Help for Families

Practical support, help and advice for families in Horsham District.

• Alzheimer's Society

  We are Alzheimer's Society. We're a vital source of support and a powerful force for change for everyone affected by dementia.

• Apetito

  A meal delivery service operating across West Sussex to deliver hot nutritious meals direct to the door.

• Billingshurst United Reform Church

  The church runs a monthly dementia cafe on the second Saturday of every month.

• Carers Health Team

  We are a free service provided by Sussex Community NHS Trust providing support for carers over the age of 18 registered with a West Sussex GP. We work directly with carers and will develop individual strategies for each carer with an aim to reduce the strain of coping with their caring role.

• Carers Support West Sussex

  Toolkit of links and information in one place about available cost of living support, especially for carers.

• Citizens Advice: Cost of living

  A dedicated webpage with links to cost of living support, including help with food, family, travel and health. Citizens Advice offers free independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities.

• Communities of Practice (North Horsham)

  A team who work with people with long term conditions and their carers to actively promote health and wellbeing in the community; and where possible prevent admission to unplanned care/hospital.

• Community Reablement Service

  Reablement is the name we give to short-term support designed to help you keep or re-learn skills following a period of ill-health. It could also help to give you back your ability to manage independent living tasks at home.

• Different Strokes

  We help younger Stroke Survivors reclaim their lives through active peer support and independent recovery.

• Early Help

  A West Sussex County Council team that aims to provide family support early to prevent the need for prolonged support.

• Family Support Work

  Our team of experienced and professional support practitioners are based all across Sussex. From Bognor Regis in the West to Hastings in the East and covering urban and rural areas. We help families who are struggling with issues including relationship breakdown, mental health, financial hardship and domestic violence. We provide emotional support through one-to-one visits, group sessions and playwork, as well as practical support such as form filling and arranging appointments. Our practitioners will work with a family for as long as they need us and until they feel strong enough to manage on their own.

• Five Loaves Cafe

  Free session provided by Storrington Chapel. Drop in but also free coffee and cake and snack to take away.

• Headway ABI

  Headway is the UK-wide charity that works to improve life after brain injury. It provides support, services and information to brain injury survivors, their families and carers, as well as to professionals in the health and legal fields.

• Healthwatch West Sussex

  A signposting service. We are here to listen, take action and influence positive change for local people living in West Sussex. We record what people tell us and share this anonymously with those who make decisions about our health and care services. We are always happy to join local groups to talk about our work. Not only do we collect the experiences of local people, but we can also provide free information and guidance.

• Horsham Debt Advice

  Free impartial advice on how to manage your money and how to deal with your debts and arrears. We can contact creditors on your behalf and try to agree with them repayment plans which you can afford. We can advise you on IVAs and bankruptcy. Office in Horsham.

• Horsham Debt Advice Service

  A charity run by volunteers offering a free service to advise on how to deal with immediate crisis and longer term debt issues.

• Horsham District Council Neighbourhood Wardens

  As an integral part of the Community Safety Unit the Neighbourhood Wardens work with all sections of the community from elderly and/or vulnerable people through to young people and businesses to find solutions to problems whilst promoting community cohesion and resilience.

• Horsham District Older People's Forum

  The Horsham District Older Peoples Forum (HDOPF) is a non-political, free to attend voluntary group that acts as the 'ears' and gives a 'voice' for people aged 60 and over who reside in the HDC area or who cares for someone who is. It also exists for anyone to raise issues with the Forum that relate or affect local older people.

• Horsham Matters

  This charity provides practical help and support to the community by providing essential food, fuel and shelter and working with partners to create sustainable solutions to wellbeing. Self referral or referral by partner agency.

• Horsham Matters: Crisis support

  Horsham Matters can provide emergency food parcels, help with fuel meters or with essential household items for families in crisis.

• Horsham Scooter Safety

  Free mobility scooter safety training

• Hub Upper Beeding

  The Hub, Beeding is a place that connects people in the communities of Upper Beeding, Bramber and Steyning. It's the home of the Hub Café and where the Hub Church meets for worship on a Sunday. And it's the place from where we run a number of community focused initiatives.

• Know Dementia

  Social activities through our ‘Moments’ sessions: Sporting Moments, Memory Moments Cafés, Green Moments and Musical Moments.

• Libraries

  Books, information, life-long learning, free internet and Wi-Fi can all be found in our libraries.

• Military Covenant

  A service committed to supporting the armed forces community in West Sussex, including serving and former members, reservists and their families.

• MIND West Sussex

  Support people with their mental health, provide specialist training and campaign to improve services and promote understanding.

• NSPCC

  Child abuse is preventable - not inevitable. And it’s up to each of us to do everything possible to keep childhood safe from abuse, so children can grow up healthy and thrive.

• Pathfinder West Sussex: Staying well

  If you are experiencing mental health problems, or supporting someone else, find information about mental health conditions, self help tools, apps, helplines and useful tips through Pathfinder.

• Pegasus Card

  If you have speech or communication difficulties, registering for a Pegasus card could help you in an emergency.

• Potters Pantry Southwater

  The Potter's Pantry offers Southwater residents a chance to meet, have a chat over a cuppa and collect a parcel of essential food and toiletries.

• Prevention Assessment Team (PAT)

  Joint teams including staff from West Sussex County Council, Sussex Community NHS Trust, and Guild Care or Age UK West Sussex. We aim to help people living locally to stay healthy and remain independent. We normally work with people who do not receive services from specialist health care teams or social care services.

• Roffey Place

  Horsham District Council is working with local homeless charity Turning Tides to develop and open a new innovative service to support people who are experiencing homelessness. The new service is at Roffey Place in north Horsham and will provide high-support accommodation for up to 50 people alongside a range of on-site facilities.

• Shopmobility Horsham

  Horsham Shopmobility provide manual and powered wheelchairs, and motorised scooters. They are based in Swan Walk car park in Horsham town centre.

• Southern Water: Financial assistance

  Southern Water offer a variety of support for vulnerable customers.

• Southern Water: I can't pay my bill

  This page on Southern Water's website explains the discounts available to you and how you might be eligible for help with your water bill if you can't pay.

• Southern Water: Priority Services Register

  Southern Water has a range of priority services designed to help ensure customers in special circumstances can access water services eg large print, braille or audio bills or extra support when there is disruption to water supply.

• Southwater Community Partnership

  We are a group of volunteers who come together to organise a variety of events and celebrations for our community. We are currently engaging with the community to establish their ideas and aspirations for our community and help to implement them through collaboration with groups, businesses and schools.

• Southwater Pet Food Bank

  Help for families struggling to feed their pets. They collect unwanted and unused pet food to distribute (no live or raw food). Currently the pet food bank is not means tested, this is a service offered on trust.

• Steyning and District Good Neighbours Association

  Steyning and District Good Neighbours Association operate a volunteer car service available to transport anyone, including the elderly and disabled, to the Health Centre, hospitals and other medical appointments, together with any activity which enhances wellbeing.

• Steyning Good Neighbours Association

  An organisation which will transport anyone in the Steyning area to medical appointments, visit friends/relatives or other destinations in Sussex which enhances well being. Donations gratefully received.

• Storrington Area Help Scheme

  Storrington Area Help Scheme operate essential transport to medical appointments, doctors' surgeries, opticians or hospital. For residents of Storrington, Ashington, Thakeham, Washington and West Chiltington.

• Storrington Help and Care

  Find clubs and community groups on the parish council website.

• Stroke Association

  Crawley and Horsham Stroke Recovery Service provides high quality information, practical advice and emotional support following a stroke. Whether you are a stroke survivor, carer or family member, we will begin working with you after a stroke.

• Sure Safe

  We are one of the UK's leading suppliers of personal alarms for the elderly and disabled. We offer 24/7 monitoring, automatic fall detection alarms, GPS trackers and more in order to help your loved ones maintain independence and stay safe at home.

• Sussex Green Living

  Sussex Green Living develops and facilitates community action: educating, engaging and empowering kids, families, communities, local government and businesses. We help people of all ages and abilities to work together so as to ensure resources are used sustainably and economically.

• Sussex Mental Healthline

  The Sussex Mental Healthline offers 24/7 listening support, advice, information and signposting to anyone experiencing difficulties, or who may be in crisis and in urgent need of help, with their mental health.

• Ten Little Toes baby bank

  Baby bank based in Cowfold, West Sussex, offering support to families and parents in crisis or facing difficult circumstances throughout Sussex.

• The Hub Beeding

  A church that offers all-age community support in the communities of Upper Beeding, Bramber and Steyning.

• Thirtyone:eight (formerly Churches Child Protection Advisory Services)

  Established in 1977, the only independent Christian safeguarding charity in the UK, which provides various services. Formerly CPPAS  (The Churches’ Child Protection Advisory Service).

• West Sussex Connect to Support

  Find easy-to-read information about services for people with learning disabilities on the West Sussex Connect Support website.

• West Sussex County Council Adult Social Care

  Download social care publications and leaflets for adults.

• West Sussex County Council Community Hub emergencies only

  Contact the West Sussex County Council Community Hub if you are in urgent need of food, medicine and essential supplies.

• West Sussex County Council Holiday Activities and Food

  Free places are available for school children aged 4 to 16 who receive benefits-related free school meals. The programme for the main school holidays is fully funded by the Department for Education and children and young people can enjoy activities and a meal.

• West Sussex County Council Household Support Fund

  Support for the most vulnerable households with rising costs of essentials.

• West Sussex County Council: Education, children and families

  Support available for families in West Sussex.

• West Sussex Energy

  Hints and tips on heating your home and saving energy. Provides householders, frontline works, councillors and health/community workers with advice on local home energy schemes and support services.