Useful Contacts List
Food & Fuel Cost of Living Crisis Support
Armagh Foodbank
Food support in the Armagh area.
The Storehouse – Banbridge Community Foodbank and Bridge Pantry
Food support in the Banbridge area.
Dromore Foodbank Via Wings
Food support and social supermarket in the Dromore area.
Keady Outreach
Crisis support in the Keady area.
Craigavon Foodbank
Food support in the Craigavon area.
St Vincent de Paul
Crisis support in Armagh, Keady, Lurgan, Portadown, Craigavon & Banbridge
The Salvation Army Lurgan
- 76-82 Union Street, Lurgan
- 028 3832 3222
- 07942614738
- lurgan@salvationarmy.org.uk
Crisis support in Lurgan.
The Salvation Army Portadown
- 17 Edward Street Portadown
- 028 3833 7684
- 07818689929
- portadown@salvationarmy.org.uk
Crisis support in Portadown.
Warm hub schemes
- Council premises across ABC area
- 0300 0300 900
- info@armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk
Heat, hot drink, chat.
Advice
Community Advice Armagh
- 9 McCrums Court, Armagh
- 028 3752 4041
- earmagh@communityadvicearmagh.com
Advice & Information including specialist debt advice across the ABC council area.
Community Advice Craigavon
- Portadown Health Centre, Tavanagh Ave, Mount Zion House, Edward Street Lurgan
- 028 3836 1181
- enquiry@advicecraigavon.com
Advice & Information including specialist debt advice across the ABC council area.
Advice NI
- Regional Charity
- Freephone 0800 915 4604
- advice@adviceni.net
Free, independent help to access your rights and entitlements – welfare rights, tax and benefits, business and personal debt and European Union Settlement Scheme advice.
Law Centre NI
- Regional Charity
- 028 9024 4401
- info@lawcentreni.org
- www.lawcentreni.org
Legal charity providing advice on employment, immigration & social security law.
Housing Rights
- Regional Charity
- 028 9024 5640
- info@housingrights.org.uk
- www.housingrights.org.uk
Specialist housing advice including homelessness.
Step Change
Free confidential debt advice. Online support only in NI.
Emergency Contacts
Southern Area Out of Hours GP
Emergency medical advice - available after 6pm daily and weekends / public holidays.
Social Services Out of Hours Duty Social Worker
Emergency social work response 5pm – 9pm and 24 hrs at weekends.
Samaritans
Provides emotional support to anyone in distress struggling to cope or at risk of suicide.
Lifeline
24 hour support for those in distress or despair.
Childline
24/7 counselling support for children & young people.
The Rowan – Regional sexual assault referral centre
24 hour free phone helpline support for anyone who has been sexually abused, assaulted or raped.
Family Support
Womens Aid Armagh Down
- 0808 802 1414 – 24 hour helpline
- 028 3025 0765
- www.womensaidarmaghdown.org
Support and advice for women & children affected by domestic abuse or human trafficking.
Wave Trauma Support Centre Armagh
Support to people affected by the civil unrest in Northern Ireland irrespective of religious, cultural political belief. From 2020 Wave provide services for Survivors of historical institutional abuse (HIA).
Clanrye Group
Charity working with local communities including support for carers and families.
Parentline NI
Free, confidential helpline for parents and carers across NI.
Parenting NI
Support for parents & carers, freephone helpline counselling & parenting programmes.
Red Cross
- Regional & Local locations
- 028 9023 2055
- RSnorthernireland@redcross.org.uk
- www.redcross.org.uk
Support for asylum seekers and refugees, tackling destitution & supporting integration.
Addictions
Cuan Mhuire
24 hour alcohol & gambling helpline.
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Homelessness, substance abuse & rehabilitating oenders to build safer communities.
Gamblers Anonymous
Supporting people with a gambling addiction.
Mental Health and Other Support
Aware
Support for those affected by depression
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Promotes emotional wellbeing & delivers care treatment & preventative mental health services to children & young people.