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- We prove free ESOL classes, online and offline informational events on education, NHS etc, social activities for Ukrainians such as coffee mornings, Job Club -support with employment search, and mental health support through online groups and one-to-one support Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDR6mQpp8vEzc85OwYncH74bG4sxZ-ypzHePUgX73zfuQYng/viewform?fbclid=IwAR2eiPJTEdFJpIJm49ZUiKZLhPozX09cFgOHB51gtNaaU8KHQmxdsj4K4us
- We are a mutual aid group for hosts, prospective hosts, volunteers and newly arrived Ukrainians in Tufnell Park. we share information, questions, resources and support. We are building a co-ordinated community welcome for Ukrainians in Tufnell Park. We are a new organisation and we are…
- Office opening hours: Monday to Friday 11:00 – 18:00Finsbury Park Mosque is a registered UK (charity no.1136945, company no. 7229018), which works to serve the community of Islington and surrounding boroughs of North London. Aside from serving as a primary place of worship and religious services to Muslims, we work to promote understanding,…
- Monday and Wednesday, 9.45-11.15am. Term-time only.
- Reception open 9am – 6pm on weekdays; sessions continue to run on evenings and weekends.Community Warm Space Offer: Comfy seating, chess tables, book trolleys, coffee and tea and a light lunch. Monday 9am-4pm Regular events Andover Estate Community Centre, located in Finsbury Park in Islington, is a space for local people of all ages and backgrounds. We cater mostly to residents…
- Open Monday to Friday from 9.30am till 5.00pmYou can support Islington Mind through BT My Donate Donate to Islington Mind Or you can support us for free when shopping online with over 2000 popular retailers, including Argos, M&S, John Lewis, Debenhams, HMV, Vodafone, DELL, The Body Shop, PLAY.com, Interflora and many more. http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/islington-mind Or you…
- Every week, all year
- Varies across the three centres but core opening hours are 10am-7pm weekdays.Based in three centres within Holborn. Health and wellbeing services and activities, including physical activities and socila events to combat loneliness. General social provision including: adult mentoring and language assistance (Bangladeshi). Young people's activities, both learning/skills based and physical: from under 5s to teenagers, including…
- Help refugees in London acquire the knowledge, confidence and experience to get stable, fulfilling employment. Services include: Information, Advice and Guidance appointments for refugees. English language and IT Courses. Work placement opportunities. For more information and support visit the website.
- Drop in on Wednesdays 10am-4pm.Free advice sesions on immigration issues and applications. Drop in on Wednesdays 10am-4pm. First come first served, maximum 40 per day (often oversubscribed). Please email enquiries about drop in volunteering and for general infromation about the service.
- Network of Eritrean Women UK (NEW UK) is the only specialist organisation in the UK supporting the needs of Eritrean women. NEW UK is a women's non-profit organisation set up to support Eritrean women. Our aim is to facilitate the tools for Eritrean women to assert their human rights…
- Provides technical and managerial aid and support services for refugee community organisations in London and the regions. This includes training (including the E3 Project to build up functional English skills), advice and consultancy, and encourages cooperation between refugee community organisations. They run specialist forums including…
- Box office: 10am to 5pm, 7 days a week. See theatre website for show times. Crafty Kids for 2 to 4 year olds: Wednesday, 10-11.15am; Saturday Puppet Club for 5 to 11 year olds: sessions 9.45am to 1pm; After-School Puppet Club for 6-11 Year Olds: Wednesday, 4.15-6.30pm; Youth Theatre for 11 to 17 year olds: Saturday, 4.30-6.30pm.Little Angel Theatre is ‘the home of British Puppetry’. We produce 3-5 productions every year, host a range of visiting companies and tour nationally and internationally. Founded in 1961, Little Angel is one of the UK's oldest theatres producing children's work with an unparalleled reputation…
- Main Office: weekdays 9am-5pm; Under 5s Drop In and Toy Library: Monday and Friday, 9.30am to 1pm; Family Zumba: Thursday 6.30-7.30pmCommunity Warm Space Available: Drop-in, refreshments and wrap-around support. Mondays & Fridays 12:30pm-4:30pm We are providing cooking kits for residents to cook simple vegetarian meals. Residents are asked to register and complete a self-referral form and must live in the Hillrise Ward. (Residents living on the…
- Monday: Closed; Tuesday: 9:30am to 8pm; Wednedsday: Closed; Thursday 9:30am to 8pm; Friday: 9.30am to 1pm; Saturday 11am to 5pm; Sunday: Closed.Baby Bounce: Friday, 11am; Under 5s: Tuesday, 11am; Toy Library: Tuesday, 11.30amHomework Club: Tuesday, 4-7pmCommunity Warm Space Offer: Access to study/seating areas and a range of reading material. PCs for public use and free Wi-FI. Tuesday & Thursday: 9:30am-8pmFriday: 9:30am-1pmSaturday: 11am-5pm Public library services. See opening times for activities for children, young people and families. Books, Audio Books, large Print…
- Monday: 9.30am to 8pm; Tuesday: Closed; Wednesday: 9.30am to 8pm; Thursday: Closed; Friday: 9.30am to 5pm; Saturday 9.30am to 5pm; Sunday: ClosedBaby Bounce: Friday, 11am; Under 5s: Monday, 11am.Homework Club: Wednesday, 4-7pmCommunity Warm Space Offer: Access to study/seating areas and a range of reading materials. PCs for public use and free Wi-Fi. Monday & Wednesday: 9:30am-8pmFriday & Saturday: 9:30am-5pm Public library services. See opening times for activities for children, young people and families. Books, Audio Books, large…
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
- Monday to Friday, 10am to 1pm and 2-4pm; evening advice sessions: Monday-Wednesday, 7-9pm. Appointment needed: call 020 7288 7630; Evening Advice Clinic: 020 7288 7633; eveningadvice@islingtonlaw.org.ukCoronavirus Update Islington Law Centre is currently providing legal advice via the the telephone, including an evening service. For details see contacts and date/time below. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Usual Service Monthly advice surgeries on exclusions; Debt advice and help with money; Help with benefits or grants; Advice…
- Phone: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm; Drop-in: Monday-Friday 10am-5pm; Specialist advice on Wednesdays by appointment only - call 020 7833 2608 to bookWe provide advice on welfare benefits, employment and housing for Bangladeshi and other Black and minority ethnic (BME) people. Please note we do not provide legal advice. We also offer advice on education and curriculum support. Our projects include: Older people’s health awareness Luncheon club…
- Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm. Mother tongue supplementary school at Montem Primary School: Tuesday and Wednesday after school.We provide Information and advice on benefits, housing and welfare rights and can provide interpreters for hospitals and GPs. We also have drop-in sessions for advice on other issues, as well as a project for older people, and a project for people affected by domestic…
- Islington Chinese Association provides a variety of services, and holds regular activities that are open to all races and age groups. Questions or suggestions are welcome during normal office hours: Mondays to Fridays, 10:00am – 5:00pm (We are closed on Bank holidays). Interest Groups Welfare…
- Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5pm; Samira Project operates from Imece Monday to Wednesday.IMECE Women’s Centre is a women-only organisation that aims to empower Turkish, Kurdish and Cypriot Turkish women as well as BAMER (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee) women by providing culturally sensitive specialist services. In particular, IMECE specialises in providing support for women experiencing harmful practices…
- Information Centre: Monday and Thursday 9:30am to 5:30pm, Wednesday 9:30am to 1:00pm. Refuge: 9:30am to 5:30pm or by calling our emergency line. Samira Project: Tuesday, Wednesday, ThursdayLatin American Women’s Aid runs the only two refuges in Europe by and for Latin American women and children fleeing gender-based violence. We also offer holistic and intersectional services, providing everything a BME woman needs to recover from abuse and live empowered lives. These include…
- Open Monday to Friday from 9.30 am to 5.30pm. Telephone Helpline : Out of working hours serviceIt is essential to continue providing support services to vulnerable women and girls from the Kurdish, Middle Eastern and North African communities in London and Islington. However, all face to face sessions and group activities had to be postponed until further notice. Alternatively, front line…
- Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pmThe Islington Play Association (IPA) is an umbrella organisation that provides support, advice and training for voluntary sector play and childcare providers in the borough. The IPA manages 6 adventure playgrounds and the Paradise Park Children’s Centre and Nursery. Multiple Adventure Playgrounds across Islington. Crumbles Castle,…
- Open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5.30pmThe Samira Project is an ending violence against women girls (VAWG) for BAMER (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugees) women and girls project funded by Islington Coucnil. The Samira Project is a partnership between IMECE Women’s Centre, Latin American Women’s Aid (LAWA), Kurdish and…
- Coronavirus Update Age UK Islington is currently providing the following services: Helpline, Mon to Fri 9am - 5pm, 020 7281 6018. For information and guidance and more intensive one to one support around getting essential supplies, money worries, emotional support, social connection and much more.…
- Islington Refugee Forum (IRF) is a refugee-led, independent organisation. IRF was created to act as a common voice for refugees, to improve their quality of life and support their integration into the community. Community organisations play a crucial role in facilitating this integration and the…
- Open Monday to Friday 10am-5pmRefugee Council services: 1- Refugee Advice Service- Advice and casework on housing and welfare benefit for adult, Pan London. Criteria: Refugee Status granted in last 6 months. Interpreters provided if required. Appointments only. refugeeadvice@refugeecouncil.org.uk 2- “Refugees Into Jobs- Nation-wide - advice and support into employment for…
- A community partnership of faith-based organisations and projects working together to assist the local community. We work to support inter faith and community initiatives and dialogue throughout the Borough.
- Open Tuesday and Thursday 11am to 2pmSPaRC is based in Swiss Cottage but reaches many other parts of the surrounding areas. SPaRC is an open and welcoming space for refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants to meet and socialize. We run many different activities for you to get involved in, such as…
- After-school and holidaysAfterschool Club: Monday to Friday, 3.30pm to 6pm. Holiday Playscheme: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm. Youth Club: Monday and Wednesday, 6.30-8.30pm.
- They provide advice, information and advocacy for Congolese and other French speaking refugees and asylum seekers. Subjects covered include immigration, benefits, employment, housing, health and mental health. Specialist service for older people including advice, interpreting, escorted visits to health/social services. Visits for asylum seekers in…
- The Poppy Project was set up in 2003 to provide high-quality support, advocacy and accommodation to trafficked women; that is, women who have been brought into England or Wales to be exploited in some way. This could include but is not limited to sexual exploitation,…
- JCWI's overarching objective is to relieve poverty and hardship among immigrants and refugees by promoting their human, economic and civil rights and our mission is to eliminate discrimination in this sphere. JCWI undertakes the following: Legal Advice and Strategic Casework Policy Work and…
- North London Cares brings older and younger people together – to share time, laughter, new experiences and friendship – so that everyone can feel part of our changing city, rather than left behind by it. We do this because London is a place of extremes. While…
- Monday to Friday from 9:30 am to 5 pm (Reception is closed between 1 pm and 2 pm)Community Warm Space Offer: Drop-in, refreshments, cooked food and wrap-around support. Tuesday-Thursday 12pm-4pm. We run various activities for all age groups. For the over 60s we run a daily lunch club as well as nail painting, gentle exercise classes, Tango lessons, a sewing club, bingo and…
- There are 10 libraries in Islington. Borrow: books for entertainment or learning, as well as audio books on CDs and large print books. Free use of computers and the Internet, free Wi-Fi and access to great online resources, such as eBooks, eAudioboks, online newspapers, magazines…
- Citizens Advice Islington is currently providing the following services: Telephone legal advice Monday – Friday 10am to 4pm Call Advice line on 0300 330 1197 Also providing the Employment Law Advice Service for employees/workers experience employment issues relating to Covid-19. Grants and benefits to help you pay your…
- Specialist care for people with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses and support for families, completely free. The in-patient unit has 34 beds and there is a fully-equipped day service department. The Marie Curie Nursing Service also provides free nursing for people with cancer and other…
- Office open 9.30 - 5 on weekdays; sessions continue to run on evenings and weekends. After School Club open 3.30-6pm Monday-Friday, Holiday Playscheme open 8.15-5.30 Monday-Friday during school holidays.
- "We are a charity run by women for women, to provide tailored employment support for black and minority ethnic women from refugee and migrant communities in Islington and Camden. Our services include mentoring, training, business support and career coaching. We do not have an office…
- Community Warm Space Offer: Drop-in, refreshments cooked food and wrap-around support Monday-Friday: 10am-6pmSaturday: 11am-5pmSunday: By arrangement. Please contact 02072725938 Usual Service We are a community centre providing: Full time nursery for children aged 5 and under, which has recently been rated OUTSTANDING by Ofsted. Out of school services for…
- Monday to Wednesday 10am to 5pm. Thursday - Classes only.Coronavirus update: One True Voice are currently providing the following services: Arabic, Swahili, Somali and English speaking telephone advice - 10am to 3pm Monday to Thursday Contact the case officer on 020 7998 5746 Usual Service: One True Voice was set up in January 2010…
- Update 03.08.21: Help on Your Doorstep is open Monday - Friday (excluding bank holidays) from 10am - 4pm. Please contact us by phone or email. We are also able to offer clients face-to-face appointments if necessary. These office appointments have to be pre-booked as our offices are not currently open to drop-in callers. Our Good Neighbours Schemes in Bemerton, Kings Cross (Priory Green estate) and New River Green are running regular activities for local residents. Please go to www.helponyourdoorstep.com/events for more information.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 people to…
- Community Warm Space Offer: Members Only: Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm Membership is free but members must be 55+ and live in the borough. Activities include Signposting; engagement with older people. Tea and coffee, books, low cost or free social, arts and wellbeing activities Open to All: Thursday: 2-5pm, starting…
- Freedom from Torture, formerly the 'Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture', has been working for 25 years to provide direct clinical services to survivors of torture who arrive in the UK as well as striving to protect and promote their rights. Our charitable…
- 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…
