Stakeholders & Partners

“A fantastic service provider”

“What is really rewarding is giving everybody the best life they can have and encouraging them to be the best they can be”

“Very good organisation with people who work really hard and care a lot about the causes”

“It is a close team, and we make a real difference to the customer’s lives”

The Oaklea Trust Prides itself in working collaboratively with others. Successful partnership working has assisted disabled and vulnerable people in achieving outcomes essential for full participation and citizenship within society. The following is a list of our stakeholder & partner organisations.

• Westmorland & Furness Council (Stakeholder)
  The new unitary Council is an elected authority which provides a range of services for local people, visitors and the business community covering the former districts of Eden/Barrow/South Lakes.
• Durham County Council (Stakeholder)
  Durham County Council is made up of an elected assembly of councillors accountable to almost 500,000 people and is responsible for providing a wide range of public services to the people of the county.
• Northumberland County Council (Stakeholder) Northumberland County Council is made up of an elected assembly of councillors and is a unitary authority in North East England. The population of the Non-Metropolitan Unitary Authority at the 2011 Census was 316,028.
• Cumberland Council (Stakeholder)  New local government unitary authority centred on Carlisle and West Cumbria.
• North Yorkshire Council (Partner with Right2Work) Unitary authority based in Northallerton
• Jobcentre Plus (Stakeholder)
  Part of the Department for Work and Pensions, Jobcentre Plus has one of Britain’s largest databases of job vacancies, which is updated constantly.
• Reside Housing Association (Stakeholder)
  Reside Housing provide good quality supported accommodation designed to meet the choices and needs of their tenants. Their mission is to enable tenants to have control over their lives and in their own homes.
• Ernest Cook Trust UK educational charity helping create experiences for children and young people, particularly those who are disadvantaged
• Forbes Charitable Trust (Stakeholder)
  The Forbes Charitable Foundation is a registered charity and distributes funds to help people with a learning disability or to charities supporting them.
• Hadfield Trust The Hadfield Trust gives grants to charitable organisations in Cumbria. They support community projects that meet the needs of the Cumbrian community and make a real difference to the quality of life of those living in the County.
• Fairoak Housing Association (Stakeholder)
  Fairoak Housing Association provides accommodation for people assessed as having learning and other disabilities. We also advise our tenants on how to obtain the support necessary to live independent and fulfilling lives within their local community.
• Riverside Care and Support (Stakeholder)
  One of the leading registered provider of social housing in the UK, providing support and affordable housing to people of all ages and circumstances throughout England.
• G4S (Stakeholder) G4S are a global business that plays an important role in society – their 570,000 employees deliver services that create a safe and better environment in which millions of people live and work.
• Cumbria CVS (Stakeholder) Cumbria CVS (Cumbria Council for Voluntary Service) offers help, advice, training and support to third sector groups throughout Cumbria.
• 4 FE Colleges in Cumbria & North Yorkshire (Lakes -Workington, Carlisle, Kendal & Craven College, Skipton)
• North Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group Commission primary care, community and hospital services to get the best healthcare and health outcomes for communities in North Cumbria
• Durham Clinical Commissioning Group Commission primary care, community and hospital services to get the best healthcare and health outcomes for communities in Durham
• Morecambe Bay Clinical Commissioning Group NHS Morecambe Bay Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is run by local GPs. It aims to commission (buy) high quality, safe and effective health services that meet the needs of residents in South Cumbria & North Lancashire