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The Ancora Project is a collaboration between KeyRing, Christians against Poverty (CAP) and Oldham Foodbank. The project commenced on 1st August 2016 and is funded by the Big Lottery for five years.
Read about the results of our work in our Impact Report.
Read the report on beneficiary involvement in Help Through Crisis projects.
COVID-19
In the main, during Covid, Ancora are maintaining our “Virtual Hub”. Contact us on 0161 669 5868 or email ancora@keyring.org for help and advice for our local community.
Hubs
A member of our team also attends Hubs at:
Chadderton Community Church, Garforth St, Chadderton
Tuesdays - 11am to 1pm – Fare Share food provision & advice
East Oldham Methodist Church, Ripponden Rd, Oldham
Tuesdays, fortnightly, from 2nd February 2021, 9.30am to 10.30am – Fare Share food provision & advice
During the last 12 months, Ancora has received almost 600 referrals from people and agencies in the local area. It has been a challenging time but we continue to gain both knowledge and skills which we are able to use to address the many changing difficulties that our referrals present. We offer support during your immediate crisis and run a fun and friendly service.
"Ancora treated us with respect and it felt like the family that we should have had. Nothing was too much to ask for and Ancora went out of their way and beyond what we ever expected, sometimes out of hours."
- a local family who sought help from Ancora
"My life has changed for the better since I contacted Ancora. They didn't just help me with my problems, they taught me how to deal with things myself. I feel happy and confident and the best thing is, I can help other people."
- Mandy, Ancora Project participant
Click here to read Mandy's story.
Read some more of our Ancora case studies and see what our beneficiaries have said.
Living on a low income?
We also run Money Management and Life Skills courses so people are better able to manage their finances and other issues. Please call Lisa on 07917 686654, and she will be pleased to give you more information. What can you lose? Everyone welcome!
As they haven't been able to meet in person the current Life Skills group has been meeting online. Recently they got together on zoom for a cooking session. Everyone's ingredients were delivered in advance and they all cooked a healthy stew together. They also talked about healthy eating and cooking on a budget.
Oldham Community Advice Network
We provide a referral system that connects the many advice and community support providers across Oldham, to facilitate access to better support for professionals and their service users.
OCAN’s aim is to ensure that Oldham residents can access good quality social welfare information, advice, assistance and representation when and where they need them most.
To discover our member organisations and find out how they can help your clients, view our directory.