Welfare Support

Practical assistance with dignity, compassion and community care

Welfare Support is the provision of essential aid and community assistance to individuals and families facing poverty, hardship, isolation, or crisis. Through targeted interventions, we help meet basic needs, reduce financial pressures, improve wellbeing, and promote dignity, resilience, and social inclusion.

Welfare Support Activities

Practical support delivered with compassion across Oldham and the wider community

Winter Wrap-Up Campaign

Providing warm winter coats, clothing, footwear, blankets, and essential cold-weather items to children, adults, and families experiencing hardship.

Hospital Children's Gifts Programme

Distributing Eid, Ramadan, and seasonal gifts to children receiving treatment in hospital, helping reduce isolation and improve emotional wellbeing during difficult times.

Food Bank and Emergency Food Parcels

Supplying food, household essentials, and emergency provisions to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity or financial crisis.

Crisis Support

Providing emergency assistance such as toiletries, baby items, school uniforms, and other essential goods.

Community Outreach

Identifying vulnerable individuals and connecting them with appropriate support services, advice, and local resources.

Employment Support and Skills

Helping individuals build confidence and move towards sustainable work through CV support, job search guidance, interview preparation, skills development, and signposting to training and employment opportunities.

Our Work in Action

Supporting families and individuals across Oldham through practical welfare initiatives

Food Bank

Winter Wrap Up Clothes Campaign

Eid Unwrapped gifts for children receiving treatment in hospital

Eid Unwrapped - Gifts for Children in Hospital

Our Welfare Support Programme

Our Welfare Support Programme delivers practical and compassionate assistance to vulnerable individuals and families across Oldham. Through food bank provision, emergency food parcels, winter clothing distribution, children's hospital gift initiatives, crisis support services, and employment support, we help address immediate needs while promoting dignity, wellbeing, and community cohesion.

The programme ensures that no individual or family is left without access to basic necessities during times of hardship.

Request Welfare Support

Complete the form below and our team will review your request and contact you.

Your Details

Full Name *

Email *

Phone Number *

This request is for *

Address

First Line of Address *

Second Line of Address

City *

Postcode *

Number of People in Household

Support Required

Select the welfare support services you need. Choose at least one option.

Winter Wrap-Up CampaignWarm coats, clothing, footwear, blankets, and cold-weather essentialsHospital Children's Gifts ProgrammeEid, Ramadan, and seasonal gifts for children in hospitalFood Bank and Emergency Food ParcelsFood, household essentials, and emergency provisionsCrisis SupportToiletries, baby items, school uniforms, and other essential goodsCommunity OutreachSupport, advice, and signposting to local resourcesEmployment Support and SkillsCV support, job search guidance, interview preparation, and skills development

Additional Information

Urgency *

Preferred Contact Method *

Specific Items or Support Needed

Please describe your situation *

Best Time to Contact

I consent to Taqwa Institute storing and using this information to assess and respond to my welfare support request. I understand that support is subject to availability and eligibility.

All requests are handled confidentially and with sensitivity. Support is subject to availability, eligibility, and programme capacity. If you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services.