Aanchal
Group support, counselling, workshops. The aim of the 24 Hour Helpline is to provide assistance to women and their families who have or are experiencing domestic violence, especially to those who are not able to seek help independently.
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Action and Rights of Disabled People in Newham
General welfare advice and information; opportunities through access; enabling local people to become actively involved in and comment on access issues; 1-2-1 advocacy, support and training for volunteer advocates; regular consultation meetings on a range of topics. Benefits service; supporting disabled people by ensuring maximisation of benefit entitlement. This includes appeals and tribunals where necessary. Free service.
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AFYA (African Francophone Youth Association)
Provides help and support to women and children about health awareness, activities for children, mother tongue class, outings and holidays and also outreach to homes and hospital. Free service.
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Alternatives Crisis Pregnancy Centre
Schools and educational work, out-reach worker, home visits. The 'We Are Family Group' for young and vulnerable parents includes outings, parenting classes and life skills teaching, e.g. handling conflict, self-esteem, therapy around unplanned pregnancy and post abortion. Free service with clients being seen within 1-2 days. No childcare facilities at counselling centre but crèche provided at the 'We Are Family Group'.
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Arc in the Park
Offers the opportunity for local people and children to come together, provides a safe environment for children to play while parents receive support. Play work is free, there is a £1 entry charge for youth club. Workers have NVQs or diplomas, a BA in art, management qualifications, food and hygiene and advanced child protection.
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Ascension Play
After-school club with activities such as art and crafts, outside play, karaoke, cooking and quizzes. Holiday club. Charges are as follows, with a reduction for further chldren: Term time £35/week Holidays £50/week
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Behaviour Improvement Project (BIP)
To provide bespoke training and support for parents around particular issues. Free service. All staff are qualified within their field.
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Create
Free service, no waiting list. Practitioners have specific training in child protection, keyworking and assessment, CBT, moptivational interviewing, life coaching, brief solution focussed therapy. Free condom distribution.
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Family Intensive Support Project (FISP)
Triple P Parenting Programme: positive parenting programme.
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Harmony Family Centre
Therapeutic intervention for individuals and families through 1 to 1 counselling, group work, family support and workshops in schools.
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Hartley Centre
Youth Club for young people aged 10 to 20 years with activities including football, dance, table tennis and educational sessions; after school club for children 5 to 11 years, with sessions for special needs children and a homework club; Junior Hammers Football Club, who provide weekly coached sessions, competitive league play, and a schools holiday programme; Adult Education Courses in partnership with Newceys; Age Concern offering advice for the over 50s; Job Centre Plus, this service seeks to encourage adults back into employment, by offering help with job search, compiling CV’s and job applications as well as interview techniques; Community Groups, over 40 organisations use the centre offering a range of services from Pensioner Clubs, Martial Arts, Music, Dance and lots more.
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HELP (Holiday Endeavour for Lone Parents)
Negotiates low cost family holidays for lone parents with children under the age of 18 years old.
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Home Start Newham
We recruit and train volunteers who usually have parenting experience, offer emotional and practical support in families homes for between 2 to 3 hours a week. We also have a weekly Family Group.
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I Can Play
We organise holidays, camping, outings, fundraising and social events.
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Junior YISP
Referral can be via any agency dealing with appropriate young people (including schools / social services / youth clubs / parents etc) & including self-referrals.
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Katherine Road Community Centre
Also provides welfare advice and counselling to local Muslim community.
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Kings Cross Homelessness Project
We help children access all services including healthcare
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Langdon Family Support Project/Secondary School
Early intervention to help children sustain places in mainstream education and to divert from Social Services. Also assists children in transition from primary to secondary
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Muslim Mediation Service
We have a group of volunteers as trained mediators who are helping many people to constructively deal with disputes.
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NAADV (Newham Action Against Domestic Violence)
One to one counselling for children from 5+. Psychotherapy will make use of play therapy, sand play and therapeutic art. We also offer therapeutic workshops (puppet making, drama and animation, dependent on funding).
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