Where individuals can get help
List of towns with organisations who can help
We run services in London, Bath, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Brighton, Bristol, Leicester, Oxford and Reading.
If you or someone else is sleeping on the streets, use StreetLink to make a referral to a local rough sleeping Outreach Team. StreetLink is a national rough sleeper referral site and app, which St Mungo’s help to run in London. Visit www.thestreetlink.org.uk
Queen’s Park Community QPCO is a registered charity (CIO 1199226) with the objectives of relieve poverty, capacity building and provide recreation and leisure activities.
We offer a variety of high and medium-low supported accommodation for clients experiencing homelessness, mental health or substance misuse issues. Referrals through Solent NHS.
Let’s Feed Brum is on a mission to make a lasting difference to those experiencing and at risk of homelessness. Using a cup of tea as the vehicle to start conversations, we build meaningful conversations that help people access the support they need.
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SFA Fireside
0121 766 1700 (Reception hours: 9am – 3pm, Monday – Friday)
The main entrance to our Support Centre is at Liverpool Street, Deritend, Birmingham, B9 4DY
Emergency and Rough Sleeper Support: Mon-Fri, 9am – 12.45pm
Support appointments, advice and information available throughout the day (please book via reception)
Recovery Workshops & Skills Development: Mon-Fri, 1:00pm onwards (excl. Weds)
We are SIFA Fireside: the Birmingham charity which stands by the people who are facing, at risk of, or in recovery from the effects of homelessness. Although anybody can become depressed, addicted or homeless, this is far more prevalent amongst particular groups and we exists to challenge the systemic causes, as well as the effects of homelessness.
Our aim is to bring comfort in crisis to those who need it in the BCP area. We provide baby and children’s clothing up to age 5, essential baby items such as: sterilisers, cots, pushchairs and bedding, and other needed items for the family such as hygiene products. Through our project, we hope to alleviate some of the struggles that may be faced.
How to be referred?
To be referred to our project, an official referral must be done by a community worker or professional, we cannot accept self-referrals. The professional that makes the referral must be as thorough as possible when completing the referral form to ensure the relevant items are selected for the family.
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We offer a variety of high and medium-low supported accommodation for clients experiencing homelessness, mental health or substance misuse issues. Referrals through Solent NHS.
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We run services in London, Bath, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Brighton, Bristol, Leicester, Oxford and Reading. If you or someone else is sleeping on the streets, use StreetLink to make a referral to a local rough sleeping Outreach Team. StreetLink is a national rough sleeper referral site and app, which St Mungo’s help to run in London. Visit www.thestreetlink.org.uk[/caption]
We run services in London, Bath, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Brighton, Bristol, Leicester, Oxford and Reading. If you or someone else is sleeping on the streets, use StreetLink to make a referral to a local rough sleeping Outreach Team. StreetLink is a national rough sleeper referral site and app, which St Mungo’s help to run in London. Visit www.thestreetlink.org.uk[/caption]
Changes Bristol is a mental health charity that began in 2003 when people with lived experience came together to form a support network for those suffering mental distress. We have developed as an organisation through the experience of our members, developing our services to meet the needs of communities throughout Bristol and the surrounding area through our peer support model.
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Tel: 020 3856 6000
We run services in London, Bath, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Brighton, Bristol, Leicester, Oxford and Reading. If you or someone else is sleeping on the streets, use StreetLink to make a referral to a local rough sleeping Outreach Team. StreetLink is a national rough sleeper referral site and app, which St Mungo’s help to run in London. Visit www.thestreetlink.org.uk[/caption]
The Edge Cafe
https://www.theedgecafecambridge.org/index.php/recovery-hub/groups-workshops
Brookfields Hospital 351 Mill Road, Cambridge, GB CB1 3DF
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Jimmy’s is a pioneering and dynamic community-focused organisation working tirelessly to tackle homelessness within Cambridge.
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Overstream House
Victoria Avenue
Cambridge CB4 1EG
Wintercomfort is an information, advice, training and support centre in Cambridge for those who are homeless or vulnerably housed. Open daily throughout the year, we encourage and empower our service users to overcome disadvantage and to make positive, long-term changes to improve their lives.
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Something To Look Forward To
To promote the well-being, relieve the stress and aid the recuperation of those who are experiencing the effects of cancer and its treatment, together with their families. In particular by the provision of positive individual and/or family experiences.
For all enquires for our services please contact Coventry Cyrenians at our Coventry Headquarters. Our full contact details and opening times are:
McRaye House, 98-101 Far Gosford Street, Coventry CV1 5EA
Freephone: 0800 111 4371
Telephone: 024 7676 9782
https://coventrycyrenians.co.uk/contact-us/
Coventry Cyrenians help people in Coventry and Warwickshire who are homeless, or at risk of being so. As a charity, we’re proud to provide more supported housing for single homeless people than any other local agency – but that’s only part of the story.
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Home
We are a small Christian charity based in Coventry that aims to support people at their various points of crisis; this could be economic, emotional, social, educational or spiritual. Support is offered through a number of projects, groups and activities.
Hope Cafe
https://livewellservices.cheshireeast.gov.uk/Services/6510/Hope-Cafe for asylum seekers provides food, clothes, household items, bikes where possible, English conversation, coffee, a place to relax and chat, and we help with whatever we can, from form filling, to phone calls, to helping with setting up bank accounts. Hope Church Central (HCC), Derrington Avenue, Crewe, CW2 7JB
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Chance Changing Lives
enquiries@chancechanginglives.org
https://www.chancechanginglives.org/
We are a charity powered by volunteers, battling homelessness and poverty, with hope, help and a hot meal. We are changing lives, one difficult step at a time. We are coming together as a community, to give disadvantaged people a fighting chance.
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LATH Group
St Mary’s Caritas Centre, 65 Delamere St, Crewe, Crewe, United Kingdom
looking after the homeless LATH is a group of volunteers with a variety of backgrounds and skills, who devote their time to caring for homeless, needy and vulnerable people in the Crewe and Nantwich area. LATH can provide a tent and a sleeping bag for anyone sleeping rough, or possibly up to three night’s hotel accommodation (if available), and subsequent assistance towards finding suitable housing. We liaise closely with other established charitable bodies and agencies, along with Cheshire East Council, to find solutions to a wide range of problems encountered. We currently operate a drop-in centre in Crewe twice a week from 10:00 to 13:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at St Mary’s Caritas Centre , 65 Delamere Street, Crewe, CW1 2JX. We provide for basic food needs and deliver a comprehensive range of advice and assistance.
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St. Paul’s Centre
St. Paul’s Centre, Hightown, Crewe UK, CW1 3BY
Food bank, Furniture, Supporting adults with additional needs, Footwear (We are proud to partner with Sal’s Shoes, an international organisation providing free footwear for school age children.), cycle workshop, Hospital discharge scheme
We run services in London, Bath, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Brighton, Bristol, Leicester, Oxford and Reading. If you or someone else is sleeping on the streets, use StreetLink to make a referral to a local rough sleeping Outreach Team. StreetLink is a national rough sleeper referral site and app, which St Mungo’s help to run in London. Visit www.thestreetlink.org.uk[/caption]
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We offer a variety of high and medium-low supported accommodation for clients experiencing homelessness, mental health or substance misuse issues. Referrals through Solent NHS.
We offer a variety of high and medium-low supported accommodation for clients experiencing homelessness, mental health or substance misuse issues. Referrals through Solent NHS.
A purpose-built facility offering free hot showers and clean underwear for people experiencing homelessness has opened in east London. ==========================
Call the Helpline – 02086 17066
Join hands with us to tackle poverty in our local community. We provide essential items such as food and clothes to families in times of crisis. We also support people out of poverty through our various projects geared towards giving those in our community who need it, the tools to transform their own lives. Our focus is to make a difference in the lives of families going through one crises or the other. We provide basic needs such as food and Lighthouse
Training Courses
Beyond Bars is a 12 week training programme aimed at giving those who need a second chance new work opportunities.
Clothes Bank
We run a clothes bank helping people who need good quality clothes for themselves and their family.
Foodbank
We provide three days worth of emergency food to local people referred to us in times of crisis.for individuals and families, and highly skilled programs for young people to help
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We run services in London, Bath, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Brighton, Bristol, Leicester, Oxford and Reading.
If you or someone else is sleeping on the streets, use StreetLink to make a referral to a local rough sleeping Outreach Team. StreetLink is a national rough sleeper referral site and app, which St Mungo’s help to run in London. Visit www.thestreetlink.org.uk
We run services in London, Bath, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Brighton, Bristol, Leicester, Oxford and Reading.
If you or someone else is sleeping on the streets, use StreetLink to make a referral to a local rough sleeping Outreach Team. StreetLink is a national rough sleeper referral site and app, which St Mungo’s help to run in London. Visit www.thestreetlink.org.uk
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Help our friends start their journey off the streets by funding our Beacon support centre. This is where their journey of recovery begins. Where the hope starts. Barnabus, Support office, 61 Bloom Street, Manchester, England. M1 3LY
Himmah is a Social Justice Organisation, with a mission to tackle food poverty, racism and educational inequalities. As well as operating the largest independent food bank in Nottingham, we offer hot meals every week, distribute school uniforms to low-income families, and campaign to eradicate disproportionality in stop and searches, among other crucial initiatives. We work to tackle injustice on our doorstep
The charity also runs a community garden, distributes school uniforms to low-income families, and provides budgeting advice and services.
We offer a variety of high and medium-low supported accommodation for clients experiencing homelessness, mental health or substance misuse issues. Referrals through Solent NHS.
We run services in London, Bath, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Brighton, Bristol, Leicester, Oxford and Reading. If you or someone else is sleeping on the streets, use StreetLink to make a referral to a local rough sleeping Outreach Team. StreetLink is a national rough sleeper referral site and app, which St Mungo’s help to run in London. Visit www.thestreetlink.org.uk[/caption]
admin@selbyhandsofhope.org.ukTo relieve financial hardship among people living within the Selby District.
We offer a variety of high and medium-low supported accommodation for clients experiencing homelessness, mental health or substance misuse issues. Referrals through Solent NHS.
Stockport Support Hub Partners include:
Stockport Support Hub: – Delivered by The Prevention Alliance Carer’s Support
Delivered by Signpost for Carers www.signpostforcarers.org.uk
Community Support – Delivered by Pure Innovations
- Website – www.pureinnovations.co.uk/what-we-offer/health-wellbeing/community-hub/
- Phone – 0161 804 4416
- Email – Communityhub@pureinnovations.co.uk
Domestic Abuse Support – Delivered by TLC (Talk, Listen, Change)
- By phone 0161 474 1042
- By text (for the deaf community) 07539 468 560
Pathfinder
Call our Help Point on0300 303 5652 or email helppoint@pathfinderwestsussex.org.uk. Our Help Point is open
Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm.
https://www.pathfinderwestsussex.org.uk/
Pathfinder West Sussex is a partnership of mental health, homelessness and employment support organisations working together to improve people’s wellbeing across the county.
If you are feeling anxious, depressed or unable to cope, we can support you through one-to-one sessions, groups and activities, peer support and remote supported self-help to suit your needs. We can also support you if you are experiencing poor mental health and homelessness, or living with mental health problems and looking to get into paid employment.
Ways to get help nationally
Emmaus
Emmaus supports adults who are homeless, vulnerably housed or at risk.
Emmaus communities offer a home for as long as it is needed, giving each person the stability and security to rebuild their life after experiencing homelessness.
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Weekly meals for £10
Total Budget: ~£10
Core shopping list (example prices):
- 1.5kg potatoes – £1.20
- 1kg rice – £0.75
- 1kg pasta – £0.80
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes – £0.45
- 1 tin baked beans – £0.30
- 1 tin kidney beans – £0.45
- 1 tin sweetcorn – £0.45
- 1 loaf bread – £0.45
- 6 eggs – £1.00
- 1kg carrots – £0.50
- 1kg onions – £0.65
- 500g frozen mixed veg – £0.75
- Stock cubes (10) – £0.55
- Basic cooking oil & seasonings – allowance £0.70
Total ≈ £9.95
📅 7 Dinners for £10 (Family of 4)
Day 1 – Hearty Vegetable & Potato Soup with Bread
Ingredients: potatoes, carrots, onions, stock cube, mixed veg, slice of bread per person.
Method:
- Dice veg and potatoes.
- Fry onion lightly, add remaining veg.
- Add stock + water; simmer 25 mins.
- Mash lightly for thickness.
Cost: ~£1.30 for 4.
Day 2 – Tomato Pasta with Sweetcorn
Ingredients: pasta, tinned tomatoes, onion, sweetcorn.
Method:
- Fry onion. Add tomatoes, simmer.
- Stir in sweetcorn.
- Mix with cooked pasta.
Cost: ~£1.10 for 4.
Day 3 – Rice & Beans One-Pot
Ingredients: rice, kidney beans, onion, stock cube, mixed veg.
Method:
- Fry onion.
- Add rice, beans, veg + stock + water.
- Simmer until rice cooked. Season well.
Cost: ~£1.20 for 4.
Day 4 – Potato Hash with Fried Eggs
Ingredients: potatoes, onions, carrots, 4 eggs.
Method:
- Dice and fry onions/carrots.
- Add cooked potatoes and crisp them up.
- Top with a fried egg each.
Cost: ~£1.40 for 4.
Day 5 – Veg Curry & Rice
Ingredients: mixed veg, onion, chopped tomatoes (use half tin if needed), stock, spices (curry powder or paprika).
Method:
- Fry onion + spice.
- Add tomatoes, veg, water.
- Simmer and serve with rice.
Cost: ~£1.20 for 4.
Day 6 – Pasta, Beans & Veg Bake (No Oven Needed)
Ingredients: pasta, baked beans, mixed veg, onion.
Method:
- Cook pasta.
- Fry onion; add beans + veg.
- Mix together and heat through.
Cost: ~£1.00 for 4.
Day 7 – Simple Potato & Veg Stew
Ingredients: potatoes, onion, carrots, stock cube.
Method:
- Chop everything.
- Add to pot with stock + water.
- Simmer 30 mins; season well.
Cost: ~£0.95 for 4.
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