Together has provided Cumbria Community Homes (CCH) with a loan to help enable the charity move into its own offices.
Christine Hughes, founder and CEO of CCH secured the offices in Carlisle Street, Barrow, after agreeing short-term finance of more than £90,000 from the North West-based lender.
Established in 2019, the charity runs services for Cumbria County Council, among other local authorities in the North, for people with autism and mental health issues.
It also provides specialist care packages for those who need them, renting homes from landlords to house tenants referred by councils.
Hughes said: “It’s fantastic to be able to move into our own offices in the town centre as a permanent base.
“We already have 450 tenants in rented properties who have been referred to us from councils across the North West, North East, Yorkshire and Humberside.
“We’re now looking to strategically grow our own portfolio of properties in areas where there is a high demand for care services, to help people re-build their lives in a safe and secure environment.”
She added: “Together has been amazing from start to finish in providing the finance for new headquarters, so we can support more people, who may be homeless, have mental health problems or autism or are escaping violent partners.”
Jamie Grimshaw, regional development director for the North West at Together, said: “Christine is not only vastly experienced in property and care but is an inspirational individual and a well-respected leader in her community.
“We were delighted to provide the finance needed to meet Cumbria Community Homes’ move into its new offices and are currently in discussions with Christine about her ambitions to build her social housing property portfolio across the North.”
