Support and welcome for arrivals from Ukraine

Practical and local support

 

Best Start Family Hubs

Best Start Family Hubs support families with children aged 0 to 5.

They offer:

  • one‑to‑one support
  • group sessions
  • parenting advice
  • help for children with disabilities

You can visit any Best Start Family Hub, for more information and to find where the hubs are see their website.

Food and essentials

The Storehouse

Coleman Street Community Centre
Southend‑on‑Sea
SS2 5AW

Website - http://www.storehouse.org.uk/

One Love Project

Hollybrook
Carnarvon Road (behind the police station)
Southend‑on‑Sea, SS2 6LR

No referral needed.

Shoebury Ark

Friars Baptist Church
Eagle Way, Shoeburyness, SS3 9RJ

Tuesday, 2pm to 4pm
Email - info@shoeburyark.org.uk

St Vincent's Centre Southend

Unit 9, Victoria Business Park
Short Street, Southend‑on‑Sea, SS2 5BY

01702 592980

Hot meals and food parcels available.
No referral needed.

57 West - Tea, Coffee, and Snacks

Clarence Road Baptist Church
6 Clarence Road
Southend‑on‑Sea
SS1 1AN

07938 847147

Salvation Army - Leigh‑on‑Sea

Elm Road
Leigh‑on‑Sea
SS9 1SP

01702 716607

Website - https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/leigh-sea

Toiletries

Southend Care Bank offers free toiletries.

Locations include:

  • St Mark's Centre - first Tuesday of the month 9:30am to 11:30am
  • Westcliff Library - third Thursday of the month 9:30am to 10:30am
  • Clarence Road Baptist Church

07938 847147

Youth support

Triple T Youth Club supports children aged 8 to 12.

01702 356073
turningtides@savs-southend.co.uk

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