The 24 hour freephone National Domestic Violence Helpline (for women) is available 7 days a week. It is answered by fully trained female support workers and volunteers, who will answer all calls in confidence. All calls to the  helpline are free from mobiles and landlines. They can support survivors of domestic abuse, friends and families, ...

Adult Inpatient Services, Mental Health provides inpatient services to adults of working age across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. For some patients this may be a brief stay for intensive treatment and support, others who suffer from severe and enduring mental illness may require more frequent admissions. ...

Oxfordshire Mind provides a wide range of services for children, young people and adults who want to improve or maintain their wellbeing and mental health. Sessions are run across Oxfordshire, to find out more and access our services, please contact our Information Line who can arrange an Options session and give you further details. Options ...

Community Emergency Food bank (CEF) receives donations of tins and packets from local churches and other organisations and makes it available to families and individuals who cannot buy food and need emergency supplies. The Oxford Food bank takes unsold food from local supermarkets and suppliers and redistributes it to community food projects in and around ...

North Oxfordshire Community Food bank are a voluntary group formed by members of local Christian churches. Their aim is to provide food parcels to people within the Kidlington, Woodstock, Chipping Norton and Charlbury area. The parcels contain essential food for individuals and families in case of emergency, covering the time it takes for other social ...

Witney and West Oxfordshire Food Bank provides emergency food parcels of non-perishable food items and occasionally toiletries to people who are experiencing an unexpected crisis situation. A project founded by local churches and community groups, working together towards stopping hunger in the local area. They are entirely volunteer-run project founded by local residents. ...

Aylesbury food bank is a project founded by local churches and community groups, working together towards stopping hunger in the local area. Provides emergency food to people referred to the foodbank in crisis. Through a voucher system – 7 of our 8 locations are also able to issue vouchers as well as over 60 other ...

The Wantage and Grove Foodbank is a practical, community-based project, organised by local churches, which provides food parcels to those in the Wantage area who find themselves temporarily in difficult circumstances. Referrals are made by a number of agencies, including: Vale Community Impact, Health visitors / GPs or other health professionals, social services & local ...

A leading and trusted organisation helping people save energy every day. The Local Energy Advice Programme is available for individuals in Oxford who are on benefits, have a long term health or mental health condition or other vulnerabilities. This entitles you to a free energy home visit, free small energy repairs such as draught proofing ...

The Housing Ombudsman Service is set up by law to look at complaints about the housing organisations that are registered with us. Their service is free, independent and impartial. They resolve disputes involving the tenants and leaseholders of social landlords (housing associations and local authorities) and their voluntary members (private landlords and letting agents who ...

National Grid are one of the world’s largest investor-owned energy companies, committed to delivering electricity and gas safely, reliably and efficiently to the customers and communities we serve. National Grid play a vital role in connecting millions of people to the energy they use, through their regulated utility businesses in the UK and US; with ...

Ofgem is the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets. They are a non-ministerial government department and an independent National Regulatory Authority, recognised by EU Directives. Their principal objective when carrying out our functions is to protect the interests of existing and future electricity and gas consumers. ...

New Leaf was established in 2010 by a partnership of agencies, supported by the Buckinghamshire Association for the Care of Offenders (BACO). In 2011 New Leaf became part of Thames Valley Partnership, allowing them to expand the work into Oxfordshire and Berkshire with the vision of helping offenders across the whole of the Thames Valley. ...

Startup is a charity which supports ex-offenders into self-employment. Their support is tailored to each individual and includes business planning and advice, financial help to purchase equipment and materials, peer mentor support and access to a business adviser for a year once client begins self-employment. They welcome referrals from partner agencies or direct contact from ...

St. Giles Trust believe that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement hold the key to positive change in others. Being helped by someone who has ‘been there’ is highly powerful and this peer-led approach underpins all our services. ...

The Prison Reform Trust (PRT) is an independent UK charity working to create a just, humane and effective penal system. They do this by inquiring into the workings of the system; informing prisoners, staff and the wider public; and by influencing Parliament, Government and officials towards reform. Their Vision is to: Reduce the use of ...

Bounce Back is a charity and social enterprise that supports ex-offenders to change the direction of their lives and works to reduce re-offending. Bounce Back engages with participants whilst they are still in prison, follows through in the community, and provides training to help them secure paid employment or to set up in self-employment. ...

Unlock is an independent award-winning national charity that provides a voice and support for people who are facing stigma and obstacles because of their criminal record, often long after they have served their sentence. Firstly, we help people. We provide information, advice and support, including running an information site and confidential peer-run helpline. We help ...

Acas gives employees and employers free, impartial advice on workplace rights, rules and best practice. They also offer training and help to resolve disputes. Its Mental Health in the Workplace training provides people with the key knowledge, skills and confidence to manage wellbeing in the workplace. Managers will learn to identify the early warning signs, ...

North Oxfordshire Older Adults Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) provide mental health services in the community to people who are over 65 years old, who are experiencing functional or organic mental health problems. They also support younger people with dementia. ...

North Oxfordshire Older Adults Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) provide core mental health services in the community to adults of working age (between 18 – 65 years) with mental health problems. These problems can range from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, postnatal depression and other depressive disorders, to enduring anxiety and personality disorders. ...

South Oxfordshire Older Adults Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT) provide mental health services in the community to people who are over 65 years old, who are experiencing functional or organic mental health problems. South Oxfordshire Older Adults CMHT also support younger people with dementia. ...

The Abingdon Damascus Youth Project (a voluntary and registered charity) prides itself on enabling young people to make a positive difference within their own communities. Their team is made up of enthusiastic, qualified youth workers who have a passion for seeing change in young people’s lives. What they do: 121 support Group work Issue based ...

Active Oxfordshire is a local charity dedicated to fighting inactivity and tackling inequality. Their vision is for everyone in Oxfordshire to be physically active. They are one of 42 Active Partnerships in the country and work with local partners and Sport England to increase physical activity. They focus their efforts on targeting people and under-represented ...

Adventure Plus helps children and young people reach their potential and make positive life choices, whilst giving them a great time in the great outdoors! They want to see young people embrace the adventures that life offers. They are passionate about helping them get active, push themselves and learn more about who they are and ...