Housing association believe housing is helping a remarkable venue to improve the health and mental wellbeing of adults in County Durham.
A £10,000 community investment grant from believe housing has enabled St Margaret’s Centre, on Margery Lane, Durham, to open a volunteer-led community hub.
Operating as The Old School Cafe, the hub offers a safe place for centre attendees to be around other people including at scheduled support groups.
It creates volunteering, work experience, and training opportunities in areas such as food preparation and customer service.
And it serves affordable food options and has a pay it forward scheme, so customers can buy food or drink tokens for future visitors to redeem, to help people struggling with the cost of living.
