Local services available in the county
This is a list of organisations, both private and voluntary, who are offering services in Leicestershire during the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic.
This page will be updated on a regular basis.
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If your charity or community group is delivering services to support your community during the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic, please drop us an email on helpline@valonline.org.uk and we can add you to this page.
Countywide
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District Councils
Information available on their websites on the community support currently available: https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/find-your-district-council
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Parish Councils
Most Parish Councils have information on local support available on their websites: www.leicestershireparishcouncils.org
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The Carers Centre - A wide range of support services for un-paid carers: parents/carers of children with special educational needs/ disabilities and carers of adults
enquiries@thecarerscentre.org.uk / 0116 2510999
The Carers Centre provides the following services within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland:
Helpline support via phone and email available Monday to Friday during office hours (9.30-4.30)
Training and information sessions – these vary but include things like moving and handling, emergency planning, managing stress and first aid
Self Advocacy and Support Groups for parents/carers of children with special educational needs/disabilities and carers of adults
Time For Me (Respite) sessions for all carers including: Games Nights, Carers Cuppa and Crafty Carers
Health & wellbeing Sessions including: mindfulness, drama, craft, singing, chairobics and more
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Citizens Advice LeicesterShire
jo.thomas@citizensadviceleicestershire.org
Providing generalist advice by telephone and email (benefits, debt, housing, employment, family and relationships, immigration, discrimination, community care. We can also give up-to-date advice for workers on specific issues relating to the COVID-19 outbreak, including the government furlough scheme and self employment)
Specialist services are also still in operation by telephone, email and webchat:
Advice Line: 0300 330 2111 (County residents) Initial contact, general information and advice on all topicsHelp to Claim: 0800 144 8 444: Help for anyone to claim Universal Credit to first payment
Macmillan Advice: 0300 456 8400: Benefits advice for people who have been diagnosed with cancer and their families or carers.
Mesothelioma Advice: 0800 169 2409: Benefits and compensation advice for people with asbestos cancer and their families or carers.
Money Advice: 0116 4647239: Specialist debt advice for residents of Leicestershire county only. -
Dear Albert - The Recovery Consultancy
jon@dearalbert.co.uk / 07712707999
Dear Albert offers individual and group based support and therapeutic interventions for individuals experiencing issues with problematic or dependant substance use.Our support is freely available to anyone living within Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and across the country.
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East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme
anthea.brown@emics.org.uk / 01664 823579
Service hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Response to emergencies along with the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS), e.g. road traffic accidents, heart attacks. Our volunteers are all registered doctors working within the NHS and highly qualified in emergency treatment. They respond to 999 calls using their own transport with authorised use of blue lights in their own time and use sophisticated equipment provided by the charity to save lives and ameliorate suffering.
Medical assistance at the site of road traffic accidents, heart attacks or any other emergency (along with the EMAS)
Service as usual but reserves fast depleting due to lack of fund raising opportunities in the time of Co-vid.
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Good Neighbour Schemes
Good Neighbour Schemes – currently run in:
- Billesdon
- Bottesford
- Croft
- Desford
- Sapcote
- Sharnford
- Thurcaston & Cropston
- Whetstone
- Woodhouse & Woodhouse Eaves
www.leicestershirecommunities.org.uk/sr/good-neighbour-schemes.html
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Leicestershire Leicester and Rutland Headway
mary.goulty@headwayleicester.org.uk – 07916162512
Monday to Friday – 9am until 3pm
We support adults with acquired brain injuries. We are still accepting new referrals and provide information advice and guidance. All those accessing our services were risk assessed using a RAG rating and this is reviewed each week. -
Macmillan Cancer Support
lburton@macmillan.org.uk / 07977 864323
macmillan.org.uk/get-involved/campaigns/telephone-buddies
Mon-Fri 9:00am – 8:00pm
Our Telephone Buddies service is available to anyone in the UK who is living with cancer, inclusive of age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender, sexual orientation or religion and belief. We want everyone to be able to access this service, so please let us know if there is anything we can do for you to do this. -
Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre
natasha.sweet@mdsupportcentre.org / 02476100770
The Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre remains open and is providing a limited face-to-face physiotherapy and osteopathy service at our Centre in Coventry for existing service users including those in the Leicestershire area. This is subject to individual risk assessment and Covid-19 screening procedures. Clinic days and hours vary so contact the Centre directly for details.
The Centre is providing an extensive online therapy service including 1:1 consultations, small group exercise classes, drop-in classes and recorded exercise sessions. Clinic days and hours vary so contact the Centre directly for details.
For adults with muscular dystrophy not registered with the Muscular Dystrophy Support Centre, please call or visit the website for details about getting referred.
For all details, please visit www.mdsupportcentre.org or call 02476 100770 for more information.
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Quetzal - Supporting women recovering from the trauma of childhood sexual abuse
Call us on 0333 101 4280 or 07436 530605 from Monday to Friday between 9-5pm.
Quetzal provides long-term counselling, crisis counselling and a telephone helpline to support women, aged 16 and over, who are recovering from the trauma of childhood sexual abuse.Helplines open for support.
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Total Insight Theatre Service -
participation@totalinsighttheatre.com / 07858221809
TOTAL INSIGHT THEATRE IS AN AWARD-WINNING ARTS CHARITY THAT USES THE ARTS TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.
Arts and cultural opportunities offer more than just entertainment. We use the arts to tackle important social issues, improving the mental health of children and young people and ensuring they have access to creative programmes which help them develop lifelong skills.
Set 10-week terms for online creative hub Bookings for anti-knife crime film & accompanying workshop Types pf service: We are providing a virtual creative hub for young people in Leicestershire aged 14-16, providing creative relief and coping mechanisms to help process the impact of COVID-19 through weekly support sessions.
We are also delivering our anti-knife crime film (20mins) telling the real stories of people who have experienced knife crime, anger issues and peer pressure alongside our accompanying workshop (30mins) for schools, pupil referral units and youth centres.
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Vista Community Services Department
cath.bayley@vistablind.org.uk / 0116 2498856
My organisation is still providing services:
Service hours:
- 9-5pm Mon- Thursdays
- 9-4.30 pm – Fridays
Types pf service: Advice and information people with sight loss including families and carers, Support and assessments via rehabilitation service Activities for people living with sight loss online Welfare calls via Lets Talk Project Support people wishing to learn and develop digital skills Online activities for CYP with sight loss, including families and carers.
We provide support across Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland.
Specific areas
Blaby
For people in Blaby District that need extra support a Community Hub has been set up:blaby.gov.uk/leisure-health-and-community/community/coronavirus-community-hub/
Braunstone Town and Thorpe Astley Community Response
Email: Enquiries@braunstonetowncouncil.org.uk
www.braunstonetowncouncil.org.uk/
Charnwood
Above and Beyond – Developing Potential CIC
colin@aboveandbeyondcic.org – 07932873052
Supporting Young people who are experiencing financial hardship or are economically disadvantaged, physically disabled, have with learning disabilities and/or other special educational needs, people who have experienced mental health difficulties, or misusing drugs/alcohol.
Need Help with anything? Shopping, Meds, or just a Chat?
Age Concern Syston
0116 260 1476
Delivering services to their vulnerable members and the wider elderly vulnerable community, collecting prescriptions and food shopping services.
Anstey Parish Council
www.ansteypc.org.uk/ T: 07458 305025
Support to deliver a service for food shopping and prescription runs.
Antoin Akpom Achievements Foundation
cheryl.aaafoundation@gmail.com or call 07984309776
We are working with a primary school and other organisations in Leicester and Charnwood. Managing during the crisis COVID 19 workbook sessions Motivation workbook sessions Intervention & Prevention workbook sessions Self Expression one to one (listening session for those who feel isolated
Barrow Baptist Church
barrowbaptist.org.uk/coronavirus/
For Barrow and Sileby residents in need of support for food shopping, prescription runs etc.
Charnwood Community Action
www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/cca
Launched by Charnwood Borough Council in partnership with John Storer House and other community organisations to provide support to the community.
Citizens Advice Charnwood
Monday 9.30am – 3.00pm Tuesday 9.30am – 12.00 noon Thursday 9.30am – 3.00pm
iandennis@charnwoodcab.co.uk / 01509 221212
Providing advice on Older people, particularly those who are frail and/or socially isolated, People who are experiencing financial hardship or are economically disadvantaged due to socio-economic or welfare status, People who are physically disabled, People experiencing homelessness or other adverse housing related issues, People with refugee or asylum seeker status, Residents/communities living in areas of multiple deprivation.
Fearon Hall Community Association
meg@fearonhall.org.uk
Online and phone services, counselling, food and meals services, signposting to other local groups.
Good Neighbour Schemes
www.leicestershirecommunities.org.uk/sr/good-neighbour-schemes.html
Barrow & Sileby; Cropston & Thurcaston; Rothley; Woodhouse & Woodhouse Eaves
John Storer Charnwood
T:01509 631750 / W: https://johnstorercharnwood.org.uk/
Support for Charnwood residents with shopping, food parcels and hot food delivery for vulnerable and housebound families in partnership with other organisations:
Little Bird SOS
lisapidgeon@hotmail.com / 0116 318 3655
Online twice weekly events including creative sessions on Thursdays at 2pm led by our team, and a virtual coffee shop every Tuesday and 11.30am. We are also inviting a series of guest presenters with superb creative skills to join us who will share their knowledge and provide inspiration every few weeks. All our events will be hosted on Zoom. If you’d like a hand getting set up just book a one-to-one session here.
One to one support sessions are for people living in the Leicester/Leicestershire area who wish to improve their health and wellbeing through creativity, but need some help connecting online with others who share their interest in arts and crafts.
Love4Life TwentyTwenty
liv.bauckham@twentytwenty.org.uk / 07821337561
(Instagram @Love4Life_TwentyTwenty and Facebook page Love4Life TwentyTwenty) daily motivational posts for young people (our service targets girls aged 11-19)
Supporting young people (including those who are vulnerable or disadvantaged), Residents/communities living in areas of multiple deprivation.
Soar Valley Community Food Project
soarvalleycfp@gmail.com / 07743765958
Food parcels Support with CV’s, benefits and budgeting Emotional support and encouragement Other support as needed
Monday – Rothley Baptist Church from 11 to 12.45
Tuesday – Mountsorrel Baptist Church from 10.15 to 11.30 Tuesday – Birstall Catholic Church from 10 to 11.30
Tuesday – Sileby Parish Rooms from 10 to 11.30
Soar Valley Community Money Advice
soarvalleycma@gmail.com / 07743765958
Supporting People who are experiencing financial hardship or are economically disadvantaged due to socio-economic or welfare status. Giving Debt advice and implementing solutions to get debt free.
Syston & District Volunteer Centre
T: 0116 260 7888
Delivering services to their vulnerable members and the wider elderly vulnerable community, collecting prescriptions and food shopping services.
TwentyTwenty
joanna.burrows@twentytwenty.org.uk / 07878994298
Love4Life is a programme of therapeutic and emotional support for some of the most vulnerable disadvantaged 11 to 19 year old multi-ethnic girls in our local communities/ across the East Midlands. Typically the girls we work with are caught up in debilitating cycles of low self-worth, are socially excluded, and involved in harmful relationships which ultimately lead to disengagement with education and work; statistically they won’t do very well in life. We deliver both within schools and out in the community.
We continue to provide limited face to face support, but provide individual and group work of various types via online. We can send any organisation who would them mental health care packages.
We continue to provide limited face to face support, but provide individual and group work of various types via online. We can send any organisation who would them mental health care packages.
The BACA Charity
anthony.scarfe@bacacharity.org.uk
We provide specialist accommodation and support to our young people. Although our support workers are generally at work between 9-5 Monday-Saturday, we have an on-call provision 24/7. Whilst we continue to support the young people we work with, this support is only available for the young people in our care, we do not provide any support that the wider community can access.
Thurcaston and Cropston Good Neighbours
www.facebook.com/TandCGNS/
Group set up – If you live in Thurcaston or Cropston and need help or you know someone here who does we can help. Just call us on 0743 526 5397 or e-mail tandcgns@gmail.com.
Wesley Hall Community Centre
ar@activewesleyhall.org.uk / 07545349647
10am till 2.30pm Monday to Friday. Shopping for essentials Picking up prescription’s Free Food Parcels Social phone support Access to information and other services Sign posting to other services online baking classes for children and women Keepfit, Zumba online classes Coffee Morning on Zoom.
Youth Sport Trust
alison.goodall@youthsporttrust.org – 07825 065189
Through the Leicestershire Community Fund Elements project, we will be working with Ellesmere College Special School to make physical activity and movement resource cards and support available to children with profound and multiple disabilities across Leicestershire during lock down.
Harborough
Support for vulnerable people in the community
W: https://www.harborough.gov.uk/hd-community-hub
Alzheimer’s Society
0116 231 6921 – Monday -Friday 8.30am – 5pm
leicestershireandrutland@alzheimers.org.uk and https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/
The Dementia Support Service for Leicester City, County and hospitals is here to provide support and information to people living with dementia, their carers and families. During COVID-19 companionship calls are also being offered to people living with dementia and their carers that are accessing the service.
DanceQuestRadio
sandy.iliff@googlemail.com or calll:07484747141
dancequestradio.com
Providing a friend at the end of the line people are able to message me speak to me email me request a song and they are guaranteed for it to be played and they also get a friendly mention it also enables people to interact together via our Facebook page and group chat.
Home-Start South Leicestershire
07596 107106 / stella.renwick@home-startsouthleics.org.uk –
Monday to Friday, 9 to 5pm
Parent telephone support/befriending – Coordinator or volunteer On-line provision via facebook focused on under 5’s – stories, songs, activities, cooking demos etc Children’s activity packs delivery Parent Buddying Service – matching families for peer support. Support via telephone/virtual means to families with very young children (primarily under 5 years) – from a Coordinator or Volunteer Peer Mentor – building to outdoor visits when restrictions allow, and eventually indoor visits.
Leicester South Food Bank
Providing services 7 days a week but by referral to info@leicestersouth.foodbank.org.uk
Food bank, personal hygiene products, for people experiencing financial hardship and who are struggling to put food on the table.
Shopmobility Market Harborough
info@harboroughshopmobility.org – 0116305234
Supporting older people, particularly those who are frail and/or socially isolated, People with long-term health conditions, or those at risk of developing health conditions, including people living unhealthy or inactive lifestyles, Carers/people with caring responsibilities, People who are physically disabled.
Voluntary Action South Leicestershire
Information on services and support available
T: 01858 433232 E: admin@vasl.org.uk W: https://vasl.org.uk/
Broughton Astley Community Support
0808 5284477 / coordinator@broughton-astley.gov.uk
dog walking, shopping, prescriptions, befriending calls, signposting to police, local GPs and other prof services.
HAB-ANTIBULLYING
marieep@hotmail.co.uk / 07376259670
We offer grants by appointment to independent counsellors for counselling to all who are being bullied and the effects bullying may course. We also help people who are having mental health conditions through counselling.
Hinckley & Bosworth
Hinckley & Bosworth District Council – support available: www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/coronasupport
Emmaus Leicestershire and Rutland
mir.juma@emmaus.org.uk – 07900922565
Our companions are being supported in the community accommodation with call out support 24/7. in addition our support are making daily contact via phone. Visits three times a week for face to face meetings maintaining social distancing providing 121 support, shopping for daily food items, daily activities programme, health and safety support through provision of face mask, anti bacterial soaps, etc.
Dial-a-Ride
Hinckley & Bosworth Community Transport
T: 01455 250462 E: dialaride21@hotmail.com/ enquiries@handbct.org.uk
Desford Support Group
Desford2020@gmail.com
Assistance available in Desford with shopping, dog walking, friendly phone calls, postage, virtual support and medicine collection.
See website to request support: www.desfordsupport.com/ or for those without access to the internet, please call 07392 044174
Enrych
01530 832926 – liz.rickaby@enrych.org.uk
Supporting people with long-term health conditions, or those at risk of developing health conditions, including people living unhealthy or inactive lifestyles, People who are physically disabled, People with learning disabilities and/or other special educational needs.
Benefice of Groby and Ratby (Coronavirus Response Team)
revdredbampton@outlook.com / 01162396520
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
We have set up a central hub for volunteer coordination and for those in need to contact to provide the services listed above, namely:
Telephone support, Collection of prescriptions, Shopping and Provision of Care Packages for the most isolated and poorest in our communities.
Forever Savvy
angie@foreversavvy.co.uk / 07710092412
Monday to Friday – 10:00am to 2:30pm
Forever Savvy offers vocational training and support for adults with learning disabilities. Our aim is to make life more meaningful for people with a learning disability. We provide outdoor education centres and a café setting with the sole aim of helping people to take their first steps towards employment. Our community projects enable people to work with animals, on the land, or within our very own Tea & Coffee Shop. Based within a safe environment, we give people the opportunity to learn new life and work skills, and to achieve a healthy emotional and physical balance in their lives.
Hinckley and Bosworth Community Transport
enquiries@handbct.org.uk / l.short@unicombox.co.uk
01455 250462
Helping with Shopping, errands and prescription collections across the district.
Community Transport to essential health and hospital appointments.
Leicester Animal Aid- Community Pet Support Scheme
cpss@leicesteranimalaid.org.uk or keely.short@leicesteranimalaid.org.uk – 01455 888257
We currently cover Mon to Fri 9-5.
We provide dog walking, veterinary transportation, cleaning of cat litter trays, basic pet grooming and currently cover Hinckley & Bosworth, Oadby & Wigston and Blaby District districts. We are still able to support our current clients however due to social distancing rules currently in place we cannot currently assess potential new clients however we are happy to take enquiries and have an initial chat about what we can potentially offer.
The Pathways Centre
pathways@hinckleybaptist.com / 01455890026
Foodbank every Wednesday 11am-1pm. We are currently only open to provide space for part of Hinckley Area Foodbank. Until the Government restrictions are lifted allowing people to meet in groups indoors, we are unlikely to be able to re-open. We might be able to adapt certain groups as restrictions are gradually lifted. In the mean time our support has been through phone calls.
Melton Mowbray
Community Support Hub for those that want support and those offering to help
Click here to find out more
Melton Learning Hub
Befriending calls and errands
T: 01664 482903 / W: meltonlearninghub.org/vam/
Creative Minds
isabelle146@icloud.com / 07982910542
We are an art group serving Melton Mowbray and surrounding villages. The group is for people with long-term and short-term mental health problems and for people in need of respite from caring for others. The group accepts people with a range of art ability from beginner to advanced. We provide a space to relax, create art, chit-chat and air views with the aim of rediscovering social skills. We will be providing materials, trips to art galleries/museums/churches and have funding for a sessional art-worker to run small workshops the theme of which will be decided by the participants.
Sustainable Land Trust
khiseman@sltrust.org.uk – 01664 400150
Monday, Thursday and Friday. From 10am to 3pm – Telephone support and the creation of bespoke activities for adults and young people within the specified groups to improve health and wellbeing by linking to indoor and outdoor nature based activities.
The Eye FM Limited (broadcasting as 103 The Eye)
christine@103theeye.co.uk / 01664 565315
We are a community radio station broadcasting 24-7 primarily to Melton Borough and theVale of Belvoir but we can be heard on 103FM over a wide area of North Leicestershire and as far afield as Hinckley and Lutterworth. In addition, we transmit on the Internet via our website, smart speakers and other media. There are live broadcasts from 7am all day and into the evening. The station is run entirely by volunteers and we have recently been awarded a 5-year renewal of our licence from the broadcasting regulator OFCOM as well as being named Community Heroes for our work by both Melton Borough Council and Alicia Kearns MP for Rutland and Melton.
The Travers Foundation
kieran@kieranforsey.com / 07786108762
We are volunteer run charity that provide financial support to local young people to help them develop their talents in sport, creative arts and performing arts. We cover all of Leicester and Leicestershre, Rutland and Northamptonshire.
North West Leicestershire
North West Leicestershire District Council
click here for more information on support available
Ashby Trinity Church
Foodbank and phone support for residents in Ashby – Click here for more information
Castle Donington – Coronavirus Action Group
admin@cdvc.org.uk / admin@cdpc.org.uk
Assist the elderly and vulnerable
Charles Booth Centre
www.charlesboothcentre.org.uk/
Supporting Thringstone Residents with shopping, dog walks, a friendly chat, and errands.
CISWO Personal Welfare Service continues during COVID 19 outbreak
01709 728115 – www.ciswo.org.uk
During this difficult period, CISWO (The coal mining charity) is continuing to provide our personal welfare service and are accepting referrals from individuals themselves, family members and other agencies. The majority of our services can be delivered remotely and we are working hard to provide support by telephone, email, and post.
Feed the Need Coalville
https://ftncoalville.org/ / 07985 723168
We are providing a home delivery service of basic food and other essential items when people ask us for help. We are an independent food bank open on Saturdays 11-12.30. No referral is required, just bring along some photo ID that includes address.
Hope House Befriending Service (part of Hospice Hope) – covering North West Leicestershire,
hopehouse@hospicehope.org.uk or call: 07483 124 926 – www.hospicehope.org.uk
The Hope House Befriending Service supports people in the North West Leicestershire area whose quality of life or life expectancy will be affected by their condition, plus their carers and partners. Weekly Zoom online support groups: Crafting sessions, talks, drop in advice, quizzes and much more. Telephone or online counselling – qualified counseling offering free 6 week counselling support blocks to anyone affected by a condition limiting quality or length of life. Tablet Loan Scheme run in collaboration with Enrych Connect. Offering free tablet loans and training to get anyone living with a long term condition or disability online and able to access support.
Kegworth Tae Kwon-Do Club
07929589717 / john.wagstaff3@ntlworld.com
Online training class using Skype to maintain contact and activity. As part of ITUK we offer Tae Kwon-Do classes in Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. Individual Instructors are offering a variety of online training sessions too. We are returning to Kegworth Village Hall for our first session on Tuesday 28th July with social distances and special conditions of hire in place.
The Phoenix Children’s Foundation
nitawithers1@aol.co.uk / 07825952820
Monday – Wednesday 8:30am to 2:30pm
Providing help and support and enhancing the lives of youngsters and their families living with illness, disability or lack of opportunity.
Whitwick Crisis Response
www.whitwickpc.org.uk/news2/
Support getting medicines and food to residents
Oadby & Wigston
Information on support available – click here for more information
Food Banks:
Leicester South Foodbank Wigston
T: 07912 194 783 / E: info@leicestersouth.foodbank.org.uk
Oadby Food Bank
T: 07913 525 718 / E: outreachtmc@outlook.com
Food bank is open for people to collect food on alternate Fridays 11.30 to 12.30 but we can respond with a delivery on any day if people contact us by text or phone. Food parcels. These include fresh food on food bank days, otherwise a variety of ambient mixed groceries.
Helping Hands Community Trust
lesliegill@icloud.com – 07969959232
We offer online services on Monday, Wednesday, Friday between 10am and 5pm
Online specialist advice on Welfare Benefits including Universal Credit, Tax Credits, PIP, Employment and Family Law, Appeals and Tribunals, DWP policy and arrangements, Money debt management, help with creditors. We cannot provide our usual face to face service – Video conferencing is available using Skype or Zoom but this can only be accessed by clients who are equipped with a computer or smartphone.
Salvation Army, Leicester South
(South Wigston) T: 0116 277 4114 / E: office@leicestersouthsa.org.uk / andrew.richardson@salvationarmy.org.uk
Open from 9am-3pm for our food bank – We have been very fortunate that we have not experienced any issues & the Community have been very generous.
Oadby & Wigston Lions Club
T: 07814 042 889 / E:chris.huscroft@tiscali.co.uk
Rosemina’s Outreach Project
07834224494 / roseminaoutreach@hotmail.com
Providing food and essential packs we provide babies items such as wipes,nappies and other essentials. Large baby items such as pushchairs and clothing if required urgently for homeless and needy.
The People’s Buddhi
T: 07730 693 084 / E: BuddhiByM@outlook.com / www.facebook.com/BuddhiByManjit
Twitter: @BuddhiByM / Instagram: @BuddhiByManjit
Providing emotional, mental health, and wellbeing support for individuals within the community, especially for those self-isolating.
X-ellent
info@x-ellent.com / 07741416981
10.00am to 12.00pm and 1.00pm to 3.00pm Monday to Friday.
1. Dial-a-Friend Line. This new service will provide telephone befriending support (by ‘buddies’) to those who are especially vulnerable to Covid-19 isolation, poor mental health and loneliness over the 2020 festive period and into 2021.
2. Volunteer training. Buddies will receive one to one/group training in providing befriending telephone/online services and the use of a mobile phone to receive calls from clients.
Jakin Pregnancy Care and Counselling Service
drsallybailey@yahoo.co.uk / 07969103993
Usually normal office hours but appointments can be made for evenings or weekends to suit client. We offer a free counselling service to people suffering with pregnancy problems. This includes crisis pregnancy counselling, post abortion and all forms of pregnancy loss.
Rutland
RCC (Leicestershire & Rutland)
01455 856330 Monday to Friday between 9am and 4pm
The RCC team are here for people across rural Leicestershire and Rutland to provide much needed company and conversation to those who are isolated or alone during the coronavirus outbreak. During these challenging times the team are committed to supporting our rural communities and are on the end of the phone for anyone to call for a friendly chat.