Mission

To help and support people to get back to normal in their daily lives by cleaningout their homes, supplying them with food, cleaning materials or toiletries. We want to help provide give those affected by any disaster natural or man-made, personal or through no fault of their own.  Marriage breakdown, domestic violence, etc We will provide (stocks allowing) basic furniture to get people back home along with the basic household utensils and necessities.  These could be towels, bedding or crockery, furniture or equipment.  

Category

Poverty Alleviation

Additional Information

CERT (UK) Ltd Formally Eden Flood Volunteers is a UK Registered Charity founded by our CEO Kerryanne Wilde. Supporting over 20,000 Flood Affected homes and businesses across the North of England & Scottish Borders since 2015 and the devastation which Storm Desmond and subsequent storms left in their wake. Cumbria was severely hit by storm after storm.  The amount of surface water was abundant and the ground was not able to recover.  Vital roads and bridges were closed. Many homes have been left devastated (6500+ homes) and (1000+businesses) in cumbria alone. with many people, including children, the elderly, vulnerable and disabled extremely vulnerable and in need of help and support.   Around 54% of those affected in Cumbria do not have insurance as they were either un-insurable or were priced out of the insurance market.  Of the remainder, a large amount have an excess of £10,000+. With it coming to light that a lot of insurance companies are looking for a way out of paying those who have been affected and voiding their policies.  People need help and support to get back to normal and we can do this by supporting them in whatever way we can. Supporters are already seeing the difference that our service has made to them in their lives.  Also, going forward they will continue to see this via online media, and local and national press. CERT (UK) is a Non Profit Charity primarily staffed with Volunteers.  We havea small cohort of pid staff with help the organisation to run.  All decisions are made by the Directors in unison and transparent. Looking to the future and moving forwards CERT plan to be sustainable, this is so that we can be there whe the floods or any other crisis/disaster happens again.