Other Sources Of Help – Families

Council Run Services

Slough Family Services

  • Information & guidance for a range of services for children, young people & their families.

Slough Family Services Homepage

Tel – 01753 476589

Slough Children First

  • Practical advice & support on being a parent, childcare and family health services

Slough Children First Homepage

Enquiries – 01753 477321

Concerns about a child – 01753 875362

The Baby Bank

  • Providing essentials to families in extreme need
  • Newborn starter kits
  • Cots, pushchairs, bottles, clothes, school uniforms

The Baby Bank

Email – [email protected]

The Cowshed

  • Provides good quality, cleaned and ironed clothes and other essentials free to anyone in need

The Cowshed

Tel – 0118 934 5120

Buckinghamshire Council

Helping Hands Team

  • Bucks Helping Hands team is available to help individuals or families in need, those on low incomes and those who are experiencing a financial emergency or crisis.
  • Support and advice can be provided for energy and water costs, broadband, food, debt and money problems, employment, healthcare travel costs, mental health, children’s social care and holiday activities, adult learning and skills for employment.

Help With The Cost Of Living

Citizens Advice

  • Advice on benefits, debt, low income, discrimination at work, housing, homelessness or ill health

Problems getting to or topping up your prepayment meter

Get help if you’re struggling to pay your bills

Citizens Advice Homepage

Citizens Advice Bucks

  • Citizens Advice Bucks is a charity that provides free advice by qualified staff and volunteers. They can give advice on topics such as debt, benefits, employment, housing, discrimination, immigration, consumer, family and more.

Citizens Advice Bucks Homepage
Contact Request
Tel – 0808 278 7938 (Mon – Fri 9.30am – 4.30pm)

Citizens Advice East Berkshire

  • Whoever you are, whatever the issue, CAEB is here to help solve life’s problems. They offer free, impartial, confidential and independent advice and information to everyone on their rights and responsibilities.

CAEB Homepage

Telephone helpline for Slough residents – 0808 812 7022 (Freephone. Open Tuesday and Thursday 10am – 2:30pm)

Telephone helpline for Maidenhead and Windsor residents – 0808 278 7914 (Freephone. Open Monday to Friday 10am – 4pm)

Slough Advice Centre Website

  • A website with an extensive directory of local organisations who can help with a wide range of issues. You can use this to contact organisations directly.
  • Topics include Housing, Debt, Benefits, Work, Family, Disabled, Older People, Immigration, Health and Care

Slough Advice Centre Website