There is information on the cost of living support in the county, training and workshops and self-help guides. Visit: Glosfamilies Directory for more.
Get Help
Additional Help across the Cotswold District (South)
There are organisations beyond our food bank that can provide further support and advice. The below links provide information on a number of search pages that can link you with support and advice that meets your specific needs. Details of each search pages have been provided by Be Well Gloucestershire who can also offer support with mental health support.
Citizens Advice
Citizens advice provide free, confidential, and impartial advice to anyone who needs it, to help resolve the problems faced. Visit: Stroud and Cotswold Districts (citizensadvice-stroudandcotswold.org.uk)
Be Well Gloucestershire
Be Well Gloucestershire is a local site to help when stress, anxiety, isolation and other challenges become hard to deal with. We want to encourage anyone who is having a hard time in the county to access the support that is available and break the social stigma attached to mental ill-health. Visit: https://www.bewellglos.org.uk/
Your Circle
Your Circle is a directory to help you find your way around care and support and connect with people, places and activities in Gloucestershire.
The website is run by Gloucestershire County Council with information, advice and support to help you, or someone you look after, stay independent, safe and well. They have lots of information about local groups, societies, clubs, and services that offer care, support and wellbeing services to people in Gloucestershire. Visit: www.yourcircle.org.uk
GlosFamilies
GlosFamilies Directory is an online resource provided by Gloucestershire County Council providing information for families and practitioners on Relationship Support for Parents, Family Support, Advice and Early Help Services, Childcare, Education, Young People, Things to do and The Local Offer.
Community Wellbeing Service
The Community Wellbeing Service is a free and confidential service for anyone over the age of 16. The aim of the service is to connect you to local services, organisations and groups that can help you to improve your general wellbeing and meet your wider social needs. Community Wellbeing Agents can help you with:
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Long term health conditions
- General health and fitness
- Social isolation Housing and environment
- Debt and finance
Your local Community Wellbeing Team will work closely with local groups and services. Our service is committed to working in partnership with local GP practices to ensure we are able to reach into the heart of local communities.
Commissioned by Gloucestershire County Council and NHS Gloucestershire ICB, the service is countywide and delivered by five providers who each have a local presence in one district of the County.
Each team will link with existing services and organisations to offer the best possible support where and when it is needed by either working with individuals or signposting to another organisation. They work with local communities to identify and support the development of possible new services. Encouraging local communities to identify local skills and talents that may lead to volunteer opportunities that can be delivered in your town or local village.
For further information, visit: https://www.grcc.org.uk/what-we-do/community-wellbeing-service