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New Warm and Well Project Coordinator Julia Priestnall talks about how we have reacted to COVID19 and highlights the hardwork our staff have been doing since they have had to work from home.

We were recently invited to write a guest blog entry on Warm & Well in North Yorkshire for North Yorkshire County Council. Our Project Manager, Laura Thomas, stepped up to the challenge and the following is the blog post she created. It gives a great summary of what we do at Warm & Well in North Yorkshire: 

Fuel Poverty Awareness Day was held on Friday 29th November. It is a national day to raise awareness of some of the issues faced by those living in cold homes and the solutions available.  Here are Warm & Well in North Yorkshire we believe that living in a warm home is essential for our health and wellbeing, but rising energy prices, low income and poor-quality housing means that over 24,000 households in North Yorkshire don’t have that option.  Fuel...

The Surviving Winter Fund grew from people who wanted to donate their Winter Fuel Allowance for people who struggled to keep warm in winter. This fund has been supporting individual across Yorkshire for the last few years.   Two Ridings Community Foundation accept any donations to the fund, including people passing on some or all of their fuel allowance, and distribute small grants to partner organisations. Partner organisations then pass this on as they see fit, for people to buy...

Warm & Well in North Yorkshire wants to make sure that people have winter wrapped up. There are a few simple steps to take to make sure your winter-ready and now’s the time to plan ahead. None of us want to pay more for our energy than we have to. But saving money doesn’t mean we should use less energy than we need. Warm & Well in North Yorkshire, a project that offers practical support to help residents stay warm and well, has some quick and easy advice on how to...