Chatterbox

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• The monthly village newsletter is Chatterbox email: chatterbox@lochwinnoch.info

 

Useful local contacts. big thanks to Tori Bell of LEAP for providing the list below.

 

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Renfrewshire's Local Advice Directory

• Advice Renfrewshire. A Find free, confidential, impartial advice in Renfrewshire Health, Housing, Money, Welfare, Food, Energy, Customer Rights  – the advice you need when you need it. http://advicerenfrewshire.org/

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Food and Basics

 

• Lochwinnoch Community Larder; Free Food Parcels, lochwinnochfoodcommittee@gmail.com, 

• Lochwinnoch Cares; Support with Delivering Food and Medicine, lochwinnochcares22@gmail.com, 

• Renfrewshire Food Bank; https://renfrewshire.foodbank.org.uk/contact-us/, 07563 814 083 / 07999 607 173 / 0300 102 2500

• Neighbourhood Hubs; Dog Walking, Delivering Food and Medicine, Digital Support, Posting Letters, johnstonehub@renfrewshire.gov.uk

• Friends For All; Supporting Ethnic Minority Households, uche@friendsforallproject.org

 

Fuel

 

• Home Energy Scotland; heat@thewisegroup.co.uk, 0800 092 9002

• Renfrew Hub; Supporting Households With PRe-Payment Meters With Contacting Your Energy Provider, renfrewhub@renfrewshire.gov.uk,

 

Benefits

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• Advice Works: Free Money, Debt Advice, Assistance With Benefit Claims, 0300 300 1238, adviceworks@renfrewshire.gov.uk

 

Homelessness

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• Renfrewshire Council Homelessness Services; 0141 618 7200, http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/2546/Homelessness

• Shelter Scotland; 0808 800 444

• Turning Point Scotland; Supporting Ex-Offenders Seeking Housing Or General Support, https://www.turningpointscotland.com/get-support/what-help-is-available/

 

Mental Health and Wellbeing

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• RAMH promotes recovery from mental ill health, and empowers people to build independent, fulfilled lives. https://ramh.org/

• Pandas Org; Supporting Pregnant and New Parents, https://www.pandasfoundation.org.uk

• Parentline Scotland; Advice and Support For All Parents, 0800 028 2233

• Young Minds, https://youngminds.org.uk/contact-us/

• Papyrus Hopeline UK; Supporting Under 35s With Suicidal Thoughts, 0800 068 4141, Text: 07860039967, pat@papyrus-uk.org, https://papyrus-uk.org/hopelineuk/

• Samaritans; Supporting Adults, https://www.samaritans.org/scotland

• Breathing Space; Supporting Adults, https://breathingspace.scot, 0800 838587

• LGBT Helpline Scotland; Supporting Members of the LGBT Community, 0300 123 2523

• SFAD; Supporting Families Dealing With Addiction, 08080101011, https://www.sfad.org.uk

 

Isolation and Loneliness

 

• ROAR; Supporting Older Adults, 0141 889 7481, info@roarforlife.org, https://www.roarforlife.org/contact-us/

• STAR Project; Telephone Befriending Service, 0141 889 5850 or 07557876455 http://www.star-project.org.uk/

• Paisley FM; Broadcasts information of their activities; https://tunein.com/radio/Paisley-FM-s162225/

• Age Scotland; 0800 1244222

 

Digital

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• Ability Net; enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk, 0800 048 7642, ww.abilitynet.org.uk

 

Activities for Young People 

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• Create Paisley; Text to 07786 200075 or email info@createpaisley.org.uk

• PACE; grant@pacetheatre.co.uk

• Jones Are Us; Supporting Young People with Disabilities, jonesandus@gmail.com

 

Employability Scotland

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• Fair Start Scotland; https://www.mygov.scot/help-find-job

• Invest In Renfrewshire; 07483393774

 

Money Advice

 

• Advice Works: Free Money, Debt Advice, Assistance With Benefit Claims, 0300 300 1238, adviceworks@renfrewshire.gov.uk

• Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau is a local, independent charity which provides free, impartial and confidential advice and information to give you the tools you need to sort out any issues or problems. https://www.renfrewshirecab.org.uk/

• Illegal Money Lending Unit; https://www.tsscot.co.uk/illegal-lending/loan-sharks/

• Fair For You; Supporting People To Put Debt Management Plans In Place, https://www.fairforyou.co.uk

 

Domestic Abuse

 

• Renfrewshire Womens Aid; http://www.renfrewshirewomensaid.co.uk, 0141 561 7030

• Domestic Violence Helpline; 0808 2000 247​

• Dogs Trust Freedom Project; Supporting those fleeing domestic abuse by fostering pets, https://www.moretodogstrust.org.uk/freedom-project/freedom-project, 0808 169 4315, freedomproject@dogstrust.org.uk

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