SURREY AND SUSSEX — free local support services & charities

Adults, young people, parents, carers and families across coastal West Sussex.

West Sussex Mind

Independent local Mind charity offering mental health support, peer groups and workshops across West Sussex.

Anyone feeling anxious, depressed or struggling to cope, including people with homelessness or employment needs.

Pathfinder West Sussex Help Point

Single point of access for non-clinical mental health support across West Sussex through an alliance of 11 partner organisations.

Adults with enduring mental health conditions, including those needing supported housing.

Sussex Oakleaf

Mental health charity providing supported housing, day services and group activities for people in West Sussex.

People who have used or are using mental health services.

CAPITAL Project Trust

West Sussex peer-led mental health charity run by and for people with lived experience of mental distress.

Carers & Family Support

Carers Support West Sussex

Countywide charity providing free information, emotional and practical support to unpaid carers in West Sussex.

Unpaid family and friend carers, including young carers and carers of people with dementia.

Older people, their families and carers needing advice, social contact or home help.

Age UK West Sussex, Brighton & Hove

Local Age UK providing free advice, community agents, home help and activities for people over 50.

Individuals and families struggling to afford food.

Worthing Foodbank

Trussell foodbank in Worthing providing emergency food and practical support to local people in crisis.

Individuals and families experiencing food poverty.

Bognor Regis Foodbank

Trussell foodbank serving Bognor Regis and the surrounding Arun area with three-day emergency food parcels.

Individuals and families struggling to afford food.

Chichester District Foodbank

Trussell foodbank covering Chichester District with sites in Chichester city and surrounding villages.

Homeless people, refugees, asylum seekers and anyone in hardship.

Crawley Foodbank Partnership

Joint foodbank operation run by Crawley Open House and The Easter Team tackling food poverty in Crawley.

Individuals and families experiencing hardship.

Burgess Hill Community Food Bank

Independent foodbank serving Burgess Hill and surrounding Mid Sussex villages with three-day food parcels.

Anyone needing local information, council services or hardship support.

Burgess Hill Help Point

Town council one-stop-shop in Burgess Hill providing signposting, foodbank vouchers and local enquiries.

Long-term Conditions

Dementia Support — Sage House

Integrated dementia hub at Tangmere offering advice, day respite, café and personal care under one roof.

Adults with a diagnosis or symptoms of dementia and the people caring for them.

Charities, community groups, social enterprises and prospective volunteers.

Voluntary Action Arun & Chichester (VAAC)

Infrastructure charity supporting voluntary and community groups in Arun and Chichester with advice, training and volunteering.

Prospective volunteers, community groups and small charities in Adur.

Adur Voluntary Action

Adur-wide volunteer centre and community development charity connecting residents with local opportunities and groups.

Community groups, volunteers and people looking for local activities.

Community People (Mid Sussex Voluntary Action)

Mid Sussex infrastructure charity supporting local voluntary groups and running community spaces in Burgess Hill and Haywards Heath.

Community groups, volunteers and individuals referred via social prescribing.

Crawley Community Action

Crawley CVS supporting local charities, promoting volunteering and delivering social prescribing services.