Support in Lancashire

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 Lancashire, your Crisis Cafes are:

 

Blackpool: Blackpool Light Lounge (16+)

Telephone: 01253 713277

Alternative Telephone: 07741 834840

Email: blackpool.haven@waythrough.org.uk

Opening times: 10am-10pm, every day of the week

Address: 259 Whitegate, Drive Blackpool, FY3 9JL

 

Lancaster: Positive Futures (18+)

Telephone: 01524 587223

Telephone: 07507649821

Opening times: Monday to Friday 4pm-8pm

Address:701, Cameron House, White Cross Industrial Estate, South

Rd, Lancaster LA1 4XF

If you would like to attend on a Thursday, please speak to the Positive Futures team in advance. 

 

Preston, Chorley and South Ribble: Central Lancashire Haven (+16)

Telephone: 0330 008 3672

Email: centrallancashirehaven@waythrough.org.uk

Opening times: Monday to Friday, 9am-9pm

Saturday and Sunday, 10am-9pm

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Local support:

National helplines:

0808 2000 247 (for everyone) 
0808 801 0327 (bespoke advice for those who identify as male)

• Wyre Council Household Support Fund
• Fylde Council Household Support Fund
• HACT – Energy Hardship Fund
• British Gas Energy Trust
• Simple Energy Advice
• Welfare Rights Service - Lancashire County Council
• Wyre Citizens Advice
• Flyde Coast Advice & Legal Centre
• Entitledto - Benefits Calculator
• Scottish Power Community Hardship Fund
• Ovo Energy
• E.ON Next Energy Fund 
• Bulb Energy Fund
• Octopus Energy

Households with children that are eligible for free school meals can access free holiday clubs, where they will be provided with healthy meals and take part in fun and creative activities.  This is being offered via all local authorities and customers should contact their local council to book on to these.

• The Pantry
  Fleetwood Hospital, Pharos St, Fleetwood FY7 6BE
  Phone: 07467 498406
• Fleetwood Together
  Melbourne Avenue, Fleetwood, FY7 8DH
  Phone: 07903177240
  Email: fleetwoodtogethercontact@gmail.com
• Flyde Foodbank 
  Citizens Advice Office, Moor street, Kirkham, PR4 2AU
  Phone: 07592 542670
• Garstang Foodbank
  St Thomas Church, Church St, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1PA
  Open every Monday. Referrals made by Regenda via above phone number. Individuals can attend the food club every Monday to choose their own items, Tuesday – Friday parcels are delivered. 
  Email: michael@stthomasgarstang.org
• West View Community Association
  2 Eden Avenue, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 8DH
  Phone: 01253 870133
  Email: info@westviewcommunity.org.uk
• The Meadows Food Pantry
  Christ Church Thornton, Meadows Avenue, Thornton-Cleveleys, FY5 2TW
  Phone: 01253 272372
• Gov.uk Search
• Trussell Trust Foodbank Search
• Turn2us
• Asda cafes | 25^th July – 5^th September 2022 all children can eat for £1 with no need for a paying adult.

Help with school uniforms varies between schools and local authorities. Those in need of assistance should contact their child’s school directly.

• West View Community Association (Fleetwood schools only)
  2 Eden Avenue, Fleetwood FY7 8DH
  Phone: 01253 870133
• Gov.uk Search
• Glasspool Charity Trust

Discretionary Housing Payments

• Discretionary Housing Payments & Discretionary Council Tax support – Fylde Council
• Discretionary housing payments – Wyre Council
• Vicars Relief Fund
  Email: vrf@stmartinscharity.org.uk
  Phone: 020 3795 5746 (voicemail only)

• Contact - for families with disabled children | Contact
• Birkdale Trust: grants for people with a hearing impairment
• Children today: for specialised equipment and services
• Family Action: for families living with poverty, ill health and social isolation
• Family Fund: for lower-income families with a severely disabled child
• Family Holiday Association: for low-income families who need of a break
• Lifeline 4 kids: essential equipment to improve quality of life
• Meningitis Now: to deal with the impact of meningitis.
• New Life Foundation: for seriously disabled or terminally ill children.
• Smile for Life: access to funding from charities and organisations.
• Turn to us: access to welfare benefits, charitable grants
• The Variety Club: to provide vital daily items     
• Fast Grants: access to smaller amounts of funding for good ideas without the red tape 

• Sure Start Maternity Grant - A one-off payment of £500 to help towards the costs of having your first child. Claim the grant within 11 weeks of the baby’s due date or within 6 months after the baby’s birth.

• If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, the Healthy Start scheme can help you buy healthy foods like milk or fruit, or vitamins at Get help to buy food and milk

• You can get free dental products for 3–5 year-olds at Boots stores. Just ask a member of staff for “Jesse” in store

• Emergency essentias for children BBC Children in Need Emergency Essentials Programme - Family Fund Business Services (familyfundservices.co.uk)