Trussell
If you’re struggling to afford food, Trussell’s official finder can help you locate a food bank and read about accessing emergency food support.
Find a food bank
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Community
Scars of Protest is four people making music, but it doesn’t exist in isolation. It’s venues, bands, promoters, friends, families and the people who turn up and listen. Community matters.
Sometimes people in that community need support. We’ve collected some organisations and resources below that may be able to help, whether that’s finding food, somewhere safe to stay, support through a difficult situation, or simply knowing where to start.
These are independent external organisations. Scars of Protest isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by them, and we don’t provide professional advice ourselves.
Useful routes
If you need support
Shelter
If you’re homeless, at risk of homelessness or worried about your housing, Shelter provides information about housing rights and getting help.
Get housing adviceWomen’s Aid
For women experiencing or concerned about domestic abuse. Women’s Aid provides information and routes to specialist support.
Find supportStonewall
A directory of organisations and services offering support to LGBTQ+ people.
Find LGBTQ+ supportMind
Mind’s own support resource can help you work out where to turn when you’re looking for mental health support.
Find mental health supportNSPCC
Information, advice and support about the safety and wellbeing of children and young people, including concerns about a child.
Visit NSPCCCancer Research UK
Reliable cancer information and resources, including information for people affected by cancer.
Visit Cancer Research UKStop Hate UK
Independent information, reporting routes and support for people affected by or witnessing hate crime. Some services depend on where you live.
Find hate crime supportKeeping rooms open
Supporting grassroots music
Community also means protecting the places that allow music to happen. Grassroots venues give new bands somewhere to start, established artists somewhere to return to, and audiences somewhere to discover something they didn’t know they loved yet.
If you want to help protect the UK’s grassroots music scene, these organisations are a good place to start.
Music Venue Trust
Music Venue Trust works to protect, secure and improve grassroots music venues across the UK.
Support grassroots venuesMusic Venue Properties
Music Venue Properties supports the long-term future of grassroots venues, including through community ownership of venue properties.
Learn moreScars of Protest
Look after each other.
Music gives people somewhere to belong. We want this little corner of the internet to do the same.