WHO OR WHAT IS ELCAP?

• Easington Lane Community Access Point
  
• A local charitable organisation run by local people for local people
  
• We provide training and educational opportunities, childcare and support – free of charge.
  
• We work in partnership with many other organisations
  
• The principle objectives of Easington Lane Community Access Point are to promote and create regeneration opportunities in the area and to deliver services to local people such as training, social activities, childcare, also family activities covering a host of areas including health & wellbeing, confidence building, IT and internet access free of charge, local community transport and conference facilities.

ELCAP have a successful working partnership with local primary and secondary schools as well as numerous organisations such as:

• City of Sunderland
     - Community and Cultural Services
     - Youth Development Group
     - Food in Schools team
     -Sports & leisure Department/Wellness
• Stroke Association
• Children Centre
• Hetton Group Practice
• Gentoo
• Job Linkage
• Local Teaching Primary Care Trust
• Lifeline

The weekly presence of Next Step is enableing local people to strengthen their skills and seek employment aided by free internet access.