WHAT WE DO
Cumbria Small Good Stuff does two things:
We link people who need care or support with local people who might help.
We help small organisations that offer care or support. We provide them with information, publicity and access to a friendly network.
What we believe
We're the friendly website that believes:
People want care and support at times and in ways that suit them.
Local people helping other local people is good for everyone and for communities.
Very small organisations can offer great care and be imaginative and responsive.
Very small organisations struggle to tell people what they can offer (they don’t have huge marketing budgets like the big guys).
Local links
What’s happening locally
Business/community enterprise support across Cumbria
- Bedrock Basics – offers various different types of support for third sector and non-for-profit organisations.
- Cumbria Chamber – offering a free county-wide business support start-up service.
- Cumbria Community Foundation – the Spark Programme has been co-created to inspire, encourage, and nurture both new and existing social entrepreneurs.
- Cumbria CVS – offers help, advice, training, and support to third sector groups throughout Cumbria. They bring organisations together to form a powerful voice for our sector.
- Enterprising Cumbria – the newly established body working to boost economic development across Cumbria. Enterprising Cumbria will work to support the objectives of our local authorities, businesses, and local people, to make sure that Cumbria is seen as a great place to live and work. They will also deliver programmes of activity, whether they be business support activities to help our business community innovate and grow, or skills or activities to help upskill our current workforce, or ensure an enthusiastic and ambitious workforce of tomorrow.
Community organisations & resources – Allerdale
- Age UK North Cumbria expansion – to ensure older people across the whole of North Cumbria have access to their services, Age UK have recently expanded to encompass the whole of Cumberland.
- People First – impartial advice and support to help you if you are interested in, or currently receiving direct payments or Personal Health Budgets.
- West Cumbria Carers – supporting carers who look after a family member, relative, friend or neighbour.
Interested in offering care or support?
We can help you get set up
Community micro-enterprise project in Cumbria
If you’re thinking about working for yourself, helping older or disabled people in their own homes, contact your local community catalyst:
- Allerdale – Becky Goddard
(becky.goddard@communitycatalysts.co.uk – 07503 928435)
Latest news
Advice and functional fitness checks
The community rehabilitation team and Your Health Matters team will be offering advice and functional fitness checks at Wigton ‘Cumbria CommuniTea Care’ Hub.
Autism training
Team Autism CIC are offering informal courses to autistic adults, their family, friends, and carers, as well as an autism training day.
Cumbria CVS – funding advice, training, and resources
Cumbria CVS has dedicated funding officers to help your organisation, as well as running funding fairs, offering funding training, and having a range of resources available including their own funding portal.
Local communities fund
The ‘local communities fund’ from Copeland Community Fund offers support for projects seeking funding in the area of South Cumberland and Whitehaven & Coastal.
Featured members
Areas: Cockermouth, Papcastle, Brigham, Broughton
Areas: Whitehaven, Egremont, Thornhill, Cleator Moor, Frizington, Seascale and surrounding areas.
Languages: English
Jessica Waite Private Home Care Services
Areas: Workington, Harrington, Seaton, Dearham, Maryport, Cockermouth, Flimby, Broughton
Languages: English