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Community engagement
Evidence shows that communities can be incredibly effective in achieving change.
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Free, impartial advice
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Experts in energy efficiency
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Trusted by households across Scotland
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In the financial year 23/24:
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64,000 householders
supported with energy advice
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£1 million savings
made for householders
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13,000 homes supported
to install energy efficiency measures
Changeworks’ Low Carbon Communities team works with households at a community level to create the motivation and knowledge to help make low-carbon living a reality for many.
Our community engagement work builds trust within targeted audiences and enables action at scale. It is also key to reaching under-represented groups such as minority ethnic groups and rural communities. These households are often less likely to take action to decarbonise their homes due to barriers that can be overcome through community engagement.
Our team of community engagement specialists can support partners to create a programme of activity that is tailored to specific groups to achieve agreed outcomes.
We do this by using our knowledge base of community engagement tools, techniques and resources, and through understanding the objectives of engagement and the commonalities of the community itself.
Our community engagement work can support households in or at risk of fuel poverty, or households that are able to fund improvements to their home that will reduce their impact on the environment.
By involving volunteers in our work, we can reach and help more people. Volunteers are part of the communities we work in and can act as trusted local voices. We are proud to hold the Investing in Volunteers accreditation.
Volunteers provide support to Glasgow’s Chinese community
Changeworks’ colleagues and volunteers provided expert support to Glasgow residents at the Wing Hong Chinese Elderly Community Centre as part of the Energy Saving for All project.
Get in touch
Contact us today to find out how Changeworks can help you.
Why Changeworks?
Partnership working
Our collaborative approach to working with organisations and partners means we’ll find the right solution to lower carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty.
Experts in energy efficiency
We have over 35 years’ experience providing innovative low-carbon solutions, fuel poverty prevention and alleviation advice, and engaging communities to make positive steps towards decarbonisation.
Trusted by households across Scotland
We’ve helped people from all corners of Scotland save on their energy bills, reduce heat loss and supported them to live more comfortably.
