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Furniture
Store
Founded
by Churches Together in Darwen and now largely
adopted by the Churches’ Partnership, this was
a response to requests for help from families
and individuals in crises. Now employing a co-ordinator
and a large team of volunteers, second hand furniture
is donated and collected from within the area
and held in store. People in need are invited
to view articles and items that are suitable,
which are then delivered to their homes for a
modest delivery charge. Many hundreds of people
benefit from this service every year. Referrals
are accepted from clergy, Social Services, etc.
Food
Larder
This
project was set up to collect small items of food
for distribution to people less fortunate than
ourselves. Examples of suitable items are: Small
jars of coffee, small packets of tea, sugar, cereals,
dried mashed potatoes and tins of evaporated milk.
Lee
Abbey House, Blackburn
The
Lee Abbey House Blackburn is part of the L.A.
Fellowship working alongside the Darwen Churches
Partnership, it seeks in practical ways to live
out its vision of 'Communicating Christ through
Relationships'
The
house is a place of reflection and prayer for
the people and needs of the area. A place for
rest and refreshment for local people. Members
of the Lee Abbey Communities adopt a simple lifestyle.
They live by Community promises, seek to respect
and value all people and place relationships at
the heart of their ministry and work. There are
three Lee Abbey Household Communities, one in
Aston, Birmingham, one in Knowle, West Bristol
and one in Blackburn.
Refugees
and Asylum Seekers
A
number of refugees and asylum seekers have been
settled within the borough and a "drop in centre"
has been set up for them, to offer help and support.
This takes place at 1.00 pm on a Monday at Central
URC. A large number of people have been through
the drop in Centre and we are in contact with
around 40 refugees and asylum seekers.
Sure
Start
In
conjunction with Churches Together a Sure Start
worker has been employed to support the large
number of Church based Mother and Toddler clubs,
which has led to the founding of more groups and
a much more professional approach amongst established
groups.
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