Keeping Children Safe in Education
Food Bank
You can get foodbank vouchers from your GP and local Children’s centres. You can also pick up food parcels from the following centres:
- https://harrogatedistrict.foodbank.org.uk/
- Life Destiny Church, 93b High Street, Starbeck, HG2 7LH
- Mowbray Community Church, Westmoreland Street, Harrogate, HG1 5AT
Free Meals
St Peters Church Harrogate offers The Breakfast Club and provides a free, hot breakfast from Monday to Saturday (8:15 – 8:45 am) for all those who are hungry or in need.
Health Advice
If you are concerned about your families’ health see www.nhs.uk or call your GP or NHS 111
Citizens Advice
Citizens Advice Craven and Harrogate Districts is an independent charity that provides information and advice to help people who live, work or study in Craven or Harrogate to resolve their problems. https://cachd.org.uk/
Where to Turn
Where to Turn is a directory of regular community activities and services provided by voluntary organisations across the Harrogate District. https://harcvs.org.uk/wheretoturn
Independent Domestic Abuse Service
IDAS is the largest specialist charity in Yorkshire supporting anyone experiencing or affected by domestic abuse or sexual violence. https://www.idas.org.uk/
Childline
Get help and advice about a wide range of issues, call us on 0800 1111, talk to a counsellor online, send Childline an email or post on the message boards.
Samaritans
Samaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide.
Compass Buzz
Compass provides health & wellbeing services (substance misuse, mental health, sexual health & school nursing) to children, young people, adults & families
Stonewall
Stonewall (officially Stonewall Equality Limited) is a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT) rights charity in the United Kingdom which offers support and guidance to young people.
YoungMinds
Offer support to improving the mental health of babies, children and young people, including support for parents and carers.
0808 802 5544 - Parents Helpline
85258 - Crisis Messenger for Young People - Text the letter YM
www.youngminds.org.uk
NSPCC
The UK's leading children’s charity. We’ve been looking out for children for over 130 years – and we couldn’t do it without you.
Find out more about our structure, the way we operate and how we fight for every childhood.
North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership
Tips, advice, guides and resources to help keep your child safe online.
NYSCP (safeguardingchildren.co.uk