Coronavirus (COVID-19): Local support services
Below is a list of local services in South Tyneside who can offer support.
- Support with food and essentials
- Support for people with learning disabilities
- Support for vulnerable people in the community
- Support for ethnic minority groups
- Help for older people
- Support for wellbeing and mental health
- Additional support
Support with food and essentials
Key2Life Foodbank
07833 613393
Hebburn Helps
A Food Bank and Crisis Response Team providing food parcels, adults and children's clothing, baby equipment, toys, household items and more.
0191 489 9707
Hospitality and Hope
A Food Bank and Support Service for vulnerable and homeless people in South Tyneside. They offer food parcels on a referral system and offer help with supported housing and health and wellbeing services.
0191 420 3336
Family Gateway
Supports whole families who are living in poverty or disadvantage and struggling to bring up their children on very little money.
0191 643 7955
Bede's Helping Hands
A local foodbank in Jarrow based at Bilton Hall Community Centre which supports residents desperately in need of help.
www.facebook.com/groups/bedeshelpinghands/
Support for people with learning disabilities
MENCAP
MENCAP offer personal support to people with a learning disability such as employment, social care, housing, residential care and supported living services.
0808 808 1111
Autism Able
An Autism friendly organisation focusing on learner engagement, employment opportunities and overall wellbeing.
0191 456 0894
Arts4Wellbeing
A committed and passionate organisation working with people with health needs, physical disabilities and learning disabilities in South Tyneside.
0191 454 4004
www.facebook.com/Arts4Wellbeing
Ocean's Choices
Supports adults with learning disabilities and creates individual activity programmes to support individuals in reaching their ambitions and aspirations.
0300 012 8128
Holder House CIC
Offer a wide range of services to support adults and children to fulfil their needs through meaningful activities.
0191 519 1699
Your Voice Counts
Helps vulnerable people find a voice and gain control over their lives. They run advocacy services, support self-advocacy and user-led groups and run drop-in sessions where people can get personalised help with a range of issues.
0191 478 6472
Support for vulnerable people in the community
South Tyneside Mutual Aid
South Tyneside Mutual Aid is large group of volunteers who are able assist members of the community and other voluntary agencies.
They can assist with shopping, collecting and delivering prescriptions, well being calls and other activities.
07841 350103
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
The Community Foundation supports small, local charities and community organisations through grants, enabling people to set up charitable funds, give collectively or share expertise.
0191 222 0945
www.communityfoundation.org.uk
Support for ethnic minority groups
Apna Ghar
Offers support to women of ethnic minority such as information and guidance on a range of issues, advocacy, interpreting, practical and emotional support, alon with hosting youth groups for girls aged 10 to 18 years old.
0191 456 4147
Crest
Crest (Compact for Race Equality in South Tyneside) aims to promote racial equality and to assist people from communities in South Tyneside (and further afield) to enjoy a better quality of life by supporting those in need to gain access in education, training and employment, to raise aspirations and to ensure their voice is heard.
0191 427 6611
South Tyneside Asylum Seekers and Refugees Church Help (STARCH)
Support for asylum seekers and refugees.
Churches Together South Tyneside: Starch
South Tyneside Citizens Advice - Community Champions
Offers free independent advice by fully qualified advisors on matters such as debt, welfare benefits, housing, immigration, and employment.
Dedicated information for people from ethnic minority groups. They have two staff members who speak Bangladeshi and one who speaks Arabic.
South Tyneside Citizens Advice
Help for older people
Age Concern
People over the age of 50 can access a wide range of flexible support tailored to their individual needs and circumstances such as short courses for those wishing to enhance their digital skills, health and wellbeing support and financial advice.
0191 456 6903
Charles Young Centre
The Charles Young Centre offers meals and transport for older people.
0191 454 3241
The Charles Young Centre, Talbot Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 0QJ
Happy at Home
Happy at Home is a befriending service for lonely people living in South Tyneside.
0330 122 1243
Alzheimer's Society
Provides information and support to people with any form of dementia, their carers and families.
Support for wellbeing and mental health
Every Mind Matters
Here to help you manage and maintain your mental health and gives you simple and practical advice to get a healthier mind and get more out of life.
Free 24-hour listening support - call 116 1232
BLISS=Ability
An information, advice, advocacy and support service which offers free training for people living or working in south Tyneside and looking for advice about a disability.
0191 427 1666
First Clinical Contact
First Clinical Contact looks to improve the health and wellbeing of people whose lifestyle negatively affects their health and happiness.
0191 432 9838
www.firstcontactclinical.co.uk
WHIST
WHiST provides a wide range of physical and mental health services to women over 16 years old in a safe and strictly confidential environment such as counselling, listening ear, relaxation, support with long term health conditions and volunteering opportunities.
0191 454 6959
Mental Health Concern - Moving Forward
Moving Forward offers support to people experiencing mental health issues who want to improve their confidence, get back on their feet and move on with their lives.
0191 427 0011
Mental Health Concern - Carer Support Service
The Carer Support Service offers help to anyone who informally cares for a friend or family member who experiences mental health difficulties.
Mental Health Concern - Together in a Crisis Sunderland and South Tyneside
Together in a Crisis work to support your mental health. They can help you to exploring triggers and help you to overcome them.
0300 131 0333
Additional support
Sight Service South Tyneside
The service supports people with visual impairment in South Tyneside and surrounding areas to enjoy the quality of life others may take for granted.
0191 478 5959
Community Laundry
Laundry service with reduced rates for the elderly and disabled including a delivery and collection service.
0191 489 1701
Cultural Spring
Aims to engage residents to become involved with arts activities. These can be face to face classes, day trips, craft packs and online classes working with all age groups.
0191 427 8197 or 0191 427 3748
South Tyneside Adult Carers Service
Provides support to unpaid family and friends who help or care for others who could not manage without their help.
0191 406 1531
www.changegrowlive.org/adultcarers-service-south-tyneside/info
South Tyneside Churches Key project
Works with young people and their families to develop the skills they need to live independently, to flourish, be good citizens and the best people they can be.
0191 496 9710
TEN South Tyneside Young Carers
Offers young carers and young adult carers different types of online support. This includes exercise sessions, information and advice.
0191 427 2795
07984678878
07387109388
07772482330
www.southtynesideyoungcarers.org
Humankind Charity South Tyneside
Supports young carers and young adult carers (up to the age of 25), and their families, to reduce the impact of caring responsibilities helping them to realise their full potential.
0191 466 1389
www.humankindcharity.org.uk/service/south-tyneside-youngcarers-service