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Action Fraud
Action Fraud is the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cyber crime where you should report fraud if you have been scammed, defrauded or experienced cyber crime.
Age UK West Sussex Brighton & Hove
Age UK West Sussex is an independent local charity working in the community to support older people, their families and carers. We want everyone to be able to love later life.
Age UK: Cost of living directory of support
Information on cost of living support and what payments older people are eligible for.
Age UK: Money advice service
Money advice for over 50s in West Sussex Brighton and Hove.
Alcoholics Anonymous
An organisation that offers help to people with drinking problems.
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.
Ashington Community Minibus
Ashington Community Minibus is part of the West Sussex Minibus Association. They run various community services, for example trips to local supermarkets, garden centres and theatre trips etc. Please check their website for more information.
Barns Green Help Scheme
Barns Green Help Scheme is available to residents of Barns Green only. Taking people to medical appointments in Redhill, Haywards Heath and Brighton.
Billingshurst Community Minibus
Billingshurst Community Minibus helps to reduce social isolation and promote independence by providing a door to door community transport service across Billingshurst. The service is available to anyone who has a special need because they are elderly, young, poor or living in isolated areas where there is not an adequate public transport service.
Billingshurst Community Transport
Billingshurst Community Transport is a transport scheme available for the elderly, disabled and frail residents of Billingshurst, Ifold, Kirdford, Plaistow, Loxwood and Shipley. This service enables registered passengers to undertake trips to medical appointments, day centres, shops, leisure and other non-urgent appointments
Billingshurst United Reform Church
The church runs a monthly dementia cafe on the second Saturday of every month.
Bluebird Community Transport
Bluebird Community Transport operate a community bus, which runs 5 days per week on regular scheduled runs. They provide a dial a ride volunteer car service and Community Group hire for use by local organisations across Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath, Henfield, East Grinstead and surrounding rural areas.
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.
Chanctonbury Storehouse
Food scheme run by Chanctonbury Churches from Ashington.
Christians Against Poverty
Debt counselling services. Money management courses. Life skills training courses.
Citizens Advice - West Sussex
Advice on debt, benefits, employment, housing and other legal issues.
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.
Citizens Advice: Home energy telephone service
Information and advice about energy problems, including bills, meters or what to do if you're struggling to pay for energy use.
Coldwaltham Village Help Scheme
The Coldwaltham village scheme – supporting the whole parish, provides (at very nominal charge) transport for medical appointments.
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 Minibus Association (West Sussex)
We are a registered Charity providing door to door transport for shopping and other outings e.g. scenic trips, garden centres visits. Our aim is prevent loneliness and promote independence.
Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team North
We provide specialist therapy and support for people at home, who live with a neurological condition. We provide a co-ordinated service with specialist staff who will support your recovery, optimise your abilities and improve your quality of life, including your families and/or your carers.
Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team South and West
We provide specialist therapy and support for people at home, who live with a neurological condition. We provide a co-ordinated service with specialist staff who will support your recovery, optimise your abilities and improve your quality of life, including your families and/or your carers.
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.
Environmental Health
Horsham District Council's Environmental Health team can help with pest control, noise nuisance, food hygiene and health and safety queries.
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.
Fare Divide: Community fridge
Fare Divide’s vision is to save perishable foodstuffs from landfill, and to inspire healthier communities by forging give-and-take partnerships making available surplus food to all without judgement and stigma.
Find it Out Centre
If you are aged 13-25 you can drop in to a FindItOut centre to get advice and information. If you want to talk to someone in confidence you just need to make an appointment.
Five Loaves Cafe
Free session provided by Storrington Chapel. Drop in but also free coffee and cake and snack to take away.
Friendship Lunch
The idea of the Time Travellers’ Café is simple – to provide a safe and relaxing place for people with dementia or age related memory issues and their families and carers to share experiences, have access to information and to meet others in the same situation.
Gangmasters and Labour Abuse
Working in partnership to protect vulnerable and exploited workers.
Greening Steyning
A volunteer group in Steyning and Bramber with a climate focus. Part of the service is the Home Energy Helpdesk, which helps households save energy and reduce their carbon footprint.
Handcross District Community Bus
Handcross District Community Bus operate a regular scheduled timetable, plus private hire for groups across Balcombe, Bolney, Handcross, Lower Beeding, Pease Pottage, Plummers Plain, Slaugham, Staplefield and Warninglid.
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.
Henfield Haven
Open Monday – Friday, the Henfield Haven is a community owned space providing activities and specialist services.
Henfield Medical Centre Link
Henfield Medical Centre Link operates services across Henfield, Small Dole, Edburton, Fulking, Woodmancote, Partridge Green.
Henfield Youth Club
We are inclusive of all young people regardless of race, gender and abilities and aim to provide a welcoming, safe space in a fun environment for ages 7 1/2 to 18 years. We are open Tuesday for Juniors, Thursday for Seniors and Fridays for a drop-in cafe for Seniors.
Herbert Protocol
This is a national scheme which is adopted by a number of police forces across the UK to encourage carers or next of kin to compile and keep useful information, which could aid the police in the search for a vulnerable missing person.
Homestart CHAMS
A local charity able to support parents as they learn to cope, improve their confidence and build better lives for their children.
Horsham Area Community Car Scheme
Horsham Area Community Car Scheme (HACCS) operates services across Horsham, Warnham, Southwater and Mannings Heath. Clients must register first with the scheme and give 2 days notice of a required booking.
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 District Community Transport
For residents of Horsham and the surrounding area who are in need of community transport, they can register with HDCT and use the Dial-a-Ride service to get to an appointment, visit a friend or relative, attend a club or perhaps go shopping. There are some afternoon trips offered to various locations. All minibuses are adapted for wheelchair users.
Horsham District Council Community Link Service
The Community Link team help local residents feel safe and independent in the Horsham District. We provide technology-enabled care (often known as telecare or telehealth) devices.
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 Council Wellbeing Hub
Helping you to find local wellbeing information and services. Support for things like getting your family fitter, doing some regular exercise, dealing with stress, kicking a habit, or simply improving your general wellbeing.
Horsham District Council: Housing and homelessness
If you are homeless or facing homelessness please contact Horsham District Council's housing team.
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 Matters: Foodbank
Locations of food banks across the Horsham district
Horsham Scooter Safety
Free mobility scooter safety training
Hourglass - Safer Ageing
We are the UK’s only charity focused on the abuse and neglect of older people, we staff a free-to-call 24/7 helpline on 080 8808 8141. It’s an absolute lifeline for older men, women and their families suffering from the five forms of abuse: physical, psychological, financial, sexual or neglect.
Housing Associations
Most housing associations will have a tenancy sustainment service that may help with some issues.
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.
Impact Initiatives
Impact Initiatives'' mission is to bring people living in Sussex the support they need to live healthy and fulfilling lives through providing the right people at the right time, and through leading collaborative working to create and deliver services
Independent Care Act Advocacy
Referrals for Independent Advocacy under the Care Act need to be made through West Sussex County Council to seAp Advocacy.
Independent Living Service
Occupational therapists are focused on supporting children and young people to achieve their own personal goals, and in facilitating carers to assist children and young people with daily living tasks. Referrals through West Sussex County Council Sharepoint
Intermediate Care
We provide short term rehabilitative support to help individuals recover from illness or injury. This is achieved by agreeing goals with people and by helping them to become as independent as possible in their own homes. Subject to assessment by the social services assistant care manager, the person may have a package of homecare provided. The service is initially for a 2 week period and may be extended for up to a further 4 weeks in order to achieve their goals.
iRock
Support and advice hub for young people aged 14 - 25!
Jake's Cars
Shared taxi scheme operated by Jake's Cars in Billingshurst. The service extends to any village or hamlet east or west of Billingshurst within 15 minutes drive.
Know Dementia
Social activities through our ‘Moments’ sessions: Sporting Moments, Memory Moments Cafés, Green Moments and Musical Moments.
LEAP
Local energy advice partnership. Supporting people who are at risk of going into fuel poverty.
Liaise Frontline Debt Advice
Free debt advice, benefits advice and money management support. One-to-one debt and budgeting support. The branch in Pulborough covers much of the South Downs area.
Libraries
Books, information, life-long learning, free internet and Wi-Fi can all be found in our libraries.
Mary How Trust for Cancer Prevention
The Mary How Trust provides health screening which aim to spot the early signs of life-threatening illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, bowel cancer, prostate cancer, and abdominal aortic aneurysm, on a self referral basis to asymptomatic people. Instead of a fixed fee we ask for a donation.
Mediation Plus
Providing mediation, conflict resolution, and training for the community.
Military Covenant
A service committed to supporting the armed forces community in West Sussex, including serving and former members, reservists and their families.
MIND in Brighton & Hove
Peer Mentoring in Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex. We provide Volunteer Peer mentors who will meet with you weekly for 12 weeks. Our mentors have lived experience of mental health issues and can support you to work on goals such as improving confidence, developing new skills or social activities.
MIND West Sussex
Support people with their mental health, provide specialist training and campaign to improve services and promote understanding.
NHS Choices
Trusted information re. NHS services, health information and tools, tips and resources to help you live well
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.
One Team North
One Team is an integrated multi-disciplinary team that provides rapid assessment and clinical support to prevent admission to hospital for up to 72 hours. Patients accepted by One Team North will be experiencing an acute alteration in their physical wellbeing which, without the input of this service, would result in acute hospital admission.
Paragon
Providing specialist domestic abuse team working with adults and children.
Parish councils
You can register vulnerable people with the parish council so they know in any extreme weather who they may need to make sure has extra provisions. Parish Council Websites / noticeboards can also contain listings of local activities.
Pathfinder West Sussex
Pathfinder West Sussex is an alliance of organisations working together to enable people with mental health support needs, and their carers, to improve their mental health and wellbeing. Can provide support around housing, debt and benefits only if the service user is receiving support from Pathfinder with their mental health. Referral or Self-Referral accepted.
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.
Phoenix Stroke Club
The Phoenix Stroke Club is a club in Horsham, West Sussex, for people who have suffered a stroke or other neurological disorder.
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.
Pulborough Community Care Association
Lunch clubs, community transport, Tai Chi, Wednesday club, toenail cutting, sight problems group.
Pulborough Community Minibus
Pulborough Community Minibus help reduce social isolation and promote independence by providing a door to door community transport service across Greatham, Hardham, North Heath, Nutbourne and Stopham. The service is available to anyone who has a special need because they are elderly, young, poor or living in isolated areas where there is not an adequate public transport service.
Pulborough Community Transport
Pulborough Community Transport operate with volunteer drivers using their own cars to help local people who have difficulty in using public transport, to get to essential medical appointments within Pulborough District and to local hospitals.
Reaching Families
A local charity empowering families of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
Relate West Sussex
Counselling for individuals, couples, families and children and young people, aged 5+. Also provide psychosexual therapy for those facing sexual problems in their relationships. Offer subsidised counselling.
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.
Royal Voluntary Service
Supporting you at home. Our services are designed to help reconnect people with the things that make life worth living, so they can stay independent for longer. Aimed at those who are 65 plus and have limited support from friends and family, the approach aims to link people back into their community
Safe Car Wash App
The Safe Car Wash app has been developed to allow the general public to engage with the problem. Download the free app onto your smartphone and then when you are using a hand car wash, simply open the app and complete a short survey about the working conditions of the car wash.
Safeguarding Adults
Safeguarding Adults Boards (SABs) have been set up in every local authority. They are a multi-agency partnership that helps to prevent the abuse and neglect of adults.
Safeguarding Children
The West Sussex Safeguarding Children Board is a partnership of all the different organisations working to protect children and young people across the county.
Safeguarding for modern slavery
There are two routes to reporting modern slavery. Find more details on our website. In an emergency, call 999.
Salvation Army: Foodbank
The Salvation Army runs a foodbank and supports the homeless with rough sleeper packs.
Salvation Army: Hope In
Hope In community programme and drop-in is for individuals or families who need practical help and support and a listening ear, especially in the area of food poverty. A hot meal is available.
Saxon Weald
Saxon Weald is able to offer sympathetic and practical floating support to people over 55 that live in the Horsham district who would benefit from short-term assistance with everyday living.
Shopmobility Horsham
Horsham Shopmobility provide manual and powered wheelchairs, and motorised scooters. They are based in Swan Walk car park in Horsham town centre.
Silverline
The Silver Line is the only free confidential helpline providing information, friendship and advice to older people, open 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Slinfold Minibus Club
Slinfold Minibus Club operate a community minibus scheme providing transport for shopping, social outings and community activities across Slinfold and the surrounding areas. Call 01403 790477
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 Neighbour Network
A community group helping to prevent isolation and loneliness in Southwater. We are Southwater residents helping Southwater residents with social visiting, adhoc assistance with shopping, and transport to Southwater and Horsham Town appointments.
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.
Springboard
A local charity for children, young people and young adults with SEND.
St John Ambulance South East Ambulance Services
St John Ambulance -South East Ambulance Services help those attending hospital outpatient appointments, transfers from independent living to a care home, nursing home, or hospice transfers between two UK addresses e.g. for family occasions, holidays etc as well as transport to specialist clinics.
Stepchange
Contact the UK's leading debt charity to get expert debt advice and fee-free debt management to help you tackle your debts.
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 Community Minibus
Steyning Community Minibus operate regular shopping trips to Steyning town centre and Worthing, both pick up and return, as well as social outings. They operate across Steyning and surrounds to Upper Beeding.
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 Community Minibus
Storrington Community Minibus help reduce social isolation and promote independence by providing a door to door community transport service across Storrington. The service is available to anyone who has a special need because they are elderly, young, poor or living in isolated areas where there is not an adequate public transport service.
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.
Tapestry Day Club
Dementia day care provided in small groups (max six guests) within the family homes of hosts, who provide refreshments, including a two-course, home-cooked lunch, as well as optional, memory-boosting activities. Transport is also generally available if needed. Tuesdays-Thursdays. 01403 610345
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.
The Richmond Fellowship
Richmond Fellowship Horsham works with individuals affected by mental ill health already living in their own homes. We offer 12 one to one support sessions for mental health support such as stress, anxiety and depression, and run a variety of groups such as anxiety, women's group and drop ins.
The Wholesome Warehouse
Helps vulnerable families and those in need by delivering food boxes, hosting events, meals and workshops and collecting and delivery furniture donations.
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).
Time to Talk
Talking therapies, self referrals accepted, offering support with carious issues including management of long term conditions.
Turn2Us
A national charity providing practical help to people who are struggling financially.
Turning Tides
Homelessness services for adults in West Sussex.
UK Harvest
Get the support you need whilst helping to fight food waste at our Community Food Hubs. Access affordable food, learn low-cost cooking, and find support on a range of social issues. Just bring a bag and a suggested donation of £5*. No one will be turned away.
Village Bus of Amberley and Slindon
The Village Bus of Amberley and Slindon operates 5 set routes each week including Rustington & Littlehampton, Pulborough, Bognor, Chichester and Worthing. Scheduled bus timetable on website.
Waves Ground Works
Whether you’re looking to gain work experience and broaden your horizons, fulfil your passion for environmental issues or simply want to give a few hours a week to a cause that benefits your community, Groundwork can help you to do something special.
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
WSCC's Community Hub is open 7 days a week and offers information and advice about support available for those struggling with costs towards fuel or food bills.
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.
West Sussex Fire and Rescue
The Fire and Rescue service take referrals for assessments of hoarded houses. They will keep a list of hoarded houses so they can create an appropriate fire plan.
Wisborough Green Community Transport
Wisborough Green Community Transport operate regular shopping trips to Horsham, Chichester, Guildford and Cranleigh.
Wisborough Green Village Car Service
Wisborough Green Village Car Service operate a Church based pastoral care service to help those in need attend medical appointments, (not shopping). For residents of Wisborough Green village.
YMCA Downslink Group
YMCA DownsLink Group offers housing and accommodation services, as well as housing advice services, to young people across Sussex and Surrey.
Youth Emotional Support (YES)
Youth Emotional Support (YES) is a free service for young people aged 11-18 looking for support with their wellbeing. You must be referred through the single-point-of-access.

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