Are you currently out of work due to a health concern, but looking for support in returning to work? Or perhaps you are employed but currently off work sick? Maybe you’re not off work but you are struggling at work…
For several years Lancaster District CVS has worked with the Eric Wright Charitable Trust, distributing grant funding to small grassroots community organisations across the Lancaster District. The fund, which reopens for its 2025 round on 18 April, provides grants of up…
For too long young people have been excluded from decision making spaces. At Lancaster District Young People’s Foundation we believe that young people should always have a seat at the table. A huge thanks go to Lancaster University students Zoe…
Can you believe it’s almost spring? Hopefully, as the days get longer and the weather gets better, we’ll all start to feel a bit happier and more motivated, and this week I want to give you some ideas on how…
Are you aged between 16 and 25? Do you look at the world around you and think you could improve it? Do you often feel like nobody listens to you, or that the things that impact your life just happen…
Health & Wellbeing Coaches (WorkWell Pilot) – Lancaster District CVSThe WorkWell programme pilot is a national initiative which provides evidence-based, low intensity work and health assessments that support individuals with their low-level occupational health needs, helping them overcome barriers to…
Help is Close is a new campaign that aims to proactively and reactively direct people of all ages to any physical or mental health support they may need, and/or social activities to support good health and reduce isolation and loneliness,…
The third Monday in January has come to be known as “Blue Monday”, a day when many people feel down and really start to feel the negative effects of the long winter days. The Samaritans recognise that feeling low isn’t…
For our final column of 2024, we would like to share some words from our chief officer, Yak Patel. As some of us in the sector wind down for the Christmas break and others prepare for one of the busiest…
Lancaster District Street Aid is an easy and secure way for the public to help formerly homeless people who want to stay off the streets. You may have heard of organisations like Calico, Let’s BeFriends, Acorn and others who work…
