BHCC Community Hub Helpline 

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The centralised B&H support point for all services including food bank referrals, benefits, shopping, prescriptions, housing, energy advice, health, wellbeing and befriending services. The Community Hub is operating Monday to Friday 10am to 4.30pm. If you need urgent support outside of these times please call the Community Hub helpline on 01273 293 117. Your call will be directed to the Adult Social Care out of hours service, who may be able to offer advice or support which cannot wait until the next working day. 

Go to: new.brighton-hove.gov.uk/coronavirus-covid-19/request-help
If you can’t get online, you can call: 01273 293117 

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Adult Social Care

If you feel you need support with your own or someone else’s care, due to illness, disability, or age, Access Point is the main point of contact for Adult Social Care.

Email: AccessPoint@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Tel: 01273 29 55 55 
 

One to one support services

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Individuals over 50 or those with a limiting condition can access information, advice and direct support such as weekly telephone befriending, food or activity packs delivered or support to attend existing activity and groups through ageingwellbh.org
07770 061072

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However, if you have safeguarding concerns about an individual's welfare you can report this directly to: AccessPoint@brighton-hove.gov.uk  01273 29 55 55

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Younger people who may benefit from befriending can go direct to: togetherco.org.uk/what-we-do/befriending

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Migrant ESOL support Hub

Recent  immigrants/ refugees  can access support from the migrant ESOL support worker cicelylloyd@trustdevcom.org.uk 07367 360 134 

The Inclusive Communities Partnership

Trust for Developing Communities leads an engagement partnership of 11 organisations that work together at city and neighbourhood level  to increase inclusion and diversity in community action:
trustdevcom.org.uk/what-we-do/community-development/inclusive-communities/

Some of these have their own helplines:

• – possabilitypeople.org.uk - help & advice for disabled communities

• – amazesussex.org.uk - help & advice for families of children with special needs

• - thecarerscentre.org - help & advice for carers

•  - bhspeakout.org.uk - help & advice for adults with learning disabilities

• – switchboard.org.uk  - help & advice for LGBTQI communities