GamFam (charity providing awareness and support to anyone affected by gambling harms, directly or indirectly, from those with lived experience).
Gam Fam Leaflets:
Iceni Ipswich (Working with families affected by substance misuse)
Turning Point (Drug & Alcohol Services)
Turning Point Leaflets:
Advocacy – Ace Anglia (One to One Advocacy Service)
Housing Related Support in Suffolk
POhWer Suffolk Advocacy Service
Relate Counselling (Support to build better relationships with partners, family & children)
Suffolk Care Services Directory
Suffolk Observatory (Data, statistics and reports all about Suffolk)
Able Community Care (Live-in care)
Age UK – Digital Instruction Guides (Help navigating technology and the internet)
Age Well (Flipbook Guide: support in Ipswich & East Suffolk)
Cassius – Digital Care (The RCC team can support referrals, see their FAQs)
Community Memory Assessment Service
Dementia UK – Living with Dementia guide
Fore’Get Me Not – Dementia Friendly Golf Group
Friends of the Elderly (Grants for older people living on low incomes).
Hour Community (Framlingham & surrounding villages: Befriending, Community Transport, Dementia, Mental Health)
Independent Age (national charity improving lives of older people with advice & support)
Medequip (Alarm Pendants)
Silverline (Free helpline, befriending & advice)
Suffolk Community Services Directory
WRVS (Women’s Royal Voluntary Service)
The Blue Cross (Rehoming pets, pet loss helpline for grieving pet owners, and more)
Cinnamon Trust (Pet Care Services for older people)
Dogs Trust – Canine Care Card (Canine care when an owner becomes seriously ill or passes away)
Our Special Friends (Animal companionship)
Suffolk Animal Rescue (Dog rescue and rehoming)
Creative Arts East (Arts and cultural activities to rural communities across East Anglia)
Dance East (Live dance and dance classes)
INK Festival (Suffolk based festival of original short plays from new writers)
Suffolk Artlink (Charity to improve quality of life for young, old & disabled)
Suffolk Community Libraries (Creative Communities)
Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds (Community Engagement)
Unscene Suffolk (Community arts & music project for visually impaired people aged 18+)
Befriending Scheme (Friendship and learning opportunities for vulnerable people 16yrs+ across Suffolk)
Reengage – Call Companions (Regular phone-calls from a friendly volunteer)
Rest Less Events (Previously Silver Surfers)
SilverLine (Telephone friendship)
Voluntary Network Befriending Service (Face to face and telephone befriending)
Bike Active North Suffolk (Adapted bikes making cycling possible for adults of all abilities)
Easy Going Trails (18 mapped, easy to follow trails for accessible countryside walking)
Fit Villages (Supporting rural communities to set up physical activity sessions)
Green Light Trust (Nature inspired wellbeing courses and programmes)
Inspire Suffolk – Sport Sessions (Offering anyone the chance to play sport regardless of age, gender, ability or background)
Mens Sheds (A place to pursue practical interest and make social connections)
Sport England (Giving everyone the chance to benefit from sporting activity)
Suffolk Hearing Advisory Service Monthly Social (For people with dual sensory loss)
U3A (University of the 3rd Age – Learn for fun and find community in retirement)
Waveney Sailability (Sailing opportunities for those with impaired health or disabilities)
Wheels for All (Inclusive cycling for adults with disabilities and long term illness)
Women Like Me (Weekly group sessions open to women, in Lowestoft, Southwold and Waveney. Also co-ordinating Garden Angels and Waveney Women’s Wanderers
Agespace (Bereavement Support Service In Suffolk)
Bereavement Support Group – St Nicholas Hospice (Bereavement Cafes and Drop In support in Haverhill, Bury St Edmunds and Thurston)
Bereavement and Young People (NHS guidance)
Child Bereavement UK (Support for bereaved children and young people)
Cruse (Bereavement Support)
Good Grief Trust (Information, helplines, advice and encouraging stories from others)
Heartfelt (Monthly bereavement drop-in service run by St Nicholas Hospice, in Bury St Edmunds)
Living Grief (Bereavement support from St Elizabeth Hospice)
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (Peer led support to adults impacted by suicide loss)
Anglia Care Trust – Reducing Living Costs Advice
Benefits Calculator for over 65’s – Independent Age
Community Oil and Bulk LPG Buying Scheme
Consumer Council for Water (Advice & support on saving water and saving money)
Cost Of Living Support (Suffolk County Council)
Dealing with Debt (Citizens Advice help & information on what action you can take)
Ease the Squeeze (Cost of living advice from East Suffolk Council)
Food Banks – Accessing Food in Suffolk
Universal Credit (Citizens Advice guidance on eligibility & application process)
Wherry Dragon Credit Union (Ethical alternative to banks and other finance providers)
Business Support Helpline (Advice & Financial support from government backed schemes)
Business Companion – Trading Standards Law Explained (via Trading Standards UK)
Business Continuity – Suffolk Prepared (The Suffolk Resilience Forum)
Farm Crisis Network (confidential, national helpline for farmers & families from the farming community)
Able Community Care (Live in care at home)
ActivLives ICare Connect (Support for people after their care role has ended)
ActivFriends (Social group for those living with Dementia and their carers)
Carer’s Cafe (Flyer for monthly cafe in Eye for those living with dementia & their carers)
Carents Guides (Online support for children caring for their elderly parents)
NSFT Carers (Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation Trust – information and carer’s rights )
Christies Care (Live-in, short term and hourly visit care services)
Gov.UK – Caring for Someone (Financial support and work flexibility rights)
Small Good Stuff Suffolk (Directory of small, local care and support services)
4YP (Ipswich based hub for 7-25 year-olds at our Ipswich town centre hub, support in schools in the community)
Barnado’s – Refugee Family Helpline Service (flyer)
Childline (Free, confidential helpline that supports children)
Fearless (Young Crimestoppers)
Family Lives (Support line and advice on a wide range of family issues.)
Get Safe Online (Advice on safeguarding children online. Partnered with the UK Gov National Crime Agency)
Home Start Suffolk (Local community network of trained volunteers and expert support helping families with young children through their challenging times)
Kings Trust (Free support for young people to develop skills and confidence)
Kooth (Free, anonymous, online mental health support for young people aged 10+)
NSPCC – Keeping children safe online (Advice, guidance and family quiz)
Ormiston Families (Mental health & wellbeing, families affected by offending, parental support.
Playing Out (Making our streets places for children to play)
Sharing Parenting (Programmes for parents, families and professionals)
The Source – (Information, Advice and sources of support for young people in Suffolk)
Suffolk Info-link – (Directory of information & services across Suffolk)
Fit Villages (Community-driven initiative to provide physical activity sessions)
History Begins At Home (Project with question sheets to help get people chatting about the past)
Suffolk Community Foundation (Grants for community projects)
Suffolk Good Neighbour Network (Voluntary groups helping people within their local community)
ACT Anglia Care Trust (Community Safety Services)
Report Fraud (National fraud and cyber crime reporting centre).
Cyber Aware (National Cyber Security Centre advice on how to stay secure online)
MASH – Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (Suffolk County Council – Supporting people at risk from abuse)
Medaille Trust (Refuge and Freedom from Modern Slavery)
Safeguarding Adults – Suffolk Safeguarding Partnership
The Little Book of Big Scams – 5th Edition (Scams awareness guide)
21 Young Hearts Cafe (Learning opportunities for young people with disabilities)
Bike Active North Suffolk (Adapted bikes making cycling possible for adults of all abilities)
Crohn’s & Colitis UK – Advice for Blue Badge applicants
DAB Disability Advice Bureau Ipswich
DANES Disability Advice North East Suffolk
DAS Disability Advice Service East Suffolk
Dyslexia – Suffolk Dyslexia Association
East Anglian DriveAbility (Specialises in enabling outdoor mobility)
Remap (Custom made equipment)
RNIB (Support for a range of sight conditions)
Wheels for All (For adults with disabilities and long term illness)
Waveney Sailability (Sailing opportunities for those with impaired health or disabilities).
Alumah (Supporting those affected by domestic abuse)
Brave Futures (Previously known as ‘Fresh Start, New Beginnings’ – specialist support service for children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse)
Compassion – Supporting all victims of domestic abuse
Ferns, The (Free support for those affected by sexual abuse)
Iceni Ipswich (Working with families affected by substance misuse and those who cause harm within relationships)
Leeway (Independent charity providing support and safe houses to adults, young people and children experiencing domestic abuse in Norfolk and Suffolk)
Mankind (Support for male victims of domestic abuse and domestic violence)
Survivors In Transition (Support for adults who experienced sexual abuse in childhood and men who have experienced sexual violence in adulthood)
Restore – Womens Aid Refuge (Formerly Bury St Edmunds Women’s Aid Centre)
ActivSheds (Community project to help people share knowledge, learn new skills and pursue hobbies and interests)
Suffolk Education & Learning Services
Local Council Out of Hours Emergency Numbers
Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council Flooding Support amd Reporting
East Suffolk Council Flooding Guidance
Flood Smart Suffolk – Flood resilience support for Suffolk residents, landowners & communities
Babergh & Mid Suffolk – Flood damage items collection service
Blue Pages – Directory of purpose made flood protection products (as advised on the SCC website)
Citizens Advice – Dealing with flooding in a rented home
Cleaning up your home after a flood
Green Suffolk – Flood Risk and Surface Water Management Plans and more
FloodAssist (Flood Insurance Specialist)
Insurance – ABI (Advice from the Association of British Insurers about recovering from a flood and how your insurance company will respond: PDF guide)
Live Flood Map (Check for flooding and flood risk)
Shelter (Housing support of your home is flooded)
Sign up to free flood warnings
Suffolk County Council – Flood Recovery Information
Suffolk Prepared (Risk and advice plans on flooding)
500 Suffolk Reasons (Members can nominate someone to receive a crisis payment)
Anglia Care Trust – Supported Hospital Discharge Service
Anglia Care Trust Community Outreach (support for those who are vulnerable & experiencing isolation)
Aspect Living (Suffolk Meals on Wheels Service)
Cervical Screening Advice & Information
Dementia Adventure (Supported holidays and adventures)
Feel Good Suffolk (Health & wellbeing)
Green Light Trust (Nature inspired wellbeing)
Healthwatch Suffolk (Feedback your experiences of Suffolk’s health and care services)
Hearing Advisory Service (Hearing aid clinics, Suffolk)
Heart Support Suffolk – Upbeat
ICU Steps – (support for post ICU experiences)
Medequip – Alarm Pendants
Menopause & Me (Suffolk Community Libraries support resources for those with lived experience of Menopause & Perimenopause)
Icanho (Specialising in acquired brain injury rehabilitation for adults who have suffered a brain injury or stroke). Drop-in sessions:
Parkinson’s UK Living Support (Find local groups and support)
Ransome Mobility (Wheelchair accessible vehicles)
Reasons To Stay (Anonymous letters to help ease loneliness)
Suffolk County Council (Children’s health, wellbeing and safeguarding)
SFC Looking after someone who is in hospital Leaflet
SCF – Identifying Carers Leaflet
Suffolk Sight (Support for those affected by sight loss and visual impairment)
Well Minds Booklet from East Suffolk Council
Yana (Rural mental health support)
Citizens Advice for Social Housing Tenants (Get help with landlords/repair problems)
Community Oil and Bulk LPG Buying Scheme
Dora Brown (Decluttering/organising service for women + families suffering hardship of any kind: financial, mental health, abuse)
Energy Bill Grants for Park Homes (Charis’s Park Homes Warm Home Discount scheme)
Housing Related Support in Suffolk
Lofty Heights (Specialist home decluttering and clearance, working closely with NHS, local authorities and housing associations to support vulnerable community members)
Meals on Wheels Suffolk (From Aspect Living)
Priority Services Register – apply to be added
Safe Suffok Renters – Know your rights
Solo Housing – Support housing & lodgings for single people including supported accommodation for young people
Suffolk Mind Supported Housing – Supported accommodation and mental health recovery approaches
Warm Homes Suffolk Warm Feeling Fund – Grants for wall and loft insulation, solar panels and air source heat pumps
The Outhouse (support services for LGBTQ+ people across East Anglia)
Cassiobury Court (Armed forces veterans drug & alcohol rehab)
Combat2Coffee (Purposeful rehabilitation, training and outreach for veterans)
RAF Benevolent Fund (Help for Veterans)
PTSD 999 (Support for serving, retired & voluntary emergency services people and their family & friends)
SSAFA (Forces help)
Barnado’s – Refugee Family Helpline Service (flyer)
Suffolk Refugee Support Supporting refugees and asylum seekers in Suffolk
Dementia Adventure (Individually tailored holidays for people living with dementia and their carers)
Discover Suffolk walk/cycle
EAD Regional Transport Hub (Advice & support on transport and activity accessibility for those who can no longer drive, or have never driven, to help relieve isolation).
Guide to travelling with a medical condition
Visit England (Accessible breaks and accommodation)
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