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Mental health support, rooted in Selby. A drop in centre, and a furniture shop that quietly pays for it all.
Everything we do begins and ends with mental health and wellbeing. Nine years in, what started as a conversation in a café has grown into a drop in centre, a furniture shop, art classes, trips, and a network of volunteers quietly looking after the mental wellbeing of Selby and the towns and villages around it.
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Six service areas, dozens of touchpoints, one open door. We work with local people for local people, making sure nobody in Selby is left to face things alone.
First port of call for anyone who walks through the door.
Real help with the paperwork and bills that keep people up at night.
Nobody in Selby should go hungry, ever.
A safe space to breathe, talk and feel human again.
Tackling loneliness with proper days out and proper company.
Standing with people at the sharpest end of the cost of living crisis.
Stronger together — joined-up support across Selby.
Pay It Forward begins
It started with a simple idea across Selby — pay for a drink or a meal so a stranger could have one too. Kindness, on the house.
Pay It Forward begins
It started with a simple idea across Selby — pay for a drink or a meal so a stranger could have one too. Kindness, on the house.
Mental Health First Aid
We've spent years quietly training the people of Selby, and beyond, to spot the signs and start the conversation.
Mental Health First Aid
We've spent years quietly training the people of Selby, and beyond, to spot the signs and start the conversation.
Pandemic pivot
When the cafés shut, we built something new, fast. Café owners and our MHFA trainees became call handlers almost overnight.
Pandemic pivot
When the cafés shut, we built something new, fast. Café owners and our MHFA trainees became call handlers almost overnight.
First support centre
We finally had a front door. The Centre and a drop-in space sat under the same roof, call us, or just walk in.
First support centre
We finally had a front door. The Centre and a drop-in space sat under the same roof, call us, or just walk in.
A shop, a café, and a service user led charity
Three big steps in one year, and all of them led by the people who use our services.
A shop, a café, and a service user led charity
Three big steps in one year, and all of them led by the people who use our services.
Partnerships & expansion
The centre became a working base for the wider system. NHS teams started running services from our rooms.
Partnerships & expansion
The centre became a working base for the wider system. NHS teams started running services from our rooms.
Support at scale
Around 56,000 calls answered in a single year, triage, a listening ear, and a bridge to crisis services when it's needed.
Support at scale
Around 56,000 calls answered in a single year, triage, a listening ear, and a bridge to crisis services when it's needed.
A centre that hosts the communitea
The doors are open wider than ever. Local groups now use the centre to run things they care about.
A centre that hosts the communitea
The doors are open wider than ever. Local groups now use the centre to run things they care about.
What's next
We're looking at a communitea radio station and growing the wellbeing side of what we do. Watch this space.
What's next
We're looking at a communitea radio station and growing the wellbeing side of what we do. Watch this space.
Three quick ways to be part of what we do, pick whichever fits your week.
A quiet pound doing noisy work
Every pound you give keeps the kettle on, the doors open and the support free. No middlemen, no fees, no fuss, just direct help for people in Selby who need it.
100% goes straight to the centre
Whether you need a listening ear, a sofa, or somewhere to spend a Tuesday — we're here.
28 Gowthorpe
Selby, YO8 4ET
Mon – Sat · 9am – 5pm
