Community Links Directory

Advice & Guidance

Need advice or guidance on benefits, debt, housing or family matters? One of these organisations may be able to offer help

Organisation Name	What they can offer	Contact details
Active Community Team	Debt advice & assistance/benefit advice/claiming community grants	01724 282010
Debt Line	Confidential advice on debt	08088 084000
Citizens Advice Bureau	Information & advvice on debt, benefits, housing, consumer issues, family matters, health and education	01724 870941
Crosby Community Association	Advice and support on benefits and debt advice	01724 330022
Carr Gomm	National charity providing support and housing services to people with a variety of needs	01618 778847
Income Advice & Collection Team	Support, help, advice on all benefit issues	01724 298071
Independant Living	Provides practical & general support for people who are elderly, disabled, carers or isolated	01652 636208
NLH Welfare Benefits & Debt Advice Officer	Benefit advice and support to claim entitlements. Confidential service offered	01724 279900
Samaritans	Confidential emotional support service	01724 860000
Steps	Domestic Abuse Service	01652 601106
Stonham Amber Project	Support for homeless young people ages between 16 - 35 years	01724 289299
Victim Support	Offers support and advice to victims of crimes and witnesses	01482 305080

Organisations that can help with health provision, healthy living, welfare and your environment.

Organisation Name	What they can offer	Contact details
Allotments Association	Provision and maintinance of allotments	01724 297775
Cloverleaf	Offers 1:1 advocacy support for people with mental health needs & disabilities	01724 584952
Cruse Bereavement Care	Promotes well-being of bereaved people	01724 281178
Crosby Bridge Health Project	Enabiling independant living and inclusion	01724 846611
Lindsey Blind Society	Support for visually impaired people	01724 860469
Mental Health Services	Support for those with a mental health problem	01724 275900
Meals on Wheels	Food delivery to you door for the elderly or poorly	01724 298346
Occupational Health	Assesses meeds and provides special equipment, aids to assist with daily living	01724 298010
Red Cross Home from Hospital	Red Cross helps people following a stay in hospital and provides extra care and support	07738 944564
Royal National Institute for the Deaf	Provides information, products, services and support to hearing impared individuals	01612 762301
Shop Mobility	Hiring of motorised wheelchairs and scooters	01724 297418
Traveller Education Team	Welfare and education needs of travellers	01724 280207
Vulnerable Adult Support	Adults (18+) who are at risk of harm or abuse and unable to protect themselves	01724 298155
Wheelchair Repairs	Repairing wheelchairs	01724 855229

Organisation Name	What they can offer	Contact details
Apna Sahara	Offering a range of services for people from black & minority ethnic communities	01724 330073
Racial & Equality Council	Translation & interpretation services, information on laws and regulations	01724 296296
Scunthorpe Gay Men & Womans Group	Helpline advice, information and signposting on sexual health and safer sex	01724 271661
York Housing Association	Support and advice to black, minority and ethnic communities	01724 868950

Organisation Name	What they can offer	Contact details
Drug Intervention Programme	Offers support, signposting for counselling, help with benefits and housing	01724 275348
Connexions	Information, advice and guidance for young people aged 13 - 19	01724 282200
Forge	Drop-in centre for homeless, roofless and vulnerable people	01724 276742
Junction	Offers help and advice through drop-in centres for people want help with drugs / alcohol	01724 852675
Westcliffe Drop-In Centre	Advice and information on benefits, claiming benefits and debt	01724 861565

Looking for some extra support for someone in your family?

Organisation Name	What they can offer	Contact details
Empathy	Confidential support for families, friends and carers of substance misuse	07717 587579
Blue Badge Scheme	Service to enable individual's unable to walk for support	01724 297979
Carer's Support	Support group for carers	01652 650585
Delta	Information, advice and support to young people under the age of 19	01724 294503
Gingerbread	Self help organisation for lone parents	08088 020925
Homestart	Supports parents of children under five years old by offering friendship & advice	01724 858433
Linconshire Gypsy Liaison Group	Floating support service for Gypsy & Traveller families	01472 619521
Practical Family Support Service	Gives support to families and carers with children over 5 years old	01724 282493

Organisation Name	What they can offer	Contact details
Freshstart	Provides services to people aged 50 and above to enable them to live independently	01724 277906
Handyvan Service	Service to help tenants and leasholders with minor household jobs	01724 279900
Housing Advice Team	Offering advice and assistance in a variety of housing related problems	01724 747654
Humberside Police	Family Protection Unit, Domestic Violence Unit, CP Unit & Non-Emergencies	08456 060222
Humbercare	Provides floating support to vulnerable people to assist in maintaining their tenancies	01724 276678
PCSO - Amanda Atkin	Community Cohesion Officer	Email Link
PCSE - Michael Tune	Community Projects	Email Link
Rural Community Transport	Provides transport for people unable to access services and facilities	01652 636292
Safer Neighbourhoods	Works with local people to address community safety problems	01724 275327