Useful Links
To help you find the most appropriate organisations to contact in relation to your needs, we have listed them under the following sub-heads. Some organisations just provide a web site and others provide face-to-face advice and support. Some fit neatly into these categories better than others. The sub-headings are:
- Money
- Housing
- Health, Safety and Family
- Churches
Money
Credit Unions help people to save and provide an affordable way to borrow.
A Credit Union operates at Trinity between 11.00am and 1.00pm on Wednesdays.
The National Debtline gives free confidential advice and help with debt plans.
Tel: 0808 808 4000
Payplan offers free debt advice and debt management.
Tel: 0800 917 7823
Consumer Credit Counselling Service is a free and confidential service offereing budgeting advice and practicl debt management plans.
Tel: 0800 138 1111
Email: contactus@cccs.co.uk
Citizens' Advice Bureau offers advice on financial issues, employment and legal matters and can refer you to other agencies for support.
Meridian House. Eastgate, Louth
Advice line: 0844 499 4199
Financial Services Authority provides a financial health-check. They can help you work out how to balance your income against what you have to pay out.
Insolvency Service offers advice with issues such as bankruptcy and redundancy payments.
Age UK provides information on income and benefits for older people, as well as advice and support on non-financial matters.
Tel: 01507 524242
CAP is a national debt counselling charity based on local churches. They have various money management schemes to help you get in control of your finances and to stay in that position.
Tel: 01274 760720
Housing
The Housing Support Team runs a Drop-In at Trinity on Wednesday from 9.30am to 11.30am. The housing workers can advise you on the housing options available.
Tel: 01507 601111 for housing advice.
For Emergency Housing out of hours tel: 07766 776447
To register and apply for social housing contact New Linx Housing Trust.
Tel: 01507 355012
Warm Front grants are avilable for heating and insulation of your property both if you own a property or are a tenant, if you receive certain benefits. You may qualify if you areo n income support, council tax benefit, housing benefit, ESA or pension credit.
Health, Safety and Family
HealthWatch will bring together individuals, groups and care providers who want to make sure health and wellbeing services meet the need of local people. The Group will give everyone in the community the chance to exprfess their views and relate their experiences.
Tel: 01522 705190
Email: heather.emmerson@shaw-trust.org.uk
Addaction helps people who have problems with drugs and alcohol.
Tel: 01522 301307
If you are at risk from domestic abuse, contact a support worker from the East Lindsey Domestic Abuse Team.
Tel: 01507 306801
If you are an older person and need support to stay safe and well in your home, advice is available from First Contact.
Tel: 01522 782172
www.firstcontact.org.uk/home/getadvice
Victim Support provides confidential support and information for people who have suffered from the effects of crime.
Tel: 01522 542687
Connexions offers advice and support for young people.
4 New Street, Louth
Tel: 01507 353300
HomeStart provides volunteers who offer friendship and practical help to support families.
Tel: 01507 610665
Churches
Church of England
St James's
St Michael's Louth
Deanery office for Louthesk
Tel: 01507 610247
Lincoln Diocese
Churches Together in Louth & District
www.louthmethodist.org.uk/churchestogether
Methodist Church, Nichol Hill, Louth
Tel: 01507 603402
Eastgate Union (Baptist/United Reformed), Eastgate, Louth
Tel: 01507 602692
Louth Christian Fellowship, Cannon Street, Louth
Tel: 01507 354048
www.louthchristianfellowship.co.uk
Roman Catholic, St Mary's Church, Upgate, Louth
Tel: 01472 871632 or 01507 603390
Salvation Army, Church Street, Louth
Tel: 01507 354366 (day) 603390 (evening)
Greek Orthodox, Cemetery Chapel, London Road, Louth
Tel: 01507 358487
Get involved!
Trinity projects are possible because of a great team of volunteers.
You may like to join us.
Volunteering can be fun, provide a sense of purpose...or you may feel you want to "give something back". Many of our volunteers have no other contact with the church.
See more about the range of possibities at volunteering.
Community Larder
Community Larder provides food for those who who have no food. Referrals are from statutory and voluntary agencies. This project was initiated by the Parish but engages Churches Together in Louth & District and the whole community.
We react quickly to requests from agencies.
Tel: 01507 605803
Useful Links
We try to build and maintain constructive relations with partner organisations and other agencies that provide advice and support on issues relating to our work. Personal debt, savings and loans, housing assistance, employment and legal matters, safety and family support are all addressed in Useful Links.
Peta Hill is the church community worker. To contact Peta or other members of the team see contacts.
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