About

What we do

Cumbria Community Homes provides good quality accommodation to vulnerable adults in the community meeting their individual needs. We help people in Barrow, Ulverston, Askam and Kendal and are looking to expand into other areas in the future.

We help those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, individuals who struggle with mental or physical health or with a learning difficulty, those who are in recovery from substance misuse and people who are fleeing domestic violence.

We provide tenancy related care, support and supervision in a person-centred way enabling the enhancement and development of life skills, personal growth, independence, choice and control.

Our underpinning ethos is to develop an individual’s capacity to live independently in the community and to develop or sustain basic life skills needed to hold down a tenancy or maintain a home.

Our company values

TRUST

To build relationships on trust and keep our promises, to meet the expectations of tenants and be honest if we can’t.

INTEGRITY

To practice providing a quality service with integrity and sensitivity.

NON-JUDGEMENTAL

To listen to and meet the needs of everyone in a non-judgemental way.

TEAMWORK

To constantly look at ways to improve and deliver our service.

EMPATHY

To put ourselves in other people’s shoes.

POSITIVE ATTITUDEL

To practice with a problem-solving approach

We have helped couples and individuals with learning difficulties like Lisa and Tommy, to achieve their goal in being able to live together in their own property and successfully sustain their own tenancy.

“We are so glad and happy that we can finally live together after years of thinking this was not possible”. We offer one to one financial support with personal budgets and provide a mentor for helping plan daily activities surrounding their tenancies such as meal planning, domestic duties and we signpost and support individuals with opportunities to socialise within the local community.

Our impact

We continue to source good quality homes and give our support to those who need it most. We provide job opportunities to many local people of which are fulfilling and rewarding.

We are always looking to recruit worthy individuals to join our team currently based in Barrow with a view to expanding geographically in the future.

Please email
info@cumbriach.org for any job vacancies. 

Our team

CCH was co-founded by Alison Hine and Christine Bee in August 2019. They have since recruited a Housing Manager and several Tenancy Sustainment Officers that make up a strong and happy team.

How we help

If you or someone you know is:

  • homeless or at risk of being homeless,
  • is struggling with mental or physical health or has a learning difficulty,
  • if you or someone you know is in recovery from substance or alcohol misuse
  • or is living in or trying to escape from an abusive partner, family member or neighbours,
  • or is struggling living alone without any support then you can ask us for help by contacting us by email info@cumbriach.org.


You can complete a referral form or get someone else who might already work with you to complete it by clicking HERE. If you do not understand how to do this please call or email us.