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A food bank can provide free food if you're having difficulties buying enough food. All food banks operate differently, some may be able to offer a delivery service for those unable to travel to one.

You can contact your local food bank to find out more.

The Kent County Council website has a dedicated webpage for finding your local food bank.

Kent Green Action is a campaign to connect people with nature and inspire everyone to take action to improve our environment.

Climate change, plastic pollution and water scarcity are just some issues we face in Kent. Kent Green Action works hard to address these issues.

Valuing and protecting our local environment helps protect the natural world, our health, wellbeing, and local economy.

With many finding times very tough right now. It's really important to get help if you're struggling. Mind is a free mental health charity that can offer help and advice with the mission to 'work in partnership with people on their journey to recovery'

Mind promises not to give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.

The Kent Autistic Trust offers family support information which includes

• Information on autism-related subjects
• Information on education, social and health services
• Information and support on disability benefits
• Promote awareness of autism and quality services needed
• Training on autism and associated subjects
• Autism alert card

Involve is a charity based in Maidstone. Its focus is to improve health, empowering people and communities to live well and tackling the root causes of ill health including isolation, loneliness, disadvantage and frailty.

It believes age is not a barrier to good health, and works to the World Health Organisation definition of health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."

FareShare saves good food from going to waste. They redistribute surplus food from some of the UK’s top food companies to nearly 9,500 charities and community groups.

There are two options for getting food – a paid-for service with a FareShare Community Food Membership or the opportunity to collect free surplus food from your local supermarket through FareShare Go.

Money Advice Plus is a registered charity with headquarters in Hove, helping and supporting people experiencing difficulty managing their money or financial affairs. In partnership with Surviving Economic Abuse Money Advice Plus operates The Financial Support Line for Victims of Domestic Abuse.

Money Advice Plus is the only UK charity that provides dedicated support to victim-survivors of domestic abuse with their money worries to increase financial stability.

East Sussex Hearing is a small independent charity that has been serving the deaf and hard-of-hearing community for over 20 years.

The centre is open for everyone for free advice on all aspects of hearing loss.

The sessions are every Tuesday and Wednesday from 10am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 4pm.

East Hampshire District Council has a dedicated webpage that pulls together various helpful resources.

From help with buying food and essentials to keeping warm and helping with childcare costs in the local area, this page has plenty of help and advice.

SeeAbility delivers specialist social care support for people with learning disabilities, autism and sight loss to help them achieve their ambitions within the communities where they live.

Registered as The Royal School for the Blind, SeeAbility is one of the oldest disability charities in the UK and has pioneered specialist support for over 220 years.

Basingstoke and District Disability Forum (BDDF) supports anyone affected by disability within our local community, including Disabled people and their families, carers, our fellow charities and local businesses.

BDDF promotes inclusion and opportunities for anyone living with a disability, chronic pain or impairment.