Organisation Info

95 Abingdon Street
North West
FY1 1PP

Blackpool
Fylde
Wyre

Our mission is to:
‘Provide support and inspiration for volunteers, organisations and groups to develop volunteering in the community’.

As a nationally accredited Volunteer Centre, we are the local volunteering infrastructure organisation for Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde providing the core Volunteer Centre functions of:

Social prescribing is a way for local agencies to refer people to a link worker. Link workers give people time, focusing on ‘what matters to me’ and taking a holistic approach to people’s health and wellbeing. They connect people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.

Link workers also support existing community groups to be accessible and sustainable, and help people to start new groups, working collaboratively with all local partners.

Social prescribing works for a wide range of people, including people:

with one or more long-term conditions
who need support with their mental health
who are lonely or isolated
who have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.