Poverty and Debt
The Diocese of Truro is a Founder partner of the Cornwall Independent Poverty Forum CIPF. The Diocese helped to organise Cornwall’s first Poverty Hearing in 1997.
The outcome of this momentous event was the creation of the:
1. Cornwall Independent Trust Fund (CITF) which played a significant part in drawing down funding for a host of projects across Cornwall including the conversion of church halls into Community Centres in places such as Delabole and Tuckingmill and work with disadvantaged young people in Hayle. CITF has since been incorporated into the Cornwall Community Foundation.
2. Cornwall Independent Poverty Forum (CIPF) which was established to speak out on behalf of the Socially Excluded within our Communities. CIPF has continued to hold Poverty Hearings in Bodmin and Truro (2005) Penzance and Wadebridge (2007) Liskeard and Camborne (2008). CIPF meets on the first Monday of every month (second Monday if the first is a Bank Holiday) at Diocesan House Kenwyn Truro at 2.00 pm. ALL WELCOME.
For information about the Cornwall Independent Poverty Forum contact:
Paul Green - by email, or call 01726 821945
Andrew Yates - by email, or call 01872 274351
Please see downloadable CIPF Mission Statement and Application Form below.
Background Information for your parish
Indices of Multiple Deprivation
For information relating to Poverty and Deprivation in your parish or area please refer to the Indices of Multiple Deprivation - Government Statistics on factors such as Income, Housing, Unemployment and Educational Achievement. These can be found by clicking here.
2001 Census
A summary of the information collected from the last Census is available for Ecclesiastical Parish units by contacting at Diocesan House Tel 01872 274351. This information gives a breakdown of age distribution, qualifications, employment patterns and religious affiliations.
Other links
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland poverty page
Local Practical Help in Emergency
Crisis Fund managed by Cornwall Community Foundation
Cornwall Community Foundation (click here) is the charity committed to supporting local projects in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly that engage local people in making their communities better places to live.
Food Banks
A number of Food Banks now operation across Cornwall offering food parcels with a three days supply for families or individuals in need.
Wadebridge contact - 01208 813110 or click here to email.
Penryn and Falmouth contact -
Highway House 01326 378433 or click here to email.
Truro contact - 07721 711669 or click here to email.
Bude contact - 01288 359714 or click here to email.
Redruth/Camborne contact - 012077 14592 Donovan Gardner or click here to email.
Debt
Citizen Advice Bureau - Central CAB Cornwall number 08444 994188
Christians Against Poverty (CAP) - CAP is a national debt counselling charity with a network of centres based in local churches. There are now centres within Cornwall operating from Truro and Penzance. CAP offers hope and a solution to anyone in debt through its unique, in-depth service. Contact - 0800 328 0006 or click here.
Cornish Community Banking -Cornwall's Credit Union 0800 0556873, or email by clicking here. Click on the following link for the Cornish Community Banking webpage.
Redundancy
Whether you are 25 or 60 or somewhere in between, losing your job is a shock. It may take you a while to think straight. It may feel like a bereavement. You may feel alone and depressed. Don't suffer in silence. Talk to someone who knows you, or someone who has shared your experience and understands. Please see downloadable leaflet below "Lost your job? There is life after redundancy!" which gives useful information and contact numbers.
Forms and Events
Forms
CIPF Mission Statement & Application Form (PDF 32.61kb)