Working with the Third Sector for Positive Change

Cumbria CVS in Barrow-in-Furness

Links To Other Organisations

We have a large list of links. Click on the name to be re-directed to their site.

Please e-mail us at admin@barrowcvs.org.uk if you would like Barrow CVS to link to you, we would be happy to include you. Please email us at the above address if any of our links are out of date.

Support Groups

AFASIC
Promotes understanding, acceptance, equal opportunities and the inclusion into society of children and young adults with speech and language impairments.

Alzheimer's Society
Provides support to people with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia and their carers.

National Childbirth Trust
Provides information on maternity issues, breastfeeding and postnatal support including groups for caesareans and miscarraige.

Local Barrow Links

Barrow Borough Council

Furness Enterprise

Barrow Sports Council

Voice Online

Furness Community Network

Barrow Disability Association

Age Concern

Mental Health

The Oaklea Trust
Residential housing, supported living, outreach, job training, employment, pre-school, and leisure services for people with learning disabilities.

Alzheimer's Society South Lakeland
Provides information, support and day care to people with dementia, their carers and families.

Counselling & Befriending

Alzheimer's Society
Provides support to people with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia and their carers.

CADAS
Cumbria Drug and Alcohol Advisory Service.

Eating Disorders Association
National helpline and support for young people.

NCH Action For Children
Family support, individual counselling, group work and parent and child activities.

The Way Foundation
Provides emotional support to the widowed and young.

Samaritans
providing 24-hour support to the suicidal and despairing.

Youth

Furness Young Carers
The Young Carers Project supports Children and Young People aged 5 -18 years old, who are caring for someone in the Family who is ill, disabled, elderly or with drug/alcohol problems. Caring tasks can range from general household chores to full personal care.

Cumbria Youth
Cumbria Association of Youth Clubs is a voluntary organisation that exists to support youth clubs.

Youth Action Network
Youth Action is a successful approach to youth volunteering. It enables thousands of young people across the country to become active in their own time, meet other young people, gain skills, have fun and put into reality their ideas and priorities that are of benefit to their own communities. At the heart of Youth Action is giving young people real opportunities to play a key role in the design, delivery and evaluation of projects.

B.T.C.V
BTCV is the UK's leading charity working with people to bring about positive environmental change.

CSV
Community Service Volunteers is a UK Charity dedicated to giving everyone the chance to play an active part in their community through volunteering & training education & the media.

Advice & Information

Alzheimer's Society
Provides support to people with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia and their carers.

Barrow Citizens Advice Bureau
CAB can give advice on a wide range of issues including benefits, debt, employment, housing, consumer affairs, maintenance/separation and divorce.

Community Law Centre
Free legal advice and representation.

Furness Carers
Offers a range of flexible support and practical services.

Making Space
Advice, support and advocacy in work, training and benefits.

Parentline Plus Cumbria
Variety of services for parents - ranging from a freephone helpline to parenting courses and information materials.

Rotary Club of Barrow-in-Furness
Helps local and international causes.

South Cumbria Community Health Council
Health service watchdog, representing the interests of the public in the Health services in South Cumbria.

The Ashton Group Comtemporary Theatre Ltd.
Provision of youth and community theatre activities in the local community.

Homelessness / Housing

Centrepoint Cumbria
Improves the housing options of young people locally.

Sports & Leisure

Furness Rovers
Provides football coaching to local youth and senior footballers from age 6 and upward.

Vickers Rugby Union Football Club
Promotes Rugby Union for all ages in the Barrow area.

Barrow Sports Council
Barrow Borough Sports Council is a strategic sports development body, with its main aim of implementing the Barrow Borough

Environmental

Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Species and habitat education and promotion of wildlife conservation. Maintenance and enhancement of nature reserves.

The National Trust
Europe's largest conservation and environmental organisation.

The World Owl Trust
Conservation, education, and rehabilitation of injured birds

Animals & Pets

Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Education and promotion of wildlife conservation. Maintenance and enhancement of nature reserves.

The World Owl Trust
Conservation, rehabilitation and education of owls and their habitat worldwide.

Northern Staffordshire Bull Terrier Rescue
Advice line for owners of this breed and care and re-homing programme for those finding themselves destitute or abandoned.

Physical Disabilities

AFASIC
Promotes understanding, acceptance, equal opportunities and the inclusion into society of children and young adults with speech and language impairments

Carers

Furness Carers
Information, advice, support group, leisure activities, careline, home support services and drop-in centres

Training

Cumbria Learning Links
Cumbria learning Links is a programme of Cumbria Association of Councils for Voluntary Service (CACVS) who created this initiative in order to meet the training needs of the Voluntary and Community sector county wide in the most effective consistent manner.

Cumbria Deaf

We are a First Time Online centre, and aim specifically in helping hard-to-reach learners to improve their literacy, numeracy or ICT skills, i.e. learners who do not have a Level 2 qualification. We offer free information and guidance sessions from a qualified provider, focusing on the learner's needs and preferred learning styles. For further information on booking sessions please telephone Fran or Laura on 01229 894646.