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General
support Information |
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Campaign
against Living Miserably (Online
Portal to many supportive sites) |
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Addiction
Information resources |
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National
Institute for Alcohol abuse and alcoholism - 'Alcohol &
Health' |
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AA
- The Big Book Online |
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AA
- The Big Book Concordance |
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AA
- Find an AA Meeting |
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THIQ
- The Disease concept of Alcoholism
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SMART
Recovery - an Alternative to AA
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Information
- What is Alcoholism and all related questions
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The
Way - Information on all Addictions
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Rehab
Recovery - Articles on addictions - some good
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Support information for Addicts
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Alcohol
concern - National agency on alcohol misuse
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Drugscope
- Organisation co-ordinating resources on drug misuse
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The
way - Confronting addiction through Christian Ministry
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TalktoFrank
- Guide to Drugs and alcohol (a-z of drugs)
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Help
information on solvent abuse
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Alcoholics
anonymous
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Narcotics
anonymous
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Yeldall
Christian Rehab Support List
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Woman's
Christian Rehabilitation Service - Good News Family Care
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Addiction - Gambling
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Gambling
Help Overview <Document>
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Gambling
Fallacies and beliefs <Document>
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Gamblers
Anonymous
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Gam-Anon
- support groups for families of Gamblers
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NHS
National Problem Gambling Clinic
(Information
and self referral without the need for a doctor) |
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GamCare (Online/telephone
hotline, free face 2 face counselling, self assess) |
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Gambling
Therapy (Online
support and advice website, part of Gordon Moody Association) |
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Rehab
- Gordon Moody Association (14
Week Intensive Residential Program) |
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Rehab
Recovery Information for Gamblers (Telephone
Information Hotline for support on gambling addiction Residential
Programs) |
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Derman
Gambling service for Kurdish and Turkish communities (Mental
health Service for free help/ counselling
for Kurdish and Turkish.
Based in Hackney) |
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Addiction - Rehab Details
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Gambling
Help Overview <Document>
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Addiction -
Giving up Smoking
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Good
News Family Care (Residential
family centre and recovery centre)
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Support information for
Families of Addicts
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Al-Anon
- support groups for families of Alcoholics and addicts
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Families
anonymous
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National
association for children of addicts
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Christian Counselling Services
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Christian counselling
Services - The olive branch
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Self Injury
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Self
Injury Support for Women
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Sex information
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Sexual
Recovery Institute
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Help
for Pornography Addicts
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Web
Protection/Accountability Software for Pornography Addicts
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Sex
Addicts Anonymous
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Rape
and sexual abuse support centres
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Gay
Christians
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True
Freedom Trust (Christian
Clarity and compassion on biblical homosexuality)
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Gay
Christian Europe (Gay
Affirming Churches in Europe)
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Oasis
Trust (Information:
church and sexuality, Inclusion of Homosexuals)
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Philip
Yancy (Information:
Position on homosexuality within th Church)
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Prostitution
Outreach |
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NCAP
Group : Door of Hope (City of London An East end) |
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SCOT-PEP
- Scottish prostitutes Education Project |
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Working
men's project - St. Mary's hospital, London |
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Beyond
the Streets - Beyond Prostitution |
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NCAP
Organisations |
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Abuse |
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Help
for victims of male sexual abuse |
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STOPITNOW
- Preventing child sex abuse |
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STOPITNOW
- Freephone HelpLine |
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Into
the Light - London based Christian support and information
(Support,
counselling, information and resources on issues of sexual abuse) |
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Help
for Children and youth |
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Childline
(Confidential helpline for children to Talk about any problem) |
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Get
connected (Confidential helpline for young people under 25) |
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Housing |
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Shelter
- Housing support and Advice centres directory |
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Centrepoint
- Finding emergency accommodation |
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Housing
- Furniture |
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Richmond
Furniture Scheme (Cheap furniture through referral agencies)
(Richmond
only) |
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Hounslow
Furniture Recycling (Cheap furniture for people on benefits)
(Brent,
Ealing and Hounslow) |
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Furnish
Furniture Recycling (Cheap furniture)
(Brent,
Camden, Ealing, Hammersmith and fulham, K&C, and Hounslow) |
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Chiswick
Furniture Centre (Cheap furniture, was
William Wilberforce trust)
(Brent,
Camden, Ealing, Hammersmith and fulham, K&C, and Hounslow) |
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London
Community Resource Network (Portal) |
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London
Reuse Network (Main Portal to all Reuse centres) |
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One
parent families |
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Help
information - Fact sheets |
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Benefits
advice and information |
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Disability
explained - The spoon Theory |
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Jobcentre
Benefits information and Advice |
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List
of Benefits available Explained |
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Welfare
reform Bill - Explanatory Notes |
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Paperwork
- Getting a new birth certificate |
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Paperwork
- How to Obtain a NI Number |
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ESA50
DWP Guide to the work capability Assessment |
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ESA50
Application Form |
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ESA50
Guide for completing the form |
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ESA50
Alternative Guide for completing the form |
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ESA50
Example form for people with ME |
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ESA50
Example form for people with Mental illness |
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ESA50
Assessment Criteria for people with Physical disabilities |
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DLA
Application Form |
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DLA
Guide for Completing the Form |
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DLA
Alterative Guide for Completing the Form |
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DLA
Example form for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis |
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PIP
Personal Independence Payment Factsheet |
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Finance
and Debt Advice |
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Insolvency
Service - Alternatives to Bankruptcy |
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Mary
Ward Legal Centre |
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St.
Paul's Debt Advice Centre |
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Consumer
Credit Counselling Service - Stepchange (Good) |
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Debt
Advice Locator (general access by area)
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StepChange
(free debt advice)
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Apply
for Bankruptcy Online
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Missing
Persons |
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UK
Police Missing Persons Bureau |
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Missing
Persons Lifeline Charity |
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Salvation
Army Tracing Service |
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MissingKids
- Official Missing Children website |
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CHAIN
- Combined Homeless and Information Network |
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Help
for Refugees |
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Refugee
Action
(Advice
and help for people in UK without Legal status) |
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Choices
(Assisted Voluntary Return)
(Advice
for Asylum Seekers and Refugees, and help for people in UK without
Legal status)
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Help
for People living in food Poverty |
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Food
Donation Connection
(Works
with restaurants
in area to donate prepared food rather than throwing
it away - Not clients) |
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Fare
share Food access Program (Supplies
Community Partnerships with food and drink
for redistributions - Not clients)
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Trussell
Trust Food bank Network
(Emergency
Food from Local Foodbanks -
Clients)
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Kensington
and Chelsea Food bank (St Luke's)
(Emergency
Food from Local Foodbanks -
Clients)
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Health
links for people on streets etc |
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Pathway
Medical Respite Care (short
term convalescence for homeless
people leaving
hospital) |
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Homeless
Health Team - Westminster (Homeless
health services for Central London |
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Drop-in
Primary Care (Walk
in medical centre for Homeless
health with advocacy on housing etc
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Cardinal
Hume Centre
(Walk
in doctors surgery, see doctor same day, for homeless people who aren't
Dr. registered)
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London
Homeless Hospital Discharge Network (Referral
from hospitals to Care hostel for people leaving
hospital)
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Groundswell
- Inclusive Solutions for the Homeless (Practical
Advice for people using
homeless services, includes dental)
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Support
information for people on the Streets |
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No
second Night out (stops
people spending a second night
on the streets on London) |
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Missionaries
of charity (Self
referral for women on streets in London) |
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London
Services Homeless Map (Google
map of location of all services for homeless
people with links to websites) |
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Broadway
day centre, shepherds bush (Large
day centre with access to over 2000 spaces in hostels) |
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The
upper room, shepherds bush (Day
centre, meals with good links for work) |
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Support
information for People with Depression |
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West
London Depression Alliance (Supportive
Community snd social activities for Kensington
and Chelsea)
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Friends
in Need (Online
supportive community Working with Depression Alliance above)
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Help
for Education/Training |
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Hillcroft
National residential college for women
(Mostly
free education courses for women) |
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Office
Support
information |
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Give
as you live (Charity
Support whilst doing your shopping online) |
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In
Kind Direct (Redistribution
Network for
charities) |
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Technology
Trust (Low
cost IT services for
charities) |
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IT
Services for Charities (List
of companies supplying recycled ot refurbished
PC's) |
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Share
and Care (Housing,
Sharing a house as a opart time carer)
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Maintenance
- Rushbourne Maintenance
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