St Christopher’s Candle Children and Young People’s Bereavement Service

Bereavement counselling for children, young people and families. Individual and group counselling. Information sessions and support groups for parent and carers. Training and consultancy for parent/carers and professionals around bereavement issues. Telephone support to anyone who is supporting a child or young person who has been bereaved.

SurvivorsUK

Emotional and practical support for boys, men and non-binary people who have experienced rape, sexual assault or abuse at any point in their lives. We are also here for allies and professionals supporting survivors. Support services include online webchat and text helpline, Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (London only), one-to-one counselling and support groups. The majority of sessions take place online via video or phone calls.

Daycare Trust

Information and advice about childcare and early years services. Produce a range of publications and offer consultancy about childcare and childcare information services to parents, child care providers, employers, local authorities and policy makers.

Bede House Association

Advice, information and support for people experiencing domestic violence. Offers practical and emotional support and advocacy, Freedom group for women, specialist counselling service for those affected by domestic abuse

ATD Fourth World

Family support network with regular meetings and opportunities to learn parenting and life skills for families living in poverty. Forums where people can meet and talk to policy makers. Campaigns on poverty and human rights. Full time and part time volunteering opportunities available.

Three Boroughs Health Care - Homeless People Service

Primary health care services in hostels, day centres and other settings for homeless people in Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. Services provided by GP, nurse, dentist and chiropodist. Liaise with Accident and Emergency departments.

African Advocacy Foundation

Advocacy, education and support for African refugees and asylum seekers. Family support. Education and mentoring for young people, including CV preparation, help with job applications, interview skills, jobsearch. IT courses, literacy and numeracy classes.

Waterloo Community Counselling

The Affordable & Accessible Counselling service offers low and no cost counselling services to ensure that everyone can access the support they need. Fees are reduced to make therapy affordable and accessible for individuals from all backgrounds. The Multilingual Counselling for Refugees & Asylum-Seekers service provides free mother-tongue counselling to migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. Please note that they are currently only able to offer this service to refugees and asylum-seekers who are living in Lambeth. See their website for a list of the languages that they can offer support in currently. WCC also runs various social activity groups for its isolated service users, including regular meetups for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers. These activities range from cultural excursions to hands-on workshops, designed to bring refugees and asylum-seekers together.

Southwark Muslim Women's Association

Centre for the Muslim women and their families in Southwark, including refugees/asylum seekers. Main focus is education (English classes, computer studies, childcare courses) but also offer advice and health related activities for women. Youth activities. Creche.

Dimbleby Cancer Care

If you’re affected by cancer, Dimbleby Cancer Care can offer you high quality information and support. We offer a range of information on all aspects of living with cancer along with psychological support, complementary therapies (including clinical aromatherapy, massage and reflexology plus relaxation and stress management workshops), support groups and a benefits advice service. The information drop-in service is open and available for patients, family members and carers. We are also happy to be contacted by phone or email. Psychological and Complementary Therapy outpatient services offer an appointment based system by NHS video link or telephone. Eligibility criteria applies for our appointment based services, please contact us for further information. All of our areas are fully accessible for disabled patients and carers.