Range of practical and emotional support for carers and people with care needs. Carer support workers offer respite care in people's own homes, enabling the carer to have a break. Specialist services include the Crossroads Macmillan palliative care service, a young carers project, Take-a-Break group and a social skills group for people with Asperger's.
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Advice and information on a range of issues, including housing, welfare benefits, disability benefits, consumer rights, employment, money and debt. Outreach advice sessions - see website for details.
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Food Bank
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A wide range of information is available about visual impairment issues, services and agencies. Groups (Braille and Library groups, monthly low vision group by prior booking).
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Confidential service working with young people (under 19) and young adults ( age 18-25 years) who are using or at risk of using drugs and alcohol. Service includes: Advice and information sessions; structured interventions, harm reduction, group work and clinical Support. Support for families and carers affected by someone else’s substance misuse including young people affected by parental substance misuse
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Counselling for young people aged 13-28 in the Tameside, Oldham and Glossop areas. Drop-in every Wednesday 3pm-6pm. Provides level 2 counselling course and peer training at local schools.
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A variety of self-help initiatives including self-help groups (depression, anxiety & social phobia), structured courses for self-esteem, depression, anxiety and emotional wellbeing, a complementary therapy clinic, computerised cognitive behavioural therapy, primary care mental health service, gun and knife crime clinic.
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Campaigns for the rights of disabled people throughout Greater Manchester. Provides information, advice and support and runs a young disabled people's forum. Also produces a bi-monthly information bulletin, a quarterly magazine and a range of books and resource packs.
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Housing Support Unit provides an accommodation service for accommodation up to 1 year with support to move on to their own tenancies. Referrals to the service must be completed via The Mainstay System - contact number 0151 600 3547. Starter packs such as bedding, pots and pans etc via Material and Welfare Aid Scheme can be accessed.
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Combined jobsearch and benefits service for people of working age. Personal advisers assist with jobsearch activities and benefits claims. Access to Jobpoint terminals for information on job vacancies. Part of the Department for Work and Pensions' Jobcentre Plus network.
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