The Leeds Directory www.leedsdirectory.org is a great place to start if you are looking for support in or around Leeds or you are looking for checked and vetted local services and tradespeople, as well as local activities and events.
To speak to the Leeds Directory team, you can call 0113 378 4610 or email leedsdirectory@leeds.gov.uk, weekdays 9am to 5pm
You can also visit the Leeds City Council website www.leeds.gov.uk for details of local services such as schools, libraries, accessing benefits, waste collection and public health.
Community Hubs
There are a number of community hubs run by Leeds City Council located throughout the city which bring together various local resources including libraries, job shops, free use of computers. Please click on the links below for details of you local community hub.
- Armley hub
- Bramley hub
- Burmantofts
- City centre hub
- Compton Centre hub
- Dewsbury Road hub
- Garforth hub
- Hawksworth hub
- Headingley hub
- Holt Park hub
- Horsforth hub
- Hunslet hub
- Kippax hub
- Moor Allerton hub
- Morley hub
- Otley hub
- Pudsey hub
- Reginald Centre hub
- Rothwell hub
- Seacroft hub
- Wetherby hub
- Yeadon hub
Voluntary Sector Services
In addition to council run services there are also many other charity/voluntary sector groups and services that you may find useful, see details below:
- Age UK Leeds - Help for the elderly - Tel: 0113 389 3000
- Andy's Man Clubs - Talking groups for men
- BAME Health & Wellbeing Hub - Support for over 50s in the Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) community
- BARCA - Community mental health, drug, alcohol and wellbeing services
- Barnardos - Support for children, young people and their families
- Better Action for Families - Working to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities and their families in Leeds
- Better Leeds - Independent debt and financial advice
- Carers Leeds - Support for unpaid carers in Leeds, Tel: 0113 380 4300
- Childline - Counselling service for children and young people
- Community Links - Mental health charity providing a range of support and wellbeing services throughout the Yorkshire and Humber region
- Disability Information and Advice Line – DIAL (Leeds) - Tel: 0113 467 6980
- DOSTI Asian Women's Support Service - Tel: 0113 203 8893
- Doing Good Leeds - Hub for the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Leeds
- Engage Leeds - Citywide housing support service
- Feel Good Factor - Provides activities, projects and services to improve health and communities - Tel: 0113 350 4200
- Forward Leeds - Provides a wide range of support and interventions for people with problems with alcohol or drugs
- Getaway Girls - Empowers girls and young women aged 11 – 25 to build confidence and develop new skills - Tel: 0113 240 5894
- GIPSIL - Housing-related support for young people, adults and families across Leeds
- Homestart Leeds - Family support service - 0113 244 2419
- Hyde Park Source - Community Gardening Groups
- LASSN (Leeds Asylum Seekers Support Network) - 0113 380 5690
- Leeds Autism Services - Provides specialist support for adults with autism - Tel: 0113 245 2645
- Leeds Bereavement Forum - Tel: 0113 225 3975
- Leeds Black Elders Association - Tel: 0113 237 4332
- Leeds Citizens Advice Bureau - Tel: 0113 223 4400
- Leeds Mencap - Provides a range of help for children and adults with learning disabilities
- Leeds Mind - Mental health and wellbeing support
- Leeds Women's Aid - Supports women and children fleeing domestic violence
- Little Hiccups - Offers support to families who have a child with disabilities or special needs
- Livewell Leeds - Support service providing city-wide help for people with mild to moderate support needs
- Men in need together - Provides a safe place for men to speak out without judgement
- Mindmate - Help for young people with their mental health and wellbeing
- Mindwell - NHS website which brings together mental health services and support in Leeds
- Palm Cove Society - Support for vulnerable adults fleeing domestic abuse, human trafficking or refugees seeking asylum
- PATH Yorkshire - Training and support for BAME communities - Tel: 0113 262 4600
- Samaritans - Crisis support 24/7 - Tel: 116 123
- Special Needs And Parents (SNAP) - Provides support and specialist services to children with special needs and their parents
- Stepchange - Debt support
- Together Women - Offers a range of services to support women with complex needs
- Touchstone - Mental health and wellbeing services throughout the city
- The Well-Bean Café – Hope in a Crisis - Offers people who are struggling a safe space and support (open 7 nights a week from 6pm-12am)
- University of the Third Age (u3a Leeds) - lifelong learning and activities for retired people
- Victim Support
- Zest Leeds - Offers support and opportunity to people living in disadvantaged areas of Leeds
Armley/Bramley/Wortley
- Armley Helping Hands - 0113 279 9292
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Armley Junk-tion Cafe - Local community cafe (pay as you feel) part of the The Real Junk Food Project - Tel: 0113 318 1844
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Bramley Cares - Helping elderly people in Bramley
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Bramley Elderly Action - 0113 236 1644
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New Wortley Community Centre - Tel: 0113 279 3466
- West Leeds Mens Network - Project designed to help combat isolation amongst men in the Armley & Bramley areas
Beeston/Holbeck
- Beeston Community Centre - 0113 276 2720
- Beeston Village Community Centre - 0113 271 7231
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St Anne's Community Services
Chapeltown/Harehills
- Bangladesh Centre - www.bangladeshcentreleeds.co.uk
- Black Health Initiative - https://www.blackhealthinitiative.org/
- Catch Leeds - improving opportunities for children and young people
- Chapeltown Citizens Advice Bureau -Tel: 0113 262 2281
- Leeds West Indian Centre - http://lwicct.co.uk
- The Mandela Centre - 0113 262 2816
- West Indian Community Centre - 0113 262 9496
Garforth & Crossgates
- Crossgates Community Centre - Tel: 0113 232 6180
- Crossgates Good Neighbours Scheme - Tel: 0113 260 6565
- Garforth Children's Centre - Tel: 0113 336 7456
- Garforth Women's Institute - Tel: 0113 255 0810
- Garforth Community Association
- Garforth in Bloom
- The Growing Zone community gardening project
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Newman Parish Centre - Tel: 0113 264 5260
Headingley/Meanwood/Woodhouse
- Caring Together in Woodhouse & Litte London - community for over 55s in Woodhouse, including assisting in welfare rights, housing, loneliness project and lunch club - Tel: 0113 243 0298
- Heart Centre (Headingley) - venue hire, café exhibitions, work space
- Meanwood Community Centre - Tel: 0113 274 1622
- Older, Wiser, Local Seniors (OWLs) - Tel: 0113 369 7077
Kirkstall/Burley
- Hollybush Conservation Centre (The Conservation Volunteers)
- Kirkstall Valley Development Trust - Community hub (Unit 11 on Kirkstall Bridge Retail Park) offering cafe, library and play area, with events space to hire and community farm
Morley
- Morley Elderly Action - www.morleyelderlyaction.org.uk/ - Tel: 0113 253 4484
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Morley Local History Society - www.morleylhs.btck.co.uk/
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Morley Library - www.leeds.gov.uk/leisure/libraries
Yeadon/Rawdon/Guiseley