The Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline is a national service for women experiencing domestic violence, their family, friends, colleagues and others calling on their behalf. The helpline can give support, help and information on 24 hour freephone or via online chat.
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- Action for Blind People is now part of the RNIB
- Adfam is the only national umbrella organisation working specifically with and for families affected by drugs and alcohol. Our final goal is that no family member in need of support should go without it. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for families…
- 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…
- Monday to Friday from 10:00am to 4:30pmThe Trust provides housing support,mentoring, information and advice to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people under the age of 25 years who are homeless, living in a hostile environment or in crisis. Online enquiry see website.
- Alcoholics Anonymous provides confidential help, 365 days a year, to people who are alcoholic or who have a drinking problem. AA provides personal local contacts, and introduction to the 4,200 local AA groups that meet weekly in the UK, of which over 820 are in…
- If you want to visit, please call us on 020 7278 4224 to make an appointment. You will be offered an initial assessment/ advice session with one of our advice team and offered a confidential space to discuss your needs.Alone in London is a key service providing advice and support to 16 to 25 year olds who are at risk of homelessness. The service has been supporting young people since 1972 - and became part of Depaul UK in September 2016. Alone in London provides…
- 24 hours Metropolitan Police free, confidential phoneline for callers to give information about a terrorist incident, which has happened or may be about to occur.
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 11-6.15pm; Tuesday, 1-4.45pm; Saturday, 12-2.45pm. No appointment needed.
- Lift: appointments on Mondays, 2-7pm; Platform: appointments on Tuesdays, 2-5.30pm and on Fridays 11.30am-7pm; Drum: appointments on Thursdays, 2-8pm and on Fridays, 9am to 3.30pm
- Breathe Stop Smoking Service is a free Camden & Islington service. Get the support that suits you best to stop smoking, including tips to stop by yourself, personalised help from a specialist advisor online or over the phone, and face-to-face support in Islington (and Camden) throughout…
- Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Case workers are flexible to meet families outside of office hours once a case has been allocated to a worker.
- Monday - Friday, 12.15-6pm; Saturday, 12-2pm. No walk-in services due to Covid restrictions, call to arrange an appointment or telephone consultationBrook provides sexual health services and advice for young people under 25. Services include, sexual health, contraception, pregnancy testing, termination referrals, counselling. Please call for an appointment.
- Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 5.30pmCamden and Islington Young Carers Service provides support for children and young people up to 18 years living in Camden and Islington who have a caring responsibility for a family member. The service offers whole family support, alongside one-one support for young carers and works intensively with families…
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. ADHD support group for parents at Walter Sickert Community Centre, 1st Thursday of every month, 9.30-11.30am.The aim of Islington Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is to provide high-quality specialist and multi-disciplinary diagnostic assessment and treatment services for children and adolescents experiencing a range of emotional and behavioural difficulties or suffering psychiatric disorders. Islington CAMHS works closely with other…
- Learning and Leisure opening times: Monday to Friday, 9am to 9pm; weekend clubs. Please see the website for times of activities and clubs during the week and at weekends.Centre 404 provides support and services to disabled children and Adults with learning disabilities or autism and their families. Supporting Families: Centre 404 offers support to families from birth onwards throughout life. We offer families advice, support and advocacy on all matters that may affect…
- Specialist police unit dealing with the investigation of crimes against children and can offer support to child victims.
- Childline is a registered charity. It provides a free and confidential phone counselling service for any child with any problem 24 hrs a day. Children are also welcome to write, without a stamp, to Childline at the address below. There is also a helpline available…
- Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pmThe Children in Need Service work with children and families who require additional support and with children and young people who are in need of protection. Key teams within the Children in Need Service are: Children's Services Contact Team, which deals with all new enquiries…
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pmWe run a multi-agency service for looked after children. Our core function is to achieve good outcomes for looked after children, reducing the gap between outcomes for them and those of children in the community.
- Monday to Friday from 10:00am to 6:00pm, additional activities run between 5:00pm to 7:00pm during term time and there are some holiday activities.The Children's Active Involvement Service (CAIS) is for all children who have social workers, and those Looked After by Islington Children's Social Care and care leavers. This includes children in need, young people in children's homes and foster placements who live in Islington and also…
- Contact : Laurel Oettle
- 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…
- Large further education college based in Islington. We offer a wide variety of full-time, part-time and adult education courses, run from five specialist centres: Sixth Form College Centre for Applied Sciences Centre for Business, Arts and Technology Centre for health, Social and Child care Centre…
- Continuing Education Service: basic adult education, lip reading, vocal training and sign language classes for deaf, deafened and hard of hearing students. Professional development training for those wishing to work as interpreters, lip reading tutors etc.
- Get into cycling in Islington: Islington Council offers free Bikeability cycle training courses to all residents, employees and students based in the borough. It also has information about bike parking, hiring a bike, and improving cycling in Islington Islington Council offers free bike repairs Join Islington…
- Disabled Motoring UK is the nationwide campaigning charity for disabled drivers, passengers & Blue Badge holders. Members receive a monthly magazine keeping them up to date with relevant information, and have access to an information and advice line for matters relating to their personal mobility.…
- Monday to Friday 10am to 5pmDViP, a division of Richmond Fellowship, aims to improve the safety of women and children by working with men who want to change their abusive behaviour. It also provides support services to women, specialist therapy to children and offers training to professionals. The Yuva programme…
- Nearest to Islington are in Wood Green (practical and theory), New Southgate and Winchmore Hill. People need to arrange practical and theory tests separately. Ring Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm. Any problem with booking or test outcomes phone:020 7468 4712
- Various hours, Monday to Friday for a range of projects.The Drum offers several services for young people in Islington, including: Brandon Centre for Counselling and Drum Youth Works (a generic youth provision including a detached project and focus groups). The Drum's Skilled Up programme provides free English, Maths and Employability courses to young people…
- You can find a local GP by using the NHS Choices website or the Islington Clinical Commissioning Group website. Please use the links below.
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pmThis is a joint initiative between the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Home Office. Their trained professionals offer confidential advice and assistance to those who have been forced into marriage, people worried about friends or relatives, professionals working with actual or potential victims of…
- 24 hours National Drugs Helpline - 0300 123 6600
- 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…
- Arsenal Football Club’s LGBT supporters group, ‘Gay Gooners’ was established in early 2013 and now has more than 90 members. The GayGooners are the biggest LBGTQ fan group of any football club in England. We exist: - to provide a social group for LGBTQ Arsenal…
- Staff are on call for forensic examinations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Follow-up services such as STI check-ups and counselling are available 9am-5pm on weekdays only.The Havens are staffed by specially trained, experienced professionals who can provide medical help and advice, counselling and practical and emotional support to people who have been raped or sexually assaulted. You do not need to report the assualt to the police in order to…
- 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.
- 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).…
- Wednesday, 11am to 12pm, term-time only.Ever tried ice skating? Ever wanted to? These sessions are accessible to pretty much everyone with a sensory impairment or complex need and they are on-going throughout the year during term time. You will have experienced skaters on the ice ready and willing to lend…
- Friday, 11am-3pm
- 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…
- Islington operates a freephone, 24 hour a day, 7 days a week helpline for people seeking drug and alcohol services in Islington.
- we offer a helpline to parents We offer a a computerised learning program aimed at developing touch typing and literacy skills for children and young people aged between 7 and 16. classes take place on Monday and Friday evenings from 5.15pm for 1 hour. Classes…
- Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (closed Bank Holidays); appointments are booked with clients directly by allocated family nurse at a venue to suit the client.Family Nurse PartnershipThe Family Nurse Partnership is a preventative programme for first time young parents living in Camden, Islington, Haringey and Hackney & City. The programmes primary focus is improving the health and wellbeing of the child and mother in pregnancy, supporting parents understanding of…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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,…
- If you've been a victim of any crime or have been affected by a crime committed against someone you know, we can help you find the strength to deal with what you've been through. Our services are free and available to everyone, whether or not…
- Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.Islington Virtual School provides information, advice and support to improve the education, learning and life chances of children and young people who are or have been in care. We are required by law to appoint a Virtual School Head, whose purpose is to ensure we…
- Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 5.00pm
