Welcome to the Dartmouth Community Chest

Your local support services, whether you need a helping hand, a warm meal or a friendly welcome.

As a volunteer-run beating heart of Dartmouth, we support local individuals and families. From our welcoming community café and well-stocked food pantries to warm winter spaces and practical relief from fuel poverty, or fun and creative get togethers, we’re keeping our neighbourhood strong, connected, and cared for.

As part of the TQ6 Community Partnership we connect with services to ensure we’re always looking for the best way to support our community. To support you.

Dartmouth Community Chest

Information, understanding, kindness, connection

About us

DCC is run entirely by volunteers based in Dartmouth. We work with around 400 people at any one time, referred from agencies, social services, schools, citizen’s advice etc as well as self referral. We help those in need to access further support.

We help to support the most vulnerable individuals and families in our neighbourhood. These are some of the ways we help those in our community –

  • Community Cafe
  • Food & Hygiene Pantry
  • Support Groups
  • Advice and help on fuel and food poverty.
  • Daily delivered meals (during pandemic) and food parcels.
  • Help to find accommodation.
  • Links to support services
  • Help with finding furniture and white goods.
  • Support worker

Our Services

To access any of our services please contact us.

  • Food and hygiene pantry available at the community cafe Monday to Friday, deliveries 7 days per week
  • In summer, on Tuesday and Friday the community cafe offers a meal food and hygiene pantry, community fridge and access to services (10am-2pm)
  • In winter – on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, the community cafe offers a warm space, hot meal, food and hygiene pantry, cold weather packages, advisors. (10am-2pm)
  • SEN group with support worker
  • Menkinde – Men’s support group
  • Mental Health Support Group
  • Ukrainian support group & English lessons
  • Every other Friday – Drug and alcohol support worker
  • Bereavement support
  • Every three months – Community get togethers, where we can all connect and listen to each other. Free fun activities for the children

Community stories