There are many organisations in our community that may be able to with a wide range of issues. Follow the links below to find out more and get help with health, financial and family challenges.
Local Groups and Support
What’s On Guide: Lancashire Groups and Services for Parents, Carers and Families
What’s On Guide Jan 2023
Health and Wellbeing
Schools Health Wellbeing & Safety Newsletter
Lancashire Libraries: Warm and Welcoming Spaces
LCC Libraries- Warm and Welcoming spaces
Details and opening times of Lancashire libraries across the county. Every library offers a safe, warm and welcoming space for you and your family to visit.
Help with Uniform
Help with Food or Bills
Morecambe Bay Food Bank provides three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people in crisis. They are part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK.
Eggcup is not a foodbank. They charge a weekly membership subscription and it’s currently £5 per week. Typically members get a carrier bag of mixed fruit and vegetables, some store cupboard items like pasta sauce, biscuits, and beans, and fresh items such as meat, sausages, cheese or ready meals. This is in order to prevent food going to landfill as waste.
At The Olive Branch you receive a warm welcome from one of the team with a cup of tea/coffee and a piece of cake and take time to talk with you about your situation and how they can best help you.
While you do need a referral to receive a food parcel, please note that you can just drop in for their other services.
Financial Support
https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/sites/community-hub/financial-support-for-households
Help at Home
Lune Park Children And Family Wellbeing Services
This service is here to provide early help on a whole range of issues affecting you and your family. In other words, offering you the right help, in the right place, at the right time.
They provide targeted services for children and young people across the age range 0-19yrs+. Working together with key partners, they aim to ensure that we have maximum impact on achieving positive outcomes for your family.
Lancashire Parent Carer Forum (LPCF) exists to empower families of children and young people who are living with additional needs and/or disabilities, whether diagnosed or not, from 0 to 25 years and are living in, or receiving services from providers, in the County of Lancashire. The Forum will champion equality, fairness and support for all.
Parenting Support
The Incredible Years is a free course for parents and carers. It was created to help parents and carers manage challenging behaviour in their children, including for children with conditions such as ADHD. This course will help improve your confidence with your child.
Transport
https://www.thetrainline.com/trains/great-britain/family-train-tickets