Sedbergh Youth & Community Centre

Over 100 years of working with the community

The Sedbergh Youth & Community Centre has been working with people since 1906. Now based at Odsal, in a purpose built centre, we are a focal point for the local community, serving a footfall of 20,000+ per year. We serve many people from disadvantaged areas and pockets of deprivation and see first-hand the devastation the cost-of-living crisis is creating.

Since the covid pandemic and beyond, we’ve seen a massive increase in the number of people struggling to keep warm, pay bills or put food on the table. Targeting our most disadvantaged areas, we’d like to reach out to these people by offering a Warm & Well Hub to help these people through tough times.

" [Sedbergh is} a local community asset that is striving to support the local community. Give it a go. Could be just what’s needed." - Richard 

With energy and food prices rocketing, people are struggling more than ever. 

At the moment, we lead a neccessary project delivering activities, sports and support resources that help people live happier, healthier lives.  

Thanks to a recent donation from the Neighbourly Warm Communities Fund we've been able to set up a short-term (monthly) luncheon club for clients who are isolated and struggling, where they can come to keep warm and have a nice meal. From this club there is an opportunity to access other activity sessions and perhaps more importantly to access help and support with claiming benefit entitlements, utility deals, foodbank vouchers and assistance with form-filling.

The Warm & Well Hub 

It is really important that we are able to help our clients for longer and that we are able to reach out to more people in the community who are struggling. The Warm & Well Hub will enable us to extend the luncheon club to a year-long project and to deliver outreach work to encourage more people to come along and benefit.

We will:

• Offer a warm 2-course meal
• Offer a warm, safe space to socialise
• Offer access to additional activities & resources
• Signpost to external resources
• Offer advice, information & guidance (benefit entitlements, utility deals, budgeting advice, form-filling assistance & cost-of-living tips)
• Issue Foodbank Vouchers (Wyke Foodbank)
• Deliver outreach work to help more people

We are the right people to deliver this project

We are an experienced team of 5 staff led by a team of dedicated trustees and management committee. Community focused, we always have people's best interests at heart and offer a more holistic approach than most. We have been working with our community for many years so understand what support or help is needed in the local area.

What the funding will pay for 

The money we raise will pay for nine Warm & Well Hubs (one per month) and additional outreach work. This will extend our current luncheon club to one year.

Budget

£450 food/beverages

£315 cleaning/utilities

£315 running costs/insurance

£315 staff costs/outreach work

£50 administration

Total = £1445

Some of our happy clients say:

"The Sedbergh Centre has helped me with confidence and advice." - Jill 

"Always a happy, welcoming atmosphere. Love the chit chats; lovely community spirit; don't know what I'd do without it. I just get so much pleasure out of that place and always friendly. " - Jill 

"It is really great to have somewhere to go to catch up and talk to people face to face." - Glenda 

"Caring people and out to help in any way they can." - Betty 

"I'm a long way from when we first met in the days when I was scared, confidence knocked and skint. Thanks for your help and support." - Anon