East Midlands Organisations

The Adam Project offers free, confidential support for men who are experiencing or who are at risk from domestic abuse.

Provides opportunities for Arabic speaking women, refugees and residents in Derby to meet on a regular basis for mutual support. Enables members to share their skills and knowledge and attend training courses. To enable parents to support their children with education and help women to build new friendships. A self help group meets at the Big Building, Surestart Rosehill, 17-19 Lowerdale Road every Friday from 1.00pm-3.00pm. Telephone - 01332 715689.  A creche is provided during courses, courses are free.

Supports and enables women of Asian origin to challenge discrimination and supports women victims of domestic violence to overcome the experience. Services include: Asian women group meetings which take place twice a week for socialising, discussions, talks on health issues and information (confidential) is provided and celebrating diversities and social events including International Women's Day.

BASE 51 was founded as an innovative holistic health care project based in the City Centre of Nottingham, catering for young people aged between 12 - 25 years.

The Centre opened in June 1993 as a drop-in centre offering a wide range of confidential support services and activities to meet the integrated health care needs of the young people living in Nottingham and surrounding areas.

Provides a drop-in facility  for anyone who has experienced the death of a child from beginnings to adulthood. The Group meets every Thursday (except between Christmas and New Year) from 10am until 11.30am. Children are welcome and a creche is available.

For people in Clifton, Silverdale or Wilford, the advice centre offers help and information on welfare benefits, debt, employment and more.
 

Community based savings and loans services. Provides low cost loans and savings to its members who can and cannot access from banks and building societies.

10.30am - 1.30pm Mon to Fri.

FAME helps parents or relatives make decisions and settle disputes arising from the breakdown of their relationship which affects children. With mediation parents can work with the help of mediators to reach agreement on how to divide their assets and liabilities whilst concentrating on the future of their children. The first meeting with a mediator is free, Services are then offered on a sliding scale according to income.

Many parents need help, friendship, advice or support during those early years when children are young. Homestart offers support to families who have at least one child under the age of 5. Homestart volunteers, who have parenting experience, provide both emotional and practical help for a couple of hours a week. The main referrers to Home-Start are health visitors and professionals in the social care and early years sectors. Others include GP’s and those working in the fields of mental health, education and probation. Families can also self refer. 

Provides various sessions for children aged 0-5years and their parents, including: 
Drama,
Messy play,
Story time,
Themed craft,
Movement to music,
Baby massage,
Baby weaning,
Behaviour management,
Breastfeeding groups, and
Baby clinic.

Also hold events throughout the year which include:
Summer parties,
Children in Need fundraising,
Christmas parties, bonfire night,
Easter activities and
Bookstart events.

Open:
Monday-Friday 8.45am - 5.15pm.

Jasmine House Leicester Rape Crisis offers support to all women, aged 14 and over, in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, who have experienced rape or sexual assault, recently or in the past, or suffered childhood sexual abuse. We offer telephone support, face to face support and face to face counselling.

Jobcentre Plus provides resources to enable job-searchers to find work, through Jobpoints (touch-screen computer terminals), Jobseeker Direct (telephone service) and the Jobcentre Plus website. They offer information about training opportunities for the chronicly unemployed. They administer claims for benefits such as Income Support, Incapacity Benefit, and Jobseeker's Allowance.

Supports lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (lgbt) people in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.  Has a support group called 'We are Family' for parents and their children as well as providing information and signposting to other services.

 Milton Keynes Women & Work Group provides a range of services, which are aimed at unemployed women and women in low paid/low skilled jobs, who want to gain or update skills through further education or training to better their work chances. The services offered range from courses in employment skills to self -confidence and conversation.

Northampton and District CAB provides confidential advice services for people from both Northampton and South Northamptonshire. Advice is available on Benefits, Debt, Housing, Relationship and Family matters, Employment, Consumer issues and Tax.

Drop in service, opening times:

Nottingham Rape Crisis Centre offers a face to face counselling session for survivors of rape and sexual violence. It also offers a Helpline where survivors can speak to a trained/training counsellors.

Three years of hard fund-raising by Rotaract enabled the building of this wonderful centre. The local community have continued to support the development of the project, which is based at The Parks School in Oakham.

A warm welcome awaits families/ carers/ staff who have contact with children who have special needs. 

Information is readily available on a whole host of different topics.

 The South Kesteven Citizens Advice Bureaux has two main offices, at Stamford and Grantham, with outreach offices at Bourne and Market Deeping.

SPODA have been providing services to families and carers who live within the county of Derbyshire since 1998. We have been and remain one of the pioneers in developing services to address the wide range of issues facing families and carers affected by another person’s substance use.

Provides free bereavment services including counselling and support groups for both adults and children,

Turning Point Women’s Centre offers a variety of opportunities and services for the community.
The changing programme of projects provides a range of opportunities, offering training and personal development, family learning, support and activities. The centre aims to enable women and girls to overcome disadvantage, inequality and poverty.