Support in Greater Manchester

At Regenda, we want to help our residents as much as we can. If it is something that we can't help with, we work with lots of other businesses and charities who can support you.

Click below to see the range of support available in Greater Manchester.

Help in a Crisis in Greater Manchester

Crisis support

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Crisis Care: 24/7 helpline 0800 953 0110.

Listening Lounge: 1:1, support for emotional distress (1-3 PM, Mon-Fri).
Community Crisis Response (North Manchester): 7 days a week, 8:30 AM - 10:00 PM (0161 667 3292).
Manchester Mind: Urgent support options and local advice.
Kooth: Online mental health support for young people (11-18).

Crisis cafes

Crisis Cafes are an alternative to A&E and provide a listening ear, a safe space, crisis and recovery interventions and referrals to ongoing support services. Crisis cafes offer support in areas like:

Debt advice, benefits and welfare services
Domestic violence support
Access to housing and homeless prevention services
Substance misuse and addiction support
Health, wellbeing and counselling services
Access to peer support worker for additional, follow up support.

In Greater Manchester, your Crisis Cafes are:

Bolton: Bolton Listening Lounge (+18)

Telephone: 01204 917739

Email: boltonll@family-action.org.uk

Opening times: 3pm-10pm, every day of the week, (inc weekends and bank holidays)

Address: YMCA BOLTON, 125 Deansgate, Bolton, BL1 1HA

Please call or email ahead of visiting.

Manchester: No. 93 Crisis Café (18+)

Telephone: 0161 271 0339

Alternative Telephone: 07778012838

Email: GMMHCrisisCafe@gmmh.nhs.uk

Opening times: Monday to Friday, 6.30pm-1am (inc Bank Holidays)

Saturday and Sunday, 3pm-1am

Address: No.93 Harpurhey Wellbeing Centre, 93 Church Lane, M9 5BG

Please call or email ahead of visiting.

Stockport: Open Door (+18)

Telephone: 0161 549 9717

Email: opendoorstockport@makingspace.co.uk

Opening times: Monday to Friday, 10am-5:30pm

Saturday to Sunday, 12pm-5pm

Address: Progress House,35A Adswood Lane, Stockport, SK26RE

Tameside: Safe Tameside (18+)

Telephone: 01614 706104

Opening times: Monday to Friday 1pm-8pm.

Address: The Anthony Seddon Centre, 12 George Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6AQ

Opening times: Saturday 10am-3pm

Address: Finding Rainbows Charity, 9 Fletcher Street, Ashton under Lyne, OL6 6BY

Offers a drop-in service (until 7pm)

Wigan and Leigh: Crisis Harbour (+16)

Opening times: Thursdays and Fridays 3pm-11pm,

Saturdays 12pm-6pm, Sundays 3pm-11pm

Address: 6-8 George Street, Atherton, M46 0EL

Anti-Social Behaviour Support in Greater Manchester

Local authorities across Greater Manchester offer ASB reporting, mediation services, and community safety support through council-led teams.

Bolton Council - Neighbour nuisance and anti-social behaviour (this is a link to a new website).

Bury Council - Report anti-social behaviour or nuisance (this is a link to a new website).

Manchester City Council - Report anti-social behaviour (this is a link to a new website).

Oldham Council - Anti-Social Behaviour (this is a link to a new website).

Rochdale Council - Report antisocial behaviour (this is a link to a new website).

Salford City Council - Anti-social behaviour (this is a link to a new website).

Stockport Council - Antisocial behaviour (this is a link to a new website).

Tameside Council - What is Anti-Social Behaviour (this is a link to a new website).

Wigan Council - Anti-social behaviour (ASB) (this is a link to a new website).

If you are experiencing ASB please let us know.

Report it here. (This link will open in a new window.)

Hate Behaviour Support in Greater Manchester

Report hate behaviour at our office

Our St Chad's office is a safe place for anyone to report hate crime.

We have worked with police and other partner agencies to make our offices a third-party reporting centre for hate crime.

That means we offer a safe place for anyone to report hate crime, if you have experienced hate crime or seen it happen to someone else.

You can come to our office to be listened to in confidence. We will support you to contact the right support near you.

Other ways to report hate behaviour include:

Oldham Council - 24/7 Stop Hate helpline: 0800 138 1625. Oldham Council Hate Crime support page (this is a link to another website).

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) - Lets End Hate Crime (this is a link to another website).

Rochdale Council - 0300 303 8878. Report a hate crime (this is a link to another website).

Tameside Council - Report hate crime to Tameside Council (this is a link to another website).

Trafford Council - How to report a hate crime (this is a link to another website).

If you are experiencing hate behaviour please let us know. Report hate behaviour, here.

Domestic Abuse Support in Greater Manchester

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Greater Manchester Domestic Abuse Helpline:

0800 254 0909 (Available Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm)

End the Fear:

0161 636 7525

Visit End the Fear's website (this link will open in a new window)

Manchester Women’s Aid:

Visit Manchester Women's Aid website (this link will open in a new window)

Independent Choices Greater Manchester:

Visit the Independent Choices website (this link will open in a new window)

Greater Manchester Police: Support to report Domestic Abuse

Visit the GM Police website (this link will open in a new window)

If you are experiencing domestic abuse please let us know. Report it, here.

Support to stay safe in Greater Manchester

Includes Early Help teams, children’s centres, and safeguarding referral routes. All links below are to another website and will open in a new tab.

If you are worried about the safety or welfare of a child or an adult in Manchester, you should contact the Manchester Contact Centre. This is the official gateway for all safeguarding referrals in the city.

Telephone: 0161 234 5001
Email: mcsreply@manchester.gov.uk
Online Referral: You can also report abuse or neglect via the Manchester City Council reporting portal.

Support with paying your bills in Greater Manchester

The Household Support Fund helps people with low incomes who are struggling with money. In Greater Manchester you can access it using the links below:

Get more information about managing your bills:

Energy bills

Water bills

Broadband

Help with rent in Greater Manchester

Help is available if you're worried about paying your rent. We have a dedicated team who can help you with advice and support. We may be able to help you access extra grants or benefits.

Find out more about what to do if you're worried about getting behind on rent.

Discretionary Housing Payment
If your benefits don’t cover all your rent, you might be able to get extra money from your local council.

Additional local support:

Vicars Relief Fund
Email: vrf@stmartinscharity.org.uk
Phone: 020 3795 5746 (voicemail only)
M3 Project - Providing accommodation and support to young homeless or sofa-surfing people aged 16-21

Food support in Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester (GM‑wide services)

Humans MCR - Food Support Across Greater Manchester (this link will open in a new window)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority - Food Support Directory (this link will open in a new window)

Greater Manchester Food Projects Map (Greater Together Manchester) (this link will open in a new window)

Feed My City (Manchester, Salford, Trafford) (this link will open in a new window) Helpline: 0300 365 3101 (Phone lines open 9am-9pm daily)

Bolton

Bolton Council - Food Banks and Community Food Support (this link will open in a new window)

Bolton Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)

Bury

Bury Council - Food Support (this link will open in a new window)

Bury Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window) -

Manchester

Help & Support Manchester - Food Projects Map (this link will open in a new window)

Manchester Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)

Oldham

Oldham Council - Help With Food (this link will open in a new window)

Oldham Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)

Oldham Foodbank
Unit B, Prince of Wales Industrial Units, Vulcan Street, Oldham, OL1 4ER

Open: Monday - Friday, 9am - 3pm

Phone: 0161 622 1061
Email: Info@oldham.foodbank.org.uk

Shaw & Crompton Churches Together, The Salvation Army,
Farrow Street East, Shaw, OL2 8QY

Open: Monday, 11am - 1pm

Phone: 0161 622 1061
Email: Info@oldham.foodbank.org.uk

Rochdale

Rochdale Council - Food Support (this link will open in a new window)

Rochdale Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)

Rochdale Foodbank

14-16 Newgate, Rochdale, OL16 1BA
Monday - Thursday, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Friday 11:00am - 1pm
Phone: 0300 102 1646

Branches Christian Fellowship (Smallbridge Methodist Church)

1 Wesley Street, Smallbridge, Rochdale, OL12 9RW
Open: Saturday, 10:30am -12pm
Phone: 01706 655974

Littleborough Library

Hare Hill Park, Littleborough, OL15 9HE

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday - closed
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

Heywood Foodbank (Heywood Baptist Church)

Open: Mondays & Fridays 10am - 12pm

Chapel St, Heywood OL10 1LE

Middleton - Lighthouse Project
S6b/c Middleton Shopping Centre, Limetree Road, Middleton, M24 4EL

Open: Mondays & Thursdays 11am - 1pm

Phone: 0161 643 1163

Salford

Salford City Council - Food Support (this link will open in a new window)

Salford Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)

Stockport

Stockport Council - Food Support (this link will open in a new window)

Stockport Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)

Tameside

Tameside Council - Food Banks and Community Pantries (this link will open in a new window)

Tameside Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)

Trafford

Trafford Council - Food Support (this link will open in a new window)

Trafford Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)

Wigan

Wigan Council - Food Support (this link will open in a new window)

Wigan Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window)

Furniture & White Goods Support in Greater Manchester

Manchester City Council Welfare Provision Scheme (this link will open in a new window): Provides high-quality white goods with supplier warranties and installation for those with significant health needs, suffering a disaster, or in supported resettlement.
Salford City Council (Salford Assist) (this link will open in a new window): Offers "resettlement grants" for essential furniture and white goods to help residents remain in or return to the community.
Stockport Council (Crisis Support) (this link will open in a new window): Residents can apply for help with household items like cookers, fridges, and washing machines via their support funds.
Trafford Council (Trafford Assist) (this link will open in a new window): Supports residents in short-term financial difficulty with essential white goods; note that applications for items like fridge-freezers are limited to once every 24 months.
Rochdale Borough Council Household Support Fund (this link will open in a new window): Uses HSF allocations to provide support for household essentials for those in the most need
Recycle for Greater Manchester (this link will open in a new window): The Renew shops stock a wide variety of homeware, garden furniture, toys, sports equipment, books and more. Items have been donated by residents and cleaned and repaired before being handpicked by staff for the shops in Eccles, Oldham and Altrincham.
- Woodhouse Lane Recycling Centre:
  Woodhouse Lane, Altrincham, WA14 5TB
- Arkwright Street Recycling Centre:
  Arkwright Street, Oldham, OL9 9LZ
- Boysnope Wharf Recycling Centre:
  Liverpool Road, Eccles, M30 7RH

Glasspool Charity Trust (this link will open in a new window) - - provides grants for white goods.
United Utilities Trust Fund (this link will open in a new window)

Family support in Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester (GM‑wide)

Greater Manchester Combined Authority - Family Support Resources (this link will open in a new window)

Bolton

Bolton Start Well - Support for Families (this link will open in a new window)

Bolton Finding childcare (this link will open in a new window)

Bolton Help with childcare costs (this link will open in a new window)

Bury

Bury Council - Early Help for Families (this link will open in a new window)

Bury Finding childcare (this link will open in a new window)

Bury Help with childcare costs (this link will open in a new window)

Manchester

Help & Support Manchester - Children and Families (this link will open in a new window)

Manchester Children’s Centres (this link will open in a new window)

Manchester Finding childcare (this link will open in a new window)

Manchester Help with childcare costs (this link will open in a new window)

Oldham

Oldham Council - Support for Families (this link will open in a new window)

Oldham Early Help (this link will open in a new window)

Oldham Finding childcare (this link will open in a new window)

Oldham Help with childcare costs (this link will open in a new window)

Rochdale

Rochdale Council - Family Support (this link will open in a new window)

Rochdale Early Help (this link will open in a new window)

Rochdale Finding childcare (this link will open in a new window)

Rochdale Help with childcare costs (this link will open in a new window)

Salford

Salford City Council - Support for Families (this link will open in a new window)

Salford Early Help (this link will open in a new window)

Saldord finding childcare (this link will open in an new window)

Salford help with childcare costs (this link will open in a new window)

Stockport

Stockport Family - Support for Children and Families (this link will open in a new window)

Stockport finding childcare (this link will open in a new window)

Stockport help with childcare costs (this link will open in a new window)

Tameside

Tameside Council - Families (this link will open in a new window)

Tameside Early Help (this link will open in a new window)

Tameside finding childcare (this link will open in a new window)

Tameside help with childcare costs (this link will open in a new window)

Trafford

Trafford Directory - Family Support (this link will open in a new window)

Trafford finding childcare (this link will open in a new window)

Trafford help with childcare costs (this link will open in a new window)

Wigan

Wigan Council - Start Well Family Centres (this link will open in a new window)

Wigan finding childcare (this link will open in a new window)

Wigan help with childcare costs (this link will open in a new window)

School Uniform Support in Greater Manchester

Wood Street Mission (Manchester/Salford): Operates the "Smart Start" project, providing new and pre-loved school clothes, uniforms, and shoes to families.
Bridging the Gap (Greater Manchester): Provides uniform grants and runs pop-up shops to support families with school costs.
Sebby's Corner: Provides school uniform support programmes to ensure children have necessary items for school
Action Together (Tameside): Collect used school uniforms and give to families in need.