Inspire Motivate Overcome (IMO) is a community third sector organisation, based in Blackburn with Darwen, East Lancashire. IMO is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee. The charity has been in operation since 2006 and our current core mission has been to help local young people and their families to combat disadvantage, to overcome the difficult and different challenges they may face.
To support our core objectives, we have run a range of initiatives and services for within our local community. These relate to IMO’s three key strands to equip both young people and adults with the knowledge, skills and resilience to achieve the best for themselves.
IMO Charity also works collaboratively with a range of local and national organisations, spanning across public, private and voluntary sectors, all of which help to maximise the effectiveness of our services.
‘The demographics of Blackburn with Darwen indicate disproportionately high levels of deprivation, poor health and life expectancy as well as high unemployment compared with national figures. These are all part of the reason that IMO was established.
Mental health, obesity, and long-term illnesses such as; COPD, CVD, Cancers, Diabetes, blood-borne infectious diseases and dental health in children are the number one priority for Public Health.