Support

Medway Domestic Abuse Service (MDAS) is a specialist domestic abuse service for Medway that recognises that the damage and problems caused by domestic abuse goes beyond the abuse itself.

We pledge to help all victims of domestic abuse in Medway by offering:

• Advice & Information (Helpline)
• One-to-One specialist support to keep victims safe, to help them recover and move on, including to young people at risk
• A joined-up package of support, bringing in and working together with partner agencies in housing, health, police and services for children and others to best suit victims’ needs
• Specialist group support programmes
• School programmes to help young people identify and understand abusive behaviour
• Specialist support to families affected by domestic abuse, working with the non-abusive parent and child

MDAS is a your one call for all domestic abuse support in Medway

 Call our helpline free on
08009179948

Medway Food Banks

Monday

· Gillingham Street Angels, foodbank – 9am to 1am at 43 Skinner Street, Gillingham, ME7 1LG

· Chatham Salvation Army, Bags of Hope – 10.30am to 1pm at Church St, Chatham, ME4 4BT

· Soup Kitchen Chatham, Time for the Homeless – 7pm at H. Samuel, 2 to 4 Military Road, Chatham, ME4 4JA

· Kent Community Helpers – check the Kent Community Helpers Facebook group for food drop information.

Tuesday

· Gillingham Street Angels, foodbank – 9am to 1pm at 43 Skinner Street, Gillingham, ME7 1LG

· Christ Church Luton, food table – 10am to 12pm in the church hall at Christ Church, Luton Road, Chatham, ME4 5BT

· Gillingham Salvation Army, foodbank – 9am to 3.30pm at 50 Green Street, Gillingham, ME7 1XA

· Kent Community Helpers – check the Kent Community Helpers Facebook group for food drop information

· Medway Foodbank – 9.30am to 3.30pm – visit the Medway Foodbank website for more information.

Wednesday

· Gillingham Street Angels, foodbank – 9am to 1pm at 43 Skinner Street, Gillingham, ME7 1LG

· Medway Street Angels, soup kitchen – 7pm at Clover Street, Car Park, Chatham Town Centre, Chatham

· Gillingham Salvation Army – 9am to 3.30pm at 50 Green Street, Gillingham, ME7 1XA

· Kent Community Helpers – check the Kent Community Helpers Facebook group for food drop information.

· Medway Foodbank – 9.30am to 3.30pm – visit the Medway Foodbank website for more information.

Thursday

· Gillingham Street Angels, foodbank – 9am to 1pm at 43 Skinner Street, Gillingham, ME7 1LG

· Medway Street Angels, soup kitchen – 7pm at Clover Street, Car Park, Chatham Town Centre, Chatham

· Gillingham Salvation Army – 9am to 3.30pm at 50 Green Street, Gillingham, ME7 1XA

· Hands of Hope Foundation – 10am to 4pm at 143 Watling Street, Gillingham, ME7 2YY

· Kent Community Helpers – check the Kent Community Helpers Facebook group for food drop information

· Medway Foodbank – 9.30am to 3.30pm – visit the Medway Foodbank website for more information.

Friday

· Gillingham Street Angels, foodbank – 9am to 1pm at 43 Skinner Street, Gillingham, ME7 1LG

· Chatham Salvation Army, Bags of Hope – 10.30am to 1pm at Church St, Chatham, ME4 4BT

· Gillingham Salvation Army – 9am to 12.30pm at 50 Green Street, Gillingham, ME7 1XA

· Nigerian Community Association Kent and Medway – 6pm to 9pm at the Innovation Centre Medway, Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME5 9FD

· Time for the Homeless, soup kitchen – 7pm at H. Samuel, 2 to 4 Military Road, Chatham, ME4 4JA

· Hands of Hope Foundation – 10am to 2pm at 143 Watling Street, Gillingham, ME7 2YY

· Magdalene Ministry – 9am to 3pm at Mercy Lodge, 17 Victoria Road, Walderslade, ME5 9EN

· Time for the Homeless, Soup Kitchen – 8.45pm Boat Lane Car Park, opposite The Eagle Tavern, 124 High Street, Rochester, ME1 1JT

· Kent Community Helpers – check the Kent Community Helpers Facebook group for food drop information

· Medway Foodbank – 9.30am to 1.30pm – visit the Medway Foodbank website for more information.

Saturday

· Gillingham Street Angels, foodbank – 9am to 12pm at 43 Skinner Street, Gillingham, ME7 1LG

· Open House Project Rochester, soup kitchen – 2pm to 4pm at Quaker Meeting House, 3 Northgate, Rochester, ME1 1LS

· Nigerian Community Association Kent and Medway – 10am to 5pm at the Innovation Centre Medway, Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME5 9FD

· Medway Street Angels – 7pm at Clover Street, Car Park, Chatham Town Centre, Chatham

· Kent Community Helpers – check the Kent Community Helpers Facebook group for food drop information.

Sunday

· Gillingham Salvation Army – 11.30am to 12pm at 50 Green Street, Gillingham, ME7 1XA

· One Big Family, soup kitchen – 6.30pm to 7.30pm at the bottom of Meeting House Lane, Chatham Town Centre, ME4

· Nigerian Community Association Kent and Medway – 12pm to 5pm at the Innovation Centre Medway, Maidstone Road, Chatham, ME5 9FD

· Kent Community Helpers – check the Kent Community Helpers Facebook group for food drop information.

Medway Foodbank | Helping Local People in Crisis

St Justus Church, The Fairway, Rochester, ME1 2LT

Tue 10:30 – 12:30

Twydall Foodbank Centre, Twydall Evangelical Church, Goudhurst Road, Twydall, ME8 6LQ

Tue 12:30 – 14:30

Fri 10:30 – 12:30

Open Doors Café, Chatham Evangelical Church, Ordnance Street, Chatham, ME4 6SE

Wed 10:30 – 15:45

The Net Community Café, 70 Silverweed Road, Weedswood, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0QX

Thu 09:30 – 12:00

St Mark’s Foodbank, St Mark’s Church, Canterbury Street, Gillingham, ME7 5TP

Thu 13:00 – 15:00

Sat 10:00 – 12:00

Strood Foodbank, The Lower Hall, St Nicholas Church, High St, Strood, ME2 4TR

Tue 11:30 – 13:30

Fri 11:30 – 13:30

MidKent College, Medway Campus, Medway Road, Gillingham, ME7 1FN

Wed 09:30 – 11:30

All Saints Foodbank Centre, The Magpie Centre, 33, Magpie Hall Rod, Chatham, ME4 5NE

Mon 10:00 – 13:00

Fri 10:00 – 13:00