The community centre runs a number of classes and activities for the local community as well as community events. These include zumba fitness, tai chi, seniors exercise class, playgroup, afterschool club, crafts groups and a community cafe. See the website for full details.
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Hackney CVS is Hackney’s leading voluntary and community sector support agency and local Council for Voluntary Service or CVS. The CVS supports of people to run successful voluntary and community sector organisations by giving them access to the key skills, knowledge and resources necessary to respond to the needs of local people, especially those most...
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HiP is a parent participation group funded by the Department for Education. It helps parents get their voices heard and have real influence over the specialist & mainstream services their children use. Membership is open to any parent/carer with a child with any kind of disability or additional needs. It’s run by a group of...
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Youth A.I.D Lewisham is a small voluntary sector youth organisation that carries out an extensive programme of work through drop-in advice and counselling sessions for young people, group work and collaboration with a number of organisations to develop appropriate responses for young people in the fields of health education, volunteering, employment, careers advice and educational...
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Solace Women’s aid are a London based charity with a primary focus supporting women and children affected by domestic and sexual violence. They help 5,000 survivors of violence each year. The services – Advice Service Advocacy Support Counselling Irish & Irish Traveller Outreach Refuges Sexual Violence Services (Rape Crisis) Family And Children
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The South Acton Children’s Centre offers a unique service of childcare, family support and health support to families. There are a variety of groups and activities for parent/carers and children under 5 that take place in the Children’s Centre, the Oak Tree Community Centre and Acton library. These activities are open to any family who...
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Based on a Christian back ground, Welcare helps parents and carers use their strengths and skills to nurture happy and confident children. Services include: Parenting programmes: Helping adults develop the skills they need to be confident parents. Family support: Individual support for families facing tough challenges. Social work: Advice and support when a family situation...
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Crossroads Women bring together women from different ages, backgrounds and communities to share experiences, and learn from and support each other. Activities include research, meetings, cooking, community consultations and surveys, exhibitions, film and theatre workshops, publishing fact sheets, leaflets, pamphlets, website design and maintenance, books and training in these skills. Through the Centre women can...
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Family Friends offer a long-term commitment based on each family’s unique needs and potential. They aim to facilitate positive changes in people’s lives. Services they offer – Parent befriending – For parents with a child or children under the age of 16 years. Child/adolescent befriending & mentoring – For children/adolescents aged 5 years and above...
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St. Hilda’s East is a vibrant multi-purpose community centre catering for all sections of the local community. We welcome people of all ages and backgrounds and offer a wide programme of activities.These include advice services, youth projects, support for parents and pre-school children, work with older people, women’s projects, volunteering placement and carers’ respite. See...
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The Bosnia and Herzegovina Community Advice Centre seeks to enhance the quality of life for disadvantaged members of the elderly West Balkan community who arrived in London as refugees in the early 1990’s, specifically those in poverty and isolation. The Centre supports their diverse needs through the provision of welfare, educational and cultural services at...
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Asian Women Lone Parent Association work to support Asian women, who are lone parents and their children by providing services that enables them to improve their lives and wellbeing. They do this through active support, one to one and group services, training, skilling, workshops, counselling, signposting, personal development, outreach, volunteering projects, social events, parenting support and...
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