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42nd Street - Manchester, Salford, Trafford

This project works with young people 13 - 25 living in Manchester, Salford and Trafford providing a range of services including counselling, individual support, group work and volunteering opportunities. 42nd Street provides a range of services to young people including:

Advice and Community Resource Centre - Manchester

Advice and casework on welfare benefits, housing, debt and money problems. Initial advice on other rights issues like employment rights, consumer advice etc. Services for anyone who approaches the advice centre for help and lives or works in the catchment area: Moss Side, Hulme, Whalley Range, Chorlton, Rusholme, Fallowfield. Also provides advice to clients outside the catchment area but any casework is signposted to the client's nearest service provider.

Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre Credit Union

Credit Unions are financial co-operatives owned and controlled by their members. They offer savings and loans plus they are local and ethical.Each Credit Union has a "common bond" which determines who can join it. The common bond for Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre Credit Union is "Live or work in Blackpool, Fylde or Wyre".

Bolton Toy Library

Bolton Toy Library is a registered charity, and provides play & loan opportunities across the borough. Parents, Grandparents, Foster Carers, Childminders & Childcare providers can borrow play resources and special needs play equipment.

Booth Centre - Manchester

The Booth Centre is recognised as being one of the country's leading day centres for homeless people. The aim: To provide a welcoming and accepting environment for people who are homeless. To empower people to make informed choices and make positive changes in their lives. To provide positive experiences in order to help people to build self respect and self confidence and to look to the future. They do this through:

Building a New Direction (BAND) - Bolton

Building a new direction (BAND) support the people within the Borough of Bolton who live with mental health problems to reach their full potential as defined by themselves, through: The promotion of choice and independence The provision of support for the individual The facilitation of education, recreational, social and enterprise opportunities Contributing to the development of services across the mental health economy

Butterflies Children's Centre - Warrington

Butterflies Children’s Centre provides services for young children and their families, offering a variety of play and development opportunities, c hildcare, health advice and guidance, and family support. services are suitable for children of age-range 0 to 5 years; and parents and carers of 0-5 year old children. Activities include:

Callands Children's Centre - Warrington

The Children's Centre provides services for children age range 0-5 years and parents and carers and families with children aged 0-5 years. Offers a variety of play and development opportunities, health advice and guidance and family support. Activities include: Ante-natal and Post-natal Classes Storycraft Citizens Advice Bureau Family Support Tiny Stars For event times please call the centre on the number provided.

Cheetham Hill Advice Centre - Manchester

Advises on a whole range of subjects including: Welfare Benefits, Debt, Legal Problems, Consumer Matters, Family Problems, Immigration/Nationality, Access to Education and Health Services and Local information. Trains volunteers to be community advice workers (usually take on one group a year). Volunteers have opportunities to do the Advice Work Training (AWT) course at Level 2, accredited by the Open College Network. Also has opportunities for volunteer interpreters, and admin workers - minimum of 3 hours per week.

Christian Concern Furniture - Crewe

Christian Concern collect, restore and redistribute items of donated furniture. This is then passed on to needy people in the community, referred by professionals from other services. At the same time, they offer training opportunities and supported employment to young people and adults who would otherwise be difficult to place, including some with special needs.

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