Charity providing support and advice. Drop in hub with café, social activities, access to help with benefits, CVs.
Help and support for local residents wishing to improve their lives. Mental health issues, employability skills, career direction, increasing confidence and motivation, planning daily routines and nutrition.
1 to 1 or group appointments and training.
Advice re benefits, work, debt & money, family, housing, immigration, health
Phone: 0808 278 7859, Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 12.30pm
Support for housing, domestic abuse, benefit appeals, divorce/relationship breakdown, child arrangements, counselling. Ensuring equal/fair access to justice and support.
Free consultation
Advice, information, counselling, prescribing, family therapy, groupwork, relapse prevention, access to treatment, referrals to other services.
Self-referral or via other agency.
Support, job opportunities, training, one to one support for service leavers, veterans & their families – for anyone irrespective of rank, length of service or reason for leaving.
Support, one-to-one or group sessions, practical and confidential advice for individuals or families, confidential advice and safe refuge houses.
Phone: 0808 2000 247
Providing advice, support and signposting to support the health & wellbeing of children and their families
Providing information, advice and support for drug/substance mis-use, smoking cessation and advice regarding health risks
Phone: 01803 290330
Supporting the community with:
For people with physical, sensory or learning disabilities, mental health conditions, older people. Help with filling in benefit forms, housing and debt issues, information around disability issues, counselling, computer skills, befriending.
Mental Health Support. Free, confidential service – resources, workshops, support with chronic/long term illness, stress, anxiety, depression. Referral from professionals, friends, family or self-referral form on website.
Support Group for women affected by domestic and/or sexual abuse
Energy Advice Team for people on low income, tax credits or housing benefits, long term illness or disability.
Energy and water saving advice, referral for help with benefits and debt, grants for insulation and heating and installation of free energy saving measures.
Phone: 0800 772 3617
Email: healthyhomes@ecoe.org.uk
ECOE website
A charitable organisation that provides practical, emotional and creative support for children and their families who have experienced the death of a significant person. Can be referred or self refer for therapeutic work and help and support.
Address: P O Box 425, Paignton, TQ4 9BF
Phone: 01803 393917
Email: info@childrenandfamiliesingrief.co.uk
Help and support for anyone who needs protection from domestic abuse or sexual violence. The website has lots of useful information on domestic abuse, plus self-harming, drug or alcohol misuse and recovery programmes. Also provides advice on counselling, food parcels, emotional support and safe spaces.
Outreach services, warm spaces, night shelters, support with addiction, drop-in day centres. Christmas lunches, food parcels, toys
Safe place, listening and support, coping skills, aim to prevent crisis, loss/bereavement, stress, loneliness, depression, thoughts of suicide, financial worries, drug or alcohol dependency.
People Assisting Torbay’s Homeless Local community, non-profit charity run by volunteers. Supporting individuals and families in food poverty, food bank, evening hot food and supplies. Supports individuals and families at risk of homelessness, vulnerable or in crisis.
Address: The Vanilla Pod, 172 Union Street, Torquay, TQ2 5QP
Community Hub based in Paignton providing support and practical help. Phone and computer access. Use of Thrive as a c/o address for street homeless to help with access to benefits. Help with essentials, such as clothes, meals, food parcels. Help with sourcing accommodation, white goods and assistance to attend appointments
Mental health support for anyone over 18. Emotional, social and practical support.
Charity offering a safe, welcoming and secure space of relaxation as well as non-judgemental, spiritual and social support. Run on donations of money, food and clothing from churches and local people for anyone who needs support.