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Listening and Signposting

The Hub is where we get to welcome members of the public into a safe and confidential space to share conversation and a cup of tea. We are open between 10 am and 2 pm Tuesday - Friday.

At the Hub we recognise the importance of having someone to talk with and having face to face conversations. This is why, at the Hub, our trained volunteers offer a safe and secure space for clients to come and talk and be signposted on to community initiatives tailored to their needs. Each client will also have the opportunity to be signposted to the local church where they can be welcomed into a church community and from where they can engage with additional services.

It is from the Hub that we also coordinate our other care services. These include:

Phonefriends

Some clients prefer to have conversations from the comfort of their homes. This may be for a variety of reasons but can often be a service chosen by those clients who are unable to leave their homes for medical reasons. Our phonefriend volunteers will each be assigned a client with whom they will have regular contact. This often takes the form of 1 or 2 phone calls a week.

Quote - Client or volunteer (photo???)

If you would like to register for a phonefriend you can do so here

Face to face befriender

Our face to face befrienders are volunteers, who have undergone an enhanced DBS check, and visit clients in the comfort of their own home. Where suitable this can include trips out for a coffee or to the shops together with your befriender. For some of our clients this really is such a lifeline and is a wonderful programme that helps to tackle loneliness head on. Some of our befrienders have maintained relationships with their clients over many years which is a great representation of the positive impact this service has. For many clients seeing their befriender once a week may be the only face to face contact they have.

If you would like to register for a face to face befriender you can do so here

Deliveries

We do take referrals for regular or one-off food or prescription deliveries in emergencies although we try to limit these and instead support clients to put in place home delivery.

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Debt advice and money programmes

We are proud to be partnered with Christians Against Poverty (CAP). CAP offer more than just debt help. They walk life with their service users, helping to remove the stigma often attached to debt sufferers. Their service is frienly, authentic and non-judgemental.

CAP cafe - Tuesday mornings 10-11.30am from October 2023.

www.crawleycapcentre.org

Please feel free to contact Rachel Dawson today to start benefitting from this free service. Simply fill in the form below and Rachel or her team of volunteers will be in touch shortly.

Amongst the drop-in sessions conducted during the Hub opening times, CAP:

Help clients to work out a realistic budget which prioritises essential bills
Help clients formulate debt plans
Advise on insolvency options, when appropriate, including petitioning for bankruptcy.
Help clients to use their CAP Plan to pay bills and debt repayments
Offer home visits

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Acts of random kindness

Sometimes our clients have jobs around their house or particular requests they feel unable to complete on their own. This is where our team of ARK volunteers come to the rescue. This can involve anything from a spot of gardening or DIY to washing up or helping someone with a local house move.

We do often have a small waiting list, however we do our best to arrange support as quickly as we can.

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Emergency Food Provision

At Love Your Neighbour Crawley, we are proud to have partnerships with The Easter Team and The Bridge Cafe, providing emergency food to Crawley.

The Easter Team help local people facing food and fuel crisis to feel accepted, cared for and valued. They do this by providing food parcels and offering utility top ups. These food parcels are an absolute lifeline for many hub clients. The Easter Team is one of the many local churches and charities that we support throughout the year.

The Easter Team

Love Your Neighbour Crawley also proudly supports the Bridge Cafe, a cafe with a difference. The Bridge Cafe operate 3 weekly sessions catering for vulnerable members of our community, including veterans and probation clients. The Bridge Cafe offers a safe and friendly place for clients to come and be blessed with a hot meal and engage with additional community services.

The Bridge Cafe

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Employment support

One of our newest initiatives, LYN Works, seeks to support existing service users prepare for employment. The support we offer can be in person or via a digital platform such as Zoom, by facetime or phone.

We can offer a tailored approach to your employment journey to meet you wherever you are. This can include, but is not limited to:

Interview preparation
CV writing
Job search
Support with your application

If you would like to register for some employment support please contact us here.

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Refugee/Asylum support

At Love Your Neighbour Crawley we are passionate about doing what we can to improve the lives of those who have needed to seek international protection by moving to the UK. In Crawley we have over 1500 asylum seekers living in hotels throughout Crawley.

We work in partnership with several other local agencies to support the needs of this community and sit on a monthly panel coordinating local support. We host a weekly football session, Just Play, each Thursday evening for adult hotel residents. We are proud to run this session with funding provided by the Football Association.

If you would like to learn more about Just Play please contact us here.