Just some of the places you can find help during crisis

Please note this list is by no means comprehensive and if you wish your group or organisation to be included please email the details to [email protected]

YMCA Portadown: Emergency food packs; Ready meals; Prescription pick ups. Contact Darryn Causby, tel 07850 592 494, email [email protected]; Facebook/ymcaportadown; Instagram/ymcaportadown; Twitter/portadownymca

Women’s Aid Armagh Down; Safe refuge accommodation and community based support to women, children and young people. Contact Helen Cranney, email [email protected] // www.womensaidarmaghdown.org

Voice of Recovery: Armagh, Banbridge, Craigavon, Dedicated helpline to those in recovery from addiction, Counselling including bereavement, Emotional and mental health support via phone and Microsoft Teams, Volunteers for practical support. Contact Sheila Smyth, [email protected]

The Salvation Army, Craigavon; in partnership with the Foodbank offer emergency food to those experiencing hardship. They are also able to assist with collection and delivery of items where possible to those who are vulnerable and/or in isolation, as well as providing a phone contact service to those feeling isolated at this time. Contact Martin Stevenson, 028 3832 3222, email [email protected], www.salvationarmy.org.uk/lurgan

Tandragee Royal British Legion: collecting dry goods and cleaning products for delivery to the local vulnerable and elderly residents. Contact Joe Gibson, 07751 266 367, [email protected]

Portadown Cares: Collection and delivery of foods and medicines, contact David Taylor, 07787 364 226, email [email protected] or see facebook.com/PortadownCaresx/

Portadown BBOB FC: Making essential hampers for elderly and vulnerable people within the area. Contact Robert Love, 07967 313 105, email [email protected] or see facebook.com/pbbobfc

Links Counselling: Telephone, video and instant messaging counselling for young people, adults and families. Contact Laura Wylie, tel 028 3834 2825, email [email protected], website linkscounselling.com or see facebook.com/linkscounselling; Insta: @linkscounselling; Twitter: @linkscounsel

Edgarstown Residents Association: Supply hot meals two days a week to elderly vulnerable residents and families who are known to teh group as impoverished. Also to provide shopping runs and medication collections. Daily phone call. Contact Phyllis Abraham, tel 07809 481 364, email [email protected] or see facebook.com/edgarstownresidentsassociation/

Drumcree Centre: Drumcree Community Trust has established a community volunteer scheme for the entire northwest Portadown area (based at Drumcree Community Centre, 3 Ashgrove Road, Portadown) the aim of which is to provide support older persons aged 65 and over and also those persons with an underlying medical condition who will be most vulnerable from Covid 19. see facebook.com/Drumcree-Centre-844529745662371/