COLNE OPEN DOOR CENTRE LIMITED
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Mission Statement
The Open Door Centre aims to give people of mixed abilities/disabilities and disadvantaged communities an equal advantage/chance in life with regards to jobs, housing, employment and benefits, avoiding social isolation, enabling them to lead a more fulfilled life with less obstacles providing long lasting change to their lives. We believe that change is brought about by immediacy of response combined with the building of a sustained and holistic relationship with those we encounter. Our holistic approach looks after all needs and not just one, we help the ones that ‘slip through the net’; in fact for some clients we are a last resort having been failed by other organizations and statutory undertakings. By facilitating group activities, providing volunteer placements, training and support, we help create a profound influence on people and enable those who are ready to move on with their lives to make progress. We adopt a person centred approach – providing a genuine understanding of needs. We care about the people we work with, are empathic to their requirements and encourage a non-judgmental atmosphere. This eventually develops trust and only then can we help people to participate more fully in our society. The Centre has been operating for over 20 years; we are embedded into our community and gain over 1000 referrals for our services a year from a variety of different statutory and voluntary organisations. Our staff and volunteers helped over 2500 people in 2022/23, which have been consistent figures year on year for the past 9 years. There is very little help for vulnerable people in our area, which is why we get referrals from voluntary and statutory organisations from over a 10 mile radius due to lack of services. We have many partners who we work very closely with. Last year NHS mental health services alone referred over 250 people to us as their services could not cope with the amount of clients they were seeing, plus they do not provide the services we could provide. This includes immediate face to face talking when people are in crisis, unlimited person-centred counselling and a listening ear whenever they need it. This reduces the risk of self-harm and people being ‘in crisis’ enabling them able to cope with whatever is causing distress.
About This Cause
The Colne Open Door Centre Limited was established in March 2000. It is a support centre with a not for profit cafe, operating in the deprived ward of Waterside in Pendle, an area of declining employment and high social deprivation. The Centre was set up to respond to the needs of people in Colne and the surrounding areas that live in social isolation and have become marginalised by society. Now over 20 years into our existence the Colne Open Door Centre is firmly integrated in the community that we serve. The Open Door Centre is well regarded and heavily utilised by statutory services and also other third sector charities. The Centre provides a safe, nurturing and friendly environment for individuals experiencing a vulnerable time in their lives. Our main aims and objectives are to provide: A service offering support, help, guidance, coaching and sign-posting to meet the needs of the poor and those marginalised by society with a view to improving their quality of life. A community snack bar/meeting place, which can be used by everyone, serving low cost, home-made nutritious meals and providing a non-threatening, non-judgemental environment in which we can achieve our stated objectives. A non-threatening venue to accommodate training, mental health and wellbeing classes, counselling, support groups and other activities beneficial to our community. We also aim to: Improve community cohesion. Encourage local community groups, statutory organisations, voluntary organisations, local people, and marginalized people to use our café to improve community cohesion and relieve isolation. Enhance employment opportunities through the provision of volunteering, training, work experience and community service. The Centre aims to give people of mixed abilities/disabilities and disadvantaged communities an equal advantage/chance in life with regards to jobs, housing, employment and benefits, avoiding social isolation and poverty. This enables individuals to lead a more fulfilled life with less obstacles providing long lasting change to their lives. We believe that change is brought about by immediacy of response combined with the building of a sustained and holistic relationship with those we encounter. Our holistic approach looks after all needs and not just one, we help the ones that ‘slip through the net’; in fact, for some clients, we are a last resort having been failed by other organizations and statutory undertakings. By facilitating group activities, providing volunteer placements, training and support, we help create a profound influence on people and enable those who are ready to move on with their lives to make progress. We adopt a person centred approach – providing a genuine understanding of needs. We care about the people we work with, are empathic to their needs and encourage a non-judgmental atmosphere. This eventually develops trust and only then can we help people to participate more fully in our society.