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Find organisations that can help you

Find local organisations, funded via the CRF Communities Grant, that can help with benefits, debt and money worries, including their opening times and how to access support.

Find organisations that can help you

Find local organisations, advice services and community groups that can support you with money worries, benefits, housing, wellbeing and everyday needs.

Advice services and opening times, funded by CRF Communities Grant

Below is a list of local organisations, the support they provide and their opening or session times from Monday to Sunday.

Age UK Nottingham and Notts

Welfare rights and benefits advice, money management support and training, support for digital inclusion and financial shocks for older people.

  • Monday - Thursday: 09:00 -17:00 at Age UK Centre NG2 2JD. Local venues TBC.
  • Friday: 09:00 -16:30 at Age UK Centre NG2 2JD. Local venues TBC.

Arnold Foodbank

Provision of qualified welfare rights, benefits and money management advice from Citizens Advice during foodbank sessions. Advice available via y appointment; flexibility outside these hours for emergencies.

  • Monday: 13:30 -15:00 at Daybrook Baptist Church NG5 6AA.
  • Wednesday: 13:30 -15:00 at Daybrook Baptist Church NG5 6AA.
  • Friday: 13:30 -15:00 at Daybrook Baptist Church NG5 6AA.

Bestwood & Bulwell Foodbank

Provision of qualified welfare rights, benefits and money management advice from Bestwood Advice centre during foodbank sessions.

  • Tuesday: 13:00 -15:00 at St Philips, Top Valley NG5 9AJ.
  • Wednesday: 13:00 -15:00 at St Mary's, Bulwell NG6 9AD.
  • Thursday: 13:00 -15:00 at St Philips, Top Valley NG5 9AJ.
  • Saturday: 13:00 -15:00 at St Philips, Top Valley NG5 9AJ.

Bulwell Forest Garden

Teach food growing skills to help reduce the cost of food, offer free fruit and veg to take home and free two course meal on a Friday at the weekly Lunch Club. Food grown will also be shared with the wider community for a small donation.

  • Monday: 10:30 -13:00 at Lindum Grove Community Garden, Sneinton.
  • Tuesday: 10:30 -12:30 at Arkwright Meadows Community Garden. 11:00 -14:00 at St Ann's Allotments, NG3 3LH.
  • Wednesday: 11:00 -13:00 at Summerwood Community Garden, Clifton.
  • Thursday: 10:00 -11:30 at Lindum Grove Community Garden, Sneinton. 11:00 -13:00 at Summerwood Community Garden, Clifton.
  • Friday: 10:30 -13:30 at Bulwell Forest Garden, Bulwell.
  • Sunday: 13:00 -16:00 at Summerwood Community Garden, Clifton.

Crabtree Farm Community Association

Provision of qualified welfare rights, benefits and money management advice from Bestwood Advice centre during foodbank sessions.

  • Tuesday: 09:30 -16:00 at Crabtree Farm Community Centre.
  • Thursday: 12:00 -18:00 at Crabtree Farm Community Centre.

Disability Support

Social welfare advice and support for people with disabilities.

  • Monday - Thursday: 09:00 -17:00 at Old Basford Community Centre.
  • Friday: 09:00 -16:30 at Old Basford Community Centre.

Diversify Education and Communities

Community cafe project offering hot meal for £1, Foodbank and signposting to further support.

  • Monday - Friday: Sessions between 10:00 - 19:00 at Beechdale Community Centre.

Emmanuel House Support Centre

Full time welfare rights and benefits advice worker to support rough sleepers, homeless and those at risk of homelessness.

  • Monday - Friday: 09:00 -17:00 at Emmanuel House City Centre.

Hope Nottingham

Welfare right and benefits advice delivered by Advice Nottingham partners in nine foodbanks.

  • Monday: 10:00 - 12:00 at Aspley St Margarets, NG8 5GE.
  • Tuesday: 10:00 - 12:00 at Evangelical Free Church, Radford NG7 3BZ. Note: Temporary venue until February 2027, then returns to Mount Zion, NG7 6ER.
  • Wednesday: 10:00 - 12:00 at Bilborough Library. 10:00 - 12:00 at Broxtowe St Marthas. 10:00 - 12:00 at Covenant Restoration, Arboretum. 10:00 - 12:00 at St Ann's Advice Centre & Foodbank.
  • Thursday: 10:00 - 12:00 at Aspley St Margarets, NG8 5GE. 10:00 - 12:00 at Evangelical Free Church, Radford NG7 3BZ. Note: Temporary venue until February 2027, then returns to Mount Zion, NG7 6ER.
  • Friday: 10:00 - 12:00 at Bilborough Library. 10:00 - 12:00 at Wollaton Grangewood Church.

Meadows Food Bank and Pantry

Provision of full time case worker across the foodbank and food pantry sessions to support individuals with financial and social welfare advice.

  • Tuesday: 17:30 - 19:30 at Bridgeway Hall Methodist Mission.
  • Thursday: 10:00 - 12:00 and 13:00 - 14:00 at Bridgeway Hall Methodist Mission.
  • Friday: 10:00 - 12:00 at Bridgeway Hall Methodist Mission.
  • Saturday: 11:00 - 13:00 at Bridgeway Hall Methodist Mission.

Nottingham Energy Partnership

One stop shop service for affordable warmth that will target the most vulnerable in the community delivered using network of community groups and referral partners.

  • Monday - Thursday: 09:00 - 17:30 at Queens Walk Community Centre.
  • Friday: 09:00 - 16:30 at Queens Walk Community Centre.

Nottingham Growing Network

Delivery of Grow, Cook, Eat sessions across six sites to promote healthy eating on a budget with lunch club.

  • Monday: 10:00 - 16:00 at Bulwell Forest Garden. 10:30 - 13:00 at Lindum Grove Community Garden, Sneinton.
  • Tuesday: 10:00 - 16:00 at Arkwright Meadows Community Garden. 09:00 - 16:00 at St Ann's Allotment. 10:00 - 16:00 at Windmill Community Garden.
  • Wednesday: 10:00 - 16:00 at Arkwright Meadows Community Garden. 10:00 - 16:00 at Bulwell Forest Garden. 10:00 - 12:00 at Lindum Grove Community Garden, Sneinton. 09:00 - 16:00 at St Ann's Allotment. 11:00 - 14:00 at Summerwood Community Garden, Clifton. 10:00 - 16:00 at Windmill Community Garden.
  • Thursday: 10:00 - 16:00 at Arkwright Meadows Community Garden. 10:00 - 12:00 at Lindum Grove Community Garden, Sneinton. 09:00 - 16:00 at St Ann's Allotment. 11:00 - 17:00 at Summerwood Community Garden, Clifton.
  • Friday: 10:00 - 16:00 at Arkwright Meadows Community Garden. 10:00 - 16:00 at Bulwell Forest Garden. 09:00 - 16:00 at St Ann's Allotment.
  • Saturday: 10:00 - 16:00 at Arkwright Meadows Community Garden. 13:00 - 16:00 at Bulwell Forest Garden. 09:00 - 16:00 at St Ann's Allotment.
  • Sunday: 13:00 - 16:00 at Summerwood Community Garden, Clifton.

Nottingham Law Centre and St Anns Advice Group

Specialist legal advice regarding housing wrapping around housing aid advice to offer early intervention.

  • Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 17:00 at Nottingham Law Centre.

Nottingham Women's Centre

Welfare rights and benefits advice, money management training for women.

  • Monday - Friday: 09:00 -17:00 at Nottingham Women's Centre.

Nottinghamshire Deaf Society

Welfare rights and benefits advice, money management training for deaf people.

  • Monday - Friday: 09:30 -14:30 at Nottinghamshire Deaf Society centre.

Open Arms Organisation

Basic Life Skills and Wellbeing Programme for young people aged 11–17 and over 55's combining financial education, digital inclusion, wellbeing, sustainability, employability, and essential life skills to prepare young people for education, training, employment, and independent living to avoid crisis.

  • Wednesday: 10:00 - 14:00 for appointments at Primary Arts Studios, Radford.
  • Friday: 10:00 - 14:00 for appointments at Primary Arts Studios, Radford.

St Anns Advice Group

Support financially vulnerable residents to move into or closer to sustainable employment.

  • Monday: 09:30 -16:30 One-to-one employment support meetings at St Anns Advice Centre.
  • Tuesday: 10:00 - 12:00 and 13:15 - 15:15 ESOL sessions at St Anns Advice Centre.
  • Wednesday: 09:30 -16:30 One-to-one employment support meetings at St Anns Advice Centre.
  • Thursday: 10:00 -12:00 Digital support small workshops at St Anns Advice Centre. 10:00 -12:00 ESOL sessions at St Anns Advice Centre. 13:00 -16:00 One to one digital support at St Anns Advice Centre.

The Greenway Centre

Financial advice for people using the foodbank delivered by St Anns Advice Group through drop in sessions and appointments.

  • Monday: 10:00 -15:00 for applications / one-to-one support at Greenway Centre and St Anns Advice Centre. Note: Tuesday drop-in can lead to one-to-one support the following Monday.
  • Tuesday: 10:00 -14:00 for drop-in sessions at Greenway Centre or St Anns Advice Centre. 14:00 -15:00 for assistance with completing paperwork at Greenway Centre or St Anns Advice Centre. Note: Tuesday drop-in can lead to one-to-one support the following Monday.

The Renewal Trust

Welfare rights and benefits support delivered by St Anns Advice Centre with monthly advisor support from DWP.

  • Tuesday: 09:30 -12:00 Tuesday Social at Cherry Lodge.
  • Wednesday: 16:00 -19:00 Supper Social at Cherry Lodge.
  • Thursday: 09:30 -16:30 Drop in day at Cherry Lodge.

Trent Compassion Trust

Increasing capacity of debt advice service and growing the offer to include money management to prevent future debt.

  • Monday - Friday:
    • AM - drop-in sessions at Trent Vineyard Lenton Lane,
    • PM - money management courses and appointments at Trent Vineyard Lenton Lane.

List last updated: 11/11/26

Please contact the organisation before travelling to check opening times, whether you need an appointment and what you should bring.

Coming soon: Welfare advice in your community

From December 2026, a new community welfare advice project will give residents the opportunity to sit down with an adviser at venues across Nottingham.

Welfare advisers will provide face-to-face support, with locations planned to rotate every four weeks to reach different communities across the city.

A rolling three-month programme will be published here, showing the locations, dates and times of upcoming sessions, along with information about how to attend.

Session details will be added once confirmed. Please check back to find out when an adviser will be near you.

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