Find organisations who help with vulnerable people’s longer term needs.
You can access information on support networks for debt,
addiction and mental health.
Here at Leeds Food Aid Network we want to provide support for issues that require longer term support.
We encourage all food providers to be able to signpost vulnerable people to key services that can support this and to develop on location support where organisations and visibly present on site.
On this page you will find information on …
> Healthy holiday provision
> Resilience tool kit
> Debt
> Addiction
> Mental Health
> NHS Leeds
Healthy Holiday Provision and Resilience tool kit
What is healthy holiday provision?
The programme supports families on low incomes or benefits, whose children are eligible for free school meals by providing nutritious food and engaging activities during school holidays.> Find out more
What is resilience tool kit for food providers?
In collaboration with food aid providers, this tool kit offers practical help to frontline workers, volunteers and organisations providing or looking to provide food aid to people experiencing food insecurity.
> Find out more
Debt and budgeting
Leeds City Credit Union
They provide affordable financial services to anyone who lives or works in Leeds and Wakefield including loans, fair interest rates, saving plans and money management support.
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They provide affordable financial services to anyone who lives or works in Leeds and Wakefield including loans, fair interest rates, saving plans and money management support.
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The Leeds Money Information Centre
They provide details of all the organisations and charities across Leeds that provide free and independent debt advice, including the Citizens Advice Bureau, StepChange and many more.
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They provide details of all the organisations and charities across Leeds that provide free and independent debt advice, including the Citizens Advice Bureau, StepChange and many more.
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StepChange (Consumer Credit counselling)
Helping to overcome your debt problems. Through the telephone debt helpline, and online Debt Remedy tool, they provide free and effective debt advice, to help transform the lives of those struggling with the stress of any type of problem debt.
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Helping to overcome your debt problems. Through the telephone debt helpline, and online Debt Remedy tool, they provide free and effective debt advice, to help transform the lives of those struggling with the stress of any type of problem debt.
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The money advice service
The Money Advice Service offers clear, unbiased money advice and can be accessed by telephone or online. The website provides interactive tools and information on a wide range of financial issues including debt, credit and borrowing, budgeting and savings..
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The Money Advice Service offers clear, unbiased money advice and can be accessed by telephone or online. The website provides interactive tools and information on a wide range of financial issues including debt, credit and borrowing, budgeting and savings..
> Visit Website
The National Debtline
The National Debtline provides online and telephone advice and information for individuals experiencing debt and financial difficulties. 40+ factsheets are available online, along with budgeting tools and sample letters.
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The National Debtline provides online and telephone advice and information for individuals experiencing debt and financial difficulties. 40+ factsheets are available online, along with budgeting tools and sample letters.
> Visit Website
Better Leeds Communities
Better Leeds Communities supports clients with a range of debt problems, offering advice on issues such as priority creditors, rent and mortgage arrears and credit debts. They offer free advice to anyone in Leeds.
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Better Leeds Communities supports clients with a range of debt problems, offering advice on issues such as priority creditors, rent and mortgage arrears and credit debts. They offer free advice to anyone in Leeds.
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Addiction
Forward Leeds
Forward Leeds is a confidential alcohol and drug service in Leeds for adults, young people and families. It offers a range of services including prevention, early intervention and recovery support.
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Forward Leeds is a confidential alcohol and drug service in Leeds for adults, young people and families. It offers a range of services including prevention, early intervention and recovery support.
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Addiction Connection Leeds (ACL)
ACL is a network of initiatives working to tackle addiction, all of whom have a Christian ethos. All projects believe in seeking to assist vulnerable people in moving towards a state of abstinence.
Email: infodavepaterson.upa@gmail.com for more information
ACL is a network of initiatives working to tackle addiction, all of whom have a Christian ethos. All projects believe in seeking to assist vulnerable people in moving towards a state of abstinence.
Email: infodavepaterson.upa@gmail.com for more information
Spacious Places
Spacious Places provides 15 hours per week of structured day treatment to help people find recovery from addiction. It provides an abstinence-based programme based on the 12 Step teaching of organisations such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous and is based in Leeds.
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Spacious Places provides 15 hours per week of structured day treatment to help people find recovery from addiction. It provides an abstinence-based programme based on the 12 Step teaching of organisations such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous and is based in Leeds.
> Visit Website
The Joanna Project
The Joanna Project, based in Leeds, aims to journey with women, offering holistic, ongoing support in order to help them move forward towards safe, whole lives free from prostitution and drug addiction.
Evening and daytime support available.
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The Joanna Project, based in Leeds, aims to journey with women, offering holistic, ongoing support in order to help them move forward towards safe, whole lives free from prostitution and drug addiction.
Evening and daytime support available.
> Visit Website
Horizon Life Training
Horizon Life Training aims to give former addicts an opportunity to take back responsibility for their lives, gain self-respect and support themselves financially. It is a Christian charity which guides people through their amazing journey of transformation. Based in Harrogate.
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Horizon Life Training aims to give former addicts an opportunity to take back responsibility for their lives, gain self-respect and support themselves financially. It is a Christian charity which guides people through their amazing journey of transformation. Based in Harrogate.
> Visit Website
Teen Challenge Leeds
Offers mobile outreach in and around Leeds and is complemented by Christian rehab for people struggling with addiction.
Open: Mon to Fri, 9.00am – 5.00pm
Phone: 0113 2424644 – An out of hours answer phone service is available.
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Offers mobile outreach in and around Leeds and is complemented by Christian rehab for people struggling with addiction.
Open: Mon to Fri, 9.00am – 5.00pm
Phone: 0113 2424644 – An out of hours answer phone service is available.
> Visit Website
Mental health
Mindwell
MindWell is the mental health website for people in Leeds. Funded by NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group, it brings together information from the NHS in Leeds, Leeds City Council and the third sector into one single ‘go to’ place.
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MindWell is the mental health website for people in Leeds. Funded by NHS Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group, it brings together information from the NHS in Leeds, Leeds City Council and the third sector into one single ‘go to’ place.
> Visit Website
Counselling Directory
The Counselling Directory website is a confidential service that encourages those in need to seek help and to connect individuals with qualified counsellors in the UK.
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The Counselling Directory website is a confidential service that encourages those in need to seek help and to connect individuals with qualified counsellors in the UK.
> Visit Website
Leeds Bereavement Forum
Based in Leeds we are a small charity which develops bereavement services in the city. We signpost individuals to the most appropriate bereavement service either locally or nationally; provide training, information, events and conferences to people who work in the area of bereavement.
> Visit Website
Based in Leeds we are a small charity which develops bereavement services in the city. We signpost individuals to the most appropriate bereavement service either locally or nationally; provide training, information, events and conferences to people who work in the area of bereavement.
> Visit Website
PSI-Volition, part of Forum Central Leeds
PSI-Volition is a merger of the mental health forum Volition and PSI (Physical and Sensory Impairment) Network. There are over 130 PSI-Volition member organisations with a focus on supporting people’s mental health and wellbeing.
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PSI-Volition is a merger of the mental health forum Volition and PSI (Physical and Sensory Impairment) Network. There are over 130 PSI-Volition member organisations with a focus on supporting people’s mental health and wellbeing.
> Visit Website
Leeds Mind
Leeds Mind supports people with mental health problems, providing resources and service throughout the Leeds area.
Their services include: wellbeing, 1:1 work, befriending, counselling, peer support, employment support and housing.
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Leeds Mind supports people with mental health problems, providing resources and service throughout the Leeds area.
Their services include: wellbeing, 1:1 work, befriending, counselling, peer support, employment support and housing.
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Touchstone
Provides mental health services such as Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Carers Service, Dementia Services, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Personality Disorder Managed Clinical Network and Service User Involvement.
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Provides mental health services such as Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Carers Service, Dementia Services, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Personality Disorder Managed Clinical Network and Service User Involvement.
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NHS Leeds
Want to know what the NHS in Leeds offers?
Leeds community healthcare trust
Offers for adults and children
- community nursing
- health visiting
- Physiotherapy
- community dentistry
- primary care mental health smoking
- cessation
- sexual health services
> Find out more
Offers for adults and children
- community nursing
- health visiting
- Physiotherapy
- community dentistry
- primary care mental health smoking
- cessation
- sexual health services
> Find out more
Bevan Healthcare, York Street Health Practice
A GP practice offering services to those who are homeless or in unstable accommodation; those who have come to the UK as a refugee or to seek asylum.
> Find out more
A GP practice offering services to those who are homeless or in unstable accommodation; those who have come to the UK as a refugee or to seek asylum.
> Find out more
Leeds and York Partnerships
Provides an excellent quality of mental health and learning disability care that supports people to achieve the very best that they can for their health and wellbeing.
> Find out more
Provides an excellent quality of mental health and learning disability care that supports people to achieve the very best that they can for their health and wellbeing.
> Find out more
