Some of the areas we try to help are:-
- Advice
- advocacy and liaison
- Developing domestic/ life skills
- Developing social skills
- Help in managing finances and benefit claims
- Emotional support
- Counselling and advice
- Help in establishing social contacts and activities
- Help in establishing personal safety and security
- Health and well being
- Peer support and befriending
- Access to local community organisations
- Education
- Employment support
- Healthy eating
- Youth Work
- Culture, history
- Counselling Drug and substance abuse, gambling
- Cafe
How we do it,
- Working with outside agencies and volunteers to provide services our community need to improve lives.
- Offer a proactive, anticipatory service meeting the needs and expectations of those who would like to use our services, and operating an open door policy to everyone.
- Wherever possible offer a free service to our community, subject to gaining funding and support from outside bodies.
- Keep expenditure on wages and salaries down to a minimum, so money is available to promote and provide more services as and when they are needed.
- Fostering a culture of volunteering within the Shildon Community, improving social responsibility and mutual respect.
