Action for Children – Newport Cymorth Family Answers

Tel: 01633 215784

Web: www.actionforchildren.org.uk

Action for Children are a children’s charity who work directly with 300,000 children, young people, and parents and carers. They run 650 services across the UK and tackle issues such as child neglect and abuse. These services are provided to children in care, disabled children and young people as well as adoption and fostering services, family support services, and specialist schools.

Llamau – Newport Women’s Services

Address: Merton House, 70 Stow Hill ,Newport, NP20 4DW
Tel: 01633 244134
Web: www.llamau.org.uk

Llamau is the leading Homelessness Charity for the most vulnerable Young People and Women in Wales. The word Llamau means steps, progression or threshold in old Welsh, and our ultimate aim is to support the people who use our services in making these positive steps.

BAWSO

Tel:  01633 213213
Web: www.bawso.org.uk

BAWSO offers refuge, floating support, outreach & resettlement and interpretation services to Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) people, especially women.  They also give support to people who have been trafficked, experiencing or at risk of forced marriage and Female Genital Mutilation.

Newport Mind

Tel: 01633 258741
Web: www.newport-mind.org.uk

Newport Mind provide a range of services across Newport to improve people’s mental health. Newport Mind offer drop in services, services specific to women or men, tenancy support, support for black minority ethnic groups, and for young people. They offer confidential and non-judgemental support to help people through difficult times.

Newport Women’s Aid

Tel:  01633 840258 (24 Hours)
Web: www.nptwomensaid.org.uk

We provide a gender specific range of housing related support projects for women aged 16 and over. The different kinds of disadvantage and discrimination facing women are closely inter-related, so within our safe, supportive, women only environment, women can express themselves freely and confidently, and feel comfortable speaking about their needs and experiences. This is especially important for those women who have been abused, as they need somewhere to be safe from the fear of sexual, physical or verbal harassment.

A high percentage of women accessing our services are from abusive/violent backgrounds with co-existing complex support needs. Between April 2008 and March 2009, 75% of women housed and supported by Women’s Services had abusive/violent histories. They have two refuges in Newport, as well as outreach and aftercare workers that support women in the community and coffee morning where people have the chance to chat in a relaxed atmosphere. They also run a number of programmes which empower women in making decisions and moving forward in their life.

Barnardos (Newport)

Tel:  01633 251192
Web: www.barnardos.org.uk

Barnardo’s in Newport offer a range of services aimed at supporting families and children.  They may be able to help if you need support in any area of your life..  for example, this could be help with parenting, tackling finances and debt, problems with your tenancy or moving home.  If there is something in your life you are finding difficult to face, or is stressing you out, get some help – there are always solutions to problems, sometimes you just need help to find them.

Newport & Gwent Samaritans

Tel: 01633 259000 (24 hrs)
Web: www.samaritans.org.uk

If you need someone to talk to at any time, off the record, you can call the Samaritans.  They know a lot about what might be helpful to you at times of crisis.  They can help you to understand your problems better and explore your options or they can just listen. The local branch is at 43 Stow Hill, Newport and are usually open to receive callers between 8am and 10pm.

Gwent Police

General enquiries: 01633 838111
Non Emergencies: 101
Web: www.gwent.police.uk

If you or someone you’re with needs help quickly always dial 999.  However if you need to report something that doesn’t require an immediate response you can phone 101 instead.  The police are able to contact emergency support services out of hours if you have an immediate concern about a child.

Newport Social Services

Tel: 01633 656656
Out of Hours Contact: 0800 328 4432
Web: www.newport.gov.uk   (search ‘social services’)

We provide a range of services for children, young people and their families. We have a legal duty under the Children Act 1989 to help and protect children in need. We undertake an assessment to determine the support a family may require to help them promote the well-being and development of a child or young person.