Real Deal Plus

Overview

We support vulnerable people in our local community by offering a warm place of care and refuge, a listening ear, companionship and direct practical help. We currently run a Community Cafè, provide free home-made soup and very low cost meals, operate a job club with 1:1 support for those with poor or no  ICT or literacy skills, provide CBT counselling, and supply furniture, clothing and food parcels to those in need - both directly with proof of benefits, or by referral from local social services. We offer volunteering opportunities through our drop in tea room, community shop and allotment project.  We have painting and Art therapy classes running as well as a craft club and have just received 3 years funding to provide 2 part-time Youth Workers to develop our existing work with young people.

Achieved to date

We have recently been given a local storage facility for our furniture supply programme and have now transferred our furniture stocks to their own site.  We are now currently developing links with existing partners and new organisations to extend our services in the local area. This has released areas of the Centre for refurbishment to provide even more support facilities.