Website

Emergency Assistance

https://newham.foodbank.org.uk/

Food banks work with frontline professionals to identify people in need and issue them with a food bank voucher. These include local agencies such as children's centres, housing associations, advice charities and mental health teams, who are best placed to assess need.

Food bank

Manor Park Centre

Manor Park Christian centre
454 High Street North
E12 6RH

Opening Times: Tues 10- 12pm

Food Bank

St Marks Centre,
218 Tollgate Road,
Beckton,
London,
E6 5YA

020 7474 3060

Opening Times: Fridays 7-9pm

Food Bank

Bonny Downs Community Centre

Bonny Downs Church Hall,
Darwell Close off Flanders Road
E6 6BT

020 7474 3060

Food Bank

London Ghana SDA Church

Chadwin Road,
Plaistow,
London
E13 8NF

0207 474 8095

Thursdays, 6 – 8pm

Food Bank

Rehoboth Church

478 Barking Road,
Plaistow,
London
E13 8QB

07951 612405 (Emergency Food Distribution)

Saturdays, 9am -11am

Food Bank

Royal Docks Activity Centre

Albert Road,
London
E16 2JB

0207 476 1666 (Emergency Food Distribution)

Monday – Friday, 9.30am – 2pm

Food Bank

WGMI

738 Barking Road,

 London

E13 9LB

07944 101267 (Emergency Food Distribution)

Sundays, 10.30 - 13.00

Emergency Assistance (i.e. food parcels, clothing etc)

• FairShare – www.fairshare.org.uk
• Salvation Army - https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/emergency-assistance

Health Visiting Team

Due to the quickly-changing situation surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, the Children’s Health 0-19 Service will be reducing the number of face to face meetings. This precaution is needed to help reduce the spread of infection and to help to keep everyone safe. We are working hard to make sure that we provide the best quality service that we can.

Where suitable services will be provided over the telephone and video messaging instead of in-person. However we will still make some face to face meetings but we will contact you beforehand to check it is safe for us to meet. 

Remember that in most cases, Covid-19 only causes mild illness.

If you require support from your Health Visiting service, School Health Service or Family Nurse please use the contact numbers below;

Health Visiting/Family Nurse Partnership - 020 3373 9983

School Nursing - 07970813937

If you require any health advice call 111 or your GP. In an emergency call 999.

Remember to wash your hands more often, for at least 20 seconds. For links to government and NHS information about Covid-19 go to www.newham.gov.uk and follow the links.

Go to www.111.nhs.uk/covid-19 if you are concerned that you may have come into contact with coronavirus

Support Services and Helplines

• Family Lives – provides information, advice, guidance and support on any aspect of parenting and family life. Their helpline number is 0808 800 2222
• Gingerbread – provides single parents with advice and practical support. You can call the Gingerbread Single Parent Helpline on 0808 802 0925
• Relate – provides relationship support, including help for children and young people and help with family life and parenting
• Single Parents – provides single parents with help, advice and support
• YoungMinds for Parents – provides advice about mental health and behaviour problems in children and young people. You can call the parents' helpline on 0808 802 5544
• Family Rights Group – provides parents or other relatives with advice about their rights and options when social workers or courts make decisions about their children's welfare. Their advice line number is 0808 801 0366

Domestic Violence Support Services

• Hestia - https://www.hestia.org/newham or 020 7378 3100
• National Domestic Violence Helpline – 0808 2000 247
• If you are in immediate danger, please call the police on 999.

Helplines

• Kooth Online Counselling (10-16 year olds) – www.kooth.com
• Childline 0800 11 11
• Newham Talking Therapies (self-referral) 0208 475 8080
• NSPCC – 0808 800 5000
• Family Lives – 0808 800 2222
• Runaway Free – 116 000
• Young Minds Parent Helpline – 0808 802 5544
• Gangsline – 0800 032 9538
• Crimestoppers – 0800 555 111

Benefits Advice

• https://www.understandinguniversalcredit.gov.uk/coronavirus/

Newham Community and Crisis Support

• https://www.newham.gov.uk/Pages/Services/Newham-community-and-crisis-support.aspx

Community Based Support Groups

• BDCA Community Association - www.bonnydowns.org.

Projects specifically for elders, children, parent/carers and youth as well as general community services around healthy food, poverty response, sports and a Gardening Project.

Community Based Support Groups

• Ascension Community Trust - http://www.ascensioncommunity.org.uk/eldersproject.html
• Newham Community Links - https://www.community-links.org/advice/ , email us at info@community-links.org or call us on 020 7473 2270.

Debt Management

• MoneyWorks - https://newhammoneyworks.co.uk/

Newham MoneyWorks

112 - 118 The Grove

London

E15 1NS

Monday to Friday

9am-5pm

Tel: 020 8430 2041

Email: moneyworks@newham.gov.uk

Social Media Apps and Support Groups

• A Facebook group for Newham has been set up where people have been posting information for residents in need of support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/202303704194767/
• OLIO App - Olio is a mobile app for food-sharing, aiming to reduce food waste. It does this by connecting those with surplus food to those who need or wish to consume such food.