. We aim to raise awareness of the ability of people within the wider community, and raise aspirations of people with disabilities to achieve more.

Our services and activities over the past ten years have been developed and delivered with people with lived experience and include: sports and arts projects, volunteer training including Sports Leaders awards; delivery of inclusion workshops to businesses and other organisations. We also run a friendship and dating agency, bringing people together.

Lucy Hamlin represents Selnet Member Spring Into Action and is currently a Director on our Board.

 

Kizzy Felstead of Spring into Action won our Social Enterprise Volunteer of the Year award in 2022.

 

 

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