Anti Poverty Stakeholder Steering Group

Anti-Poverty Stakeholder Steering Group
Council facilitated the setting up of an Anti-Poverty Stakeholder Steering Group in December 2020 which brings together community and voluntary organisations including established foodbanks, advice centres and charities, along with relevant statutory agencies, to ensure a collaborative and co-ordinated approach to supporting people who are experiencing financial difficulty in the borough. The Group has developed an action plan with a series of objectives and strategic actions to set the direction for their work. These have been shaped by the partner organisations and wider engagement through a series of focus groups and surveys. The Group guided DfC funded Covid response initiatives in the borough and has delivered several initiatives including a ‘Where To Turn’ campaign to promote awareness of support services that are available for people who find themselves struggling financially, as well as a Wraparound Support Programme and Fuel Support Scheme.
Objective 1: Increase the coordination between organisations working to support those most in need in Causeway Coast and Glens
Objective 2: Support those on low incomes or those in financial crises in Causeway Coast and Glens to maximize their income and review their costs
Objective 3: Improve the capacity of those that support those most in need
Objective 4: Promote better information, signposting and communication
Objective 5: Work in partnership with others to tackle the causes of poverty
Members of the Anti-Poverty Stakeholder Steering Group :
- Ballycastle Foodbank
- Ballymoney Foodbank
- BCRC Community Navigator for Older People
- Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council (Community Development, Community Planning, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Resources & Neighbourhood Renewal)
- Causeway GP Federation Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT) Social Work
- CCG Labour Market Partnership
- Coleraine Neighbourhood Renewal Partnership Chair
- Community Advice Causeway
- Department for Communities
- Education Authority
- Limavady Community Development Initiative (Roe Valley Community Foodbank & Limavady Social Supermarket)
- Limavady Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT) Social Work
- Limavady Neighbourhood Renewal Partnership Chair
- Northern Heath and Social Care Trust
- Western Health and Social Care Trust
- Public Health Agency
- Salvation Army
- St Vincent de Paul
- Vineyard Compassion (Causeway Foodbank & Reset Social Supermarket)