Services

Chorley Community Resilience and Employment Team (CREST)

Employment Service

1st Floor, Civic Offices
Union Street
Chorley
PR7 1AL

Tel: 01257 278136
Email: philip.johnson@richmondfellowship.org.uk

Categories: Employment Service

Who we are

Richmond Fellowship’s Community Resilience and Employment service in Chorley works with individuals affected by mental ill health already living in their own homes to receive assistance with day-to-day tasks and activities, such as budgeting finances or doing the weekly food shop.

What we do

Our service offers support in the following areas:

Employment (to gain, retain or safely leave employment)
Voluntary work
Sports and leisure
Education and Training
Arts and Culture
Eco Activities
Benefit Support via signposting
Housing Support via signposting

Our Service User Development Group (SUDE) providing guidance to individuals and groups to establish their role and purpose within local communities. We link in with already established main stream groups in the community and support our service users to attend.

Our SUDE team supports people to set up their own groups which is a user led.

The SUDE team facilitates a variety of projects, including:

Peer Support – positive futures, thrive and survive, Brighter horizons, autism support group, mens and womens support groups.

Social Groups – Buckshaw Village All of Us group.

Activity Groups – Football groups, bosing groups and cycling groups.

Support Work andGroups – Wellness Recovery Groups, Eco Structures, Art and Wellbeing Forum.

Who we help

Our service supports individuals with varying diagnosis and mental health difficulties. e.g. Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar, Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder and Schizophrenia.