COVID 19 CRISIS
COMMUNITY HUB
Do you need support during the Covid 19 Crisis?
Call the community hub on 01424 452019
A community hub has been set up for residents of Hastings and St Leonards who feel they need extra help in coping with the effects of the coronavirus.
Who can use the community hub?
Any Hastings residents who need support but don't have any family, friends, neighbours or carers to help.
What support can I get through the hub?
We can help with food parcels, prescriptions and befriending/welfare check calls during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) 'lockdown'. We are working with community partners to expand this offer to include help with shopping and supermarket collection which should be available shortly.
How do I get this help?
If you are in immediate need of a food package, or need a prescription collection/delivery within the next 48 hours, you can call our helpline on 01424 451019. It is open 9am - 5pm Monday-Thursday, and 9am - 4.30pm Friday.
If your request is non-urgent and you are able to do so please complete our online form.
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Otherwise please also call our helpline on 01424 451019. It is open 9am - 5pm Monday-Thursday, and 9am - 4.30pm Friday.Who provides the support?
The community hub is a partnership between voluntary groups in the town, the health service, Hastings Borough Council and East Sussex County Council.
The Sussex Resilience Forum (emergency services, health, local government and other partners) are co-ordinating supplies for extremely vulnerable people who have been told to stay at home for 12 weeks. But if there is something else they need, they can get in touch with the community hub.
Call the community hub on 01424 452019
A community hub has been set up for residents of Hastings and St Leonards who feel they need extra help in coping with the effects of the coronavirus.
Who can use the community hub?
Any Hastings residents who need support but don't have any family, friends, neighbours or carers to help.
What support can I get through the hub?
We can help with food parcels, prescriptions and befriending/welfare check calls during the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) 'lockdown'. We are working with community partners to expand this offer to include help with shopping and supermarket collection which should be available shortly.
How do I get this help?
If you are in immediate need of a food package, or need a prescription collection/delivery within the next 48 hours, you can call our helpline on 01424 451019. It is open 9am - 5pm Monday-Thursday, and 9am - 4.30pm Friday.
If your request is non-urgent and you are able to do so please complete our online form.
https://app.smartsheet.com/…/946f5a215e354ae4ba6f1f4f02e209…
Otherwise please also call our helpline on 01424 451019. It is open 9am - 5pm Monday-Thursday, and 9am - 4.30pm Friday.Who provides the support?
The community hub is a partnership between voluntary groups in the town, the health service, Hastings Borough Council and East Sussex County Council.
The Sussex Resilience Forum (emergency services, health, local government and other partners) are co-ordinating supplies for extremely vulnerable people who have been told to stay at home for 12 weeks. But if there is something else they need, they can get in touch with the community hub.
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