Information and support offered to parents and carers of children with any special need or disability as well as professionals working with families. Services include: Parent-link drop-in sessions (run during term time), debt advice, library service, Student work placements for young people with disabilities as well as volunteering opportunities at our office base to gain...
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Acacia provides telephone support and a weekly befriending service for mothers and their families affected by pre or post natal depression across North Birmingham. Acacia Dads is a free support service for dads and other family members who feel they may need some extra help and support after the birth of a child or help...
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Provides a wide range of services to all members of the community, with a focus being on the family and its members. Services include: Family Mediation, Home and School Mediation, Counselling, and Child Contact. Open Monday-Friday 10.00am – 5.00pm
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Offers free, confidential advice & information on Welfare Benefits, Debt, Housing, Consumer Issues. Representation at Tribunals. By Appointments only Mon-Thurs. 10.00am- 4.00pm. Telephone Advice Mon. – Fri. 10.00am – 4.00pm. Home Visits on request. Outreach Sessions at Newton Heath Youth & Community Centre – Tues 11.00am-2.00pm.
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The Irish Club is a community venue, providing facilities for meetings, conferences, exhibitions etc. for and on behalf of the Irish community. For more information on the Irish womens’ group please contact Tel No: 0121 6222314
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Information and signposting for isolated, vulnerable and low income Asian women. Listening services. Advocacy. Drop-in on Mondays with social activities and information sessions. Monthly exercise classes, health sessions. Outings, festival celebrations, monthly shopping trips.
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Barnardos Family Action Benchill, Provides support services for families and children, including: play groups, a community creche, parenting education courses, a toy library, family work, a male carers’ group and self help groups, Freedom Programme.
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Hop, Skip and Jump is a play and support centre located on an attractive greenfield site at Grimsbury Road, Kingswood, Bristol. The Centre, designed as a giant log cabin, provides day care, supervised play for children and young people with any special needs. The aim is to provide a safe play haven for children, where...
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The Finsbury & Clerkenwell Volunteers help isolated older people in South Islington. The volunteers do befriending visits, run a twice weekly lunch club, telephone counselling, assisted shopping, outings and help with practical tasks. The work is rewarding and can provide valuable experience for those wanting to pursue opportunities in care or community work. Volunteers are...
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If you are interested in expanding your skills base, setting up your own business, or volunteering within a charity or social enterprise,then Innovative Enterprise Action might be able to help. Services for individuals include: training, internships, work placements, workshops and volunteers. They also help start-up and existing businesses through training and one-to-one support.
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The Women’s Resource Centre (WRC) is a charity which supports women’s organisations to be more effective and sustainable. Training, information, resources and one-to-one support on a range of organisational development issues is provided. The WRC also lobbies decision makers on behalf of the women’s not-for-profit sector for improved representation and funding. Members work in a...
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For Sudanese women and children. SWA offers services and holds activities such as:ESOL and IT classes, Social and cultural events to recognise and celebrate Sudanese culture, training, awareness and workshop sessions and providing training to increase the chances of employability.
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