Walsall Community Groups & Services
Walsall Areas
Click the links below for more information about the organisations working across the Walsall area.
Aldridge
Other
Aldridge Rotary Club
- Website: Visit the Aldridge Rotary Club Website
- Information: Although Aldridge Rotary Club is unable to meet physically, they are continuing to do so via online platforms. Volunteers are taking action with collaborative and essential volunteer services to support those in need in their communities.
Befriending
Linking Lives Aldridge
- Website: Visit the Linking Lives Aldridge Website
- Information: LInking Lives Aldridge are combating social isolation in over 65's with their telephone befriending services.
Food Bank
The Thomas Project
- Website: Visit the The Thomas Project Website
- Address: 196H Walsall Wood Road, Aldridge WS9 8HB
- Phone: 01922 452213
- Email: office@thethomasproject.co.uk
- Information: The THOMAS Project offers a broad range of activities, support, training, ministry, educational, and health services, and is continuing to run their vital food bank during the Covid-19 emergency.
Bentley
Youth & Education
Home-Start Walsall
- Website: Visit the Home-Start Walsall Website
- Phone: 07535632269
- Email: dawnbeard@homestartwalsall.org.uk
- Information: Home-Start Walsall are keeping families connected and providing expert childcare advice.
Mutual Aid
Old Hall Peoples Partnership
- Website: Visit the Old Hall Peoples Partnership Website
- Address: Peoples Partnership Centre, Wing Close, Bentley, Walsall WS2 0LS
- Information: Community charity OHPP are working with Making Connections Walsall to offer support to vulnerable people around Bentley and west Walsall.
Bloxwich
Food Bank
Bloxwich & Blakenhall Food Bank
- Website: Visit the Bloxwich & Blakenhall Food Bank Website
- Address: Blakenall Village Centre, Thames Road, Blakenall, Walsall WS3 1LZ
- Phone: 07747 301374
- Email: info@bloxwichblakenall.foodbank.org.uk
Mutual Aid
Bloxwich Community Partnership
- Website: Visit the Bloxwich Community Partnership Website
- Address: The Stan Ball Centre, Abbotts St, Walsall WS3 3AZ
- Information: Bloxwich Community Partnership are working with Making Connections Walsall to offer support to vulnerable people around Bloxwich and north Walsall.
Befriending
Holy Ascension Community Church
- Website: Visit the Holy Ascension Community Church Website
- Information: Volunteers at Holy Ascension Community Church are providing support around older people's social isolation.
Mental Health
Rethink Mental Illness
- Website: Visit the Rethink Mental Illness Website
- Phone: 07484001890
- Email: lindsey.gooding@rethink.org
- Information: The Rethink Walsall Enablement Service is offering community mental health support.
Faith
Sisters of Immaculate Heart of Mary, Bloxwich Community
- Website: Visit the Sisters of Immaculate Heart of Mary, Bloxwich Community Website
- Phone: 07756066023
- Email: srmauamaka@yahoo.com
- Information: Sister Maureen and the Bloxwich Parish sisters are helping to support the community by delivering food and shopping for the elderly and people with physical disabilities or sensory impairments.
Brownhills
Food Bank
The Lamp Food Bank
- Website: Visit the The Lamp Food Bank Website
- Address: Brownhills Community Centre, Chester Road North, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7JW
- Email: allan@blackcountryfoodbank.org.uk
Pelsall
Food Bank
Walsall North Food Bank
- Website: Visit the Walsall North Food Bank Website
- Address: Pelsall Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Pelsall WS3 4LN
- Phone: 07582 869895
- Email: info@walsallnorth.foodbank.org.uk
Rushall
Mutual Aid
High Heath Hub
- Website: Visit the High Heath Hub Website
- Phone: 07737243988
- Information: High Heath Hub are supporting local residents with food and non food deliveries, information sharing and by tackling isolation.
Elderly Care
Manor Farm Community Association
- Website: Visit the Manor Farm Community Association Website
- Address: King George Crescent, Rushall, Walsall WS4 1EU
- Phone: 01922 614316
- Email: info@manorfarmca.com
- Information: Manor Farm Community Association are delivering a support hub for vulnerable and elderly people in the east of the borough.
Streetly
Mutual Aid
Hotline Cars Streetly
- Website: Visit the Hotline Cars Streetly Website
- Phone: 0121 353 2121
- Email: hotlinecarsltd@hotmail.co.uk
- Information: Hotline Cars Streetly are offering their help by delivering supplies and medicines to those self-isolating. They also have food parcels available for those who are most vulnerable.
Walsall
Elderly Care
A&A Services
- Website: Visit the A&A Services Website
- Address: Grove House, Grove Terrace, Walsall WS1 2NE
- Phone: 0330 0433445
- Email: info@aandacharity.org
- Information: A&A Services West Midlands help and support the elderly and vulnerable with a variety of services.
Advice & Advocacy
Ablewell Advice
- Website: Visit the Ablewell Advice Website
- Address: The Central Hall, Ablewell Street , Walsall WS1 2EQ
- Phone: 01922 639700
- Email: info@ablewelladvice.org.uk
- Information: Supporting the people of Walsall with financial advice.
Elderly Care
Accord Age Matters
- Website: Visit the Accord Age Matters Website
- Phone: 01922 638825
- Information: Accord Age Matters offers a wide range of services for people aged 50+ across the whole of the Walsall borough and in Sandwell.
Mutual Aid
Afghan Community and Welfare Centre
- Website: Visit the Afghan Community and Welfare Centre Website
- Phone: 07944 300518
- Email: info@afghan-cw.org.uk
- Information: The Afghan Community and Welfare Centre are providing support for the elderly, disabled and vulnerable, including help with medication, shopping or meals. They are also offering online immigration advice and support to urgent cases.
Mutual Aid
Afro Caribbean Community Association
- Website: Visit the Afro Caribbean Community Association Website
- Phone: 01922619840
- Information: The Afro Caribbean Community Association are providing community support during the coronavirus pandemic.
Mutual Aid
Aisha Mosque
- Website: Visit the Aisha Mosque Website
- Address: 4 Rutter Street, Walsall WS1 4HN
- Phone: 01922 620982 (option 5)
- Email: info@aishamosque.org
- Information: Volunteers at Aisha Mosque are collecting and delivering shopping and medication and providing food to families who are struggling.
Food Bank
All Saints Food Bank
- Website: Visit the All Saints Food Bank Website
- Address: All Saints Church Hall, Walsall Road, Darlaston WS10 9LA
Mental Health
Between You And Me Seva
- Website: Visit the Between You And Me Seva Website
- Information: Between You and Me Seva Counselling Support service are offering talking therapy, telephone counselling and life coaching.
Youth & Education
Caldmore Community Garden
- Website: Visit the Caldmore Community Garden Website
- Information: The team at Caldmore Community Garden are creating craft and gardening activity packs for Walsall residents.
Homelessness
Change Into Action - Walsall
- Website: Visit the Change Into Action - Walsall Website
- Information: Change into Action works with rough sleepers providing support on the streets, in day centres and in housing.
Advice & Advocacy
Citizens Advice Walsall
- Website: Visit the Citizens Advice Walsall Website
- Address: 139-144 Lichfield Street, Walsall, WS1 1SE
- Phone: 0300 330 1159
Youth & Education
Combat Covid
- Website: Visit the Combat Covid Website
- Information: Students from Queen Mary's Grammar School in Walsall have set up a group called Combat COVID, which aims to shine a little light into the lives of people self-isolating, while making money to help those that need it most.
Advice & Advocacy
Community Prospects CIC
- Website: Visit the Community Prospects CIC Website
- Phone: 01213086555
- Email: chrisw@carefirstltd.co.uk
- Information: Community Prospects CIC offers support for young adults 16-24 and adults 25+ with mild to moderate learning difficulties/disabilities, brain injuries and autism.
Advice & Advocacy
Crisis Point
- Website: Visit the Crisis Point Website
- Phone: 01922722777
- Email: therapy@crisispoint.org.uk
- Information: Crisis Point are offering telephone rape counselling and support services to those in need.
Homelessness
First Base Walsall
- Website: Visit the First Base Walsall Website
- Address: The Small Street Centre, 1a Small Street, Walsall WS1 3PR
- Phone: 01922 700950
- Email: admin@firstbasewalsall.co.uk
- Information: First Base Walsall work to support the homeless by offering supported housing and other services.
Mutual Aid
Goscote Greenacres Community Garden
- Website: Visit the Goscote Greenacres Community Garden Website
- Information: Volunteers at Goscote Greenacres Communty Garden are running a vegetable delivery service and volunteer programme for adults with learning disabilities.
Advice & Advocacy
IRIS Project
- Website: Visit the IRIS Project Website
- Information: The IRIS Project works with Black Country Women's Aid to provide support for victims of domestic abuse in the Walsall area.
Elderly Care
Making Connections Walsall
- Website: Visit the Making Connections Walsall Website
- Phone: 0121 380 6690
- Email: COVID-19communityhelp@walsall.gov.uk
- Information: A community help and befriending service for elderly people.
Fitness & Health
Mettaminds
- Website: Visit the Mettaminds Website
- Information: Mettaminds are running online tai chi and meditation sessions.
Advice & Advocacy
Nash Dom CIC
- Website: Visit the Nash Dom CIC Website
- Information: Nash Dom CIC are offering telephone support to BME communities, in particular Eastern Europeans. They are also providing food parcels and telephone advice on benefits and other essential services.
Other
New Life Resource Centre CIC
- Website: Visit the New Life Resource Centre CIC Website
- Phone: 07414911825
- Email: elizabeth@newliferc.org
- Information: New Life support the most vulnerable in Walsall through training, counselling and befriending services.
Other
One Love Community Music and Arts
- Website: Visit the One Love Community Music and Arts Website
- Phone: 07480557994
- Email: project coordinator@onelovecommunity.org.uk
- Information: One Love Walsall have set up a dedicated phone line for people who are feeling isolated to call or text. All of One Love's main classes - including crafting, pilates and mindfulness - are now available online and free to access.
Mutual Aid
One Walsall
- Website: Visit the One Walsall Website
- Address: 16-16a Bridge Street, Walsall WS1 1HP
- Phone: 01922 619840
- Email: info@onewalsall.org
- Information: One Walsall are establishing a Coronavirus Support Network in each of Walsall's localities.
Fitness & Health
One You - Walsall
- Website: Visit the One You - Walsall Website
- Phone: 01922 444 044
- Information: One You Walsall is a free healthy lifestyle service dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of all residents across Walsall.
Mutual Aid
Park Hall Area Neighbourhood Watch
- Website: Visit the Park Hall Area Neighbourhood Watch Website
- Phone: 07787500875
- Email: bssohal@hotmail.co.uk
- Information: The Park Hall Area Neighbourhood Watch teamhave set up a WhatsApp support group. Local residents can contact Bally Sohal on the details above.
Advice & Advocacy
Refugee and Migrant Centre - Walsall
- Website: Visit the Refugee and Migrant Centre - Walsall Website
- Phone: 01922614221
- Email: Walsall@rmcentre.org.uk
- Information: The Refugee and Migrant Centre are offering immigration advice and other support to refugees and asylum seekers.
Faith
St Matthew's Church, Walsall
- Website: Visit the St Matthew's Church, Walsall Website
- Phone: 07939 587208
- Email: office@stmatthewswalsall.co.uk
- Information: St Matthew's Church in Walsall are holding online church services for all ages, including youth/children's groups and activities. They are also offering pastoral support for parish and church members.
Befriending
Support4U
- Website: Visit the Support4U Website
- Phone: 01922 612104
- Email: enquiries@support4ultd.co.uk
- Information: Support4U have launched a phone line service for anyone who feels lonely and wants to have a chat about things.
Fitness & Health
The Inspire Group
- Website: Visit the The Inspire Group Website
- Information: The Inspire Group are forging community friendship through conversations about sport, wellbeing and personal connections.
Food Bank
The Rock Food Bank
- Website: Visit the The Rock Food Bank Website
- Address: Lichfield House, 27–31 Lichfield Street, Walsall WS1 1TE
- Phone: 01922 630 205
- Email: info@therockchurch.co.uk
Mental Health
Walsall & District Samaritans
- Website: Visit the Walsall & District Samaritans Website
- Address: Bott Lane, Walsall & District WS1 2JQ
Mental Health
Walsall Bereavement Support Service
- Website: Visit the Walsall Bereavement Support Service Website
- Address: 3 Bradford St, Walsall WS1 1PL
- Phone: 01922 724841
- Email: admin@wbss.org.uk
Befriending
Walsall Black Sisters Collective
- Website: Visit the Walsall Black Sisters Collective Website
- Phone: 01922 616 996
- Email: info@walsallbsc.co.uk
- Information: WBSC are support the elderly with befriending. They also run a mental health support group ring-around service, and support the homeless through the soup kitchen Day Care.
Advice & Advocacy
Walsall Carers' Centre
- Website: Visit the Walsall Carers' Centre Website
- Phone: 07519 123424
- Email: andyhawes888@gmail.com
- Information: Walsall Carers' Centre are continuing to offer support and advice to carers whilst working remotely.
Mutual Aid
Walsall Community Transport
- Website: Visit the Walsall Community Transport Website
- Phone: 01922 685555
- Information: Walsall Community Transport are offering home delivery services for vulnerable and elderly people.
Other
Walsall Creative Factory
- Website: Visit the Walsall Creative Factory Website
- Phone: 07583162137
- Email: Debraslade@hotmail.co.uk
- Information: Walsall Creative Factory have set up Whatsapp virtual groups to support their our regular groups. They have also set up a Butts Coronavirus Support Group to help those who are isolating including local traders delivery.
Mutual Aid
Walsall Healthcare Students Helping Hands
- Website: Visit the Walsall Healthcare Students Helping Hands Website
- Information: A Facebook group to allow medical/healthcare students to support doctors and healthcare professionals in Walsall/surrounding areas.
Elderly Care
Walsall Link Line
- Website: Visit the Walsall Link Line Website
- Phone: 0742917766
- Email: Mandykeay@yahoo.com
- Information: Walsall Link Line are supporting older isolated adults, people with dementia and their carers. One to one and group support has been replaced by phone, online and postal support.
Homelessness
Walsall Outreach
- Website: Visit the Walsall Outreach Website
- Information: During the coronavirus pandemic, this brilliant homelessness charity have started a delivery service of free grocery packs to the most vulnerable in Walsall. The organisation works with organisations including Walsall Council, Age Concern and Age Matters to make sure their support reaches the most vulnerable.
Other
Walsall Saddlers Rotary Club
- Website: Visit the Walsall Saddlers Rotary Club Website
- Information: Although Walsall Saddlers Rotary Club is unable to meet physically, they are continuing to do so via online platforms. Volunteers are taking action with collaborative and essential volunteer services to support those in need in their communities.
Advice & Advocacy
Walsall Society For The Blind
- Website: Visit the Walsall Society For The Blind Website
- Phone: 01922 627683
- Email: hawleyhouse@wsftb.co.uk
- Information: Walsall Society for the Blind volunteers are working remotely, and they are continuing to produce the Walsall Talking Newspaper.
Mutual Aid
West Bromwich / Walsall Covid-19 Community Support
- Website: Visit the West Bromwich / Walsall Covid-19 Community Support Website
- Information: A Facebook group for mutual aid across West Bromwich and Walsall.
Wednesbury
Youth & Education
Darlaston Youth Centre
- Website: Visit the Darlaston Youth Centre Website
- Email: darlastonyouthcentre@gmail.com
- Information: Darlaston Youth Centre are still providing support to young people through their telephone service.
Mutual Aid
Wednesbury & Walsall COVID 19 Mutual Aid Support
Willenhall
Food Bank
Bridging The Gap
- Website: Visit the Bridging The Gap Website
- Address: 79A Stafford Street, Willenhall, Walsall WV13 1RT
- Information: Bridging The Gap is a community resource centre in Willenhall offering essential supplies to those in need.
Mutual Aid
Living Water Willenhall
- Website: Visit the Living Water Willenhall Website
- Information: Volunteers at Living Water Willenhall are helping with shopping, delivery and collection of medicine and prescriptions and a telephone Lifeline service for anyone struggling who needs a listening ear or advice.
Befriending
St Andrews Community Group
- Website: Visit the St Andrews Community Group Website
- Address: St Andrew's Church, Churchill Road, Bentley, Walsall WS2 0AA
- Phone: 01902 607335
- Information: The St Andrews Community Group are tackling isolation, helping older people through befriending, social and mental health services.