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Help in your local area

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Across Melin’s communities there are charities, organisations and groups offering help and support to people in hardship. Here, we have collected the details of organisations operating in our local authority areas and the support they provide.

If you represent a local group or charity and your details are not listed, please let us know. Email news@melinhomes.co.uk and we will update the page.

Torfaen

Foodbanks
Community transport
  • Torfaen Community Transport: 01633 874686
  • Age Connects Torfaen: 01495 769264
Children and young people
Older people
  • Age Connects Torfaen run a big range of services for older people, including befriending, dementia support, cooking/crafting classes and more.
Other help
  • Zero Waste Torfaen has a large selection of environmentally friendly period products available for residents who need them.

Monmouthshire

Foodbanks
Community transport
  • Bridges Community Car Scheme: 01600 228787
  • Grass Routes Community Transport: 0800 085 8015
Children and young people
Older people
  • The Monmouthshire local link service provides support for socially isolated older people in the county, hosting regular social events/lunch clubs at various locations.

Newport

Foodbanks
Community transport
  • Grass Routes Community Transport: 0800 085 8015
Children and young people
Older people
Other help
  • Newport’s Wastesavers Reuse Centre sells old furniture and refurbished laptops and tablets at a discounted rate.
  • In addition to its foodbank, Raven House Trust collects and donates old furniture to those in need.

Blaenau Gwent

Foodbanks
Community transport
  • Blaenau Gwent Car Scheme: 07706 644275
  • Tredegar Transport to Health: 07939 812395
Children and young people

Blaenau Gwent Council has a directory of all the youth clubs in the county

Powys

Foodbanks
Community transport
  • Crickhowell Voluntary Bureau: 01873 812177
Children and young people