Food parcels / Food banks

• Emmaus House - 101 Fitzwarren Street, Salford, M6 5RQ - It is a club you can join if you are on low income and pay £2.50 per week and get £15 worth of shopping T: 0161 737 8279  info@emmaussalford.org.uk or luciesfoodpantry@gmail.com
• Eccles Foodbank Centre - Connect Church, where our Eccles foodbank centre runs from on Friday mornings (11am - 1pm) is currently undergoing building work.  This means that although we will still run a foodbank session from here, we have very limited space and the only entrance will be on Wellington Road. 
• The Launch Project - Are doing emergency packs for people self-isolating or finding it hard to get out  0161 883 319
• Salford Assist - Support people in crisis who don’t have money for food or heating call 0800 694 3695
• Costcutter Eccles - Are offering free delivery for elderly and vulnerable 07958241154 / 07544371341

If you are down to £4 on your gas and electric pay and go. You can phone your provider and ask for a fuel voucher. You can do this twice a year and don’t have to pay it back. £40 credit will be given to you.

If you can’t get baby formula, if you ring your local pharmacy they should be able to order you some. Or if you look on the back of the baby formula tin some have helpline numbers and they should be able to deliver some to you.

Furniture / Electric Appliances

• www.rainbowfurniturecentre.weebly.com/index.html - Furniture centre in Trafford park who supply low price goods –  Phone. 0161 968 0125  Cleanstart Re-Use Centre, Mosley Road, Trafford Park M17 1NR  Open hours mon- Fri  8am–4pm
• www.salford.gov.uk/discretionarysupport.htm - Community Care Grants have now been replaced with Salford Discretionary Support.  Families will no longer be given money to buy goods, instead they will be supplied with the furniture direct. Families will only be able to apply for essential items such as fridge, cooker, beds etc.  
• Wesley Community Furniture Project - can supply cookers as well as furniture packages. T: (0161) 226 9051 info@thewesley.org.uk www.thewesley.org.uk

If a family is in need of emergency items such as gas/electric for metre, food, nappies etc then they will be expected to attend Salford Opportunities Centre where they will be supplied with vouchers for the items.  

Charities

Glasspool Charity – www.glasspool.org.uk/who-can-apply/ - A UK wide charity providing grants to vulnerable adults as well as children and  families. If authorised they will credit children services to then proceed with purchase.

Remote learning

Whilst school is closed, or partially closed, many children will be learning from home.

Please see the Department for Education (DFE) policy for Safeguarding and remote education during coronavirus (COVID-19):

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/safeguarding-and-remote-education-during-coronavirus-covid-19

The outbreak of Covid-19 means that many aspects of children’s ‘normal’ routines have been abruptly and significantly changed. Many children are now spending all their time at home with their immediate family, and children are not able to have direct contact with their friends and wider family.

Our lives are currently dominated by discussion about the impact the virus is having.

This will be an anxious time for many of our children – they may have worries and questions about how the virus might affect them and those close to them, especially older members of their family and those already in poor health.

Child Bereavement UK has made a short film about supporting bereaved children during the outbreak

Winston’s Wish has produced guidance on

• talking to bereaved children about coronavirus
• telling a child that someone has died from coronavirus

Cruse Bereavement Care has produced some tips about talking to children among their wider resources about grief and coronavirus.

Saying goodbye and funerals

The requirements around social distancing mean that many won’t be able to attend the funeral of a loved one during the outbreak. Below are some suggestions about other ways of saying goodbye:

• How to say goodbye when a funeral isn’t possible, from Winston’s Wish
• Guidance for families around funerals, from Nelson’s Journey

If you need to speak with someone directly regarding any concerns related to bereavement and supporting children, young people and their families, please contact school by email holycross.allsaints@salford.gov.uk or telephone: 0161 7894386