Volunteer with Durban House Community Hub

At a glance

Causes

Health and well being / research and care

Other details

Organisation type:

Charity

Geographical remit:

Local

Objectives

Since 2001 Eastwood has seen a negative net migration away from the town. Which especially apparent within the 25-44 year age group.

The deprivation centile identifies the 1st centile as least deprived and 9th as most. The majority (50%) of Eastwood’s residence fall in the 9th deprivation centile (4,620) with 20% of residents receiving DWP benefits when compared to the national average of around 15%. Furthermore 19% of households live in income deprivation compared to 13.5% in England.

From a health perspective, more than 50% of Eastwood’s population sit in the 9th centile of health deprivation (those with a limiting health condition or claiming government benefits due to poor health).

Across Eastwood 34% of working age adults have no qualifications which is 8% higher than the national average.

Durban House Community Hub aims to promote inclusion, reduce loneliness, improve mental health and inclusion of the local community.

Activities

DHCH aims to address the above inequalities and social needs through the following objectives:

Provide a multi-functional space for community groups to meet to provide leisure, recreational, educational, mental and physical health and wellbeing services to the local community.
Deliver an information service where the local community can find out about services available in their area.
Provide a central base for NHS services to operate from.
Act as a networking centre for all services, local authorities, community groups, voluntary groups and organisations to target the local areas needs in a cohesive way in order to improve the life of Eastwood and the local community’s conditions of life
Welcome the community no matter their ethnicity, needs, gender, sexual orientation, disability, race political or religious views.
To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.

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