Welcome to Empowerment

Empowerment is a Blackpool based charity committed to empowering you to have your voice heard! We are proud of the fact that we make everyone welcome no matter who you are and your background. Please take a look around our website to find out how we can empower you too!

Our mission is to make you feel Safe, Supported and Strengthened

Positivity

Positivity: No matter how serious or bad your situation may be; our response will always be positive, always solution focused and… always about your needs and wishes!

Respect

Respect: Whatever your background, whatever you may have done or not done in life, we will always treat you fairly, recognising your individual needs and circumstances and work alongside you to enable you to reach your full potential.

Patience

Patience: Positive change can take time, we also recognise that the people we work with aren’t always going to get it right first time. We are committed to empowering you in a way that is appropriate to your individual circumstances.

Our Services

To find out more information on these services, click the relevant logo.

Meet the Team

Mike Crowther

Chief Executive Officer

Louise Goldstone

Support Services Manager

Kevin Glossop

Quality & Performance Lead

Kerrie Fawcett

Domestic Abuse Manager

Adele Holloway

The Den Senior Practitioner

Diana Evans

Blackpool Advocacy Hub Manager

Nicola Plumb

Fulfilling Lives LET Manager

Sheralee Turner-Birchall

Engagement Manager

Georgina Kidd

Senior Independent Advocate

Click here to see the full team

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Do you want to join the Empowerment family 💙
We're recruiting for Youth Engagement Apprentice to join our team!
Hours: 37 per week
Closing date: Friday 8thMarch 2019 at 5pm
Click here for more information and to apply ↙️
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"If thinking positive was as easy as it sounds and you could just switch off thoughts of suicide, then everyone would do it."

Kel's ideas for what to say (and avoid saying) when someone tells you about their suicidal feelings: https://t.co/skAQq6B9J9

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This week is #OCDAwarenessWeek 🙂 Around three quarters of a million people are living with the life impacting and debilitating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) here in the UK. #OCDmorethanyouthink

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Amazing news for our wonderful volunteer, Stephen!

by empowermentadmin | 6th February 2019 | Blackpool Advocacy Hub, Empowerment | 0 Comments

When Stephen first started at Empowerment as a volunteer, he wasn’t very confident, didn’t do much at home and also didn’t like being pushed out of his comfort zone here. However, during his time with us, we have watched him grow before our very eyes, into a confident...

Empowerment Achieves ‘White Ribbon’ Status

by empowermentadmin | 21st January 2019 | General News | 0 Comments

Empowerment is excited to announce that we have been accredited with ‘White Ribbon’ Status. This means that our efforts to tackle male violence against women (as an organisation) has been recognised, and also set us an ambitious challenge to ensure our values and our...

Empowerment is delighted to announce that we have been awarded the ISO 9001 accreditation.

by empowermentadmin | 18th January 2019 | Uncategorised | 0 Comments

Empowerment is delighted to announce that we have been awarded the ISO 9001 accreditation. ISO 9001 is recognised worldwide as the international benchmark for quality within an organisation. By achieving our ISO 9001 certification, are able to demonstrate...

Big Boost for ‘The Den’ to tackle loneliness experienced by young people affected by domestic abuse.

by empowermentadmin | 18th January 2019 | Uncategorised | 0 Comments

We are delighted to announce that Empowerment’s young people’s domestic abuse project; The Denhas received £10,000 funding from the Building Connections Youth Strand (Community Spaces) to help to make the Empowerment Base more accessible for young people....

We’re recruiting for a new Project Officer to join the Healthwatch Blackpool Team

by empowermentadmin | 10th January 2019 | Empowerment, General News | 0 Comments

Healthwatch Blackpool are excited to announce that we’re requiring for a new person to join our team as a Project Officer. Reporting to the Empowerment’s Engagement Manager we are seeking a creative and enthusiastic part time Project Officer to join our team. We are...

Here’s to 2019 from Empowerment

by empowermentadmin | 7th January 2019 | Empowerment, General News, Mike Crowther | 0 Comments

Happy New Year to all Empowerment’s friends and followers. I always feel excited at this time of the year (which is not always popular with some people) about the new possibilities that the year ahead provides us with. Empowerment will continue in its mission to...

Blackpool based Charity, Empowerment received new funding to expand hub of opportunities for the town.

by empowermentadmin | 23rd December 2018 | Fulfilling Lives News, General News, Mike Crowther | 0 Comments

Empowerment is very excited and happy to announce an expansion of their hub as they have received funding from Her Majesty's Government and The Big Lottery Fundto run a projectfor people with multiple complex needs in Blackpool. ThePEER 4 U projectwill tackle social...

Big Thanks to the Tudor Trust!

by empowermentadmin | 19th December 2018 | Empowerment, General News, Mike Crowther, The DEN | 0 Comments

Empowerment is delighted to let everyone know that we have received some amazing news from the Tudor Trust. They have just informed us that they have granted us an incredible £70,000 towards the work of ‘The Den’ over the next two years. This means we can continue to...

What Matters to Us

by empowermentadmin | 5th December 2018 | Empowerment, General News | 0 Comments

Empowerment’s amazing, ‘Lived Experience Team’, are people who haved lived experience of multiple complex needs; homelessness, substance misuse, offending behaviour and mental health issues. They are an extraordinary group of people who have beaten the odds and are...

Empowerment AGM 2017-2018

by empowermentadmin | 4th December 2018 | Empowerment, General News, Mike Crowther | 0 Comments

I would like to say a big thank you to all of those people who participated in our latest Annual General Meeting (AGM) which took place on 30thNovember 2018 in the fabulous @thegrange Community Hub in the heart of Grange Park, Blackpool AGM’s are so important to small...

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