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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- Empower Black, minority ethnic and refugee(BAMER) women, particularly South Asian, Turkish or Iranian women who are experiencing domestic Violence, sexual violence & harmful practices with culturally sensitive advice, support and safe housing-enabling them to make positive & appropriate choices for themselves. Provide counseling to women…
- 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…
- Solace Women's aid works closely with women and children who have been affected by domestic or sexual violence. Solace runs a range of services to meet different needs in a holistic and empowering way so that you can live an independent life free from domestic…
- 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…
- Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outfield players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team…
- The Credit Union is a not for profit savings and loans co-operative that encourages saving as a way of preventing debt. It also provides information and support to people who may struggle with debt.The low cost Saver Loans help reduce the cost of borrowing and…
- 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…
- Community Language Support Services (CLSS) is a registered charity set up to assist speakers of community languages, especially refugees from east Africa and other Arabic speakers to access mainstream services such as health, education, welfare, housing, legal services.We provide support to members of this community…
- Term-time only: Wednesday 4-5.30pm. Families, carers and non-disabled siblings are welcome to stay and join in.Join our multi-sports club for children and young people with disabilities aged 8 to adults. Our weekly club sessions are an opportunity to: have fun and make friends; enjoy and experience Paralympic and multi-sports including football, Boccia, sitting volleyball, dance, golf, and many more; get active with professional…
- Office: Monday to Friday from 10am to 6pm; Lunch clubs are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Friday from 10:00am - 3:00 pm for lunch; Holiday playscheme: Runs all school holidays expect Christmas from 8am to 6.30pm; Youth Club: Thursday from 6-8.30pm; Under 5's Projects including stay and play sessions: see website for details.Warms Spaces Highbury Roundhouse is a community centre based in Highbury. We deliver lunch clubs for the elderly, projects for young people, including a young club and holiday playschemes. We also have activities for under 5s and provide a Stay and Play, and Childminders' project. If you are…
- Every Saturday from 12.30pmWe’re FoodCycle Finsbury Park, serving tasty meals every Saturday lunchtime at1pm at the Andover Community Centre in Islington. Each week, we collect surplus fruit and veg from local suppliers and turn these ingredients into free nutritious (and delicious!) three-course meals for the community. Come along and…
- Jacksons Lane is a multi-arts venue in Highgate North London. Housed in a striking red-bricked gothic church conversion, the building is home to a 160 capacity theatre, a large scale dance and rehearsal studio a cafe and bar and four other multi-purpose spaces. The annual…
- Office hours 10am - 5pm on weekdays. The centre is closed during evenings & weekends except for special events or privately booked activities.Community Warm Space Offer: The Food Hub Tuesday Lunch Club is a social drop-in offering refreshments, a cooked lunch, advice and activities between 10am-2pm (4pm during winter months) during TERM TIME ONLY. The service does not run during school holidays. Other Services Hilldrop Community Centre is a community space for local people…
- Monday to Friday, office hoursCoronavirus Update Body & Soul is currently providing the following services: Counselling / Emotional regulation skills sessions over the phone / online to young people at risk of suicide. Remote casework support and befriending service to people of all ages living with HIV Online…
- Who do we help? All Islington residents and some non-residents such as friends and family that provide support to disabled Islington residents. How can we help? We will check your benefits to make sure you are getting the correct money Support you to make benefit and…
- Carers Trust is a major new charity for, with and about carers. We work to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or…
- SHINE makes sure that you get all the help you need to stay warm, increase income and stay healthy in your home. SHINE gives practical advice and refers to schemes that reduce the risks associated with hot or cold weather.SHINE provides a single point of…
- Service Details: An organisation that helps local people to find health and social care services and works to improve health and social care in Islington. We are the independent champion for people who use health and social care services in Islington. We’re here to make…
- Citizens Advice Islington delivers a free confidential service to Islington residents in relation to welfare benefits, housing, debt, employment, and consumer issues. Contact us by calling our Adviceline on 0800 808 5700. This is open from Monday to Friday, 10am-4pm. Grants and benefits to help…
- 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 Accept Consortium consists of Women's Therapy Centre, Nafsiyat, Maya Centre and ICAP combined. Whilst retaining their own individual identities and services, the four members aim to work collaboratively to support the development of psychotherapy services in London to ensure the most vulnerable and excluded…
- 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…
- We are open: Monday to Thursday 9am-7pm, Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am-3pm.Community Warm Space in colder months and Cool space in heatwaves: Drop-in, refreshments, dining room, study room (in the evenings) and wrap-around support. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9-7pm Friday 9-5pm Saturday and Sunday 11-3pm Run by St Luke's Trust, this large, modern centre offers a…
- Al-Anon Family Groups provide support to anyone whose life is, or has been, affected by someone else’s drinking. We believe alcoholism affects the whole family, not just the drinker. We are an international organisation with over 800 support groups in the UK and Republic of…
- The Chinese Information and Advice Centre (CIAC) provides free information, advice and support to disadvantaged Chinese people in our community living in the UK.This includes supporting women and children who are victims, or at risk of domestic violence, working with prisoners to help reduce re-offending,…
- 24 hours National Drugs Helpline - 0300 123 6600
- PAPYRUS is the UK charity dedicated to prevention of young suicide. HOPELineUK ia a Confidential helpline for practical advice. Please contact if you are a young person worried about yourself or someone concerned about a young person you know.
- Jewish Women's Aid (JWA) is a registered national charity for Jewish women and their children affected by domestic abuse. It provides information and support to victims of domestic violence in the Jewish community.
- The Barnsbury Jobcentre Plus is a part of the Department of Work and Pensions providing a comprehensive work and benefits service. Here you get advice and information on how to get into paid work. People of working age also get the help and support they…
- Finsbury Park Jobcentre Plus is a part of the Department of Work and Pensions providing a comprehensive work and benefits service. Here you get advice and information on how to get into paid work. People of working age also get the help and support they…
- 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. …
- A website for information about the British Deaf Association, British Sign Language and the deaf community.
- Private NurseryMonday to Friday from 8am to 6.30pmLittle Angels is a family run nursery providing high quality early years education and care which respects the uniqueness of each child. Our skilled Practitioners engage in thoughtful and reflexive pedagogy, working together to provide a safe and stimulating environment and support effective learning through…
- Private NurseryMonday to Friday, 8am to 7pmWe provide children with the best care and security in a fun, educational and loving framework. You can read the most recent Ofsted report by using the link at the end of the page.
- School Term time: Tuesday to Friday, 3.30-6.30pm. Saturday, 11.30am to 4:30pm. School Holidays and Half Term: Monday to Friday, 10.30am to 1.30pm, and 2.30-5.30pm; Lunch 1.30-2.30pm.Three Corners has been invaded by one giant robot who’s got a sneaky trick up his sleeve. Will he defeat you or will you be assimilated and forced to join his robot force? Perhaps you can escape by climbing across a net or swinging out…
- School Term time: Monday to Friday, 3.15-6.15pm. School Holidays and Half Term: Monday to Friday, 10.30am to 1.30pm, and 2.30-5.30pm; Lunch 1.30-2.30pm.Stay and Eat 1.30pm - 2.30pm Children will need to be provided with a packed lunch; there is a charge of £5 for the lunch hour.At Cape Adventure Playground adventurers can get creative, explore nature and play outdoors, making full use of the labyrinth of rope bridges and tree houses. Messy activities, create a theme song on a piano or design your next costume in our play building. Play is…
- School Term time: Tuesday to Friday, 3.30-6.30pm. Saturday, 11.30am to 4:30pm. School Holidays and Half Term: Monday to Friday, 10.30am to 1.30pm, and 2.30-5.30pm; Lunch 1.30-2.30pm.Lead your band of adventurers through the forest, across aerial runways and swings, back to your treehouse hideaway. If you suspect danger might be on its way make a secret call to your friends in the sandpit and willow igloo below. They can alert any…
- Private School with NurseryThe Gower School is open 48 weeks of the year, Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm. An extended day is offered 6pm to 6.30pm.We offer high-quality education, a wide Montessori curriculum, music sessions, yoga, sports, baby sign language (we are an accredited Tiny Talk nursery), home-made food and a lovely big garden. The nursery for children between 3 months and 5 years is at 18 North Road, with an additional premises for…
- Term time Tuesday to Friday: 3:30- 18:30pm Saturday:11:30-16:00 Family play sessions: Saturday 11:30-13:30(Term Time only)We're thrilled to announce that Cornwallis Adventure Playground has reopened and is welcoming children back to the heart of adventure! Term time opening times: Mon - Friday 3.30 pm -6.30 pm Saturdays - 11: 30 am to 4:30 pm and 11:30 am to 1:30 pm…
- Private NurseryMonday to Friday, 8am to 6pmA nursery and preschool with a large outside space, French lessons for preschoolers, music tuition and air-conditioned rooms. You can read the most recent Ofsted report by using the link at the end of the page.
- Pre-school: 8.15am to 5.45pm Monday - FridayScandinavian learning in the heart of London which combines British, Scandinavian and Montessori methods of teaching. The school teaches Danish and English on a daily basis, while following the EYFS and Danish principles of learning. Staff are Danish and English speaking.
- ChildminderMonday to Thursday 7.30am to 6pmCHILDMINDER. Rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted. Garden. I attend local groups, farms, library and parks. I go for walks up Hampstead Heath. Cooking with the children.
- ChildminderMonday to Friday 8.30-5.30pm. FlexibleGarden. Outings to drop-ins. 21 years' experience. Can pick up from child's home if within walking distance. Can accept childcare vouchers.
- ChildminderTuesday to Friday 8.30am-5.30pm. Term time onlyLevel 3 qualified. 18 years experience in childcare. Welcoming home environment, messy play, garden with sand pit, stories, home cooked food, trips out to farm, zoo library etc. Also attends stay and play sessions.
- The website of the British Diabetic Association, which provides information and advice on teenage diabetes. The BDA runs holiday and activity programmes as well as producing videos and publications.
- Website of the British Epilepsy Association.
- Website providing support, information and friendship to families whose children and relatives have Fragile X Syndrome.
- This is a website that offers advice for pupils and parents about bullying at school.