​​What was Help Through Crisis?

Help Through Crisis was funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and provided support to people facing hardship and crisis, with the aim of helping them to overcome immediate difficulties and be prepared to embrace future opportunities and challenges.

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The project drew on the strengths and personal experiences of people who faced hardship and created an effective partnership of organisations working together to resolve immediate crisis and help them to build long-term resilience.

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We delivered Help Through Crisis throughout Stockton on Tees alongside partners Stockton and District Advice and Information Service (SDAIS), Bridges and Billingham Food Bank.

 

SDAIS provided welfare advice and support including managing finances, housing, employment, health and social care. Bridges provided support to those affected by substance misuse and Billingham Food Bank provided emergency food and support.

 

We provided life-coaching and took the time to understand people's underlying issues and barriers, with the goal of supporting them into training and employment.

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Who did it help?

Help Through Crisis helped people in Stockton on Tees who had experienced hardship and crisis, to improve their circumstances and plan for the future by accessing support that they shaped themselves.

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People received support from the project if they were accessing food banks, Local Authority services including Homelessness/Social Services/Welfare Assistance, the Mental Health Crisis Team, and Bridges (Substance Misuse).  

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What types of support were available?

The project provided focused advice and advocacy including holistic welfare advice by trained Citizens Advice staff, ongoing advice, support and advocacy by named and trained individuals and help with making tailored individual action plans.

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