Get Help – Our Support Agencies
As well as providing emergency food support, we can also offer a referral to our Money Advice project (MAP) (which provides advice on housing, debt and benefit entitlement) and signposting to support agencies.
Listed below are agencies that can refer to us but also support you with your finances, health, housing and wellbeing. We have also included a benefit calculator and information about free school meals.
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Act on Energy
Providing support if you are struggling to pay your electricity bills or you have a prepayment meter.
Phone: 0800 988 2881 or visit www.actonenergy.org.uk
Benefit calculator – Turn2us benefit calculator
Citizen’s Advice South Warwickshire
Citizens Advice South Warwickshire offers debt advice. Phone: 0808 250 5715 or email via the website
www.casouthwarwickshire.org.uk
Change Grow Live
Offers a free and confidential drug and alcohol service for families and addicts
Email [email protected] Website: www.changegrowlive.org
ChatHealth
A confidential text messaging service that enables children and young people (aged 11-19) to speak a member of the school nursing team about their mental health. Text: 07507 331525.
Churches
The following churches can refer to our foodbank:
Baptist Church Stratford – [email protected]
Holy Trinity Stratford – [email protected]
Methodist Church Stratford – [email protected]
Red Hill Christian Centre – [email protected]
St Andrew’s Shottery – [email protected]
St Gregory’s Roman Catholic Church – [email protected]
United Reformed Church – [email protected]
All doctors surgeries in and around Stratford upon Avon can refer to our foodbank – please call or email them in the usual way
Family Information Service
The Family Information Service provides information, advice and one to one support for families on issues including relationships, special educational needs, parenting worries, behaviour management and childcare.
Call 01926 742274 or visit https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/fis
Free school meals
To apply for free school meals and to see what you are entitled too for school holidays visit the Warwickshire County Council website
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/education-learning/apply-free-school-meals
Phone Customer Services on: 01926 359189 or email [email protected]
Health Visitors – Your Health Visitor can refer to the Foodbank, please contact them in the usual way.
Housing Associations
The following housing associations can refer to Stratford upon Avon Foodbank:
If you are a job seeker and are struggling to afford food please record that on your Universal Work Journal and your Work Coach will assist.
Little Bird Baby Bank
Providing items for baby, child and Mum-to-be, 80% donated, can also refer to the Foodbank
Email [email protected]
Phone 07963 324205
Website www.facebook.com/SUAlittlebirdbabybank
Mental Health Helpline and webchat – confidential, and freely available 24/7. Call 0800 616 171 or via the Time Online webchat www.mhm.org.uk/coventry-warwickshire-helpline
National Debt Advice Services
The following organisations offer Online and telephone services.
- PayPlan payplan.com or call 0800 2802816
- Debt Advice Foundation www.debtadvicefoundation.org or call 0800 6226151
- StepChange Debt Charity stepchange.org or call 0800 1381111
- National Debtline www.nationaldebtline.org or call 0808 8084000
People, Potential, Possibilities
A Housing-related support service to those aged 25 and over in Warwickshire
Email [email protected]
Phone: 0808 1646220
p.h.i.l
Preventing Homelessness Improving Lives (p.h.i.l.) prevents people losing their home by tackling the early warning signs.
Phone 01788 533644 or 01788 533646 or visit their website
Rise
Rise provides emotional wellbeing and mental health services for children and young people. The Dimensions Tool is a free online tool designed to give tailored recommendations to support a person’s well-being and mental health needs. For more information and further resources visithttps://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/mentalhealth
Samaritans –If you’re having a difficult time, whatever you’re going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. Call 116 123.
Most of the local schools can refer to the Foodbank. Ask your SENCO lead for more information.
South Warwickshire & Worcester Mind (formerly Springfield Mind)
Promotes wellbeing and seeks to prevent mental health problems, can refer to the Foodbank
Phone 01789 298615
Website swwmind.org.uk
St Basils
Housing-related support to those aged 16 to 25 in Warwickshire
Contact text ‘NEED ST BASILS’ to 62277
Phone 024 7683 4025
Website www.stbasils.org.uk
Stratford Children’s and Families Centre
Stratford District Children and Family Centres | Barnardo’s (barnardos.org.uk)
Stratford District Council Housing Advice Team
For help and advice concerning your home; rented or otherwise.
Email [email protected],
Phone: 01789 260 956
The Stratford-upon-Avon Relief in Need Charity
This charity exists primarily to provide financial assistance to struggling individuals and families living within the town boundary of Stratford-upon-Avon. Applications are subject to income and savings assessment.
Phone 01789 293749 or 07539 459210 or email [email protected].
Warwickshire Local Welfare Scheme
The Warwickshire Local Welfare Scheme helps people at times of unavoidable crisis when they have no other means of support. This could be for food, energy costs or basic appliances. Call 0800 4081448 or 01926 359182.
Wellbeing for Warwickshire – telephone support to anyone who feels they are in need of contact. Call 024 7771 2288 or email [email protected] for more information. https://wbw.cwmind.org.uk/
Warwickshire Safe Haven – providing support for people (18+) who are feeling distressed and overwhelmed in the evenings (6-11pm Thursday to Sunday). Call 02477 714 554 or Text 07970 042270 or email [email protected] or visit their website
If you are a referral agency and would like to become a registered voucher holder for our foodbank, please contact us.