Local organisations and authorities are for the Romanian Community

We are not on our own, and there is so much support out there. Below are some of the ways you could get help or get involved with, but the list is much longer. We aim at continuing to develop this list.

Features

Raising the Bar

Food Bank

Foodbank is a project founded by local churches and community groups, working together towards stopping hunger in our local area. Their aim is to show God’s love in action for those that are struggling or in poverty. Not only they provide food parcels, but offer signposting and a listening ear. Their project is inclusive and is open to clients and volunteers of all backgrounds, faith and nationality. They accept donations, as well as helping those in need. If you are in financial difficulty and need emergency food, please contact us and we will be able to refer you to the Foodbank.

Citizens Advice

The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) service provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities. If you need advice or help, we can refer you to CAB and help with translation if needed.

Communities East

Founded in 2015, Peterborough Plus VCSE Consortium has grown to a membership of 60 organisations, with many of those organisations and their projects working across the East of England, prompting the working name change to ‘Communities East’ in 2019.

The breadth and strength of the membership, enable them to understand the challenges & opportunities and deliver across a wide range of areas from poverty to arts and heritage, environment, children and young people, adult social care, community safety… and much more. The goal of the consortium is to safeguard and grow high-quality VCSE service provision across the East of England, working with the communities to identify needs and opportunities and in turn, unlocking funding for organisations of all sizes.

Working with funders & commissioners to co-design services, creating a single point of contracting and tendering competitively for public service contracts via a range of channels.

Over the past 5 years, they have secured £2.9m of funding, with two major projects in action...

The collaborators have developed a clear vision for the consortium, which is to to improve the quality of life for the people across the East by bringing together the wide diversity and expertise of the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector.

Award-Winning

The Care Zone is a warehouse of good quality furniture, clothing, toys and household items – donated by church members and others in the community – that are given away free of charge to those that are in need in and around Peterborough.

You can donate items to the Care Zone (bedding or furniture will only be accepted if in good condition; please do not donate items that are broken or incomplete).

If you need emergency help with household items, we can refer you and provide translation as needed.

Locally Owned

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H.A.Y

H.A.Y. Passionate about wellbeing and bringing people together, H.A.Y is there for anyone who simply needs someone to ask them "How are you" or perhaps who would love to get connected and join in various activity groups. H.A.Y shares details of any activity, group or venue in Peterborough who provide a wellbeing boost to local people, if they share their vision.

CPCG

CPCG - Consortium of Peterborough Community Groups. Their mission is to unite under-represented community groups by providing them with support, giving, them a voice and by sharing resources. In doing so, we will make the organisation stronger, more confident and efficient in their service delivery. This will have a positive effect on community cohesionand integration in the City. PRC has been part of this Consortium since May 2021 and we have found it beneficial to be able to share ideas, thoughts with other community groups like ours.