Local Support

Our Staying Connected Project can support with free SIM cards for refugees staying with host families in North Herts and Stevenage. Please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information on how we can help. 

Hitchin Pantry is offering 6 months free membership for Ukrainian families. Members of the pantry will be able to access food, including fresh fruit and vegetables and store cupboard favourites, to the value of £15 or more every week.

Walsworth Road Baptist Church are open on Saturdays from 10am and 12pm to offer a warm space, refreshments, board games, toys and activities as well as English language support to all.

A Warm Welcome Space at Zeo Centre is open to all individuals and families offering a place to hang out on Wednesdays from 1730 until 1930. You can enjoy FREE hot/cold drinks, a FREE two-course cooked meal, charge your phone, do some work (or homework), a listening ear if you need one, space and toys for kids to play, FREE Wifi access and accessible toilets.

Refresh at Christchurch in Hitchin is offering a warm space to get together on Tuesday mornings - free coffee/tea, cake and biscuits and a very warm welcome for all during these cold winter months. All welcome.

Baldock and Ashwell Action Aid Ukraine are a group of local volunteers supporting refugees and host families in the area.  They put on regular events and have lots of useful information.

Climb Hitchin is offering free climbing sessions for Ukrainian guests in North Herts. These must be booked in advance (as numbers of climbers are limited per session). Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

North Herts has many food provision groups. Some of the groups aim to help those in need, some aim to reduce food waste and others do a combination of the two. A full list of these groups is available on the NHC website.

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