November 23, 2023

We’re excited to part of the new Furness For You partnership, increasing volunteering and tackling loneliness in the area.

The partnership is a collaboration between 10 different organisations that are dedicated to focusing on reducing chronic loneliness across Barrow-in-Furness.

Funded by the Know Your Neighbourhood Fund, together, the partnership will tackle isolation and increase community resilience by creating a one door referral system for offering volunteering opportunities, one-to-one support for individuals, building skills and expanding social networks. The projects aims to develop collective understanding of what works to improve wellbeing and pride in place through volunteering and community initiatives.

You can find out more about the project in this press release from Cumbria Community Foundation who have allocated over £1.1 million to create high-quality volunteering opportunities and support for people experiencing, or at risk of loneliness in Barrow.