Ehabits is a Burnley community organisation working across education, employment, enterprise and community development. We help local people learn, find work, test ideas and connect, starting from wherever they are.
Education · Employment · Enterprise · Community
Personal development session · Chai Centre, Burnley
We work across four connected areas: education and skills, employment support, enterprise, and community wellbeing. Talk to us about your goals and we’ll explore the options together.
Explore learning and conversation opportunities to help you feel more confident using English.
Ask about English support ↗Take practical steps towards work, from preparing your CV to exploring roles and meeting employers.
Talk about finding work ↗Build confidence with technology and everyday tasks, with space to ask questions and practise.
Explore learning options ↗Have an idea? Start a conversation about self-employment, testing it out and what to do next.
Share your idea ↗Find connection through community activities and explore wider wellbeing support at the Chai Centre.
Find out what’s available ↗When life feels complicated, we can help you explore where to turn for practical and specialist support.
Start a conversation ↗Contact us for current sessions, availability and any costs before attending.
Our approach starts with trust. We connect practical help, learning and opportunities around the person.
A friendly conversation and time to talk about what matters to you.
Meet others and begin to feel part of a community.
Explore barriers and connect with the right support.
Learn, practise and explore opportunities at your pace.
Move towards your own goals in work, learning or everyday life.
This is our working theory of change, not a fixed route or a promise of an outcome. People may move between stages, return for support or choose a different goal.
A glimpse of the learning, conversations and connections that bring our work to life.
A personal development session at the Chai Centre, bringing people together for discussion and learning.
Social media training with an NHS team in Preston, with conversation and practical work around the table.
Young people join The Foodie Footballer for a cookery session at the Chai Centre.
Attendance tells us who came through the door. Understanding what changes for people takes listening, follow-up and evidence.
Ask for our latest report ↗We want to understand progress in the areas that matter to each participant, rather than assuming everyone wants the same outcome.
Our published results should distinguish participation, learning and progression into work, with reporting periods and definitions.
We want to share what helps, where barriers remain and how we can improve with residents and partners.
Alongside our core work, we run community projects that bring people together in practical, everyday ways.
Chat & Chai, our community café at the Chai Centre, opened in October 2025. It offers a relaxed place to meet, and creates volunteering, training and work experience opportunities.
Ask about our projectsChat & Chai launch · October 2025
Ask us for current opening times, location and access information.
Listening is part of the work. Through community consultation, residents share their views on the priorities that matter to them.
These conversations help us understand what people want for their neighbourhoods, alongside their goals for learning, work and wellbeing.
Tell us what matters to you ↗
Ehabits acts as a convenor, connecting residents with organisations that can help turn shared ideas into lasting projects. These proposals are at an early stage and are being developed with residents and partners.
Proposal · in development
A proposed strand for young people, building skills, confidence and a voice in local decisions.
Proposal · in development
Exploring the changing communities of Daneshouse and Stoneyholme through memories, oral histories and intergenerational activity.
Proposal · in development
A resident-led vision for play, sport, nature and shared green space, developed with organisations able to take responsibility for delivery and ongoing care.
These are proposals, not funded or confirmed projects. If you would like to get involved or explore a partnership, get in touch.
Co-founded by Anam and Ibrar, Enterprising Habits has run a community hub in Burnley since 2020. Chat & Chai adds another place for people to meet, share and explore what comes next.
We want people to feel heard, recognise their strengths and have practical support to pursue their goals.
Get to know us ↗Thank you to the organisations whose funding, learning opportunities and local connections have helped our work grow.
Our relationships span funding, learning and community support across different projects.
Explore a partnership with us ↗Not sure where to start? You can simply get in touch.
Tell us briefly what you are looking for. We can discuss current services, learning opportunities or another organisation that may be able to help.
We’d love to hear from you. Please contact us to confirm current café opening times, the address and any access requirements before travelling.
We welcome conversations about employer visits, sharing skills, volunteering and appropriate opportunities for participants. Contact us to explore what would be useful.
Contact us for the latest approved reports, governance information and a conversation about our delivery, learning and future plans.
Looking for support, planning a visit or interested in working together? We’d like to hear from you.
