North East England Community Support Hub

Support for your area

This regional hub brings the main support routes into one place. Use the postcode, map and service finders below to reach the right local service for your town or council area.

Emergency: Call 999 if someone is in immediate danger or there is a serious emergency. For urgent medical help that is not life-threatening, use the appropriate 111 service for your nation.

Areas covered

County DurhamDarlingtonGatesheadHartlepoolMiddlesbroughNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideNorthumberlandRedcar & ClevelandSouth TynesideStockton-on-TeesSunderland

🏛 Local Council & Community Support

Find the council for a postcode and ask about community groups, local welfare help, social care, SEND, housing, safeguarding and voluntary-sector support.

Find your council Find community support Local crisis help

🍽 Food & Cost of Living

Find food banks, emergency food, essential-cost help and wider cost-of-living support available through councils and charities.

Food bank finder Council essential-cost help Cost of living support

🏠 Housing & Homelessness

Use official council homelessness routes and independent housing advice. If you may lose your home, contact the council early.

Homelessness help from council Shelter England Find your council

🛡 Domestic Abuse & Safeguarding

Find confidential domestic-abuse help, safeguarding routes and local services. In immediate danger call 999.

Domestic abuse help National Domestic Abuse Helpline Report child abuse

🧠 Mental Health & Health Services

Find NHS services, urgent help and local health support by postcode or service type.

Find NHS services NHS 111 NHS mental health

💷 Benefits, Debt & Money

Find free advice, benefits support, debt help and local provision. The DWP District Provision Tool lists national and regional support.

Citizens Advice near you District Provision Tool Check benefits support

👨‍👩‍👧 Children, Young People & SEND

Find family hubs where available, SEND support, Local Offers and council family services.

Find a Family Hub SEND guidance Find your council

♿ Disability, Carers & Social Care

Find council social-care assessments, disability support and local help with care needs or equipment.

Needs assessment Disability rights Find your council

⚖ Legal Advice & Rights

Find legal-aid providers, advice services and information about rights where a legal problem needs specialist help.

Legal aid providers Check legal aid Citizens Advice

🚓 Police & Community Safety

Find the police force and neighbourhood team for an address, report non-emergency crime and access community-safety information.

Police local-area finder Report a crime Police & Crime Hub

Named local charities & specialist services

These are real organisations and service directories that can help people in this region. Use the location-based directories where you need a service closer to your exact town or postcode.