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Garnsychan Partnership

Community essential support and crisis intervention services. Furniture Recycling, Volunteering and Training.

Garnsychan Partnership

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Garnsychan Partnership

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Community essential support and crisis intervention services. Furniture Recycling, Volunteering and Training.

The Garnsychan Partnership operates a Wellbeing Community Hub and Recycling Centre, we are a registered and trusted charity based in North Torfaen.

Our mission is to empower communities to build resilience, improve physical and mental wellbeing, adopt healthy behaviours, and break cycles of poverty.

The Garnsychan Partnership works closely with many local groups and organisations to improve access to services within our communities and to promote social inclusion for all. There are several key aspects to our work:

1 Welcome Space	>	This is the Base of the Garnsychan Wellbeing Hub, Community Champions and Welcome Space. Also, where Volunteers can gain first-hand experience of administration, customer service and reception duties.
2 Circulate Recycling	>	A Reduce, Recycle, Reuse service for the collection and resale of Household items as well as, Removal and House/Office Clearances.
3 Pantry & Food Hub	>	We can provide Emergency Food Parcels for those in need. Our Pantry offer residents access a whole range of good produce (12 items for £7.00) and we are also part of the FareShare network.
4 Baby Bank	>	The baby bank provision is to help local families with necessary food items such as food, milk and nappies as well as clothing.
5 Connecting With Friends Lunch Club	>	A Weekly Lunch Club that provides a 3-course nutritious meal dedicated to preventing social isolation of our most vulnerable senior residents.
6 Fuel Bank	>	For residents who are in emergency credit with their gas or electricity meter and have no money to top up themselves.
7 School Gardens & Allotments	>	Our Volunteers support the maintenance and upkeep of the gardens and allotments at Garnteg School and Abersychan comprehensive.
8 Refill Station	>	Part of the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle initiative - Refill item such as hand soap, shampoo, washing powder and pet food at a small cost.
9 Training & Skills Academy	>	We host Volunteering placements enabling people to gain practical experience across our range of services, whilst also completing In House Training and/or Accredited Training
10 Litter Picking Hub	>	This allows residents and community groups to hire out litter picking sets for an agreed amount of time to keep our valley clean and tidy
11 Community Kiosk	>	Unity Hub – multipurpose community space, with an Information Screen, Community Defibrillator and community growing space.
12 Prescription Service	>	This service is there to help residents who are unable to order their prescription online. We can also help them get set up with either the NHS WALES APP or ordering online as well as home drop off.
13 Costume Hire	>	This provision allows residents to hire children’s costumes with a small cost of £2 rental cost and a refundable £5 deposit.
14 Information & Signposting	>	We host regular Drop-Ins from Citizens Advice and Local Housing Associations and our knowledgeable team signpost people to sources of Help & Advice

The Garnsychan Partnership operates a Wellbeing Community Hub and Recycling Centre, we are a registered and trusted charity based in North Torfaen. Our mission is to empower communities to build resilience, improve physical and mental wellbeing, adopt healthy behaviours, and break cycles of poverty.The Garnsychan Partnership works closely with many local groups and organisations to improve access to services within our communities and to promote social inclusion for all. There are...

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Accessible toilets Assistance dogs welcome Disabled parking Dog friendly Ground floor Wheelchair access

Garnsychan Partnership