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)