FAMILY & CARERS
Breast Buddies
Website: https://www.facebook.com/breastbuddiesangus
Email: kimberley@voluntaryactionangus.org.uk
Drop in for breastfeeding support, a cuppy and a chat.
Forfar Family Support Team
Website: Click Here
Telephone: 01575 576 970
The four Family Support Teams provide services for children, young people and their families aged 0-16 years, providing a range of early intervention services on an individual and group work basis. Services are provided depending on the needs of each child and family.
FOOD PROVISION
Forfar Foodbank
Website: https://angus.foodbank.org.uk/
Email: info@angus.foodbank.org.uk
Telephone: 01307 466 841
Telephone (Norman): 07964 292 349
Address: 43 Craig O Loch Road, Forfar, DD8 1BZ
Opening Hours:
- Monday: 1pm – 3pm
- Tuesday: 1pm – 3pm
- Wednesday: 6pm – 8pm
- Thursday: 1pm – 3pm
- Friday: 1pm – 3pm
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed
We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That’s why we provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to us in crisis. We are part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK.
The Social Supermarket
Website: https://www.s-martscot.com/
Email: hello@communityfirstuk.com
Address: 25 West High Street, Forfar, DD8 1BA
Opening Hours:
- Monday: 9am – 3pm
- Tuesday: 9am – 3pm
- Wednesday: 9am – 3pm
- Thursday: 9am – 3pm
- Friday: 1pm – 5pm
- Saturday: 9am – 1pm
- Sunday: Closed
S-Mart is Angus’s first Social Supermarket. Our vision is to tackle food insecurity and reduce food waste in our local communities. We can achieve this by using surplus, over ordered and “no longer stocked” food from big chain supermarkets and local food suppliers..
HEALTH & WELLBEING
Forfar Social Prescribing
Website: Click Here
Email: lesley@voluntaryactionangus.org.uk
Telephone: 07857 618 041
Social prescribing is not new to the county of Angus. Strong partnership working and respectful collaborations across primary care and third sector have formed part of a vision to create ‘An Angus that actively cares’, which is an integral part of our Health and Social Care Strategic Plan. Angus is mostly a rural county where the population of 106,800 people is anticipated to grow and where demographic forecasts predict an aging population (perhaps more dependent on primary and other care services). There are also increasing challenges concerning to public health where poverty, mental health, alcohol and drug deaths are increasing across the county and in its neighbouring Local Authority, Dundee.
The Royal British Legion – Forfar
Website: https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/
Telephone: 01307 463 204
Address: 1 Academy St, Forfar, DD8 2HA
Since 1921 we have stood for and provided support to veterans and their families.
When servicemen and women return to civilian life after serving with the Armed Forces some are in need of community and friendship, maybe as a result of their experiences in the services or purely because they are no longer part of the ‘military family’ they had come to rely. We make a difference every day to the lives of those veterans through our comradeship and befriending programme, developing strong communities and supporting remembrance.
Our large family network is spread across Scotland and helps support veterans and their families to get on with their lives and assists those who require assistance.
JOB & FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Forfar Job Centre
Website: Click Here
Telephone: 0800 169 0190
Specialist Advisor Support including Access to Work and specialist disability services. Access to jobs across the UK and Europe, training opportunities, job search assistance, work experience placements, sector based work academies and Work Trials. Assistance provided to Employers with using our Universal Jobmatch service to advertise vacancies.