TWO Teesdale charities are set to receive cash windfalls and energy savings which they say will help their future sustainability and the delivery of vital services to young people and their families in the area.
Teesdale YMCA and Teesdale Community Resource (TCR) Hub have saved almost £45,000 and are set to receive grants of over £2,000 between them.
Both charities have worked with social enterprise SwitchAid.org which provides an energy and communications switching service which has so far unlocked thousands of pounds in funding for the charity sector in the North-East.
Jonny Elliot, a volunteer at the TCR Hub, said: "We offer a huge variety of activities and schools from across the region come to take advantage of our indoor and outdoor spaces.
“The SwitchAid.org savings and cash grant helps us keep the doors open and offer the huge range of activities we do. If we can save money on our bills, then its cash that can then be better focused on helping us deliver our much needed services."
SwitchAid.org Director Dom Ryan said: “Our whole ethos is to generate revenue that can be redirected into the local community, cash that would normally be lost to energy and telecoms companies and consultants who keep the hefty commissions."
For information visit switchaid.org
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