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Community Action Suffolk

Provides a range of services for local voluntary and communty groups to develop and work more effectively, coordinates services for individuals and can direct you to the resources and information you need. Services include: Funding advice, training and practical services for groups. Also coordinates a community transport schemes such as the community car scheme and a furniture recycling scheme for people in need. Please contact for more information.

Tendring Furniture Scheme - Clacton-on-Sea

The Tendring Furniture Scheme is a charity that collects donated furniture items to pass on to low income individuals and families and provides training and qualification in furniture repair and restoration.

Cherrydown Children's Centre - Basildon

Cherrydown Children's Centre is somewhere for parents/carers to bring their children for advice, support or just to join in with our fun, free activities. Join us for: Buggy & Toddler walks Baby Development Baby Massage Parent and Toddlers Messy Play Breast Feeding Support Mend And more! Get involved with our parent focus group and have the chance to input into sessions and activities.

Colchester and Tendring Women's Refuge Ltd

Colchester and Tendring Women's Refuge is committed to campaigning against all forms of domestic abuse and to repudiating totally any attempt to excuse or justify it. We regard the continuing incidence of domestic violence in this country as a source of profound social shame and are pledged to pressing the government to take action to eradicate it. Domestic violence is not just about being hit or punched and insulted. You might be:

Leavesden Childrens Centre

Leavesden Children's Centre is situated in the grounds of Leavesden Green JMI School, in Leavesden, North Watford. The centre gives babies and children (up to 5 years of age) in WD25 postcodes the best possible start in life. Services include: Under 1's Play Group Childminder Stay & Play Group Adult Learning Services Counselling sessions Parenting Classes Plus more... See website for timetables

NCLS - Norfolk Community Law Service

We offer free, confidential and independent legal advice to people in Norfolk who might not otherwise be able to access legal assistance. This includes: Welfare and benefits advice & advocacy; Discrimination adviceHousing Advice and Mediation, and Domestic Abuse Advice. Please see website for more service information.

Billericay Parents Forum - Essex

The Billericay Parents Forum offers support to local families. The organisation is run solely by parents, but works in close partnership with local schools, health and other professionals and many other organisations in the area. The project offers a range of free/low cost parenting courses with childcare provided and a range of other parenting related workshops which take place at local venues such as children's centres. For more information on the Forum and Courses please visit their website.

Grassroots - Luton

Grassroots has been in Luton, running ecumenical, educational and inter faith programmes, working alongside churches in their mission and ministry, supporting community initiatives, and providing interfaith work to build a plural society in Luton and around the UK. Grassroots works in partnership with Churches Together in Luton, the Bury Park Beech Hill Council of Churches, Luton Council of Faiths and Ghar se Ghar (Hindi/Urdu words for ‘Home to Home’ - a Women’s Co-operative). There work is currently catorgorised into three broad groups - Inter Faith Relations Spirituality of Justice Inter Faith Work with Women

Luton Advice Network -

The Luton Advice Network (LAN) is a collaboration of advice agencies and local community organisations who have agreed to work together to improve the availability and quality of advice services provided to residents of Luton.The LAN has been formed by a partnership of Quality Marked advice agencies in Luton. It has been funded by the Big Lottery Fund.Membership of the LAN is free and is open to all organisations from the voluntary, community, public and private sectors who provide advice services or who signpost or refer Luton residents to advice services.

Lighthouse - Ipswich

Lighthouse Womens Aid offer temporary accommodation in safe and supportive refuges where women and their children can recover from the traumatic effects of domestic violence and make informed choices. We also offer a range of community services, courses and counselling to support women to rebuild their lives after abuse. Services include: Advice Service - One-to-one support to women living in the refuge, providing advice and advocacy on topics such as housing, welfare benefits, safety, legal advice and debt advice. Children’s Service - Support and guidance to children and young people who arrive at the refuge with their mother/guardian plus childcare, run play sessions and arrange activities and outings during school holidays. On-Call Service - Cover for the refuge outside of office hours ensure families living in the refuge are supported 24hrs and are on-call for advice, support or emergencies when the Advice Team are not present. Resettlement Service - Supports and advocates for families who have recently moved out of the refuge. They can help with finding accommodation, moving house and settling in to a new environment. 24hr Helpline: 01473 745111 (for confidential advice)If you call the helpline between the hours of 5pm – 9am, please leave a message and we will call you back within 15 mins. Please visit the website for more information, Postal address as below

West Lancs Council for Voluntary Service (CVS)

West Lancs CVS was set up in 1974 to support the voluntary, community and faith sector (VCFS). We provide training, information, funding advice and volunteering support to VCFS groups in West Lancashire as well as facilitating several networks such as a large and vibrant health network, a local faith network and One Workforce Network for those groups working with children and families.

Single Homeless Action Initiative in Durham - North East

The services we offer include: Pre Tenancy Support Service Floating Support Derwentside Cree St Peters Court

Milton Keynes Special Educational Needs and Disability IAS

A statutory service offering confidential and impartial information, advice and support. The service supports children and young people (0-25) with special educational needs and/or disabilities as well as their parents/carers. We offer information and a range of resources about the law on special educational needs and disability. The service provides Independent Support and advice to children and young people with SEN and/or disabilities and their parents/carers on the transition to Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans.

The Trussel Trust Food Banks

The Trussell Trust partners with churches and communities to open new foodbanks nationwide. With over 420 foodbanks currently launched, our goal is for every town to have one. Find your nearest foodbank here - ttp://www.trusselltrust.org/map

Compass Resolution Family Mediation - Devon

Compass Resolution Family Mediation offers a service that is specifically designed to support you and your former partner through the practical issues of separating. We can also help if you are experiencing difficulties with child contact after your separation.

One Parent Families Scotland

We aim to encourage and enable parents across Scotland to make the most of the opportunities available to them so they can flourish as happy, healthy and achieving families. One Parent Families Scotland provides help to all single parent families; mums, dads, young parents and kinship carers. Helpline: 0808 801 0323Helpline Email: helpline@opfs.org.uk

One+ - Berkshire (Bracknell & surrounding area)

Our lone parent support group runs every other Friday during term time 4.30-6.00pm where lone parents can hang out together, have fun & receive support & encouragement.

Family Services UK

We are a charity based in Deptford, South East London providing low-cost therapy to individuals and families, walk-in counselling without appointment to those in crisis, as well as support groups, parenting workshops, psycho-educational programmes and activities to improve mental health wellbeing. Our services are based on established mental health programmes and research.

Free Cakes for Kids UK - Sutton

Free Cakes for Kids Sutton is a community project donating delicious home baked cakes to children whose families are unable to provide one. We are part of Free Cakes for Kids UK — the network of Free Cakes for Kids groups in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.Our service is free, friendly and confidential.

Chelmsford CVS

Centre Supporting Voluntary Action is an independent support and development organisation (sometimes called CVS) set up to champion, support and strengthen local charities, voluntary and community groups. We can help with:

Dorset Youth Association

Dorset Youth Association aims to improve the quality of life for Children, Young People and their Families in Dorset. Affecting the lives of approximately 6,000 children and young people each year through our programmes we offer of informal education, positive participation and volunteering which promotes personal and social development. We enable our beneficiaries to reach their full potential and become valued members of society.

The Matthew Project - Norfolk and Suffolk

The Matthew Project is a value driven charity based in Norfolk and Suffolk working in innovative ways with adults, young people and communities affected by drugs and alcohol. Through the Matthew Project's varied services, young people and adults receive professional advice, information, counselling, support, care and education.

The Loss Foundation - London

Our charity has been providing free support groups around London for people who have lost their loved ones to cancer since early 2011. The aim of the support groups is to create regular spaces for people to share stories and experiences with others who have experienced a similar kind of loss. We run open self-help support groups. That might sound like a bit of a mouthful, but it basically means that people can attend our groups as and when they need to rather than having to sign up to a certain number of sessions.

Devon Family Information Service

The Devon Family Information Directory is an online directory of childcare, services and activities for children and young people, information and advice for their parents and carers. We provide information to help find suitable Ofsted registered childcare.

Rochdale Family Information Service

The Family Information Service is a free information and advice service. We provide up to date information on childcare and services for families with children aged 0-19 (0-25 for children with additional needs) in the borough of Rochdale. We will also tell you what help may be available to assist with your childcare costs.