NECA gambling Support services

NECA, in partnership with GambleAware provides a range of FREE support for anyone negatively affected by gambling harms, directly or indirectly.

NECA Empowering Youth

NECA deliver FREE gambling harm preventon & education workshops across the North East of England with a focus on supporting young people, and those who work with or support them (Professionals, parents and carers).

Drink Drive
Rehabilitation

NECA is a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) approved provider of the Drink Drive Rehabilitation Scheme.

NECA Greenhope
Community Garden

Our Community Garden, also known as Greenhope Oasis, spans across a range of allotment plots merged together to create an open plan space. We have developed a variety of zones providing a perfect community space for a broad range of activities.

The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service

We are delighted to announce that our volunteers were one of only 241 organisations across the UK to have won The Queen’s Award for Voluntary service in 2021.

NECA Gambling Advice & Service
NECA, in partnership with GambleAware provides a range of FREE support for anyone negatively affected by gambling harms, directly or indirectly.
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Gambling Education & Training Service
NECA working in partnership with Gamcare, have been commissioned to spearhead the delivery of free problem gambling workshops across the North East of England with a focus on supporting young people.
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Drink Drive Rehabilitation
NECA is a Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) approved provider of the Drink Drive Rehabilitation Scheme.
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NECA Greenhope Allotments
Greenhope has been used as a base to provide opportunities for service users to develop and achieve qualifications.
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Matrix - Young Peoples Drug & Alcohol Service
The MATRIX works with young people under 18 in South Tyneside, their families and carers. The service provides help, support and advice to those whose lives have been affected by drug and alcohol misuse or those who are at risk of developing drug and alcohol problems.
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Queen's Award for Voluntary Service
We are delighted to announce that our volunteers are one of only 241 organisations across the UK that have won the Queens Award for Voluntary service this year...
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Welcome to NECA

NECA is a registered Charity whose key focus is to improve the lives of individuals and communities throughout the region. For 50 years NECA have supported and enabled thousands of individuals to sustain long term Recovery from Gambling Harms and Substance misuse.

As one of the longest running regional charities working in the area of Gambling Harms, Gambling Awareness and Substance Misuse we have increasingly diversified in the range of services we provide to ensure we tailor packages to meet need of both Adults, Young People and Families.

Our Values

RESPECT
We listen and communicate directly and openly. We value Diversity.
INTEGRITY
We do what is right not what is easiest.
EMPOWERMENT
We work with you as a unique individual.
QUALITY
We challenge ourselves to deliver the highest quality of service.
PARTNERSHIP
We achieve our best when working together.
COMMITMENT
Commitment comes to life through passion in what we do. As individuals and as an organisation, we create value.

Is gambling getting in the way of the life you want to live?

In the last 12 months, have you:

Bet more than you could really afford to lose?
Been critised for your betting or told that you have a gambling problem?
Felt guilty about the way you gamble, or what happens when you gamble?
Been affected by someone else’s gambling?

Latest News

Gateshead College Apprentice 'Edge Award' winner at NECA

Gateshead College Apprentice 'Edge Award'...

During National Apprenticeship Week, we are thrilled to extend our heartfelt congratulations to our outstanding apprentice, Rose Underwood, on her…
Gambling Related Harms Champion

Gambling Related Harms Champion

The Annual Great Britain Treatment and Support Survey 2022, indicates that six in ten (60.3%) adults living in Great Britain…
HAF Awards - Department of Education

HAF Awards - Department of...

The NECA Community Garden were delighted to have been named as regional champion in the first ever Department for Education…

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