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Useful links
Community support
Chichester District Council's 'Supporting You Team' - Offers access to a range of help including; income maximisation, debt signposting, employment advice, budgeting support and health and wellbeing advice.
🌐 chichester.gov.uk/supportingyouteam
📞 01243 534860
✉️ supportingyou@chichester.gov.uk
Chichester District Foodbank - Works with local partners who can issue you a food bank voucher in exchange for emergency food and other essentials.
🌐 chichesterdistrict.foodbank.org.uk
📞 01243 773687
✉️ info@chichesterdistrict.foodbank.org.uk
📍Unit 10, Quarry Lane, Chichester Trade Centre, Chichester, PO19 6FX
Chichester Pride - Promites awareness of the struggles and triumphs of the LGBTQ+ community and holds regular events and meet-ups.
✉️ hello@chichesterpride.co.uk
Citizen's Advice Bureau - Provides advice on issues including debt, housing, legal, healthcare, family, energy, consumer and employment. Get advice over the phone or in-person at drop-in sessions across Chichester.
🌐 arunchichestercab.org.uk/in-person
📞 0808 278 7969
Read Easy Chichester and Arun - Offers support with literacy skills for adults in Chichester and Arun.
🌐 readeasy.org.uk/groups/chichesterarun/
📞 01388 435021 for general enquiries
📞 Lynn Painter for adult reading skills in Chichester: 07827 096 205
✉️ info@readeasy.org.uk or cacoordinator@readeasy.org.uk
Sanctuary - Provides a range of support and social activities for asylum seekers and refugees in Chichester.
✉️ contact@sanctuaryinchichester.org
📍Correspondence address only: Room 115, 26 The Hornet, Chichester, PO19 7BB
Sussex Transcendence - An informal meet-up where trans, nonbinary, intersex, gender-variant and gender-questioning people can connect with each other.
✉️ sussextranscendence@gmail.com
📍Cafe Paradiso, 45 North St, Chichester, PO19 1NF (last Sunday of each month, 2 - 4pm)
UKHarvest community food hubs - Bring a shopping bag and fill it from a selection of mixed groceries for a suggested donation of £3.50. Hubs are held reguarly at various locations in Chichester.
🌐 ukharvest.org.uk/education/community-food-hub
📞 01243 696 940
Crime and domestic violence services
Sussex Police - Get help in an emergency or report a crime, issue or incident.
📞 999 (emergency) 101 (non – emergency)
📍 Kingsham Road, Chichester, PO19 8AD
HMRC Scams and Phishing - Report scams and phishing messages to HMRC.
🌐 gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-phishing-and-scams
📞 Forward suspicious text messages to 60599. Text messages will be charged at your network rate.
✉️ Forward suspicious emails to phishing@hmrc.gov.uk or suspicious social media accounts to security.custcon@hmrc.gov.uk
My Sister's House - Provides support, resources, and services specifically tailored to the needs of women.
📞 01243 697800
📍44 Bognor Road, Chichester, PO19 7TG for registration & advice about services including domestic abuse on Wednesday and Friday: 10am - 1pm. Specialist domestic abuse service on Thursday Evening: 5pm - 8pm.
National Domestic Abuse Helpline - The freephone, 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline.
📞 0800 2000 247
Safe in Sussex - West Sussex based charity supporting people who have had an unwanted sexual experience, including rape and sexual abuse.
📞 0330 333 7416
✉️ headoffice@safeinsussex.org.uk
Housing and homelessness support
Chichester District Council Housing Advice Team - If you are homeless or at risk of losing your home, you can seek advice or help from the council.
🌐 chichester.gov.uk/get-help-from-the-housing-advice-team
📞 01243 534734
✉️ housingadvice@chichester.gov.uk
Stonepillow - Operates a hub and a hostel in Chichester. Their hub is the first port of call for anyone who finds themselves homeless or in crisis and can provide health and wellbeing services, counselling and other support.
🌐 stonepillow.org.uk/refer-for-help
📞 01243 537934
📍The Old Glassworks St Cyriacs, Chichester, PO19 1AJ
The Four Streets Project - Provides nightly support for those experiencing homelessness or hunger.
🌐 fourstreetschichester.org.uk
✉️ 4streetschichester@gmail.com
📍St Pauls Church, Churchside, Chichester, PO19 6FT - takeaway supper club runs every night from 6.30 - 7.00pm
Mental health & wellbeing
Chichester Wellbeing - Offers a free service to help you to find local wellbeing information and services.
🌐 chichester.westsussexwellbeing.org.uk
📞 01243 521041
✉️ wellbeing@chichester.gov.uk
West Sussex Mind - Helps people who are feeling low, have depression, anxiety or other mental health needs, especially if they are isolated.
📞 0300 303 5652
Young People's Shop - Offers free and confidential support for young people aged between 11 and 25 who are struggling with their mental health.
📞 01243 839093
📍29 South Street, Chichester, PO19 1EL
Older adults and carer's support
Age UK advice line – Free, confidential national phone service for older people, their families, friends, carers and professionals.
🌐 ageuk.org.uk/services/age-uk-advice-line
📞 01243 827 185
✉️ info-chichester@ageukwsbh.org.uk
Carer's Support West Sussex - Helps people over 65 who are feeling low, have depression, anxiety or other mental health needs, especially if they are isolated.
📞 0300 028 8888
Sage House - Brings local dementia support services together under one roof to support those living with dementia and their families.
📞 01243 888691
✉️ info@dementiasupport.org.uk
📍Sage House, City Fields Way, Tangmere, Chichester, PO20 2FP
West Sussex Mind - Helps people over 65 who are feeling low, have depression, anxiety or other mental health needs, especially if they are isolated.
🌐 westsussexmind.org/help_and_support/specialist-services/older-people-65
📞 07495 077341 or 07932 784979