SafeSpace provides short and medium stay supported accommodation and support at high quality, purpose built accommodation projects in Pendle and Rossendale, for young people between the ages of 16 and 21, who are homeless or facing homelessness. SafeSpace also delivers Homeless Awareness and Prevention Intervention throughout Pendle and Burnley
PDVI provides a range of specialist support for adults in Pendle affected by Domestic Abuse.
Our community services include, but are not limited to; outreach support in the community, group support, professional counselling services, access to legal support, independent advocacy, helpline services, sanctuary scheme provision and access to homelessness prevention.
PDVI also provides emergency and temporary accommodation for families escaping Domestic Abuse. In addition to the PDVI community services we can provide safe and supported accommodation, offer a programme of recovery support and provide resettlement packages.
PDVI uses specialist and experienced staff and trained volunteers to deliver our services.
For more information contact Jen Gore, Domestic Abuse Services Manager on
01282 726001.
Evolve is a counselling and life skills service. Access to the service is on a referral basis and is open to all people living within Pendle additionally to this priority is given to current service users of Positive Action in the Community projects. Evolve aims to provide the opportunity for people to address their difficulties that are limiting their personal development and opportunities for their future. The counselling service is delivered by both qualified and final year supervised trainee counsellors who are fully insured and comply with BACP regulations. The life skills programme will offer group sessions to individuals to address wider lifestyle issues and choices and will be offered via one off sessions and programme based sessions. Support will be offered to address a variety of life issues including :
Evolve’s main focus is empowerment of individuals.
The Lookout provides support to children and young people aged 4 – 18 in Pendle who have experienced Domestic Abuse within the family home and/or in their intimate relationships.
Children and young people can access one to one support, group programmes, awareness workshops, our term-time youth club and fun activities that take place during the school holidays.
Young people affected by intimate partner violence can access support through our specialist YPVA service.
We work closely with schools and deliver within schools as well as within the community ensuring open access for all with both emphasis on supporting victims and also early intervention and prevention.
For more information contact Jen Gore, Domestic Abuse Services Manager on
01282 726001.
The Wellbeing Challenge, designed by Lancashire Mind is a 10 week programme for local schools to help students to build resilience against mental health conditions.
With 50 percent of mental health conditions developing before the age of 14 therefore this is a vital project that will be carried out in the majority of the schools in this area.
The Wellbeing Challenge works with young people to help them identify the health and wellbeing needs of their school, and supplies them with the training, skills and support they need to build initiatives delivered by young people for young people.
If you would like to find out more, please contact the Project Lead – Rachel Bulcock on
01706 212894.