For Baby’s Sake could be for you if you’re about to become a mum or dad to a new baby, and you want to bring an end to domestic abuse and create the best possible start in life for your baby. At each stage of the journey, we work therapeutically, providing support matched to the needs of everyone involved (yours, your co-parent’s, your baby’s and any other children‘s) to help you as your children grow and develop.
Carers in Hertfordshire provides advice, information and support to unpaid carers - people looking after someone who is elderly, disabled, has a physical or mental illness or who misuses drugs or alcohol. We also provide mentoring, carer breaks, bereavement support and keeping in touch calls.
The Bishop’s Stortford Food Bank is here to help anyone in our community who is struggling to feed themselves from day to day. We provide a food and welfare package to last a minimum of three days. We can also offer signposting support to other services if needed. Help with fuel costs is also available. When requesting baby/sanitary/pet food items these are subject to availability and dependent on what is in stock on the day. Please note: deliveries are currently Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.Referrals must be received by 11am .
Job Smart is an Employability Support programme operating across East Herts and Broxbourne. We can provide 1:1 support/mentoring, skills training and help with job searching / interview skills / CV writing / using online platforms. The service is open to anyone in East Herts / Broxbourne and is free.
Age Concern Bishop’s Stortford’s is a social centre open to people over the age of 55. We provide an opportunity for people to reconnect as part of an inclusive community. A centre in which a joyful and fun environment helps to create and build strong relationships with people in our community. We have a variety of choice based activities, which support health and well-being. If you would like to join us, have a chat or try a new activity please get in touch.
We are able to offer financial support to residents in East Herts experiencing fuel poverty.
The Housing Options Team are here to provide free information, assistance and housing advice to residents of East Herts to help keep you in your home or to help you find an alternative. If you need housing advice because you are homeless or threatened with homelessness please complete an online referral to the Housing Options Service via link below and a member of the team will call you back:
Worried about your teenager? These online programmes are particularly suited for parents and or carers of pre-teen/teenagers who may have a FFA, CIN, CP or Youth Justice Plan . They include :Bringing Up Confident ADHD/ASD Children, Bringing Up Confident SEN Children, Dads Together, Getting on with Your Pre Teen/Teenager,Less Shouting, More Cooperation and Sorting Out Arguments in your Family.
Compassionate Neighbours offers a group of trained neighbours who give up their time and companionship for local people struggling with loneliness and social isolation. Our Compassionate Neighbours can really make a difference by offering: regular telephone support, face to face meetings adhering to all social distancing measures, assistance with basic errands.To make a referral click 'REFER'.
Yoga for Health is a 10 week course held at Place House Hall, Bluecoat Yard, Ware, SG12 9HL - suitable for anyone living with stress, anxiety or mild to moderate depression, social isolation and/or loneliness or perhaps you feel like you want to gain more control over your own health and wellbeing. We also hold a Community Class on Mondays at 12.30pm at 105 Fore Street, Hertford - this class is subsidised - we ask for donations rather than a flat fee.
Herts Musical Memories delivers singing sessions for people living with dementia and their carers. Attending a singing session is a fun and stimulating activity, providing health benefits for both those living with dementia and their carers. With regular attendance group singing can improve sociability, increase self-confidence, and decrease anxiety. For those with memory problems, singing familiar songs helps connect them to their memories.
Beezee, under Maximus, is commissioned by Herts County Council to run FREE healthy lifestyle programmes for children aged 5-15 years and their families. Our 12-week group programme runs at multiple locations across Hertfordshire (or ONLINE!) and cover a variety of topics including healthy snacking, balanced meals, portion size and keeping active together.
Whether it’s advice on employment rights, benefit entitlements, money worries, housing concerns, relationship challenges, access to local support etc - we’re here for you with our free, confidential, impartial advice. We can also give emergency fuel and food bank vouchers when needed. We offer a flexible way of delivering our free, confidential and impartial advice. Most of our advice is delivered by phone but you can get in touch with us by phone, online or in person.
We are professionally qualified and fully insured complementary therapists who volunteer our time and skills in support of cancer patients, and their carers, whilst they cope with the worries and uncertainties arising from a cancer diagnosis.
We're here to listen, no judgement, no pressure, and help you work through what's on your mind. We'll never tell you what to do. We don’t provide counselling. Call us FREE, day or night, 365 days a year. Telephone 116 123.
Our 10 to 3 Clubs operate across Hertfordshire and offer the chance for you, or your loved one, to socialise and enjoy a hot lunch with friends on a weekly basis. They are great places to meet like-minded people and make new friends. At our clubs you will also have the opportunity to enjoy live entertainment, receive information and help to access services, try a range of new or traditional activiites and learn new skills.
Mediation Hertfordshire can provide a mediation and conflict coaching service to residents who are experiencing conflict, whether it is in the family, workplace, with neighbours or in the wider community. Our mediators are professionally accredited and DBS checked. We provide a confidential and impartial service to promote happier, safer and healthier communities.
Reach Out provides support for those who have recently been discharged from hospital. Reach Out can assist people by linking them up with a volunteer in their neighbourhood who can offer companionship and practical support when they get home. This service is free. Please note that in order to meet our support criteria, the client must be over 50 and recently discharged from hospital and living with frailty.
Our service supports people who are aged 18+ with a diagnosed mental illness, who are socially isolated, who are known to NHS Secondary mental health services, and who live in Hertfordshire in and around the towns of Ware, Hertford, Hoddesdon, Broxbourne, Cheshunt, Cuffley and Waltham Cross. Our befriending service helps people to re-engage with their local community through group befriending, 1-2-1 volunteers, befriending workers and social activities.
If you’re looking for free debt help from a friendly team who are here to support you, then you’ve come to the right place. Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has been providing free debt help in the UK since 1996. We help thousands of people get out of debt every year, equipping them with the tools and confidence to face any storms that may come their way in the future. Our free debt help service is face-to-face* and run through local churches, so you get practical help and a supportive community
