Working Families is the UK’s leading work-life balance organisation. We help children, working parents and carers and their employers find a better balance between responsibilities at home and work. Our free Legal Helpline gives parents and carers legal and in-work benefits advice, as well as helping them to negotiate…
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- GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to do the same. GA members offer the hand of friendship to anyone who is looking…
- The Helen Bamber Foundation (HBF) is a human rights charity based in London which was founded by Helen Bamber in 2005. Our specialist team of therapists, doctors and legal experts hold an international reputation for providing therapeutic care, medical consultation, legal protection and practical support…
- Open meetings for Islington pensioners in the Islington Town Hall, Upper St, N1. Membership is free to anyone over 55 who lives or works in Islington. We are a membership organisation established in 1986 providing voice for the pensioners of Islington about the issues affecting them.…
- The pest control team is responsible for making sure that public health pests are dealt with effectively, safely and in a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way. To achieve these aims, the team: responds to requests to deal with public health pests; carries out a series of…
- Galop, is the leading LGBT anti-violence & abuse charity. We give advice and support to people who have experienced biphobia, homophobia, transphobia, sexual violence or domestic abuse. We also support lesbian, gay, bi, trans and queer people who have had problems with the police or have…
- Highbury New Park is located in a quiet residential area of Islington in north London. We provide personalised residential, nursing and respite care in a friendly and welcoming environment. Our team has specialist expertise in caring for people who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of…
- If you are homeless, have been homeless in the last two years, or are at risk of becoming homeless, we can help you. To us, homeless means sleeping on the streets or living in a hostel, shelter or refuge. It also means living in supported…
- Helping Hands have over 23 years experience in providing live-in care and are rated excellent in their latest CQC inspection report. They also recently won the Great British Care Awards Trainer of the Year award and were regional winners for the Over 250 employees for…
- Help on Your Doorstep aims to improve health and wellbeing of people in Islington, especially those who are vulnerable and isolated. Working with residents we seek to find solutions to the issues which make life difficult, strengthen communities to do more for themselves and enable…
- Monday to Wednesday 10am to 5pm. Thursday - Classes only.One True Voice was set up in January 2010 to benefit communities that are in need. Although we work primarily with Somali women and children, other communities who would benefit from our support are also welcome to get involved with our work. We offer support…
- The Access to Health Project at the Elfrida Society works to improve the health of adults with learning difficulties. The project also encourages and supports local health services to become more accessible to people with learning difficulties. The project works in 5 main areas; health…
- Check website for details for classes and opening timesCore Arts is a leading mental health creative education centre. Their mission is to support and promote recovery, social inclusion and mental wellbeing through the arts and enhance service user experience. They promote positive mental health and wellbeing through a college-like environment of creative learning.…
- Community Warm Space Offer: Drop-in, hot refreshments, fresh vegetarian soup and a chat. Wrap around support. Wednesday 12.30 - 3.30 until 01.03.24 Tel: 020 7607 9794 Email: firestation@hng.org.uk ----------------------------------------------------------- Usual Service Holloway Neighbourhood Group provides a warm welcoming community centre service at the Old Fire Station to…
- Mental health rehabilitation project with a focus on employment/education. We support people into employment, work placements, training and education. We have a strong emphasis on confidence building and preparation for work by giving members ownership and responsibility for the running of the Clubhouse ('work ordered…
- Hornsey Lane Estate Community Association is a community centre that provides a range of services to the local community. Resettlement offer: Hornsey Lane Community Association can help you with: Practical support with opening a bank account. Applying for benefits, with one-to-one support available. Registering with…
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pmIslington Outlook is a fully accessible resource centre based on St John’s Way in Archway. Our services, activities and facilities are for adults with physical disabilities, sight or hearing impairments. We offer a range of opportunities, including: giving you the necessary skills and knowledge to…
- The Parents Peer Support Group is a group of mums and dads who come together to advocate for themselves, each other and on behalf of all parents with LD. The group is designed to promote independence, providing a ‘safe space’ to express their views. They…
- The Highgate Mental Health Centre is part of the Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. The hospital has a number of acute inpatient wards plus a crisis resolution team and mental health services for older people. For further details of services provided please visit the…
- Crisis mental health assessment - home treatment as an alternative to acute hospital admission. Referrals are screened for appropriateness with a clinician People can expect a holistic service user led assessment with a qualified member of staff. If assessed as suitable for the home treatment…
- Islington iCOPE (psychological therapies service) Service details iCope offer psychological therapies to adults aged 18+ who are experiencing depression and anxiety disorders including low mood, stress, worry, panic attacks and insomnia. iCope offers a range of psychological interventions including one-to-one therapy, online therapy programmes, groups…
- The Isledon Road Resource Centre offer a range of day activities, drop in, café and complementary therapies and counselling service provided by Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. They also offer a recovery programme whereby the person will have to engage on a one-to-one basis…
- Coronavirus Update: Islington Bereavement Service If you are feeling lonely or isolated Islington Bereavement Service can offer support and a listening ear for up to ten weeks. They will match you with a trained and experienced volunteer who will support you. You must live in…
- We work with carers living or caring for someone living in Islington – A carer is a person who provides support for a partner, relative or friend who is frail, disabled, has a long-term illness, mental health issue or substance misuse problem and who cannot…
- Please see below (and attached) our monthly flyer to promote Stuart Low Trust’s free activities for March 2023! Stuart Low Trust (SLT) is a health promotion charity based in Islington, north London. Our mission is to ensure that local people, especially those experiencing social isolation or…
- The Stress Project Therapy Centre is based in a quiet residential area of Holloway. We are located behind Waitrose car park. We offer a wide range of affordable counselling and complementary therapies. Many GP’s recommend our community-based therapy programme for people who are experiencing mental health difficulties such…
- A small friendly group who meet for lunch, conversation and entertainment. Members are people who have had a stroke, their family, and carers. Ideal for regaining confidence. Wheelchair friendly. Affiliated with the Stroke Association.
- North London Cares brings people together across generations, backgrounds and experiences to build community and connection. Our vision is of socially connected communities in which people feel less lonely, more united and that they belong. We run free intergenerational social clubs across Islington and Camden boroughs…
- RNIB Low Vision Service (previously Judd Street) is based at the new RNIB building in London. We provide NHS funded low vision assessments and NHS eye tests for adults living with sight loss in Islington or Camden. We also provide eye care for adults in…
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pmManaged by New River Baptist Church. Functions in the same way as a Community Cafe with a lunch club for local older people. Activities include: darts, walking group, knitting group, light exercise class, art class.
- Harington aims to provide young people who have learning difficulties or disabilities with life skills and vocational training that will enable them to participate more fully in living and working in the community. There are four strands to the provision: The Vocational Training Scheme aims to prepare…
- Action for Blind People is now part of the RNIB
- JCWI's overarching objective is to relieve poverty and hardship among immigrants and refugees by promoting their human, economic and civil rights. Our mission is to eliminate discrimination in this sphere. Resettlement offer: JCWI can provide: Legal advice. A caseworker. Guides, handbooks, and legal reference material. …
- The Castle Climbing Centre opened in 1995 and is now one of the leading climbing facilities in Europe. Indoor rock climbing centre in a converted Pumping Station. Monday to Friday: 8am - 10pm Saturday and Sunday: 9am - 8pm Bank Holidays: 9am - 8pm Email, Ring, or call in for…
- Changes is a discussion and support-oriented coming out group for women of all ages and backgrounds. It’s a space to talk about coming out, sexuality, being lesbian or bisexual and other issues. 2nd and 4th Monday of every month (except bank holidays), from 7.00pm to 8.30pm.…
- Find answers to all your questions about shingles, about postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) and the shingles vaccine. Shingle and post-herpetic neuralgia are caused by the same virus: we call it chickenpox when we first catch it. The virus hides away in the body and can appear again at any age.…
- Monday closed; Tuesday 9.30am-7pm; Wednesday 9:30am-1pm; Thursday 9.30am-7pm; Friday closed; Saturday 11am5pm; Sunday closed.Public library services Books for adults and children, audio books, large print books. Online resources: eBooks and eAudio, eMagazines and eNewspapers Free public Wi-Fi. Dedicated lap-top points. 6 free to use public computers with Internet access and Microsoft Office. Study tables and quiet study area. Photocopier.…
- Open Monday and Saturday 1pm - 4pm.Schools, churches, businesses and individuals donate non-perishable, in-date food to the foodbank. All food given out by foodbanks is donated. ‘Supermarket Collections’ are one of the main ways that food is donated: These are food drives held at supermarkets where volunteers give shoppers a ‘foodbank…
- The Herpes Viruses Association, registered charity 291657, helps to improve life for people with herpes simplex by: helping them to understand the condition and put it into its proper perspective as a common skin complaint. providing leaflets on the most common herpes questions such as ‘How…
- In an emergency always call 999.
- Activities on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Please see the website for details.Rose Bowl provides activities for children and young people including an after-school drop in, dance, arts, home cooking and sport. On Tuesdays - Fridays from 3.30-6pm there is a programme for 8-12 year olds. From 6.30-8.30pm there is a programme for 13-19 year olds including…
- Chamber choir founded in 1986 by Mathew Greenhall. Current musical director is Sam Laughton. Choirs objective is to perform a varied repertoire of music to a high standard, specalise in Contemporary music and are known particularly for their adventurous programming. Rigorous auditioning required. We rehearse…
- The Manna is St Stephen's project to improve the quality of life of vulnerable people in the area by providing a strong community to belong to, and by offering practical, emotional and spiritual support. The Manna has become a home to people struggling with addiction, loneliness,…
- Methodist congregation on the edge of the City of London, where John Wesley was born died and buried. Holy Communion is on Sundays at 9.45am, except on the first Sunday of the month. Morning service is held at 11am on Sunday. Wesley's Chapel, John Wesley's Tomb…
- Action on Pre-eclampsia (also known as APEC) aims to raise public and professional awareness of pre-eclampsia, improve care, and ease or prevent physical and emotional suffering caused by the disease. We do this by providing information and support to members of the public who are affected…
- Provides a wide range of activities and services for all sections of the community. These include a day centre for older people, counselling, vocational advice, employment and training advice and much more. Recreational activities include tai chi, keep fit, dancing, zumba, and pilates. Hall, dance…
- FCV Dorcas is a volunteer led scheme offering a befriending service to older and disabled adults within our community to enhance their quality of life. We operate in and around N1 in Islington, North London and have been active for ten years.
- The SHP Floating Support Service is a free housing related support service for people who are struggling to maintain their tenancies. It is available to vulnerable Islington residents and those with an established link to the borough. The service can provide support with the following…
- If you cannot get to the library because of mobility issues, you can use the Home Library Service. Part of Islington Library and Heritage Services, the Home Library Service is free, and will visit you in your own home. Items available are adults' and children's…