Pitsmoor CAB face significant losses. CAB Manager, Chris Walker, told us:
“The bureau is going through a difficult time, losing 12 members of its staff. We will be looking for new ways of delivering services and still have a brilliant team of volunteers. We are always busy and under pressure but we will manage as long as we are needed.”
The CAB also manages the Supporting Advice projects with workers in other centres, who will lose a further 6 jobs.
BCAF – Burngreave Community Action Forum is at serious risk of losing its paid staff. Despite this, workers Steve and Dan have co-ordinated a successful campaign to help other projects.
“This campaign has shown the strength, energy and enthusiasm of people in Burngreave. We’ve prevented these cuts having the worst impact – though there’s still a battle to secure these projects long-term. BCAF’s own future is uncertain but we want to encourage volunteers to use office as a resource.”
There are huge cuts to sports work, with Active Burngreave losing six posts. Summer activities will be badly affected.
At Apprenticeships for All 26 apprentices, mostly young people, will be made redundant. Their training is funded by the Learning & Skills Council, but this will also end. The Project Manager could only say they were doing “everything they could” to save jobs. But project staff are already being redeployed in the Council.
Burngreave Opportunities, which gives residents support to prepare for employment, has been cut so the service will only support residents who are most in need. They move to Sorby House in April leaving Forum House empty.
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