News

January 11th, 2021

Don’t let lockdown stop you looking forward towards the future

Bridge Northumberland’s New Year message is don’t put your life on hold due to the pandemic. They are encouraging anyone struggling right now and out of work to get in touch for support, and asking community groups to help spread the message to residents.

December 21st, 2020

Holiday hours

Bridge Northumberland staff will be taking referrals until 23rd December, then taking a well-earned break when we'll be closed till 4th January.

December 7th, 2020

Spotlight on our partners: Northern Learning Trust

We cherry-pick from a range of interventions available to us from our fantastic partners, so with each ebulletin we are shining a light on a different support offer. This week we’re looking at Northern Learning Trust who provide one-to-one tuition to Bridge beneficiaries.

November 23rd, 2020

Rural Employment Hubs stay open

We are very pleased that even though new regulations are now in place, our partners CAN can continue to run 4 out of their 5 Rural Employment Hubs throughout the current lockdown. This time the rules are slightly more lenient, and charities are permitted to run support groups offering essential support which can’t be delivered as effectively remotely.

November 19th, 2020

Still here, still supporting you

Our programme of one-to-one support doesn't stop just because of lockdown. We're still signing people up to our programme and providing support via telephone and online video, and still able to positively help.

November 10th, 2020

Spotlight on our partners: Citizens Advice Northumberland

We cherry-pick from a range of interventions available to us from our fantastic partners, so each month we shine a light on a different support offer. This time we’re looking at Citizens Advice Northumberland which provides our advice service and a financial MOT to all Bridge beneficiaries.

November 1st, 2020

New mental health self-service support

The current pandemic is affecting everyone in some way, particularly around mental health. Our partner Cygnus Support has a new helpline and online tools available for free for those impacted by COVID-19.

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