Are you a creative builder? Come and join one of our free Lego Clubs at your local library.

No need to book, all materials are provided. Suitable for ages 4+, children must be supervised by a parent or carer. 

Are you a creative builder? Come and join one of our free Lego Clubs at your local library.

No need to book, all materials are provided. Suitable for ages 4+, children must be supervised by a parent or carer. 

Are you a creative builder? Come and join one of our free Lego Clubs at your local library.

No need to book, all materials are provided. Suitable for ages 4+, children must be supervised by a parent or carer. 

Read, play, craft and make friends at our new Game Changers social clubs for 7-11 year olds!

Whether you want to try a new board game, help create a book display,or have some company while you do your homework, you’ll find plenty to keep you busy.

Read, play, craft and make friends at our new Game Changers social clubs for 7-11 year olds!

Whether you want to try a new board game, help create a book display,or have some company while you do your homework, you’ll find plenty to keep you busy.

Read, play, craft and make friends at our new Game Changers social clubs for 7-11 year olds!

Whether you want to try a new board game, help create a book display,or have some company while you do your homework, you’ll find plenty to keep you busy.

Read, play, craft and make friends at our new Game Changers social clubs for 7-11 year olds!

Whether you want to try a new board game, help create a book display,or have some company while you do your homework, you’ll find plenty to keep you busy.

Read, play, craft and make friends at our new Game Changers social clubs for 7-11 year olds!

Whether you want to try a new board game, help create a book display,or have some company while you do your homework, you’ll find plenty to keep you busy.

Read, play, craft and make friends at our new Game Changers social clubs for 7-11 year olds!

Whether you want to try a new board game, help create a book display,or have some company while you do your homework, you’ll find plenty to keep you busy.

Read, play, craft and make friends at our new Game Changers social clubs for 7-11 year olds!

Whether you want to try a new board game, help create a book display,or have some company while you do your homework, you’ll find plenty to keep you busy.

Read, play, craft and make friends at our new Game Changers social clubs for 7-11 year olds!

Whether you want to try a new board game, help create a book display,or have some company while you do your homework, you’ll find plenty to keep you busy.

We have a community street cricket session which runs every Monday from 4pm - 6pm. This is open to age 8 -15 year olds.

These sessions run throughout the school holidays and in term time.

Please contact Calum Bickerton on  0797 912 1321 for more details.

Our FREE junior sessions are a safe space for children aged between 5-11 years (please note different times for different age groups) to come and socialise, play freely, learn about the world around them and take part in activities like;

• arts and crafts
• cooking
• gardening
• group games
• sports

The sessions are led by the children, they choose what they would like to do in their youth clubs and plan their activities. Snacks and drinks are available in all sessions. 

Moneywise Credit Union is a financial co-operative which offers savings, loans and related services to members. Anyone who joins must be part of a "common bond", this means everyone who lives or works in the Tyne and Wear region. Credit unions are a "not for profit" organisation which means that any surplus made is reinvested into the business, any additional profit is used to pay a dividend to members.

Moneywise Credit Union has a network of local credit union collection points that offer a convenient way to deposit savings. Local credit union collection points do not provide information about loans or membership queries.

We do not provide a specialist benefit advice service but do offer Newcastle residents some general support with benefit issues. For example:

Moneywise Credit Union has a network of local credit union collection points that offer a convenient way to deposit savings. Local credit union collection points do not provide information about loans or membership queries.

We do not provide a specialist benefit advice service but do offer Newcastle residents some general support with benefit issues. For example:

For refugees living in the West End of Newcastle Practical help, advice and advocacy are provided through daily drop-in advice sessions, run by WERS’ multi-lingual support worker and trained volunteers.

WERS also offers home visits for those who find it difficult to visit WERS’ offices, a clothing store, where good quality second-hand clothing and household items are offered free of charge and a hardship fund, providing emergency payments to clients in extreme need. Emotional support is offered through the accredited befriending scheme

Turn2us is a national charity that helps people gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and other financial help. www.turn2us.org.uk  has a free and easy to use Turn2us Benefits Calculator and a grants search database containing details of over 3,000 charitable funds.

Money Matters is the specialist debt advice team within the Newcastle City Council's Active Inclusion Service. They offer debt and budgeting advice to people who live in Newcastle.

Phone: 0800 1707 008 Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm

Professionals can refer people to the service by emailing moneymatters@newcastle.gov.uk and requesting a referral form.

If you need housing advice, if you are at risk of homelessness or you are homeless and have nowhere to stay, please contact the Housing Advice Centre. Staff at the Housing Advice Centre will assess your situation and give you free confidential advice with the aim of helping you to keep your home or assisting you to find one that meets your needs.

Fair For You offers an affordable alternative to weekly payment stores. They provide low cost loans for new branded white goods, furniture such as beds, mattresses, sofas and sofa beds, pushchairs and prams at fair prices for low income households. Unlike other weekly payment stores, Fair For You do not penalise customers who choose to repay their loan early or charge expensive missed payment fees. Fair for You’s loan calculator tool lets customers check how much the loan will cost in total.

Energy Services provides energy management and advice services to the council, Your Homes Newcastle and to Newcastle's residents.

Residents of Karbon Housing can get specialist advice on welfare benefits, money advice, home energy or help finding work or training. Whether one off advice or the help of a dedicated caseworker is needed, Karbon’s dedicated team of expert advisers can help.

To self refer, you can email moneymatters@karbonhomes.co.uk, fill in a quick online form https://www.karbonhomes.co.uk/customer-area/my-money or phone 0808 164 0111 

MHM was established 30 years ago by families and carers in the North East to provide support and care for people they loved with mental health problems.

Today we have grown into a major national organisation supporting people with learning disabilities, drug and alcohol and other problems, as well as our core client group of people with mental health needs, across the UK through a range of evidence based and innovative services.

AKT in the North East supports LGBTQ+ young people (16-25) who are homeless or living in a hostile environment.