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• Acas

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/acas

  Acas gives employees and employers free, impartial advice on workplace rights, rules and best practice. Also help to resolve disputes.

• Action for Children

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/actionforchildren

  Provide housing-related support in the home to young parents and expectant parents, aged 16-25, and their children.

• Action Fraud

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/actionfraud

  The UK's national reporting centre for fraud and cyber crime. As well as reporting fraud you can also find advice and updates on recent scams.

• African Community Centre

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/africanCommunityCentre

  Offer many projects supporting asylum seekers and refugees.

• Asylum Justice

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/asylumJustice

  Offering free legal advice and representation to asylum seekers, recognised refugees and other vulnerable migrants.

• Baby Bank

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/babybank

  Baby clothes and items in good condition available to families in need. Also accept donations.

• Better Jobs Better Futures

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/betterJobsBetterFutures

  Employment Support.

• Bonymaen Community Cwtch - Faith in Families

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/bonymaencommunitycwtch

  The community cwtch provides easily accessible opportunities for children, young people and their families to change their lives for the better.

• Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass)

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/cafcass

  Cafcass represents children in family court cases.

• CISS (Cancer Information and Support Services)

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/CISS

  Support for those with cancer, their carers, family and friends in South West Wales.

• Clase Community Cwtch - Faith in Families

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/clasecommunitycwtch

  Provide opportunities for children and their families to have fun, try new things, make friends, learn, grow, and develop in a safe and supportive environment.

• Congolese Development Project

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/congolesedevelopmentproject

  Congolese Development Project assists newcomers in Swansea - easing their transition process and facilitating their integration into a new life.

• Cruse UK (Bereavement Support) (Wales)

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/CruseUK

  Bereavement support for adults, children and young people when someone has died.

• Ethnic Youth Support Team (EYST)

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/EYST

  EYST has expanded its mission and vision to also meet the needs of BME young people, families and individuals including refugees and asylum seekers living in Wa...

• Family Fund

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/contactFamilyFund

  Help for families with children with disabilities.

• Grief Encounter

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/griefEncounter

  Supporting bereaved children and young people.

• GROW Cymru (Growing Real Opportunities for Women)

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/growcymru

  Provide training, support, mentoring and guidance to women of all backgrounds and ages across South Wales.

• Kin Cymru

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/contactkincymru

  Provide help parents of children with special needs/disabilities to claim benefits they are entitled to.

• Kooth

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/kooth

  Kooth offers one-to-one, anonymous counselling sessions with fully trained and qualified counsellors and emotional wellbeing practitioners.

• Matthew's House

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/matthewshouse

  Matthew's House exists to provide a warm and welcoming building in the heart of Swansea, with the expressed intention of being accessible for the homeless and m...

• Men's Sheds Cymru

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/mensShedsCymru

  Offering a free advocacy service for Men's Sheds members, their family and community.

• Mountain view Children's Centre - Mayhill Surgery

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/mountainviewchildrenscentre

  Set in the community of Mayhill, this centre offers support to families in the area and hosts regular events and activities.

• Ogof Adullam at Penlan Methodist Church

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/OgofAdullam

  Drop-in centre offering a place of refuge to individuals experiencing homelessness and alcohol and drug addiction as well as providing a point of contact for pr...

• Race Council Cymru

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/RaceCouncilCymru

  Projects include participation of asylum seekers and refugees.

• Red Cross

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/redcross

  Destitution / hardship support for refugees

• Relate

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/relate

  Offers relationship counselling, children and young people's counselling.

• Share Tawe

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/sharetawe

  Helps to find housing solutions for destitute asylum seekers.

• Swansea Asylum Seekers Support

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/swanseaAsylumSeekers

  Provide support, a hot meal and English lessons to asylum seekers and new refugees in Swansea during 2 weekly drop-in sessions.

• Swansea Children's Centre

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/swanseachildrenscentre

  Based in Penlan and offering a place for families to get support, the centre also has events and activities for all ages.

• Swansea Council for Voluntary Service

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/SCVS

  Swansea Council for Voluntary Service support, develop and represent voluntary organisations, volunteers and communities across Swansea.

• Swansea Family Information Service

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/familyinformationservice

  The Swansea Family Information Service (FIS) is a one stop shop, providing free, quality, impartial information on a wide range of childcare, children's, family...

• Take Five

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/contacttakefive

  A national campaign that offers straight-forward and impartial advice to help everyone protect themselves from preventable financial fraud.

• Teilo's Community Cwtch - Faith in Families, Portmead

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/teiloscommunitycwtch

  Supporting children, families and individuals in the heart of their community.

• The Children's Commissioner for Wales' office

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/childrensCommissionerWales

  Information hub for children, young people and families in Wales.

• The Exchange

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/theExchange

  The-Exchange specialises in supporting the psychological well-being of children, young people and families.

• The Farming Community Network (FCN Cymru)

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/FCNCymru

  A voluntary organisation and charity operating in England and Wales that supports farmers and families within the farming community through difficult times.

• Tidy Minds

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/tidyminds

  A mental health and well-being website for young people in Neath Port Talbot and Swansea.

• Unity in Diversity

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/unityindiversity

  Provide food, support and learning opportunities to asylum seekers and refugees in the Swansea area.

• WCVA - Voluntary Services Emergency fund

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/WCVAemergencyfund

  The 2021/2022 Volunteering Wales Grants scheme is now open to applications, with an emphasis on projects supporting the Well-being of Future Generations Act.

• Welsh Refugee Council

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/WelshrefugeeCouncil

  Support for refugee and asylum seekers.

• Western Bay Adoption Service

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/westernbayadoption

  Western Bay Adoption Service aims to improve services for both adopters and children who are seeking adoption.

• Which?

  https://www.swansea.gov.uk/contactwhich

  Online guidance on the latest scams, how to spot scams, what to do if you've been scammed and how to report a scam