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- What do we mean by Planning for the Last Years of Life?Planning for the last years of life (also referred to as end of life) can involve any, or all, of the following: · Planning for future care and support by completing an Advance Care Plan*. …
- 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…
- 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…
- GamCare is the leading national provider of information, support and advice to anyone worried about their, or others gambling. GamCare's national telephone and online helplines, online forum and chat room, and our free face to face counselling service are available to help anyone who is…
- The Glasspool Trust is one of the few national charities making grants to individuals which have no restrictions on the type of beneficiary. Our aim is to provide timely, life-enhancing support to people in need; short-term involvement for long-term impact. We do not accept applications…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- Some of the people we care for struggle to manage their administrative and financial affairs. Our careworkers take the time to understand our clients’ administrative needs and then provide the support necessary to manage their affairs effectively. Admin support services Our admin support services include:…
- Our office is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5.30pm however after hours and on weekends we operate a 24 hour out of hours service so someone will always answer the phone.Domiciliary Care Provision At HomeDot Care, we care about choice. Giving choice to our clients in all aspects of the homecare and support services we offer them. We know how important it is that our clients know that they have a choice in matters concerning…
- Drop in: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm or phone Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm (Wednesday 8.30am opening)If you have a housing problem, are homeless or are facing homelessness, please contact us for advice and support. The Housing Aid Team is the starting point for advice and assistance on preventing or dealing with homelessness for eveyone (including 16 to 17 year olds).…
- Drop-in sessions Monday – 10:30am to 12:30pm, Thursday – 10:30am to 12:30pmWe have run a free legal advice service since 1993. Since then we have helped thousands of local people. Read their testimonials. Currently, we have 2 part time Legal Advisers and 2 Volunteer Receptionists. We offer free legal advice on a variety of issues including welfare,…
- Opening hours Monday to Saturday: 09:00 - 20:30 Sunday: closedThe hall is ideal for yoga or other fitness classes, meetings, seminars etc.Hall maximum 40 people charged at £30 per hourKitchen attached to the hall via a serving hatch at £10 per hourMeeting Room maximum 8 people charged at £25 per hour There is lift…
- Find a chartered accountant is the official online directory of over 21,000 ICAEW firms. Search by location, specialisation and industry to find an ICAEW firm. Whether you need guidance on your personal finances, or detailed financial advice about your business, an ICAEW Chartered Accountant can…
- 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…
- 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…
- Advice and information on welfare rights, with particular regard to pensions for Italians, Italian speaking people and their relatives, non-Italian people who worked in Italy.Drop-in service available Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm.
- We may be able to help you if you, or a member of your family, have a long term illness or disability and need financial help towards the cost of equipment, home adaptations or other essential items to improve your independence, comfort, safety and quality…
- We provide an information and advice service for older people, their families and carers, focusing on social care, welfare benefits and befriending services. This is integrated with local support, including one-to-one and group befriending schemes.
- Age UK Islington advisors can offer support and guidance on a range of issues including housing, health & disability, keeping warm in winter, transport, employment. They can also give you information or refer you onto different activities and services available to you in the borough.Our advice…
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pmThe First Point of Contact team is 'front door' to Adult Social Care (ASC) and provides information, advice and care support for people with physical disabilities, sensory disabilities, older people, their friends or family. We are the team to contact for all initial enquiries about…
- 9am to 5pm, Monday to FridayThe Islington Advocacy Service is provided by Rethink. Rethink offers a range of high-quality statutory and non-statutory advocacy services across Camden and Islington to improve well-being and ensure people have the information and support necessary to help them to participate fully in decisions affecting them.…
- Phone: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm; Drop-in: Monday-Friday 10am-5pm; Specialist advice on Wednesdays by appointment only - call 020 7833 2608 to bookIslington Bangladeshi Association is a grass root led registered charitable organisation based in South Islington. It is the only specific Bangladesh led organisation surviving in the borough of Islington and is now the main point of contact for the Bangladeshi community there. Resettlement offer: Islington…
- If you suffer with a bladder or bowel leak, however small, you can get free help and confidential advice from your local district nurse, health visitor, school nurse or continence advisor. Your GP can refer you for a continence assessment. If you require a reassessment…
- 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…
- 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…
- In the Income Team, we financially assess clients to see if they can contribute towards the services they receive. We carry out assessments for most care services, including: housework and shopping, personal care in the home, night settling, sessional workers sleepover, respite care at home,…
- Our End of Life and Palliative care Service is provided by a specialist palliative care team. We provide our service to people needing palliative care or end of life care at home across Islington. We work alongside regular doctors, nurses and other support services. As…
- A borough wide service that operates from 5pm-9am Mon-Friday and 24 hrs on weekends and bank holidays, to respond to social care emergencies for Children, Adults or Mental Health services.
- Contact us for advice on cutting your energy and staying warm at home. We run workshops to help you draught-proof your home, thermally line your curtains and reduce your energy bills. If the household has someone vulnerable living there, we can assess you for the…
- 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…
- Floating Support is a free housing support service for people who are struggling to maintain their tenancies. It is available to single people, couples and families from any communication. Floating support services help people to: manage their tenancy by developing independent living skills e.g. managing…
- For help with rent and council tax support you can contact the Benefits Processing Service. This service can support clients with: Help with benefits or grants
- 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.ukIslington Law Centre offers legal advice and representation on a wide range of issues including mortgage and rent arrears, bankruptcy, Debt Relief Orders, utility debts and credit debts, education, immigration and asylum, employment, welfare rights, small claims and consumer issues. We have several outreach services throughout the…
- 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.…
- Telephone advice line is open on Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 2-4pm.Coronavirus Update Islington People’s Rights is currently providing the following services: Telephone legal advice Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays 2-4pm Call advice line on 020 7561 3685 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Usual Service Islington People’s Rights (IPR) provides specialist debt advice and casework support to Islington residents, including tribunal…
- 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…
- Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pmThe Islington Safeguarding Adults Board (ISAB) is a multi-agency body responsible for ensuring that agencies work well together to safeguard and protect adults with care and support needs from harm and improve their well-being. What is Safeguarding Adults? Some adults are more at risk of abuse than others.…
- Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm. Mother tongue supplementary school at Montem Primary School: Tuesday and Wednesday after school.Islington Somali Community has been supporting Somalis living, working or studying in the London Borough of Islington for over 30 years. They aim to provide a high-quality service that is accessible for all and can meet the ever-changing needs of our community; to work towards…
- A community based project for stroke survivors and their families and friends. The project runs a number of different services: ANS: advocacy, navigation and support. This service aims to ensure that the needs of the individual are met as much as possible. Assistance can be given in completing…
- Monday to Friday 09:30-16:30Islington Supported Employment Team (ISET) ISET provides employment support to Islington residents who have been diagnosed with a global learning disability(GLD) and/or autism. ISET is a short-term service which offers: An initial assessment to establish a resident’s support needs and what they would like to…
- IVA.org is a 'not-for-profit' organisation which specialises in providing confidential, free and impartial advice to anyone experiencing problems with their unsecured debts. Our advisors will help you find the best solution to suit your personal circumstances. We will provide you with the guidance needed to…
- Jewish Care Direct is a confidential information and advice helpline. Our trained advisers are friendly and helpful, and can give you information on everything Jewish Care has to offer. This includes our community support service, residential care homes, home care, special day care (for people…
- 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. …
- Open Monday to Friday from 9.30 am to 5.30pm. Telephone Helpline : Out of working hours serviceKMEWO provide support services to vulnerable women and girls from the Kurdish, Middle Eastern and North African communities in London and Islington. Find a way to include different contact details – in box at the bottom? Resettlement offer: You can look at KMEWO’s timetable of…
- (formally Camden Cypriot Womens Organisation) The Kosmos Centre is committed to working with and assisting the following: BME women Families and dependents of BME women People of BME descent All others who wish to gain a greater understanding and appreciation of our communities, culture, heritage…
- 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. We welcome…