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Support and Resources for Schools and Families in Buckinghamshire

These links and telephone numbers will assist those looking for support, whether it is financial, food, social or emotional, there are a variety of services available locally and nationally to help you.  Whilst every care is taken to ensure these pages are current and appropriate please let us know if you find any errors.  We appreciate any feedback or new information of partners and agencies that may pop up, please email hazel.david@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

 

Finance, Bills and Support

 

Buckinghamshire Help: https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/cost-of-living/  01296 531 151 or 0800 999 7677

Buckinghamshire Warm Spaces:  https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/cost-of-living/find-a-place-to-keep-warm-welcoming-spaces/ 01296 531 151 or 0800 999 7677

Government Cost of Living Support:  https://costoflivingsupport.campaign.gov.uk/

Government Cost of Living Payment:  https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cost-of-living-payment

Helping Hand:  https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/housing-and-benefits/support-with-food-bills-and-finances/

Money and Benefits: Money and benefits | Family Information Service (buckinghamshire.gov.uk)  0800 138 7777

Bucks Family Information Service: Buckinghamshire Family Information Service 01296 383 293

Food Bank Vouchers and Referrals: Food Vouchers - The Trussell Trust 01722 580 180

National Energy Action:   https://www.nea.org.uk/  0800 304 7159

UK Bill Help: https://www.billhelp.uk/

Family Fund supports families raising disabled and seriously ill children and young people: Family Fund Support | Family Fund  01904 550055

Home Start:  https://www.home-start.org.uk/  0116 464 5490

Confused.com Petrol Prices:  https://www.confused.com/petrol-prices (requires a registration)

Benefit and Grant Calculator: https://www.entitledto.co.uk/

Money Saving Expert: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/

Energy Bill Support Scheme: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/energy-bills-support-scheme-explainer

Help with Energy Bills:  https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/information-consumers/energy-advice-households/getting-help-if-you-cant-afford-your-energy-bills

Money Helper Energy: https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/money-troubles/dealing-with-debt/struggling-to-pay-your-gas-or-electricity-bill 0800 138 7777

Energy Saving Trust: http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/energy-at-home

Simple Energy Advice:  https://www.simpleenergyadvice.org.uk/   0800 444 202

Better Housing Better Health:  https://www.bhbh.org.uk/  0800 107 0044

Buckinghamshire Financial Insecurity Partnership:  https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/campaign/money-problems/

Turn2Us:  https://www.turn2us.org.uk/  0808 802 2000

Step Change:  https://www.stepchange.org/   0800 138 1111

Quaker Social Action:  https://quakersocialaction.org.uk/we-can-help/money-finances/made-money/financial-wellbeing/help-cost-living  020 8983 5030

Government Advice:  https://www.gov.uk/cost-of-living

Citizen’s Advice: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/  0800 144 8848

Money Helper Mortgages: https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/homes/buying-a-home/government-help-if-you-cant-pay-your-mortgage  0800 138 7777

Shelter:  https://england.shelter.org.uk/get_help  0808 800 4444

Centrepoint:  https://centrepoint.org.uk/what-we-do/housing/  0800 587 5158

Homeless Link:  https://homeless.org.uk/

Government Guidance: https://www.gov.uk/if-youre-homeless-at-risk-of-homelessness

Crisis:  https://www.crisis.org.uk/ending-homelessness/about-homelessness/

Salvation Army: https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/homelessness

 

 

Food, Shopping & Cooking

 

Kids Eat Free: https://moneysavingcentral.co.uk/kids-eat-free

Healthy Living Centre https://www.healthylivingcentre.com/community-projects/  01296 334562

Fare Share: http://fareshare.org.uk/  0330 088 8688

Buckinghamshire Disability Service: https://buds.org.uk/information/  01494 211179

Transforming Lives for Good – Make Lunch: https://www.tlg.org.uk/  01274 900373

Trussell Trust: Trussell Trust  01722 580 180

Connection Support: https://www.connectionsupport.org.uk/  01296 484322

Olio Food Sharing: https://olioex.com/

Joseph Rowntree Foundation: https://www.jrf.org.uk/

Family Lives: https://www.familylives.org.uk/  0808 800 2222

One Can Trust: https://onecantrust.org.uk/food-bank-collection-points/  01494 512277

Bootstrap Cook: https://cookingonabootstrap.com/

Budget Food Ideas: https://savings4savvymums.co.uk/

Meal Planning: https://savvybites.co.uk/7-day-aldi-budget-meal-plan-dec-21-27/

Empower to Cook https://www.empowertocook.co.uk/about

Too Good To Go:  https://toogoodtogo.co.uk/en-gb/consumer

How to Spend Less:  Which.co.uk

Cut Down Grocery Bills: https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/money/bills/six-top-tips-to-help-you-save-on-your-grocery-bills-1912670

 

Refugee Support

 

Bucks Refugee Support:  https://schoolsweb.buckscc.gov.uk/support-available-for-ukrainian-families-in-buckinghamshire/  0300 131 6000

Refugee Council https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/  08081967272

Refugee Action https://www.refugee-action.org.uk/

Families with No Recourse to Public Funds:

https://www.proceduresonline.com/buckinghamshire/chservices/p_no_recourse_public.html

Unaccompanied Asylum-seeking Children:  https://bscb.procedures.org.uk/qkqsq/children-in-specific-circumstances/migrant-and-unaccompanied-asylum-seeking-children-guidance

Amnesty International https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/refugees-asylum-seekers-and-migrants/  020-74135500

Community Impact Bucks https://communityimpactbucks.org.uk/support-for-ukrainian-refugees-in-buckinghamshire/  0300 111 1250

Bucks Skills Hub:  https://bucksskillshub.org/pages/support-for-refugees  01494 927130

Ukrainian Institute https://refugee-support.ukrainianinstitute.org.uk/settling-into-the-uk

Refugees at Home https://www.refugeesathome.org/

Mind https://www.bucksmind.org.uk/ukraine-refugee-support/  01494 463364

Heart of Bucks https://heartofbucks.org/buckinghamshire-launches-its-ukraine-crisis-fund/ 01296 330 134

Helping Hand for Ukraine: https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/community-and-safety/helping-hand-for-ukraine/ 0300 131 6000

Helping Hand: Support for Afghanistan:  https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/community-and-safety/how-we-are-supporting-the-afghan-crisis/ 0300 131 6000

Settling in Buckinghamshire: Information for Afghan migrants:  https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/community-and-safety/welcome-to-bucks/ 0800 999 7677

English Language Support: https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/community-and-safety/helping-hand-for-ukraine/help-and-support-if-youve-recently-arrived-from-ukraine/english-language-support/ 0300 131 6000

Wycombe Refugee Partnership:  https://www.wycombe-refugees.org/ 0845 643 2873

Marlow Ukraine Collective https://ukrainecollective.co.uk/

Marlow Refugee Action:  https://marlowrefugeeaction.org.uk/wafaa-from-syria-to-bucks/

Bucks Business First:  https://bbf.uk.com/support-for-refugees 01494 927130

Bucks New University:  https://www.bucks.ac.uk/news/bnu-launches-new-scholarships-refugees-and-asylum-seekers 01494 522 141

Migrant & Refugee Children’s Legal Unit:  https://miclu.org/servicesmap 020 7288 7630

 

Community Hubs & Foodbanks

Aylesbury

 

Aylesbury and Various Support Links: https://www.aylesburytownchaplaincy.co.uk/about-aylesbury-town-chaplaincy/support/ 01296 398110

Southcourt Baptist Church: https://www.southcourtbaptist.org.uk/SBC_NEIGHBOURHOOD.htm 01296 480080

Aylesbury Vineyard - Make Lunch, Storehouse clothing and furniture & foodbank: https://aylesburyvineyard.church/  01296 424400

Aylesbury Foodbank: https://aylesbury.foodbank.org.uk/  01296 395514

Food Cycle:  https://foodcycle.org.uk/location/foodcycle-aylesbury/ 020 7729 2775

Esquires Coffee shop and Church on Berryfields: foodbank@churchonberryfields.org   07919 332859

Wendover Free Church: http://www.wendoverfreechurch.org.uk/ 01296 622354

Milton Keynes Foodbank: http://mkfoodbank.org.uk/about-the-food-bank/ 01908 322 800

Buckingham Parish Church: https://www.bpchurch.uk/Groups/149163/Buckingham_Parish_Church/Church_Life/Community/Community.aspx 01280 830220

St Peter & St Paul’s Church, Buckingham: Provides food for those in need living north of Winslow

https://www.buckinghamparishchurch.org.uk/Groups/237838/Buckingham_Parish_Church/Church_Life/Community/Buckingham_Food_Bank/Buckingham_Food_Bank.aspx 01280 830220

Thomas Hickman's Charity : 14 Bourbon Street , Aylesbury, HP20 2RS , 01296 318500

Offers small grants to Aylesbury Town residents in need; applications can be made by families to cover expenses such as uniform, school shoes etc. https://thomashickmancharity.co.uk/ 01296 318500

Youth Concern will only help young people under the age of 25 with a connection to Buckinghamshire. They will be provided with a hot meal as well as shelter and advice. https://www.youthconcern.org.uk/ 01296 431183

Aylesbury Homeless Action Group: http://www.ahag.org.uk/      01296 435026

Swan Community Hub:  https://www.swancommunityhub.org.uk/

Bernie the Bernwode Bus: https://www.facebook.com/BernwodeBus/

Bicester Foodbank: https://bicester.foodbank.org.uk/ 01869 321806

Buckingham Parish Church: https://www.bpchurch.uk/Groups/149163/Buckingham_Parish_Church/Church_Life/Community/Community.aspx 01280 81500

 

Chiltern & South Bucks

 

Burnham Care & Share:  https://bhpt.org.uk/care-and-share/?dm_i=5438,KZ6A,4CAIDS,2ICYN,1  07483326525

Chesham Community Fridge: https://cheshamcommunityfridge.org/

Chesham Food Bank: https://www.facebook.com/Chiltern-foodbank-180188352017845/

Kings Church, Amersham, Make Lunch, baby baskets, dad’s support and furniture project.  Call 01494 431882. Bags of food, fruits, and more is provided from the church. https://www.kca.church/communitycare

Chiltern Foodbanks: http://chiltern.foodbank.org.uk/  01494 785 660

Hope Church, Beaconsfield: https://www.hopebeaconsfield.co.uk/Groups/243545/Hope_Community_Drop.aspx 01494 675185

Slough Foodbank: https://slough.foodbank.org.uk/ 0808 2082138

St George’s Church, Little Chalfont – Thursday lunch

https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/5924/service-and-events/events-regular/ 01923 286131

https://www.cheniesbenefice.org/st-georges-little-chalfont 01494 762233

St Michael & All Angels church in Beaconsfield: https://stmichaelsbeaconsfield.org.uk/  07584 637697

Denham One Can food bank: https://www.denhamcommunitysupport.co.uk/food-bank.html    07584 637697

Chiltern Trussell Trust food bank is located at 71 Broadway, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 1BX, and telephone is 01494 775668. https://www.trusselltrust.org/get-help/find-a-foodbank/chiltern/

 

  • Calvary Parish, Community Suite, Church Of England Primary School, Orchard Paradise, Berryfields, Aylesbury HP18 0WS.
  • 71 Broadway, Chesham HP5 1BX is open from 10.30am – 12.30pm.
  • The King’s Church, Raans Road, Amersham, provides a parcel of food on Monday from 10 am to 2 pm.
  • St George’s Church is open on Thursdays. The address is White Lion Road, Little Chalfont HP7 9LW.

 

The Baby Bank (Windsor): https://www.thebabybank.org/

Food Share Maidenhead: https://www.foodshare.today/

 

Wycombe

 

Wycombe Food Hub: https://wycombefoodhub.org/

High Wycombe Society has free food or meals for older residents, such as pensioners, from the Pop-In-Centre. The charity also runs a furniture project, provides financial aid (which can be used for buying food or groceries) and other help. Find more information on support from High Wycombe Society and how the charity can assist.

Maidenhead foodbank: https://www.facebook.com/FoodshareMaidenheadFoodbank/

One Can Trust: One Can Trust has operates a foodbank based in High Wycombe, serving the Wycombe and Marlow area. They work with almost 100 front line agencies who refer people for food aid: http://onecantrust.org.uk

St John the Baptist Church, Little Marlow: https://4u-team.org/onecantrust/    07584 637697

Wycombe Homeless Connection: https://www.wyhoc.org.uk/ 01494 447699

Holy Trinity Church, Prestwood: https://www.htprestwood.org.uk/ 01494 863805

Buckinghamshire Food Partnership: https://bucksfoodpartnership.org/emergency-food/

 

Money and Budget Advice Websites

 

Support and General Advice

 

 

Wellbeing

 

 

Apps Available

 

  • #stayalive - a suicide prevention resource full of useful information and tools to help you stay safe in crisis
  • Aura – Personalised meditation
  • Blueice – for managing emotions
  • Bright Sky - support and information for anyone who may be in an abusive relationship
  • Calm – Meditate, sleep, relax
  • Calm Harm - help teenagers manage or resist the urge to self-harm
  • Catchit – Learn to manage negative thoughts and look at problems differently
  • Chillpanda – Breathing techniques to help you relax
  • Clear Fear - help children and young people manage symptoms of anxiety
  • Combined Minds - help families and friends provide mental health support
  • Couch to 5K – fitness and motivation
  • Cove – Create Music to reflect emotions
  • Daylight - provides help to people experiencing symptoms of worry and anxiety
  • Daylio Journal – this journal can help reduce anxiety and promote mindfulness
  • Elefriends - a supportive online community from the mental health charity Mind (over 17s only)
  • eQuoo – emotional fitness game
  • Feeling Good: Positive Mindset – Uses audio tracks to help relax your body and mind
  • Google Translate – web page to enable translation of any language
  • Headspace - mindfulness and meditation, providing unique tools and resources to help reduce stress, build resilience, and aid better sleep
  • iTranslate - write and speak in over 100 languages, anywhere in the world.
  • Liberate Meditation - meditation app that offers culturally sensitive and diverse meditations and talks that have been curated for the BAME community
  • Mind Shift - designed to help teens and young adults cope with anxiety
  • Mood Tools - designed to help you combat depression and alleviate your negative moods, aiding you on your road to recovery
  • My Possible Self - monitor your feelings and recognise any patterns or triggers in your behaviour
  • Recovery Record - the smart companion for managing your journey to recovery from eating disorders
  • Rise Up - for people struggling with food, dieting, exercise and body image
  • Sam - to help you understand and manage anxiety
  • sayhi - Have a conversation in two languages and easily understand each other.
  • Silver Cloud - supportive and interactive programmes, tools and tactics for mental and behavioural health issues
  • Sleepio - sleep improvement programme that is fully automated and highly personalised, using cognitive behavioural techniques to help improve poor sleep
  • Smart Recipes - from Change4Life is an easy way of helping you prepare tasty, healthier meals
  • Streaks- a to-do list that helps you form good habits
  • Student Health App – information for students
  • Text Grabber - Scan and translate any printed text from image
  • Thrive – Use games to track your mood and teach yourself methods to take control of stress
  • Unmind - a mental health platform that empowers staff to proactively improve their mental wellbeing
  • Worry Tree – help to manage worries with CBT

 

COVID-19 Information and Support

https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/coronavirus/

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-guidance-sets-out-how-to-live-safely-with-covid-19

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

 

Gypsy, Roma Traveller

Roma Support Group:  https://www.romasupportgroup.org.uk/

Traveller Movement:  https://travellermovement.org.uk/

Friends, Families & Travellers:  https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/

Travellers Times:  https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/advice 

Friends, Families and Travellers https://www.gypsy-traveller.org/

 

Extreme Weather Guidance

https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/directorate-public-health/health-protection/severe-weather

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/heat-health-advice-issued-for-all-regions-of-england#full-publication-update-history

https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/eprr/sw/

https://www.edfenergy.com/for-home/energywise/tips-on-how-to-prepare-for-extreme-weather-UK

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/guides/severe-weather-advice

https://redkitehousing.org.uk/supporting-you/extreme-weather-advice

Missing Persons

https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/missing-person/missing-persons/

https://missingpersons.police.uk/en-gb/home#

https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/

https://www.gov.uk/report-missing-person