The Gingerbread Centre provides a range of services including supported homeless accommodation for Lone Mums & Dads, supported accommodation for Teenage Mums & support in the community to prevent homelessness.
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Walsall FIS offers free and impartial information, advice and guidance on everything to do with families in Walsall. We can tell you about Choosing and paying for childcare Free Early Years Provision for 2, 3 and 4 year olds Activities and fun things to do Working with Children Support and help during difficult time And...
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Tamworth Post-Natal Depression (PND) Support Group offers a life line in Tamworth and the surrounding villages for Mothers suffering from PND. The group meets every Tuesday and is facilitated by health professionals who have a strong interest in maternal mental health and have a real commitment to help women recover from the illness.
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The Horn of Africa Family Well-Being Project is a service that provides support to families from the Horn of Africa region (e.g. Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea), who are living in and newly arrived to Birmingham. We have staff who speak Arabic and Somali, and we will be able to provide you with support in these languages. The Family Support Workers can visit you...
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Hansel and Gretel Support Group are a registered charity providing mutual support and friendship to disabled and special needs children and their families in the Wyre Forest area of Worcestershire (Kidderminster, Bewdley, Stourport etc). We provide the opportunity for families to meet together and share ideas and experiences, build friendships and overcome isolation.
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Malvern Special Families are excellent providers of safe, stimulating and fun social opportunities in Malvern and Worcester for children and young people with disabilities aged 5 – 19 years. This includes Saturday Clubs, Holiday Clubs, Evening Youth Clubs and an After School Club. Malvern Special Families charity began in the 1980s in Malvern and now provides over 9500...
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Sandwell Adventure Play Association provides out of school care and neighbourhood play centres on housing estates in the most needy areas of Warley and Sandwell in the West Midlands, for children from 2 to 14 years. Also offered is childcare and play schemes in an effort to support lone parents and families on a low...
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Birmingham & Solihull Women’s Aid aims to provide services that are sensitive to and meet the needs of individual women and children. Services include: helpline, refuge, accomodation, resettlement, family support, counselling, volunteering and training.
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JSJS provides help for unemployed ethnic minorities to get back to work, particularly the Bangladeshi community. Assists with employment opportunities, CVs, applications, interview techniques and finding employment. Also English language and computer classes, ESOL teacher training and business administration training to NVQ levels 1 and 2, basic food and hygiene course.
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WAITS mission is to enable women from diverse communities within the West Midlands to develop themselves and others. WAITS two main areas of work are: 1. Women’s Support and Development Services – supporting women affected by domestic abuse, in particular BAME and Chinese women and offenders through advocacy, counselling and consultations.2.Empowering Women- supporting women to...
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SIFA Fireside works alongside those who are socially excluded or disadvantaged, addressing alcohol issues and homelessness and empowering and supporting people to meet their short and long term goals. Services include: drop in, counselling, resettlement, training opportunities and health project.
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Samaritans is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide. Service operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Alternative telephone number: 08457 90 90 90 Text:07725 90 90 90
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