Extern’s latest advice booklet contains listings of a wide range of local services in the Carrickfergus and Larne area, from right across the statutory, community, and charitable and voluntary sectors. Download your copy here
We’ve partnered with Inspire to launch a wellbeing programme for frontline community and voluntary sector staff and volunteers who have been responding to the #COVID19 crisis.
The programme offers access to a range of wellbeing webinars, programmes and resources. Thanks to funding from DfC, it is FREE and open to all. More details here: http://bit.ly/2KB9zX0
Why are so many of us being driven into destitution & forced to #foodbanks? What can we do to change things & start to build a #HungerFreeFuture? Have a read as our research manager Tom dives into @jrf_uk’s new destitution report
New research shows deeply concerning figures on destitution in the UK, with around 2.4 million people having experienced destitution in 2019, a 54% increase since 2017. The social security system must be strengthened to turn back this rising tide. https://jrf.org.uk/report/destitution-uk-2020