Scarborough charity getting back to being as busy before the pandemic
The Rainbow Centre is reminding people it's there to help with a range of problems
A charity in Scarborough is reminding people it is there to help with a range of problems.
The Rainbow Centre is mostly known for helping homeless people, but the organisation, which is based on Castle Road, says there is a lot more to it than that.
Trish Kinsella, who runs it, said:
"I've been here 21 years and it's been the most challenging time we've faced and we've faced it. We've done it and that's something that all the people who've helped, the volunteers, staff, and delivery people should be very proud of and the people who've donated food at a time when we couldn't get food.
"We're there for everybody. We aren't just there for the homeless, those with drug and alcohol issues, we're not there for the abused, we're there for all of that. We work with people who've been made redundant, and there are many of those at the moment, with people being bereaved. Anybody and everybody who needs help.
"The numbers of clients are back to pre-Covid levels, so we're seeing lots of people again who need help, who've been restricted in how they can get that help and now they can come back in and ask face-to-face rather than over the phone.
"We don't particularly do advice but we do help and we can signpost to the people who know the best way to help them. We've always been here for people who need help so if what they need is a little bit different, then they'll meet it head on in the same way and if we don't know the answers, then we'll find the answers."
You can contact the Rainbow Centre and find out more about them on their website or on Facebook