East London Organisations

Aanchal Women’s Aid - East London

Aanchal Women’s Aid are a women's organisation that assists women affected by physical as well as mental, financial, sexual and emotional domestic abuse. Our guiding principle is that we will never turn our back on a woman in need of our help. And we won't give in to bureaucracy at the expense of real lives. While some statutory agencies turn women away because they don't have the right legal status or their situation doesn't quite fit into the agency's remit, we'll do what we can to help. Regardless.

Alevi Culture Centre & Cem Evi

Community centre for Turkish and Kurdish Alevi Muslims, including refugees and asylum seekers. Provides advice on benefits, health, housing rights, immigration and racial harassment. Also provides services for older people, dancing and folk classes, help with job search activities, ESOL classes and Turkish, maths and cultural classes for young people.

APASENTH - Asian Parents Association
The Asian Parents Association for special educational needs in Tower Hamlets provide information, advice, advocacy, counselling and other services to Asian parents and carers, and in particular to Bangladeshi children and young people with learning disabilities.
Crayford Children's Centre

Providing support and play opportunities to families with under 5’s living in the Crayford area

Services include:

  • Child Health Clinic
  • Baby Massage
  • Playgroups
  • Family Support
  • Young Parent Group
  • Outings
  • Stay & Play Saturday
  • Childminder Group
  • Help with your child’s behaviour
  • Health Trainer

Check out the website or call to request an activity programme

Groundwork London - Offices Throughout London

Without people in meaningful work, communities cannot function. We help people to retrain, gain confidence and gain valuable work experience. From structured volunteering to formal placements with employers, we help people move on a journey towards employment.

We operate different skills programmes in different places, but they are all about motivation and changing lives. Often our programmes are linked to improving the local environment or growing new skills for a greener economy.

Hackney Citizens Advice Bureau
Hackney CAB offers advice on issues which include welfare benefits, financial problems, employment, and family issues.   Late appointments are available on Monday and Wednesday 5pm-8pm.
Iranian and Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation

Advice, support, advocacy and referral in Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish, Dari and Farsi to women, girls (or  couples) living in Britain

Kiran Asian Women's Aid

Provides safe, temporary accomodation for Asian women and their children escaping domestic violence. Also provides advice, outreach work and resettlement support.

Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm

Legal Advice Centre (University House)
The Legal Advice Centre is able to offer help to those people who find they cannot get legal advice elsewhere. Advice given on benefits, money issues, housing and worker rights,  family issues. Service available to people in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and surrounding areas.
Mudchute Farm.

The Farm is one of the largest City Farms in Europe, with a collection of British rare breeds and currently have over 200 animals and fowl. These range from horses and ponies grazing in the outer enclosures and fields, to the smaller which are kept next to the main courtyard in a 'Pets Corner'. Farm staff are on site to support 'Animal Encounter' sessions, providing hands on contact with farm animals for people of all ages. Entry to the Farm is FREE, and it is open every day of the week, from 9:30 - 4:00. An area is provided for eating your own picnic.

MUMMY ME TIME

When was the last time you had time for you. Mummy me time is a social group based in the London area that was created for single mums. Mummy me time purposes that once a month mummy you enjoy an evening of fun and appreciation that you give to your children every day.

Every month something different cinema, dinner, theatre, comedy shows, casual drinks at a sophisticated wine bar.

Newham Asian Women's Project

This organisation supports Asian women who have experienced domestic violence. They have drop in sessions, counselling services and training for women to increase their opportunities and improve their chances of employment. They also have an advice and information service and can offer emergency safe housing with support for women to move on to independent living.

Portsoken Community Centre
The Portsoken Community Centre has wireless Internet connection throughout and has twelve laptops that are used for training, Job search and regular youth groups.  The Centre is also a registered UK Online Centre and British Computer Society testing centre. The centre has been used for a wide range of community activities including regular weekly sessions of exercise, computer training, a sewing class and youth clubs.
Single Parents Holistic Project - London

Single Parents Holistic Project was established by unemployed parents and now provides services to lone parents and residents of Hackney. 

Located in East London services are offered to lone parents across London.

St Hilda's East Community Centre
St. Hilda's East is a thriving community centre providing educational, social and recreational activities for a multi-cultural population of all ages. Projects include:
Sun and Moon Play Care Scheme @ Ripple

Play scheme for primary children. Collects after school from Ripple and Eastbury schools. Registered by Ofsted to provide care for: 44. Open Monday to Friday

 After School 3:00pm - 6:00pm, and Holiday club 8:00am - 6:00pm

The Centre for Better Health

The Centre For Better Health is a community mental health organisation which helps people on their journey to recovery to develop new skills, build confidence, self-belief and ambition.

Services include counselling and courses/workshops around subjects such as ceramics, creative crafts, healthy living, IT classes and discussion groups/classes in life skills. 

The Women's Library

The Women's Library is a cultural centre housing the most extensive collection of women's history in the UK. Events this summer include workshops, walks, study days and exhibitions.

Access is free and open to everyone.

Tower Hamlets Credit Union - East London

Tower Hamlets Credit Union is an organisation that provides straightforward, affordable financial services to a growing number of people in Tower Hamlets. Membership is available to anyone who lives or works in the borough.

Saving money with the Credit Union is a good idea. To begin saving with the Credit Union you must open a share savings account; the basic account you need to become an active member of the Credit Union. Once this account is established a member can utilise all other services offered by the Credit Union.

V & A Museum of Childhood
The Museum (located in Bethnal Green) is part of the V&A, housing the national childhood collection. The galleries are designed to show the collections in a way which is accessible to adults and children of all ages. Has a dynamic programme of temporary exhibitions, daily activities and seasonal events, and an excellent education programme with popular teaching sessions and resources linked directly to the National Curriculum.
Workers’ Educational Association - London

 

London Branch Programme provides part-time evening and daytime classes in a wide range of subjects.
Much of our branch programme is based in outer London, while courses with partners such as the British Museum take place in Central London.
Please visit the website to see the Greater London WEA Branches.