Useful numbers during Covid-19 | Manchester Community Central

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General

Name	Manchester Central Hub
Phone number	0800 234 6123
Phone line hours	Monday to Saturday, 8.30am - 5.30pm
Email	COVIDSupport@manchester.go.uk
Website	https://secure.manchester.gov.uk/info/100003/people_and_communities/7941/coronavirus_covid-19_-_manchester_community_response
Service description	Hub to support Manchester's most vulnerable people, and help them cope with the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak

Name	Manchester City Council
Phone number	0161 234 5000
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm
Email
Website	https://secure.manchester.gov.uk/
Service description	The local authority providing the majority of local government services in Manchester

Name	Macc
Phone number	0161 834 9823
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 10am - 4pm
Email	info@macc.org.uk
Website	www.manchestercommunitycentral.org
Service description	Manchester city-wide infrastructure organisation for the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector; providing specialist information, advice, development support

Name	Greater Manchester Police
Phone number	101 (non-emergency)
Phone line hours	24 hours
Email
Website	www.gmp.police.uk
Service description	Police force for Greater Manchester

Name	Citizens Advice Manchester
Phone number	0344 411 1222
Phone line hours
Email	Online chat function on the website
Website	www.citizensadvicemanchester.org
Service description	Free, confidential, impartial and independent advice and information on a wide range of subjects

Name	Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Phone number	0161 778 7000
Phone line hours
Email	enquiries@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk
Website	www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk
Service description	Made up of the ten Greater Manchester councils and Mayor, who work with other local services, businesses, communities and other partners to improve the city-region

Name	Greater Manchester Voluntary Centre for Voluntary
Phone number	0161 277 1000
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm
Email	gmcvo@gmcvo.org.uk
Website	www.gmcvo.org.uk
Service description	The voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector support and development organisation covering the Greater Manchester city region

Name	Manchester Credit Union
Phone number	0161 231 5222
Phone line hours
Email	info@manchestercreditunion.co.uk
Website	www.manchestercreditunion.co.uk
Service description	Provides safe, competitive and fair financial services to anyone that lives or works in Manchester. Open to anyone who lives or works in the City of Manchester, Bury, Rochdale, Tameside, Trafford and the High Peak

Bereavement

Name	Child Bereavement
Phone number	0800 02 888 40
Phone line hours
Email	support@childbereavementuk.org
Website	www.childbereavementuk.org
Service description	Supports families and educates professionals when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement

Name	Greater Manchester Bereavement Service
Phone number	0161 983 0902
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm (except bank holidays) Wednesday, 9am - 8pm
Email
Website	https://greater-manchester-bereavement-service.org.uk
Service description	Support is available to anyone within Greater Manchester, bereaved or affected by a death. No one needs to feel alone as they deal with their grief

Name	Greater Manchester Suicide Bereavement Information Service
Phone number	0161 983 0700
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 10am - 4pm
Email	SB.IS@nhs.net
Website	www.shiningalightonsuicide.org.uk
Service description	A confidential information service for people bereaved or affected by suicide

Name	Jewish Bereavement Counselling Service
Phone number	0208 951 3881
Phone line hours
Email	enquiries@jbcs.org.uk
Website	https://jbcs.org.uk
Service description	Supports individuals and families when they face a loss by providing a high-quality child and adult bereavement support and provide information to all families from a Jewish perspective

Name	Once Upon a Smile
Phone number	0161 711 0339
Phone line hours
Email	info@onceuponasmile.org.uk
Website	www.onceuponasmile.org.uk
Service description	Provides emotional and practical support at time of need to enable those to adjust to a new life without loved ones

Name	Rainbow Trust
Phone number	0161 628 2194
Phone line hours
Email	enquiries@rainbowtrust.org.uk
Website	www.rainbowtrust.org.uk/greater-manchester-team
Service description	Provides emotional and practical support to families who have a child with life-threatening or terminal illness

Business support

Name	Business Growth Hub
Phone number	0161 359 3050
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 8am - 8pm and Saturday and Sunday, 9am - 1pm
Email	BGH@growthco.uk
Website	www.businessgrowthhub.com
Service description	Supports businesses at all stages of their growth journey with a broad range of services. They offer expert one-to-one and peer-to-peer business support, events, specialist programmes, funding and much more

Name	Business Support
Phone number	0300 456 3565
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 9am - 6pm
Email
Website	www.gov.uk/business-support-helpline
Service description	Get help with tax, regional help and advice on writing a business plan

Name	Greater Manchester Chambers of Commerce
Phone number	0161 393 4321
Phone line hours
Email
Website	www.gmchamber.co.uk
Service description	Provides first class business support to companies of all shapes and sizes

Children and young people

Name	Care for the Family
Phone number	029 2081 0800
Phone line hours	Monday 10am - 5pm, Tuesday to Thursday 9am - 5pm, Friday 9am - 4.30pm
Email	mail@cff.org.uk
Website	www.careforthefamily.org.uk
Service description	A national charity which aims to promote strong family life and to help those who face family difficulties

Name	Childline
Phone number	0800 1111
Phone line hours
Email
Website	www.childline.org.uk
Service description	A counselling service for children and young people up to their 19th birthday provided by the NSPCC

Name	Children's Society
Phone number	0300 303 7000
Phone line hours
Email	supportercare@childrenssociety.org.uk
Website	www.childrenssociety.org.uk
Service description	Works with the most vulnerable young people

Name	Early Break
Phone number	0161 723 3880
Phone line hours	Monday to Thursday, 8am - 6pm Friday, 8am - 5pm
Email	info@earlybreak.co.uk
Website	https://earlybreak.co.uk
Service description	Offers a number of services to support the emotional health and wellbeing of children, young people and families

Name	Family Lives
Phone number	0808 800 2222
Phone line hours
Email	askus@familylives.org.uk
Website	www.familylives.org.uk
Service description	Provides non-judgmental support and advice to anyone experiencing issues in their family life

Name	Gingerbread (single parents)
Phone number	0808 802 0925
Phone line hours	Monday 10am - 6pm, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10am - 4pm, Wednesday 10am - 1pm and 5pm - 7pm
Email
Website	www.gingerbread.org.uk
Service description	Provides expert advice and practical support for single mums and dads in England and Wales

Name	Kidscape
Phone number	Whatsapp available but must email first
Phone line hours
Email	parentsupport@kidscape.org.uk
Website	www.kidscape.org.uk
Service description	Provides children, families, carers and professionals with advice, training and practical tools to prevent bullying and protect young lives

Name	NSPCC
Phone number	0808 800 5000
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday 8am - 10pm Saturday and Sunday 9am - 6pm
Email	help@nspcc.org.uk
Website	www.nspcc.org.uk
Service description	The UK's leading children's charity, preventing abuse and helping those affected to recover

Name	Place2Be
Phone number	020 7923 5500
Phone line hours
Email	enquiries@place2be.org.uk
Website	www.place2be.org.uk
Service description	Provides mental health counselling support and training to schools to improve the emotional wellbeing of pupils, families, teachers and staff

Carers

Name	Carers Trust
Phone number	0300 772 9600
Phone line hours
Email	info@carers.org
Website	https://carers.org/
Service description	Works to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems

Name	Gaddum
Phone number	0161 834 6069
Phone line hours
Email	info@gaddum.org.uk
Website	www.gaddumcentre.co.uk
Service description	Provides advocacy, carers support and therapy services in Greater Manchester

Name	Manchester Carers Centre
Phone number	0161 272 7270
Phone line hours	Monday to Thursday, 10am - 3pm
Email	admin@manchestercarers.org.uk
Website	www.manchestercarers.org.uk
Service description	The centre offers a range of practical and emotional support services to help make a positive difference to Carers’ lives in Manchester

Disability and autism

Name	Contact
Phone number	020 7608 8700
Phone line hours
Email	info@contact.org.uk
Website	https://contact.org.uk/
Service description	For families with disabled children. They support families, bring families together and help families take action for others

Name	Disabled Living
Phone number	0161 607 8200
Phone line hours
Email	info@disabledliving.co.uk
Website	www.disabledliving.co.uk
Service description	Provides impartial information and advice about products, equipment and services for disabled people

Name	Henshaws
Phone number	0300 222 5555
Phone line hours
Email	info@henshaws.org.uk
Website	www.henshaws.org.uk
Service description	Supports people living with sight loss and other disabilities

Name	Action on Hearing Loss
Phone number	0845 685 8000
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm
Email	communication.services@hearingloss.org.uk
Website	www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk
Service description	A charitable organisation working on behalf of the UK's 9 million people who are deaf or have hearing loss

Name	Alzheimer's Society
Phone number	0333 150 3456
Phone line hours	Monday to Wednesday 9am - 8pm, Thursday to Friday, 9am - 5pm, Saturday to Sunday, 10am - 4pm
Email	helpline@alzheimers.org.uk
Website	www.alzheimers.org.uk
Service description	A care and research charity for people with dementia and their carers

Name	Autistic Society for the Greater Manchester Area
Phone number	0161 866 8483
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 8.45am - 4.15pm
Email	admin@asgma.org.uk
Website	http://asgma.org.uk/
Service description	Supports people affected by Autistic Spectrum Disorders in Greater Manchester

Name	ADHD Foundation
Phone number	0151 237 2661
Phone line hours
Email	info@adhdfoundation.org.uk
Website	www.adhdfoundation.org.uk
Service description	Works in partnership with individuals, families, doctors, teachers and other agencies to improving emotional well being, educational attainment, behaviour and life chances through better understanding and self management of ADHD, ASD and related learning

Name	National Autistic Society
Phone number	Autism Helpline 0808 800 4104 Supporter Care Team 0808 800 1050
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 10am - 3pm
Email
Website	www.autism.org.uk
Service description	Transform lives, change attitudes and create a society that works for autistic people

Food banks and clubs

Name	Greater Together Manchester
Phone number	0161 828 1409
Phone line hours
Email	info@greatertogethermanchester.org
Website	http://greatertogethermanchester.org/find-support/food-banks/
Service description	Aims to provide leadership and support for anti-poverty work across Greater Manchester and Rossendale

Name	Manchester Central Foodbank
Phone number	0792 841 2339
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 9am - 12pm
Email	info@manchestercentral.foodbank.org.uk
Website	https://manchestercentral.foodbank.org.uk
Service description	Provides three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to them in crisis

Name	Manchester South Central Foodbank
Phone number	0784 209 3922
Phone line hours
Email	info@manchestersouthcentral.foodbank.org.uk
Website	http://manchestersouthcentral.foodbank.org.uk/
Service description	Provides three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to them in crisis

Name	Mustard Tree
Phone number	0161 850 2282
Phone line hours
Email	information@mustardtree.org.uk
Website	https://mustardtree.org.uk/
Service description	Offers access to low cost food through a food club, clothing and household essentials such as furniture, pots and pans

Name	Trussell Trust
Phone number	0808 208 2138
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 10am - 4pm
Email	enquiries@trusselltrust.org
Website	www.trusselltrust.org
Service description	Supports a network of over 1,200 food bank centres to provide emergency food and compassionate, practical support to people in crisis, while campaigning for long-term change to the structural issues that lock people into poverty

Health conditions

Name	Be Well
Phone number	0161 470 7120
Phone line hours
Email	learnwell@thebiglifegroup.com
Website	www.thebiglifegroup.com/service/be-well/
Service description	Here to help you find a way to live and feel well whatever twists and turns life brings. For ages 18+

Name	Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
Phone number	0161 742 6023
Phone line hours
Email	gm.hscinfo@nhs.net
Website	www.gmhsc.org.uk
Service description	Works to improve the health, wealth and wellbeing of the people in Greater Manchester

Name	Manchester Health and Care Commissioning
Phone number	0161 765 4004
Phone line hours
Email	communicationsmanchester@nhs.net
Website	www.mhcc.nhs.uk
Service description	Partnership between Manchester City Council and NHS Manchester Clinical Commissioning Group. The organisations came together to ensure a more joined up and effective approach to commissioning health and social care services for the people of Manchester

Name	Manchester Local Care Organisation
Phone number
Phone line hours
Email	enquiries@manchesterlco.org
Website	www.manchesterlco.org
Service description	Here to improve the health of local people in the city

Name	NHS 111
Phone number	111
Phone line hours	24 hours
Email
Website	https://111.nhs.uk/
Service description	Can help if you have an urgent medical problem and you're not sure what to do

Name	Terrence Higgins Foundation
Phone number	0808 802 1221
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 10am - 6pm Saturday and Sunday, 10am - 1pm
Email	info@tht.org.uk
Website	www.tht.org.uk
Service description	A charity that campaigns on and provides services relating to HIV and sexual health

Homelessness

Name	The Booth Centre
Phone number	0161 835 2499
Phone line hours
Email	info@boothcentre.org.uk
Website	www.boothcentre.org.uk
Service description	Brings about positive change in the lives of people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, to help them plan for and realise a better future

Name	Coffee for Craig
Phone number	0754 359 0330
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 7pm - 9pm and Saturday to Sunday, 5pm - 7pm
Email
Website	www.coffee4craig.com
Service description	Offers an evening and weekend service, offering hot meals, showers and medical support to the city’s homeless community

Name	Crisis
Phone number	0300 636 7967
Phone line hours
Email	enquiries@crisis.org.uk
Website	www.crisis.org.uk
Service description	UK national charity for homeless people. The charity offers year round education, employment, housing and well-being services

Name	Shelter
Phone number	0808 800 4444
Phone line hours	Weekdays, 8am - 8pm Weekends, 9am - 5pm
Email
Website	https://england.shelter.org.uk
Service description	Helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services

Name	Street Support Network
Phone number
Phone line hours
Email	info@streetsupport.net
Website	https://streetsupport.net
Service description	Supporting local people and organisations to tackle homelessness

Housing associations

Name	Arawak Walton Housing Association
Phone number	0161 272 6094
Phone line hours
Email	info@arawakwalton.com
Website	https://arawakwalton.com
Service description	Housing association in Manchester

Name	Arcon Housing Association
Phone number	0161 214 4120
Phone line hours
Email	www.arcon.org.uk/contact-us-form
Website	www.arcon.org.uk
Service description	Housing association in Manchester

Name	Equity Housing Group
Phone number	0300 123 4460
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 8am - 5pm
Email	customersolutions@equityhousing.co.uk
Website	www.equityhousing.co.uk
Service description	Housing association in Manchester

Name	Great Places Housing Group
Phone number	0300 123 1966
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 8am - 6pm
Email	CAT@greatplaces.org.uk
Website	www.greatplaces.org.uk
Service description	Housing association in Manchester

Name	The Guinness Partnership
Phone number	0303 123 1890
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 8am - 8pm and Saturday, 9am - 5pm
Email
Website	www.guinnesspartnership.com
Service description	Housing association in Manchester

Name	Jigsaw Homes
Phone number	0300 111 1212
Phone line hours
Email	info@jigsawhomes.org.uk
Website	www.jigsawhomes.org.uk
Service description	Housing association in Manchester

Name	Mosscare St Vincent’s Housing Group
Phone number	0161 226 4211
Phone line hours
Email	enquiry@msvhousing.co.uk
Website	www.msvhousing.co.uk
Service description	Housing association in Manchester

Name	Northwards Housing
Phone number	0300 012 3123
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 8.45am - 4.30pm
Email
Website	www.northwardshousing.co.uk
Service description	Housing association in Manchester

Name	One Manchester
Phone number	0330 355 1000
Phone line hours
Email	info@onemanchester.co.uk
Website	www.onemanchester.co.uk
Service description	Housing association in Manchester

Name	Onward Homes
Phone number	0300 555 0600
Phone line hours	Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 8am - 6pm
Email
Website	www.onward.co.uk
Service description	Housing association in Manchester

Name	Southway Housing Trust
Phone number	0161 448 4200
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 8am - 5.30pm
Email
Website	www.southwayhousing.co.uk
Service description	Housing association in Manchester

Name	Wythenshawe Community Housing Group
Phone number	0800 633 5500
Phone line hours
Email	customerenquiries@wchg.org.uk
Website	www.wchg.org.uk
Service description	Housing association in Manchester

LGBTQ+ and gender diversity

Name	African Rainbow Family
Phone number	0771 128 5567
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 5pm
Email	info@africanrainbowfamily.org
Website	https://africanrainbowfamily.org
Service description	Support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTIQ) people of African heritage including refugees and wider Black and Asian minority ethnic groups

Name	LGBT foundation
Phone number	0345 330 3030
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 10am - 6pm
Email	info@lgbt.foundation
Website	https://lgbt.foundation
Service description	Advice, support and information services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities

Name	Mermaids
Phone number	0808 801 0400 Text 85258
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 9am - 9pm
Email	info@mermaidsuk.org.uk
Website	https://mermaidsuk.org.uk
Service description	Advocacy organisation that supports gender variant and transgender youth

Name	Stonewall
Phone number	0800 050 2020
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 4.30pm
Email	info@stonewall.org.uk
Website	www.stonewall.org.uk
Service description	Campaigns for the equality of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people across Britain

Name	Switchboard
Phone number	0300 330 0630
Phone line hours	Monday to Sunday, 10am - 10pm
Email	chris@switchboard.lgbt
Website	https://switchboard.lgbt
Service description	Provides a one-stop listening service for LGBT+ people on the phone, by email and through instant messaging

Mental health

Name	Anxiety UK
Phone number	0344 477 5774 Text 0753 741 6905
Phone line hours
Email	support@anxietyuk.org.uk
Website	www.anxietyuk.org.uk
Service description	Works to relieve and support those living with anxiety and anxiety-based depression by providing information, support and understanding via an extensive range of services

Name	Asian Family Counselling Service
Phone number	020 8574 0912
Phone line hours
Email	afcs@btconnect.com
Website	https://asianfamilycounselling.org
Service description	Confidential and culturally sensitive mental health and relationship counselling services

Name	Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Phone number	01204 483 071
Phone line hours	24 hours, 7 days a week
Email
Website	www.gmmh.nhs.uk
Service description	Provides inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford and Trafford and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services. Also provides Health and Justice Services in a number of custodial settings

Name	Listening Ear
Phone number	0151 488 6648
Phone line hours	Monday to Wednesday, 9am - 8pm Thursday to Friday 9am - 5pm
Email	enquiries@listening-ear.co.uk
Website	https://listening-ear.co.uk
Service description	Provides help to those who've been bereaved, suffered loss or experienced separation

Name	Manchester Mind
Phone number	0161 769 5732
Phone line hours
Email	info@mind.org.uk
Website	www.manchestermind.org
Service description	Offers information and advice to people with mental health problems and lobbies government and local authorities on their behalf

Name	National Self Harm Network
Phone number
Phone line hours
Email
Website	www.nshn.co.uk
Service description	Supports individuals who self-harm to reduce emotional distress and improve their quality of life

Name	No Panic
Phone number	0844 967 4848
Phone line hours	Monday to Sunday, 10am - 10pm
Email	info@nopanic.org.uk
Website	https://nopanic.org.uk
Service description	Offers advice, support, recovery programs and help for people living with phobias, OCD and any other anxiety-based disorders

Name	OCD UK
Phone number	0333 212 7890
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 10am - 4.45pm
Email
Website	www.ocduk.org
Service description	Provides advice, information, and support services for those affected by OCD, and campaign to end the trivialisation and stigma of OCD

Name	Papyrus
Phone number	01925 572 444
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 9am - 10pm, Saturday to Sunday, 2pm-10pm
Email	admin@papyrus-uk.org
Website	https://papyrus-uk.org/
Service description	Provides confidential support and advice to young people struggling with thoughts of suicide, and anyone worried about a young person

Name	Salvation Army
Phone number	0161 273 2081
Phone line hours
Email	info@salvationarmy.org.uk
Website	www.salvationarmy.org.uk/manchester-central
Service description	A user-led group providing information and signposting to the community on mental health issues

Name	Samaritans
Phone number	116 123
Phone line hours	24 hours
Email	jo@samaritans.org
Website	www.samaritans.org
Service description	Providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland

Name	Shout
Phone number	Text 85258
Phone line hours	24 hours
Email	info@giveusashout.org
Website	www.giveusashout.org
Service description	24/7 UK crisis text service available for times when people feel they need immediate support

Name	Six Degrees
Phone number
Phone line hours
Email	0161 983 0900
Website	http://six-degrees.org.uk
Service description	Provides support for people with mental health problems

Name	Supportline
Phone number	01708 765 200
Phone line hours
Email	info@supportline.org.uk
Website	www.supportline.org.uk
Service description	Confidential emotional telephone support in the UK for men, women, children and young adults

Name	Turning Point
Phone number	0161 238 5149
Phone line hours
Email
Website	www.turning-point.co.uk
Service description	Provides fast, open-access support, to guide you through challenging times

Older people

Name	Age UK Manchester
Phone number	0161 833 3944
Phone line hours	Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9am - 4:30pm
Email	advice@ageukmanchester.org.uk
Website	www.ageuk.org.uk/manchester/
Service description	An independent charity that helps older people in the community delivering services and activities

Recovery and addiction

Name	Change Grow Live
Phone number	0161 214 0770
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm
Email	Manchester@cgl.org.uk
Website	www.changegrowlive.org/drug-alcohol-service-manchester
Service description	Works with adults, young people and anyone looking to live a happier and healthier life

Name	Eclypse – Manchester
Phone number	0161 839 2054
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm
Email	eclypsemanchester@cgl.org.uk
Website	www.changegrowlive.org/eclypse-manchester
Service description	Free and confidential drug and alcohol service for young people under 19 and families in Manchester

Name	FRANK
Phone number	0300 123 6600 Text 82111
Phone line hours	24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Email
Website	www.talktofrank.com
Service description	Honest information about drugs – talk to Franks for facts, support and advice on drugs and alcohol

Name	GamCare
Phone number	0808 8020 133
Phone line hours	24 hours, 7 days a week
Email
Website	www.gamcare.org.uk
Service description	Provides information, advice and support for anyone affected by problem gambling

Name	Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Substance Misuse Services
Phone number	01204 483 071
Phone line hours	24 hours, 7 days a week
Email
Website	www.gmmh.nhs.uk/substance-misuse-services/
Service description	Provides community and inpatient alcohol and drug services and helps provide information, support and advice to aid people in their recovery

Victim support

Name	GM Victim Support
Phone number	0300 303 0162
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 9am - 7pm and Saturday, 9am - 5pm
Email
Website	www.victimsupport.org.uk/help-and-support/get-help/support-near-you/north-west/greater-manchester
Service description	Support for people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales

Name	Independent Choices
Phone number	0161 636 7525
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 10am - 4pm
Email
Website	www.domesticabusehelpline.co.uk
Service description	Provides a confidential Helpline, a Community Helpline Language Service and an LGBT IDVA

Name	Jewish Women's Aid
Phone number	Domestic Abuse 0808 801 0500 Sexual Violence 0808 801 0656
Phone line hours	Domestic Abuse: Monday to Thursday, 9.30am - 9.30pm Sexual Violence: Monday 10am - 12pm, 1pm - 3pm, Tuesday 10am - 12pm, 1pm - 3pm and Thursday 1pm - 3pm
Email	Domestic abuse: clientsupport@jwa.org.uk Sexual violence: dina@jwa.org.uk
Website	www.jwa.org.uk
Service description	Charity supporting Jewish women affected by domestic and/or sexual violence

Name	Manchester Rape Crisis
Phone number	0161 273 4500
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 10am - 4pm Wednesday and Thursday, 6pm - 9pm
Email	help@manchesterrapecrisis.co.uk
Website	www.manchesterrapecrisis.co.uk
Service description	Information, help and support after rape, sexual assault or sexual abuse

Name	The Pankhurst Trust (Incorporating Manchester Women's Aid)
Phone number	0161 660 7999
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 4.30pm
Email	referrals@manchesterwomensaid.org
Website	www.pankhursttrust.org/manchester-womens-aid/advice-and-support
Service description	Provides services so that domestic abuse survivors can live a life free from the fear of domestic violence and abuse

Name	St Mary Centre – Sexual Assault Referral Centre
Phone number	0161 276 6515
Phone line hours	24 hours
Email
Website	www.stmaryscentre.org
Service description	Counselling service to anyone who has experienced rape, sexual abuse or sexual assault

Name	Hourglass
Phone number	0808 808 8141
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm
Email
Website	https://wearehourglass.org
Service description	Free-to-call helpline for older men, women and their families suffering from the five forms of abuse: physical, psychological, financial, sexual or neglect

Name	Galop
Phone number	0800 999 5428
Phone line hours	Monday, Tuesday, 10am - 5pm Wednesday to Friday, 10am - 8pm
Email	advice@galop.org.uk
Website	www.galop.org.uk
Service description	Confidential and independent advice and support for LGBT+ people who have experienced sexual assault, abuse or violence

Name	Refuge
Phone number	0808 2000 247
Phone line hours	24 hours
Email
Website	www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk
Service description	Supporting those who have experienced violence and abuse

Name	Karma Nirvana
Phone number	0800 599 9247
Phone line hours	Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm
Email	info@karmanirvana.org.uk
Website	https://karmanirvana.org.uk
Service description	National helpline to support victims of honour-based abuse

Name	ManKind
Phone number	01823 334 244
Phone line hours
Email
Website	www.mankind.org.uk
Service description	Support for male victims of domestic abuse

Name	Respect
Phone number	0808 801 0327
Phone line hours	Monday and Wednesday, 9am - 8pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am - 5pm
Email	info@mensadviceline.org.uk
Website	https://mensadviceline.org.uk
Service description	A team of friendly advisors who will listen and believe you, offer you non-judgmental support, practical advice and information

Name	Survivors Manchester
Phone number	0808 800 5005
Phone line hours	Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9am - 6pm Tuesday, 9am - 8pm Thursday, 9am - 8.30pm
Email	support@survivorsmanchester.org.uk
Website	www.survivorsmanchester.org.uk
Service description	Survivor-led/survivor-run voluntary organisation that aims to create and facilitate a safe space for male survivors of sexual abuse and rape to work through personal and sometimes painful issues