The Oxford Methodist Circuit consists of 11 Methodist churches and two ecumenical congregations located in and around Oxford. On their website you can find information about the churches themselves, their members of staff, details of their worship services, along with news of their activities, their noticeboard and diary of forthcoming events, and various articles that ...

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, ...

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 ...

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. ...

Didcot Baptist Church is a church with an outward focus. They support children, young people and their families. During the week they host baby and toddler groups and the Girls Brigade. Every Sunday morning they have Sunday School during the services for ages 3-16. Didcot Baptist Church exist to show and share the love of ...

Christ Church Abingdon is a lively, diverse Anglican church meeting on Sundays and throughout the week. They meet across two sites in North Abingdon: Northcourt Road and Long Furlong. Together they seek to flourish as a community practising the way of Jesus, growing as disciples and seeing their community and neighbourhoods transformed. ...

The Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) is the front door to Children’s Social Care for all child protection and immediate safeguarding concerns. It is a link between universal services such as schools and GP’s and statutory services such as police and social care. ...

Orchard Baptist Church have several youth groups meeting regularly. They make it their priority to welcome, encourage and nurture their youth. They often meet up for a range of trips and activities. Currently there are three regular groups meeting: Sunday Youth, Boys’ Group and Girls’ Group. ...

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. ...

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 ...

This guide aims to empower LGBTQs+ and give them the tools to protect themselves online. vpnMentor’s mission is to provide practical strategies for coping with adversity, bigotry, and abuse on the web, which is why they created this guide. Whether you are part of the LGBTQ+ community or are an ally, they hope you find ...

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. ...