Volunteer Connect was established in April 2012 as a project of Citizens Advice. Its purpose is to broker between potential volunteers and volunteer opportunity providers in and around the Cherwell district. ...

O’Hanlon House is open around the clock; the hostel has 56 rooms offering safety, warmth and specialist support. As well as providing accommodation the hostel also supports homeless people via; A Day Service for 80 where clients can access hot nutritional food, showers, change of clothes and support from Outreach. An overnight sit-up service for ...

Aims to assist people with disabilities by encouraging the provision of support with employment. The website has resources for disabled jobseekers, employers and commissioners. ...

Ruskin College offers residential adult learning to people of all ages and backgrounds.  The College aims to provide education and inclusion opportunities to adults, particularly those who may be excluded or disadvantaged. ...

If you or someone you know is currently experiencing or has experienced abuse from a partner, ex-partner or family member in Oxfordshire, you can speak to ODAS. Through their confidential services, and depending on your circumstances you could receive advice and guidance, be empowered to make choices about your life, rebuild your confidence and self-esteem ...

Helps people sleeping rough in the city by providing outreach, assessments and reconnection. Work with clients on their immediate and long term holistic needs. The team work closely with partner agencies, including Luther Street Medical Centre, mental health services and Turning Point to ensure that all clients have access to health and welfare services. Clients ...

The Icolyn Smith Foundation is first and foremost a Registered Charity based in Cowley, Oxford. The Soup Kitchen provides clothing and lunch for homeless people twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 12:00pm. It also provides an environment to meet other people and for some companionship. ...

Access to Work can help you if your health or disability affects the way you do your job. It gives you and your employer advice and support with extra costs which may arise because of your needs. An Access to Work Grant can pay for practical support if you have a disability, health or mental ...

Aspire provides people with work experience and training, and supports them in applying for work. Aspire supports adults over 18 who have experienced adversity and are committed to making positive changes to their lives (e.g. people who have experienced homelessness, ex-offenders, ex-addicts). Referrals are by a professional representative (e.g. a support worker at a shelter). ...

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking alcohol. ...

Complex building – Short term accommodation for vulnerable homeless people with complex needs. Offering 22 single rooms with on suite facilities within clusters that house between 3 -6 people that are expected to share a kitchen and cater for themselves. We house both men and women but have two dedicated women’s only clusters. To be ...

Day centre providing a place of safety but also a place from which to change and move forward positively in life. For people over 18, who are homeless or vulnerably housed. The centre provides healthy food, practical help, companionship, learning and work related skills and opportunities for development. Access is on a membership basis and ...

Provides accommodation to single, homeless adults over 18 years old, with medium to high support needs. Max stay 2 years. The project has 13 self contained one bed flats and one assessment bed for rough sleepers. The scheme is designed to enable service users to acquire the skills to move onto independent housing. Informal enquiries ...

Semi-independent housing, supporting vulnerable and excluded people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. 26 beds, 19 of which are reserved for young people aged 16-25. Using a person centred approach, staff support clients to address issues around meaningful use of time and wellbeing. Projects in Witney, Carterton and Chipping Norton. Referrals are made ...

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services and they campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. For any housing or homelessness query, Shelter’s trained advisor’s can offer immediate practical assistance, explain your ...

Talk to Frank is a national drugs helpline which offers free confidential drugs information and advice 24 hours a day. Information and advice is also available on their website. ...

Banbury Aspies is a social group for people with Asperger’s and high functioning autism in the Banbury area. ...

Volunteer Link Up is the volunteer centre for West Oxfordshire, linking people interested in volunteering with local residents and charitable organisations that need their services. They also work with organisations to develop volunteering opportunities, ensuring high standards in volunteer management. ...

Provides online and telephone support to any adult worried about the emotional problems, behaviour or mental health of a child or young person up to the age of 25. ...

The Banbury hub is open five days per week and offers a variety of interventions to support recovery, including key worker sessions, group work, peer led groups and open access drop-in. They also offer art club and relaxation groups. ...

Didcot hub serves the South of the county and is a modern friendly centre offering key worker sessions, groups and activities. The Didcot team also run weekly drop-in sessions in Abingdon and Henley. ...

In the west of the county is the Witney hub. They offer recovery treatment, included in that is open access sessions, key work sessions and group work. They also offer DrugFam support, which is a peer-led session for family members affected by substance use. ...

For over 25 years, StepChange Debt Charity has been helping people resolve problems, repay debts and rebuild lives. As the UK’s largest provider of genuinely free independent debt advice and managed solutions, they help 620,000 people a year deal with problem debt. They provide expert tailored advice over the phone or online, as well as ...

Energy Saving Trust is a social enterprise with office in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. You can get help around some useful money saving ways of improving your energy usage, such as insulating your home, renewable energy and souring financial support in the form of grants loans and support schemes. ...

The RAF Benevolent Fund provides practical, financial and emotional support to all members of the RAF family, from childhood right through to old age. ...