Local Practical Support
Gloucestershire County Council Hub
If since the COVID-19 social distancing measures have been put in place you are struggling to manage certain daily tasks or would like to help others who are, there is a ‘Community Help Hub’ to support the following:
- Someone who needs help
- Someone whose neighbour needs help
- Someone who can offer help
- A business that can offer help
Please go to www.gloucestershire.gov.uk. If you are unable to use the online forms we have a phone line available, please call 01452 583 519. The phone lines are open Monday – Friday 8.30am – 5pm
Age UK
- Website: www.ageuk.org.uk
Adult Social Care – Gloucester
- Website: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk
Carers Hub
Young Carers
- Website: www.glosyoungcarers.org.uk
Guideposts
Helping vulnerable and isolated people. To access the Stay Connected Helpline, call 0800 048 7035 (Monday to Friday 9.00-5.00)
Email: hereinfo@guideposts.org.uk
You can access all of their resources at: www.guideposts.org.uk/stay-connected
Community and Volunteer Groups
Good Sam is the national NHS Volunteer Programme. Please click the link below if you need support.
- Website: www.goodsamapp.org/NHSreferral
Covid-19 Mutual Aid Group
Follow the link to find your nearest group
- Website: www.covidmutualaid.org/local-groups/
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/CovidAidUK
Longlevens Noticeboard Facebook
- Facebook: www..facebook.com/group
Covid-19 Support Group Churchdown Facebook
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups
Food
Foodbank
- Website: www.gloucester.foodbank.org.uk
Gloucester Helping Hands food parcel service
- Phone: 07775 365 179
- Website: www.facebook.com/gloucesterhelpinghands
Wiltshire Farm Foods
Please note: Orders for existing customers or extremely vulnerable people only
- Website: www.wiltshirefarmfoods.com
Wellbeing
Five Ways to Wellbeing
- Website: https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk
Let’s Talk
- Phone: 0800 073 2200
- Website: www.letstalkglos.nhs.uk
Every Mind Matters
- Website: NHS: Every Mind Matters
Mind
- Website: www.mind.org.uk
The Samaritans
- Phone: 116 123
- Website: www.samaritans.org
Teens In Crisis
- Website: https://ticplus.org.uk
Gloucestershire’s Rethink Self Harm Helpline
- Phone: 0808 801 0606
- Email: glosselfharm@rethink.org
Swindon And Gloucestershire Mind
- Website: www.sgmind.org.uk