• Citizens Advice West Lancashire: www.citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/contact-us/search-for-your-local-citizens-advice/local-citizens-advice-details/?serialnumber=565378

• SWILICAN: Tel : 01695 726269     www.swlican.org/index.php   Facebook: www.facebook.com/SWLICAN-1010172462376752/   Twitter:  https://twitter.com/SWLICAN

• Financial Inclusion Team at West Lancashire Borough Council – for issues such as food, fuel support, debt support, benefit support, mental health support etc.  Phone 01695 585252 or email carl.wallace@westlancs.gov.uk

• West Lancashire Debt Advice Centre:    debtadvice@wlda.org.uk      (preferred method of contact)  Phone: 07731 482120 (ansaphone)

• Ormskirk Food bank (voucher):  foodbank.org.uk/get-help/how-to-get-help/   phone 07748 951274  or email info@ormskirk.foodbank.org.uk

• Skelmersdale Food bank (voucher):  foodbank.org.uk/get-help/how-to-get-help/   (includes foodbanks at Oak House, Tanhouse and Trinity Methodist Church)

• Birchwood Community Shop: at Tanhouse Community centre – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 11am-12 FREE veg, fruit, bread and more   facebook.com/birchwoodcentre.skem  or phone 01695 713248

• Evermoor Hub, Digmoor, Skelmersdale: phone 01695 727483

• West Lancs ARK:  http://westlancsark.rf.gd/crbst_4.html   Offers services to unemployed, ex-offenders, homelessness and substance misuse. Help with accessing housing, training, voluntary work, setting up own business and employment access help for drug and alcohol problems, mental health, debt claiming benefits

• Inspire – Drug & Alcohol support based in Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale:   https://inspirenorthlancs.org.uk/

• Sightline  – free telephone-based befriending for people affected by sight loss.    www.sightline.org.uk  call 0800 587 2252 (9am-5pm Mon-Thurs) or email info@sightline.org.uk

• Young Peoples Gambling Harms Prevention Programme – Free treatment and support to those affected by problematic gambling.   https://beaconcounsellingtrust.co.uk/problematic-gambling/   email: james.callaway@beaconcounsellingtrust.co.uk   phone: 0151 226 0696

Lancashire Community Finance:  www.lancashirecommunityfinance.co.uk

• Local office in Skelmersdale.
• Affordable, low cost, local loans and support for individuals and businesses from a non profit registered charity.
• Currently also operating a money and debt advice helpline as well as providing microbusiness support for people considering self-employment.

Emergency furniture supply

• Upholland Tawd Vale Lions – contact via www.facebook.com/uphollandtawdvalelionscharity/