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Cosy Homes
At Lofty Heights CIC we are turning up the heat on the cost of living crisis with the launch of our new Cosy Homes Services. The service, which officially launches in January 2023, will provide vulnerable people with a range of energy saving items and practical support, to help them keep energy costs down and stay warm…
Christmas 2022
Homeward Bound
Lofty Heights has carried out some of the biggest jobs that we have ever seen.Bed blocking continues to be a major problem within NHS hospitals across England, with an estimated 10,000 patients sitting in hospital beds facing a ‘delayed discharge’. Our Hospital Discharge Service (Homeward Bound) achieved a record-breaking quarter, completing 113 Homeward Bounds jobs,…
Emergency Relief Project
Ipswich is home to some of the worst hoarding that we have ever seen and this has been identified through our work with the NHS and Adult Community Services, where we have witnessed terrible deprivation due to people falling between the cracks of statutory services and unable to fund the work themselves. Our Emergency Relief…
Youth Development Project
On the 2nd September CEO Garry Mills and Workforce Manager David Olding, rolled up their sleeves and teamed up with the staff from Lapwing Education to regenerate an old, disused pond at Genesis Orwell Mencap with a number of disadvantaged young people. Lapwing Education was founded in 2010 as an alternative education provider focused on delivering…
Support for Carers
Our ethos behind the Helping Hands Project is to ensure that the mental health, wellbeing, and safety of carers, including those cared for is paramount. Lofty Heights over the years has supported hundreds of people caring for a loved one. A cluttered home or garden can create great anxiety, it can affect mental health, and…