AN anti-poverty charity is being supported by a council with some local authority staff transferring to its employment.

Torfaen Borough Council has agreed to support the employment costs for a fixed three year period with the Garnsychan Partnership.

The Blaenavon-based charity and social enterprise aims to improve physical and mental wellbeing, help people adopt healthy behaviours and break cycles of poverty.

It will be supported for three years by Torfaen Borough Council with the transfer of staff, under TUPE arrangements that protects workers’ terms and conditions, having been agreed by the Labour cabinet member for communities, Councillor Fiona Cross.

As part of the confidential decision, which was published on August 4, Cllr Cross also approved the transfer of annual grant to the Garnsychan Partnership.

The financial value of the grant hasn’t been disclosed by the council which said details of the decision hadn’t been made public under an exemption to local government legislation that allows the council to withhold information “relating to a particular individual”.

A council spokeswoman said: “The transfer is from Torfaen County Borough Council to Garnsychan Partnership. The funding award relates specifically to employee costs for an agreed three-year period.”

The Garnsychan Partnership is a community-focused registered charity based in north Torfaen, dedicated to social, environmental, and economic regeneration. Operating from its Wellbeing Community Hub and Recycling Centre, the organisation works to break cycles of poverty, boost mental and physical well-being, and foster social inclusion across local valley communities.

Its vital initiatives include the Circulate furniture recycling scheme to reduce waste, emergency food hubs and baby banks, a weekly lunch club to combat isolation among older residents, and volunteering pathways. Through partnerships, training, and sustainability programs, the charity empowers residents to build resilient, healthy, and thriving neighbourhoods.