JIGSAW DIRECTORY
Community Services - York
Details of local organisations and services in York
Club 84
Guppy’s Enterprise Club
Nunnery Lane
York
YO23 1AB
Tel: 01904 490753
Contact: Jenny MacLaren
Social evenings for anyone who has experienced psychiatric problems or sympathises with such problems, please contact for further details.
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Compass One
6-7 Bridge Street
York
YO1 6DD
Tel: 01904 670046
Email: info@compass-uk.org
Web: www.compass-uk.org
Providing services to people concerned with the health and social impact of illicit drug use.
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Family Matters York
The Spurriergate Centre
Spurriergate
York
YO1 9QR
Tel: 01904 639767
Email: info@fmy.org.uk
Web: www.familymattersyork.org.uk
A local charity, equipping people with relationship skills to enable them to form stable, healthy relationships.
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Future Prospects
24 Swinegate
York
YO1 8AZ
Tel: 0800 834239 or 01904 634748
Email: admin@futureprospects.org.uk
Web: www.futureprospects.org.uk
Open: Tues & Thurs – 10am-7pm
Wed, Fri & Sat – 10am-4pm
No matter if you are thinking of starting a job, changing your working hours, looking for a career change or getting back into education, you are right at Future Prospects.
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Home-Start York
49 Cemetery Road
Fulford
York
YO10 5AJ
Tel: 01904 674764
Email: homestartyork@ukgateway.net
Informal and friendly support for families with young children, providing a lifeline to thousands of parents and children.
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Mainstay
15 Priory Street
York
YO1 6ET
Tel: 01904 623801
A small but growing registered charity representing mental health service users who are working to improve services in the York, Selby and Easingwold area. Please contact for details of our drop in services.
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Older Citizens Advocacy York
52 Townend Street
York
YO31 7QG
Tel: 01904 676200
If you are over 50 and sometimes feel nobody is listening to you properly or you are daunted by dealing with organisations such as the health service or the council, then help is at hand. Older Citizens Advocacy York (OCAY).
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Our Celebration
Highcliffe House
Highcliffe Court
York
YO30 6BP
Tel: 01904 643364
Email: office@ourcelebration.org.uk
Web: www.ourcelebration.org.uk
Supporting recovery from mental ill health in York and the surrounding area, through work related training, mentoring and support for adults with long-term mental health problems. Offering weekly craft workshops, leisure and social activities.
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Selby & York Carers Centre
Clementhorpe Health Centre
Cherry Street
York
YO23 1AP
Tel: 01904 724466
Email: sycarers@sypct.nhs.uk
Web: www.sycarerscentre.org.uk
Open: Mon, Tues & Thurs 10am-12pm & 1pm-3.30pm
Wed – 1pm-3.30pm
Providing information, support and contact for people involved with providing care for others in the Selby and York areas.
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Women’s Counselling Service
15 Priory Street
York
YO1 6ET
Tel: 01904 652706 (24 hr answerphone)
Face to face counselling for women on a wide range of issues.
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York & District Citizens Advice Bureau
3 Blossom Street
York
North Yorkshire
YO24 1AU
Advice line: 0870 126 4850
Appointments: 01904 623 550
Email: admin@yorkcab.org.uk
Web: www.yorkcab.org.uk
Drop-in & Tel advice times: Mon & Tues – 9.30am-3.30pm
Wed – 4.30pm-7pm
Thurs – 9.30am-11.30am
Fri – 9.30am-12.30pm
Advice and information on a range of issues, including housing rights, welfare rights and benefits, money and debt, consumer rights and employment rights.
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York Alcohol Advice Service
63 Bootham
York
YO30 7BT
Tel: 01904 652104
Email: office@yaas.info
Web: www.yaas.info
Open: Tues, Thurs & Fri – 9am-4pm
Mon – 9am-6pm
Wed - 9am-8pm
Free and confidential counselling, advice and information for problem drinkers, their families and friends.
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York Council for Voluntary Service
Priory Street Centre
15 Priory Street
York
YO1 6ET
Tel: 01904 621133
Email: yorkcvs@yorkcvs.org
Web: www.yorkcvs.org.uk
Open: 9am-4pm weekdays
York CVS supports
and promotes voluntary and community activity in York to help local people
to improve the quality of life in the city. It offers a range of
services to charities, voluntary organisations and community groups in York
to help them work more effectively. This includes information and advice,
training, and financial and administrative services. It also offers
information about voluntary and community organisations in York and provides
links between them and statutory bodies such as the Primary Care Trust and
the City Council.
Anyone who needs more information about voluntary groups operating in the
City, or who want to volunteer, or find out more about running and voluntary
of community group should contact us for further information.
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