Care Network Hub

A multi agency hub in Blackburn with Darwen for the whole community with information on activities and support available borough wide.

We will help you explore your options and help you to get in touch with services that will support your health and wellbeing.

Each month between twenty to thirty organisations join us to promote different ways to live healthy and independent lives. However you are feeling, if there's something you're not happy about, and want to change it, but don't know where to start come to the Care Network Hub to find out about the support available to you locally.

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How can Care Network Hub help?

A health condition, disability, money worries, finding work or volunteering, loneliness, managing your home or the needs of someone you care for may be worrying you. Our informed and passionate team and partners are on hand every month, keen to offer help, advice and support.

The Care Network Hub helpdesk staff can also help you find out about the best people and organisations for you to speak to or support you including accessing any Care Network services.

Want to know more?

If you want to know more about what information and guidance we offer at Care Network Hub please see our Caring about you... pages.

You can also access all the Your Home services by coming in to the hub. For more information on these services please see our Caring about your home... pages.

If want our help, advice and guidance, you can make a self referral, visit us or contact us by phone or email.

Make a self referral for our services

Visit us at Care Network Hub, 9 Town Hall Street, Blackburn, BB2 1AG (opposite the entrance to Blackburn Library)

Call us on 01254 507255 (option 2) - we're more than happy to speak to you over the phone

Email us at [email protected]

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Work with us

We are currently recruiting for a part-time Helpdesk Officer to join our team at Care Network. If you are passionate about making a real difference to people's lives, a role at Care Network could be for you.
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Contact details

We try and make ourselves as easy to contact as possible. Here are the details of the different ways you can get in touch.
About us

Care Network believes that everyone is entitled to an independent, healthy and safe life. Whether it's support for you or someone close to you, support at home or in your community. We will do everything we can to inform you and connect you with quality services for your continued wellbeing.
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Care Network Hub

A multi agency hub in Blackburn with Darwen for the whole community with information on activities and support available borough wide.
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Fantastic, inspiring people with a passion for Blackburn with Darwen to help lead us to success.
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Make a referral

Whether you want to refer yourself or someone you support, just fill in one simple form and we will get in touch with you.
James Hadleigh, Chief Executive Officer

Passionate and determined to make a real difference to the lives of local residents, James has a very rewarding role and is ably assisted by his fantastic team who genuinely make a big difference to the lives of all who use our services.
Debbie Summersgill, Operations and Services Manager

Debbie has many years’ experience helping residents of the borough remain safe and independent at home. Debbie manages two busy helpdesks, one providing the Safe Trader Scheme and the other providing the information and signposting service at the Help Link Hub.
Carol Ward, Disability & Diversity Services Coordinator

Lead for disability, diversity and Third Party Hate Crime Reporting, Carole is driven, passionate and caring and is motivated by helping every individual that crosses her path.