North West Organisations

Advice and casework on welfare benefits, housing, debt and money problems. Initial advice on other rights issues like employment rights, consumer advice etc. Services for anyone who approaches the advice centre for help and lives or works in the catchment area: Moss Side, Hulme, Whalley Range, Chorlton, Rusholme, Fallowfield. Also provides advice to clients outside the catchment area but any casework is signposted to the client's nearest service provider.

Beat the Blues is a support group in Stockport providing information and support to anyone who thinks that they may be suffering from postnatal depression. The group was set up and is run by a group of mothers who have lived with postnatal depression. It offers a range of activities and an opportunity to talk to others who feel the same. Come and enjoy a slice of home made cake and a brew, join in with some arts and crafts or relax with a massage. What ever you choose to do you will find a very warm welcome awaits.

Credit Unions are financial co-operatives owned and controlled by their members. They offer savings and loans plus they are local and ethical.Each Credit Union has a "common bond" which determines who can join it. The common bond for Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre Credit Union is "Live or work in Blackpool, Fylde or Wyre".

Butterflies Children’s Centre provides services for young children and their families, offering a variety of play and development opportunities, c hildcare, health advice and guidance, and family support. services are suitable for children of age-range 0 to 5 years; and parents and carers of 0-5 year old children.

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Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Altrincham is a charity that provides free debt counselling for everyone, regardless of faith or religion, through a series of home visits. We provide top quality debt management and offer an effective and reliable solution to those struggling under the burden of debt. We empower people to work themselves out of debt by giving budgeting advice, contacting creditors and providing a CAP Account.

Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Bolton is a charity that provides free debt counselling for everyone, regardless of faith or religion, through a series of home visits. We provide top quality debt management and offer an effective and reliable solution to those struggling under the burden of debt. We empower people to work themselves out of debt by giving budgeting advice, contacting creditors and providing a CAP Account. Using these tools, along with readily available support, we see many people transform their finances and become debt free.

Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Lancaster is a charity that provides free debt counselling for everyone, regardless of faith or religion, through a series of home visits. We provide top quality debt management and offer an effective and reliable solution to those struggling under the burden of debt. We empower people to work themselves out of debt by giving budgeting advice, contacting creditors and providing a CAP Account. Using these tools, along with readily available support, we see many people transform their finances and become debt free.

Advises on a whole range of subjects including: Welfare Benefits, Debt, Legal Problems, Consumer Matters, Family Problems, Immigration/Nationality, Access to Education and Health Services and Local information.

Trains volunteers to be community advice workers (usually take on one group a year). Volunteers have opportunities to do the Advice Work Training (AWT) course at Level 2, accredited by the Open College Network.

Also has opportunities for volunteer interpreters, and admin workers - minimum of 3 hours per week. 

CLASP offers support and help to those suddenly facing single parenthood; to those who have been a lone parent for a while; to single parents who parent from a distance; and to the children and young people within single parent families.

Dallam Children’s Centre provides services for young children and their
families, offering a variety of play and development opportunities,
childcare, health advice and guidance and family support and various
parenting classes.

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Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Fleetwood is a charity that provides free debt counselling for everyone, regardless of faith or religion, through a series of home visits.

Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Liverpool is a charity that provides free debt counselling for everyone, regardless of faith or religion, through a series of home visits.

Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Sale is a charity that provides free debt counselling for everyone, regardless of faith or religion, through a series of home visits.

Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Northwich is a charity that provides free debt counselling for everyone, regardless of faith or religion, through a series of home visits.

Supporting Children families during serious illness and bereavment. 

Barnardos Family Action Benchill, Provides support services for families and children, including: play groups, a community creche, parenting education courses, a toy library, family work, a male carers' group and self help groups, Freedom Programme. There is also a community development team

Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Stockport is a charity that provides free debt counselling for everyone, regardless of faith or religion, through a series of home visits.

We are the only independant , campaign group for all full time kinship carers:

HAFS provides services to the whole family unit of families in Halton who have a child or young adult with a condition within the broad range of ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorders). HAFS is unique in this respect as most support

 

HomeDad UK is a support group dedicated to helping dads who are staying at home to bring up their children. They have over 500 members who are either at home full-time, work part-time or are raising kids on their own.

IFS CARLISLE is a donated reusable furniture and electrical goods service delivered by Impact Housing Association. The service collects furniture from homes and businesses across the north Cumbria area. The furniture is then checked and displayed in the warehouse at Carlisle where the general public can purchase items and have items delivered.

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Irish Community Care Merseyside is a registered charity, which exists to respond to the needs of both the Irish and Irish Traveller communities across Merseyside.

Currently offered are a range of information, advice and outreach support services including welfare benefits advice and advocacy, support around homelessness, accommodation, poor health, drug or alcohol misuse, cultural and social isolation.

Can provide you with detailed information on childcare available in your area; registered childminders, nurseries, nursery schools, children's centres, Sure Start, creches, adult and toddler groups, play and out of school activity and parenting support.

Manchester Rape Crisis (MRC) is a confidential support service, run by women for women and girls who have been raped or sexually abused. 

Offers free, confidential advice & information on Welfare Benefits, Debt, Housing, Consumer Issues. Representation at Tribunals. By Appointments only Mon-Thurs. 10.00am- 4.00pm. Telephone Advice Mon. - Fri. 10.00am - 4.00pm. Home Visits on request. Outreach Sessions at Newton Heath Youth & Community Centre - Tues 11.00am-2.00pm.

Early Years Workers and Family Support Workers are based at the
centre and work with other professionals to provide help and advice
on a range of issues, including family matters, childcare,
pregnancy, child development, finances, employment and training,
disability and many others.

Offers advice, support and services in: benefits, money & debt, seperation & divorce, legal rights, child support, work, education and childcare. Can also signpost enquirers on to other useful organisations.

This email service is for single parents and carers living in the City of Manchester who have the main care of a dependent children and are parenting on their own. Benefits / tax credits / relationship breakdown / child support / housing / childcare / work / education / training... If you're a single parent resident in the City of Manchester and want to use the new email advice service, complete the online email form at...

Sure Start Hyndburn Children's Centre offers services, information and advice to families with children aged under five years old, across five centres within Accrington.

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We offer a range of services and opportunities that help us meet our aim to "Support, Encourage and Enable" all women to get the best out of life for themselves and their families.  We support emotional wellbeing through group work, personal development courses and counselling.  We deliver employment support and life skills training to make work more accessible.  The centres provide a safe, non-judgemental and professional enviornment that is female only between the hours of 10am - 3pm.  Whatever their needs, women can drop-in or telephone during our opening times to spe

For local employment information and advice, visit The Work Shop in the town centre.

The work shop is not a recruitment agency in the sense that they will not find work for you but will prepare you with the necessary tools and skills to look, apply and get into work. For example, they offer to assist you with your CV, help to hone your interview skills and offer support to suit your individual needs such as confidence and motivation..

The Wesley supplies furniture, domestic appliances, household goods and clothing at the lowest possible prices to those in greatest need from all over the City of Manchester. Also offers volunteering opportunities, such as helping out in the shops, driving vans, helping to collect and deliver donations or work in the office. The project is also based at St Wilfrid's Hall, ST Wilfreds Street, Hulme, Manchester. M15 5BJ.

West Cumbria Domestic Violence Support (WCDVS) offer a full advocacy and support service, including a confidential telephone helpline, ongoing professional counselling and family relationship training for victims/survivors, perpetrators their children, families, including parents, siblings and extended family and friends.

Breakfast Club

• 7.45am ~ 9.00am weekdays during term time
• £4.35 per child per session
• Includes breakfast of drinks, cereals, toast, crumpets, baked beans etc.
• Qualified staff and activities
• Free transport to Nether Kellet School accompanied by a member of staff at 8.45am daily using the school people carrier

After School Club

• 3.15pm ~ 5.45pm weekdays during term time
• £7.70per child per session
• Includes drinks,fruit and toast
• Qualified staff and activities
• Weekly theme nights eg Pirates, environmental art, tre

Housing Associations are non profit making organisations that provide affordable homes for people in housing need. They are also known as registered providers (RPs).

Wulvern is a Housing Association in South Cheshire providing homes and services for people across Crewe, Nantwich and a number of Cheshire villages. Wulvern’s performance is monitored and regulated by The Tenants Services Authority. Wulvern is an Industrial and Provident Society operating under charitable rules.