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Support services

If you can't reach RECLAIM staff or you need immediate assistance, please use the services listed below to get help. There are local services in Manchester such as food banks, warm banks and shelters, plus UK-wide specialist services.

Manchester

Food banks:

Manchester Central Foodbank

St. Peter's House, Oxford Road, M13 9GH

07928412339

Warm spaces:

All 22 libraries in Central Manchester will be warm banks this winter, offering free WiFi and hot drinks.

Homelessness & housing:

Barnabus

45 & 61 Bloom Street, Manchester M1 3LY

0161 237 3223

Wigan

Food banks:

Fur Clemt

Montrose Ave, Wigan WN59XN

07740 879290

Warm spaces:

Warm welcoming spaces Wigan (list of 60+ spaces)

Homelessness & housing:

Real Change Wigan & Leigh

Rochdale

Food banks:

Rochdale Foodbank

4-16 Newgate, Rochdale, OL16 1BA

0300 102 1646

Warm spaces:

Warm Spaces in Rochdale (list of spaces)

Homelessness & housing:

Petrus Community

73 Great George Street, Rochdale OL16 1QG

01706 526289

Oldham

Food banks:
Oldham Foodbank
Unit B, Vulcan Street, Oldham, OL1 4ER (delivery only)

0161 622 1061

Warm spaces:

Warm spaces Oldham

Homelessness & housing:

The Welcome Centre

St Aidan & Oswald RC Church, Vaughan Street, Royton, OL2 5DL

0161 624 1322

Drop-in centre 10.30 am - 12 pm every day

(except Tuesday and Sunday).

Stockport

​​Food banks:

1st Stop Cafe, First House, Beswick Parade, Brinnington, SK5 8EN

Open: Monday 9.30 am-2 pm, Tuesday 9.30 am-2 pm

Hazel Grove Baptist Church, Station Street, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 4EX

07483 115349

Warm spaces:

Warm spaces Stockport (list of places)

Homelessness & housing: 

The Wellspring

Harvey Street, Stockport SK1 1YD

0161 477 6344

Tameside

Food banks: 

Tameside South & Longdendale Foodbank

Hattersley Baptist Church Melandra Crescent, Hyde

SK14 3RB

07901 786905

Warm spaces:

Ashton Library

Tameside One, Market Place, Ashton OL6 6BH

Open: Monday, Wednesday and Friday- 8:30-5 pm,

Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 am-8 pm

Saturday 10 am-3 pm

Homelessness & housing

Tameside Homeless Service -

0161 342 2700

housing.options@tameside.gov.uk

Trafford

Food banks:

St Albans Church, Lindsell Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 5NX

07749 378447

admin@traffordsouth.foodbank.org.uk

Warm spaces:

Trafford Community Hubs

Homelessness & housing:

HOST (Housing Options Service Trafford)

Bolton

Food banks:

Storehouse - Urban Outreach Office, Salop Street, Bolton, BL2 1DZ

01204 385848

 

Warm spaces:

Bolton Libraries

Homelessness & housing

Bolton Council

24/7 support services

SANEline: 0300 304 7000

 

The Mix (under 25s): 0808 808 4994

 

LGBT Switchboard: 0300 330 0630

 

Shout: text 8528

Greater Manchester & Salford Samaritans -

116 123 free from any phone

0330 094 5717 local call charges apply

72-74 Oxford Street

Manchester M1 5NH

AdminOnlymanchester@samaritans.org

Papyrus (Mental Health for YP)

Call: 0800 068 41 41

Text: 07860 039967

Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org

Young Minds -

Email/Mob: If you are experiencing a mental health crisis text YM to 85258

 

Childline (for under 19s): 08001111

Kooth offer free, anonymous support on their chat service

 

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