Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change (CN4C)

Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change works to connect people with opportunity and invests in communities.

Bringing communities together to do the things that matter most. Providing people with opportunities to live their best life. Become better off and to make better sense of the system. Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change provided crisis support, job search, learning and skills training; social groups, cooking courses, wellbeing activities and allotment schemes. Additionally, they help people into education, training, or employment. They offer coaching and skills training, qualifications, and equipment, and by brokering relationships with local employers to provide routes into employment.

In crisis? Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change can help.

The state of living on recent years has highlighted the deep challenges that many people face in meeting their basic needs. Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change assists people in crisis and those experiencing hardship through its advisory service. Social prescribing and social activities at our community buildings in Redruth and St Austell provide support for anyone experiencing social isolation.

Redruth Community Larder

Our community larder at The Elms, Redruth is open for drop-in food collections every Friday from 1-4pm.

Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change offers food and support at times of need. Our regular larder offers fresh vegetables, fruit, and surplus food donated by our suppliers on a weekly basis.

People experiencing crisis can access a full range of items, including dried, tinned, and packaged goods, as well as, toiletries, hygiene products, and baby items. Each household can use this service twice in any month and six times in a 12-month period.

If you are experiencing crisis, you can also access our free advisory service for support and practical help through our weekly drop-in sessions. The community larder receives funding from the European Social Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund.

You may be finding it hard to manage changes to state benefits payments. With CN4C, we can help with Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and Universal Credit appeals and provide guidance on what to do if you are at risk of homelessness.

Elsewhere on our website, you can find information about employment support. This includes personalised coaching and mentoring support to help you to overcome barriers to education, work or training.

These sessions are funded by the European Social Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund.

Our free Advisory Service operates a drop-in service at The Elms, Redruth and St Austell Community Bank

Go to their website to see more, including What’s On, Courses, Employment, Supporting Them and more…

Website – Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change