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The Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline, run in partnership between Women's Aid and Refuge, is a national service for women experiencing domestic violence, their family, friends, colleagues and others calling on their behalf. The helpline can give support, help and information over the…

The Accept Consortium provides free psychotherapy and counselling services to clients from Black Asian Minority Ethnic and Refugee backgrounds (BAMER) including a counselling and psychotherapy service for those who have experienced childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and/or domestic violence (DV).  Services are free to Islington residents and…

The Access and Engagement Service, AES, helps schools, children, young people and their families with school attendance, pupil engagement and attitudes to learning, safeguarding, children in employment or entertainment, children missing from education, educating children at home. School Attendance The AES provides a statutory attendance…

Formerly National Children's Home, Action for Children provides a wide range of services for vulnerable children, young people and their families. Projects include adoption, fostering and children in care services, targeted services for young people including supported accommodation, family support services including children's centres, parenting support…

Action for Children has been running short breaks for children with aged 5–18 years, with ASD and other special needs and disabilities in Islington since 2012. Our team of experienced staff help the children to make independent choices at the play centre. The play centre has…

AMASS is a dedicated multi-agency team made up of specialist staff from social care, health, employment and education. The team works jointly with case holding and fostering social workers to improve outcomes for young people aged 10-16 maintaining stability in the home and foster placements.…

LMA holds surviving adoption and in-care files from the London and Middlesex County Councils, covering the period 1926 to 1965. We provide access, information and counselling services.

The Adoption Support Service provides support to adopters, adopted people and birth family members.

We are an adoption agency that is part of the London Borough of Islington. We are dedicated to providing a service for children, adults and families whose lives are affected by adoption. We are an experienced team that offers advice and support before, during and…

Update 6.4.2020: A range of online courses available, all starting after Easter. Islington Adult Community Learning Service, part of Islington Learning Skills and Employment, works in partnership with the voluntary and community sector to provide a network of neighbourhood learning centres across the borough. We offer…

Afasic is the UK charity representing children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties, working for their inclusion in society and supporting their parents and carers.

After Adoption offers a wide range of services and provides information, support and advice to all those affected by adoption. We work with children, families and adults and offer support throughout the adoption process. This can involve helping a birth parent to overcome the loss…

The Trust provides housing support,mentoring, information and advice to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people under the age of 25 years who are homeless, living in a hostile environment or in crisis. Online enquiry see website.

All in Islington has detailed information about sport and physical activity for disabled people in Islington. It shows weekly sessions and sports clubs for disabled people, and has accessibility information for the borough’s leisure centres.

Alone in London is a key service providing advice and support to 16 to 25 year olds who are at risk of homelessness. The service has been supporting young people since 1972 - and became part of Depaul UK in September 2016. Alone in London provides…

Offers advice and information about welfare rights and setting up a business; education and training classes including ESOL, computing, job seeking skills, interview techniques, CV writing, sign language, learn to type, sewing classes, jewellery making, glass painting, decoupage, keep fit, choir, iconography, lunch club, traditional Greek dance and after school activities (Greek…

Artbox London runs art workshops, gallery trips and exhibition opportunities for people with learning disabilities and autism. Artists can earn a small income from their art sales and can also develop work related skills through selling art at exhibitions.

Do you care for a child or young person who is on the Autistic Spectrum? Then ASC for Tea (formerly known as ASD for Tea) might be of interest to you. This group is an opportunity to meet other parents/family carers of a child or young person…

Ashiana provides refuge and outreach servicse to South Asian, Turkish and Iranian women aged 16-30 who are experiencing domestic violence, forced marriages, and/or sexual violence. Ashiana also provide a generic training, counselling and support service for adults and young people affected by domestic violence.

The Aspire programme matches volunteer mentors with young people at risk of gangs and/or offending. It is goal orientated and supports young people to develop life skills and engage in positive activities. Young people receive 1:1 support from committed support workers and volunteers. This enables…