Signposting Services

Access to Work Grant

Grant available to pay for practical support for those with a disability, health or mental health condition to start work, stay in work or move into self-employment or start a business.

More information is available on the UK Government website https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work

Action Homeless

Support for homeless people and those facing homelessness, including money advice, emergency housing, temporary housing and longer term homes.

Ante Natal – Early Years at Wesley Hall

Midwives are available for pregnant women to attend pre-birth sessions so that they are more informed and understanding of the birth experience. Mothers-to-be will come together with others who live nearby, so friendships can be made, and experiences exchanged.

Pregnant women are welcome to attend ante natal sessions on Thursday mornings at 9.30am. No booking is necessary – just come along to reception.

All our Early Years services are geared for you and your child to feel comfortable and included. We care about children at Wesley Hall and we will do everything we can for them to feel and know that.

We provide a comprehensive range of early years services for families living in our locality. http://www.activewesleyhall.org.uk/early-years/ Visit our website and see what else we offer.

We are committed to family-centred provision and to the needs presented by them at all stages of a child’s early development.

New Mothers – Early Years at Wesley Hall

Following the birth, it is always reassuring to share the news and gather more information. It is an important time for mum and baby. The Wesley Hall MAMMAS offer support and breast-feeding encouragement along with interesting topics such as baby massage and sleep issues. These sessions also run on Thursday mornings, come along with baby to join a friendly group ready to involve you and take-away any of those baby-blues.

All our Early Years services are geared for you and your child to feel comfortable and included. We care about children at Wesley Hall and we will do everything we can for them to feel and know that.

We provide a comprehensive range of early years services for families living in our locality. http://www.activewesleyhall.org.uk/early-years/ Visit our website and see what else we offer.

We are committed to family-centred provision and to the needs presented by them at all stages of a child’s early development.

Baby Massage – Early Years at Wesley Hall

Led by our trained Infant Massage Instructor Fatima Kassam baby massage is a lovely way to enjoy time with your baby and it can also help you bond with them.

Call Fatima 07517070081 to book your place or for more details.

All our Early Years services are geared for you and your child to feel comfortable and included. We care about children at Wesley Hall and we will do everything we can for them to feel and know that.

We provide a comprehensive range of early years services for families living in our locality. http://www.activewesleyhall.org.uk/early-years/ Visit our website and see what else we offer.

We are committed to family-centred provision and to the needs presented by them at all stages of a child’s early development.

Mother and Toddler – Early Years at Wesley Hall

We hold a busy and welcoming, action-packed session with you and your toddler in mind on Wednesday mornings. We have many child-friendly resources ready for you to play with your child and to take home any of the products you have both made for the fridge door. We believe the best exposure for a young child is to be with other young children (and their mothers) responding to them and to be part of a wider community of caring individuals.

Mums come from the neighbourhood and so meet other mothers they may only have passed in the street. There’s a great buzz and much effort is put into everyone making friends and sharing their kindness and interest in each other. Make sure we have space available before attending for the first time.

All our Early Years services are geared for you and your child to feel comfortable and included. We care about children at Wesley Hall and we will do everything we can for them to feel and know that.

We provide a comprehensive range of early years services for families living in our locality. Wesley Hall early years page https://www.activewesleyhall.org.uk/early-years/ Visit our website and see what else we offer.

We are committed to family-centred provision and to the needs presented by them at all stages of a child’s early development.

Active Wesley Hall

Learning centre providing early years services (including antenatal, new mothers, baby massage and mother and toddler sessions), mental health services and a wide range of local community activities, including an elders exercise, sewing class and lunch club.

For more information on these classes or if you would like to book a space, please call reception on 0116 262 6000 or visit the community activities page of the website.

Wesley Hall also offers a food pantry for just £4 per visit, open to all members of the community. Please bring your own bags. The pantry is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 11.30am – 2.30pm.

Active Wesley Hall – Mental Health Day Services

Day activities for people with mental health issues or mild learning difficulties, funded by direct payment or self-funded. A hot lunch is available.

For the current programme of activities please visit the website. Day trips are also arranged from time to time.

Adhar Proje ct

Adhar provides a range of preventative, community-based support opportunities for people with mental health needs and their carers, primarily but not exclusively targeted at the Asian and Black African/Caribbean communities living in the city of Leicester.

It provides a number of services in response to need, including easily accessible drop-in services; access to information, advice and guidance; peer support groups; one to one support; social interaction and befriending.

Contact Adhar Project by phone on 0116 220 0070, email [email protected] or visit the https://www.adharproject.org/contact for more options.

Day Care – Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland

Companionship and support for independent living

There are lots of reasons why people join one of our groups. We find that the main reasons are because they want to

Socialise with other local people – because social interaction is important to your wellbeing

Have a few hours away from home – which prevents loneliness and gives more structure to the week

Enjoy a hot meal – when perhaps cooking at home is too much effort or eating alone reduces your appetite

Participate in group activities – which otherwise you wouldn’t get to try and which help maintain mental agility

Get out in the community – with trips to the theatre, museums and local attractions as well as meals in local restaurants and pubs

Maintain your independence – by getting just enough of the right support so that you aren’t dependent on someone else and can avoid a move to residential care

Allow a carer some respite – to recharge their batteries and do the things they can’t easily do as a full-time carer

Recover and rehabilitate – with the shorter term support needed after a hospital stay or bereavement.

Whatever the reason for joining, we find that people who do reap the longer term rewards of a healthier, more rewarding and better quality of life by participating in our community-based groups.

How do I join?

We run day care groups across the region attended by people with a wide range of abilities and disabilities, including physical disability or reduced mobility, mental health needs and learning disabilities. We also provide culturally appropriate support to meet the needs of older people from black and minority ethnic communities.

Joining one of our groups is straightforward.

If you have a personal budget as a result of a needs assessment, you should tell your social services contact which Age UK Wellbeing Group you’d like to attend or contact our Care Services team on 0116 299 2269.

If you would like to join us on a self-funding arrangement, please contact our Care Services team direct on 0116 299 2269.

Regardless of how you intend to fund your care, you can contact us to discuss your options on 0116 299 2269.

When you contact us a member of our Care Services team will discuss your needs, which may include assistance with transport, dietary needs, medication prompting or specific requests for activities. We can then arrange your first visit and introduce you to the team of CRB checked staff and volunteers who run the centre.

An Open Invitation!

It’s always a little daunting to try something new, especially if you’re doing it on your own! So, we’d like to invite you to visit your local wellbeing group to meet us and see first hand the kind of things you’d be doing if you joined us. If you want to bring a friend or family member with you too, just let us know.

To arrange your taster visit please call us on 0116 299 2269.

Alzheimers Society – Dementia Support for Leicester City, County and Hospitals

Covid-19 (coronavirus) update

Following the recent government guidelines regarding COVID-19 we will be making changes to the way we deliver our current services to ensure the wellbeing of our employees, volunteers and service users.

From 27 March 2020

we will temporarily suspend our information stand at the Leicester Royal Infirmary Hospital Dementia Support Workers will be checking with wards for referrals via email and telephone.

A service for people concerned about their memory, people living with dementia and their carers post diagnosis and throughout their dementia journey. The service provides support, information, advice and guidance and supports self-management and peer support as appropriate.

The service includes the following elements:

Information, advice and guidance One to one emotional and practical support Group Support at a number of locations across the City, home visits are also available – contact the service for further information Learning Programmes for carers and people living with dementia Advocacy Support – including Care Act Advocacy Support for people living with dementia and their carers whilst in hospital

The Alzheimer’s Society also provides a Paid Person’s Representative Service to support a person who is or has become deprived of their liberty in a hospital or care home and has no family or friends who will and are able to act as an appropriate representative, to ensure that their rights are protected.

Asian Lunch Club – Age UK Leicestershire & Rutland

Age UK Leicestershire & Rutland provide two Lunch Clubs groups for Older People from the Asian communities living in the city of Leicester. One Lunch Club provides Halal-style meals for Asian Muslim people and the other Lunch Club provides Gujarati-style meals for Asian people. Please call for details of the locations and timings of our lunch clubs.

b-inspired

B-inspired is a local charity that provides a range of services for Braunstone Residents.

We offer a range of services and operate from a number of buildings. If you are in need of support, please call: 0116 279 5020.

Currently our services include: The Neighbourhood Support Base – A hub of community projects and support services including:

The Braunstone Be-friending Scheme for isolated older people
Talk Time a social group for over 55’s in the community.
Braunstone Foodshare to support those in crisis with food poverty
Volunteering and Training opportunities
Community Business Support
Outreach services – benefits advice, debt advice and utility support

The Braunstone Grove – A community hub for local residents that provides a range of fitness activities, youth activities and a community café and social bar.

Please see http://www.b-inspired.org.uk/ for a full calendar of activities and direct contact details and also check out our https://www.facebook.com/BInspiredLeicester Facebook page for community news and activities. We also provide high quality business accommodation and administration services at our Business Box – Managed Office space facility on Oswin Road, Leicester, LE3 1HR. See our website at: https://businessbox.org.uk

Braunstone Adventure Playground

Open access adventure playground, with staff members present to supervise, assist and support.

Indoor and outdoor activities available which include an outdoor play structure, games, dance, sports,computer games and arts and crafts.

Braunstone adventure playground also runs holiday playschemes throughout the year; contact them directly prior to the holidays to find out more.

Belgrave Lunch Club

Lunch club for older or disabled people, providing a healthy, nutritious, well balanced and freshly cooked Gujarati style vegetarian meal. Persons attending for the first time or as a one-off should contact the centre staff by 10am (on the day) by phoning 0116 222 1004.

Meals cost £4.50per person per day. (Take-away is also available for £5 but 24 hours notice is needed).Full range of activities available too such as exercise and English classes, just check the notice board upon arrival!

Belgrave Ladies Wellness Class

Dance Exercise Classes

Asanas

Pramayama and relaxation

Tuesdays 11:15am – 12:15pm £1 charge – Pay as you Go

Belgrave Neighbourhood Centre

Belgrave Neighbourhood Centre offers a variety of classes, social activities and events for people of all ages, including rooms that can be hired. Facilities include:

Hall with stage and balcony seating
Various multi-purpose meeting rooms
Adult Skills and Learning Service
Neighbourhood Police Office
Limited car parking

Open:

Monday 09:00 – 22:00
Tuesday 09:00 – 21:00
Wednesday 09:00 – 21:00
Thursday 09:00 – 21:00
Friday 09:00 – 21:00
Saturday 09:00 – 21:00
Sunday 08:00 – 16:00

Belgrave Housing Co-operative

Offer a choice of properties, including Sheltered Housing. Please Belgrave housing co-operative website https://belgravecoop.org.uk/ check website for current waiting list status.

Bright Sparks Arts in Mental Health Group

Community of people who use mental health services, volunteers and other interested people, using the arts to promote positive images of mental health and wellbeing through creative groups and projects.

British Heart Foundation

British Heart Foundation fund over £100 million of research each year into all heart and circulatory diseases and the things that cause them. Heart diseases. Stroke. Vascular dementia. Diabetes. They’re all connected, and they’re all under our microscope.

The British Heart Foundation also provide information about heart and circulatory diseases, and their risk factors. This can be accessed here https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport

Caribbean Court Day Centre

Day Centre
Come make friends and meet friends at our Day Centre. We will pick you up, provide a freshly cooked lunch and offer a range of activities to suit your interests.

We are open five days per week from 10am to 4pm. So whether you want to develop a hobby, exercise, or simply have a chat in good company, we are waiting to make you welcome.

To support those caring for people living with cognitive impairment or mild dementia we also offer our Livity Program two mornings per week. Livity is a small group program based on Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, (CST) the only non-drug treatment recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE).

You may get your Day Centre place sponsored by the Council or you may come as a private client.

Lunch Club
Come and join us for lunch. We can cater for all dietary requirements and our speciality is Caribbean cuisine. After lunch, join us for an activity or just relax and enjoy the company.

Mobile Meal Service
We provide a 7 day mobile meals service. This service provides a Caribbean meal direct from our kitchen to your home.

Befriending
Do you know someone living alone who may be feeling isolated or lonely? Contact our volunteer befrienders who can telephone them regularly, visit them at home (post Covid), link them up with others, and show them how to take part in online events.

Carers Support Group
We recognise that carers have needs too. Our Carers Support Group meets every two months, with scheduled activities and outings arranged between meetings and is open to all carers.

Citizens Advice Leicestershire

Citizens Advice LeicesterShire provides advice and support on a wide range of issues including debt, benefits, housing, family issues, discrimination, employment, immigration, and other problems.The service is not currently open to visitors without appointments, advice is available by phone and online.Use the search box on the https://citizensadviceleicestershire.org/ Citizens Advice website to find advice.

If you can find the advice you need please call: Call 0808 2787970 if you live in Leicester CityCall 0808 2787854 if you live in the County Lines are open 9.00am 4.30pm Monday to Friday and are quietest before 10am or after 3pm. If your enquiry is not urgent you can also email the service by filling out a contact form https://citizensadviceleicestershire.org/get-advice/email-advice/

Community Advice and Law Service (CALS)

Debt, housing, welfare benefits, advice, form filling, immigration and note-taking services.

Diabetes Self-Help Group

Since lock-down, meetings have started taking place via Zoom. Please https://www.diabetesselfhelpgroup.co.uk/ visit the Diabetes self help group website for further details.

Self-help and support group based in Belgrave for people with type 1 or 2 diabetes, their carers, and those who would like to know more about diabetes. We also do trips, picnics, variety of activities art and craft, exercises, yoga, health cooking, walking and many more.

Now we support people with any other condition such as high blood pressure, stroke, stress, isolation, hearing problems etc..

We meet twice a week

Every Wednesday at Belgrave Neighbourhood Centre from 10am-12.00noon for a coffee morning and for a drop in. There is also Yoga & Exercise on Wednesday at 9am – 10am.

Every Saturday at Belgrave Library from 10.30 am to 12.30pm for a heath talk and discussion.

Contact: 07921565385 Email:[email protected]

East Midlands Gambling Harms Service

Free NHS support to stop the harm caused by gambling. We are able to support people who are:

18 years old and over
Registered with a GP in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire or Rutland
Experiencing current or recent problematic gambling, resulting in harm to themselves and/or to other people.

East Park Activity Group

East Park Activity Group has been successfully running for over 15 years in Leicester City. It is a social group for young adults with learning disabilities and it provides adults to participate fully within the community and overcome social barriers and isolation. Plus an opportunity to express themselves, build self-esteem and self-confidence as well as be independent within the community.

The people we care for decide which activities they are interested in and fully trained staff plan a timetable based around it. These activities enhance and develop personal or basic life skills of the people. Some of the activities we provide are listed below:

Arts and crafts
Garden club
Grocery shopping
Cookery classes
Exercise and yoga
Meditation Cultural activities
Trips and outings Visits to local faith settings Sports

The service runs every week from Wednesday to Friday, 9am-4pm.

Transport is provided to and from the centre, for Leicester City residents.

For more information about the group please call or visit us.

East West Community Centre Limited

East West Community Centre Limited (formerly East West Community Project) was founded in 1985 with the purpose of serving the elderly and frail members of the community in Leicestershire. East West Community Centre is situated on Wilberforce Road – off Narborough Road, Leicester in the West End area. This purpose built building was funded by Leicester City Challenge in 1995 as our services expanded. We are a dynamic organisation with a forward looking outlook and are prepared to innovate and adapt to ever-changing needs, such as personal budget; Choose My Support; individual based care plan.Our organisation recognises the need to provide a safe, attractive and inspiring environment which will promote a decent, happy and fulfilling life for the elderly.

This will help to draw the service users out of isolation and develop confidence and their self-esteem. As a result it will create an enabling atmosphere which will develop independence.As we are a not-for-profit organisation (soon to become charity) we place more emphasis on the caring aspect of our work rather than being profit-driven. Our main aim is to provide services to the community which will help in improving the quality of life. We are able to achieve these aims in partnership with the local authorities such as Leicester City Council and Leicestershire County Council through our core activities: Day Care, Meals on Wheels, Luncheon Club and Sitting Services.

Just to give a snap shot of some of our other activities: Yoga Classes, Exercises for the Elderly, Over 55 Women Group, Grow Green ~project ESOL classes for the elderly, etc. The Centre also has links with local Councillors, Members of Parliament, Leicestershire Constabulary, Voluntary Action and the Leicestershire Confederation of Indian Organization. Along with South Field College we did in-house courses such as Food Hygiene, Health and Safety and First Aid. Our building has a spacious hall that can seat up to 150 people and kitchen facilities including a commercial kitchen that can cater for up to 500 guests. In addition, there are also Training and Conference rooms with conferencing facilities such as a white board, Screen, OHP, Projectors, etc.

These can be hired out to groups or individuals for private functions at a reasonable rate; which compares well with other similar (outside) facilities with the exception that we are able to give a greater choice with respect to booking times. We are open 7 days a week. We also have Changing Places (Hoist Facilities) available in our building.We have several groups that use our premises on a regular basis, just to name few: Age Uk, Mosaic Shaping Disability Services, Leicester College, Leicester City Council, Co-operative Association, Leicester Landlord Association, Hare Ram Hare Krishna and Sathya Sai Baba Centre, Leicester. The centre has parking spaces for disabled people and there is also off-street parking Telephone Number: 0116 255 0575

East West Community Centre Day Care Centre – Community Opportunities

East West Day Centre was established in 1995 to provide Day Care services to the elderly and frail from the local community five days a week. We offer care to elderly clients suffering from a disability and our service acts as a means of bringing someone out of isolation and loneliness and thereby promoting mental health, as a preventative measure.

We are under Leicester City Council framework contract as their Provider. Our Day Care Centre is centred around a warm, friendly and caring atmosphere and at the same time it is reassuring to have well qualified staff in attendance. Our services are built around the choices and needs of the individual service user which is of paramount importance. We aim to be as flexible as possible to meet individual care needs. We offer carer support and relief from them continuously having to give their time to others and to indulge themselves for a change.

We do recognise that carers face health risks that present themselves in the very nature of the work, such as stress being major factor. Carers can get support and respite whilst their client/family member is also looked after by us at the same time. We also have Changing places (Hoist facilities). We do give active support to those seeking advice and a chance to engage with others and to offer many stimulating activities such as:

Day trips and Picnics including trips to temples parks seaside
Cinema Trips Chair based
Exercises including Yoga and Tai Chi Painting, Arts & Crafts Cards and Dominoes Bingo ESOL classes for learning basic English and Mathematics
Karaoke Singing and Antakshari Massage and Relaxation

Our service users can also enjoy freshly cooked vegetarian meals which we cater for based on each members individual, specific needs such as diabetic, mild, soft, low salt, Jain, etc. We also provide refreshments during the day. We do accept clients referred to us by Social Services or those on Direct Payments. For more information about this service and how to join, please contact us.

East West Community Centre Luncheon club

East West Luncheon club started in 1985 to serve the needs of the local community who may wish to enjoy a healthy nutritious home cooked meal at the same time as attending a social occasion for themselves. We prepare freshly cooked vegetarian meals which are served piping hot at 12.30 pm from Tuesday and Wednesday.

We especially cater for those with special dietary needs or preferences such as Jain, mild, low salt and soft meals, to name a few. Our charges are modest and start from £4.75. As the name suggests our club very much performs a social function. It is a meeting point for the elderly to come in contact with those who share similar interests with members of the local community to exchange ideas and to socialise.

We have become part of the community which includes many from religious and traditional backgrounds although not exclusively so. Together, we celebrate many religious festivals such as Diwali, Eid, Vaisakhi, Christmas and the New Year. We also invite speakers from local NHS to talk on various health-related topics such as Stroke, Heart diseases, Diabetes, etc. In addition to this we have members from Fire and Ambulance services to provide talks on various subjects such as Health & Safety at home and also benefit advice.

We appreciate the value of Carers to our community and give them the opportunity to have a break by providing a lunch, to meet others with a similar background and to provide lunch to the client or family member whom they are looking after. Anyone who may wish to become part of our Lunch club can apply to do so on a personal basis or alternatively, through their respective carers. Health professionals or Social workers may also make referrals.

Our staff serve all meals in a warm and conducive atmosphere. Transport is also provided where needed. To find out more information about our Luncheon Clubs and to book a place, please contact us. We are here to welcome you. Our Mobile Meals (Tiffin Services) – COMMUNITY MEALS We provide mobile meals for the housebound elderly disabled people living in Leicester and serve a large catchment area in the community.

Our meals are freshly prepared (vegetarian) with high nutritional content. We cater for all dietary needs of individual service users such as Diabetic Mild, Soft Meals, No Onion No Garlic Meals, etc. and we promote healthy eating choices. We provide highest quality freshly cooked meal at your doorstep. We are Leicester City Council approved mobile meals provider. Our tiffin prices start from £5.75

Eyres Monsell Adult Inclusion Provision (EMAIP)

Eyres Monsell Adult inclusion project is different to a mainstream youth work provision.

One would be attending the weekly sessions (Tuesdays) to help the young adults gain more independence and develop their day-to-day life skills.

Once a month we aim to be going on a trip that is age appropriate for the group and introducing them to socialising in an adult environment, whilst still providing them with support. Our adult inclusion group will enable members to make new friendship groups as well as providing a social network group on a secure platform that is monitored by the staff team. This will enable them to build on their self-confidence, self-esteem and help them identify when to take healthy risks that would benefit them.

We have also identified a lack of work experience opportunities for young adults. We aim to be able to offer opportunities at the centre for young adults who wish to gain work experience. This could involve working in our community pantry shop and making up food parcels for members of the community.

Eyres Monsell Club for Young People – Inclusion Group

We provide activities for young people with additional needs such as; Downs syndrome, Autism and Asperger’s. The project provides youth club sessions twice a week. These sessions provide opportunities to socialise and have fun with other young people in a safe and nurturing environment.The activities we deliver will encourage life skills such as cookery, gardening, fitness and essential social skills.

We provide young people with informal education opportunities, alongside arts and crafts, sports, games, dance workshops, discussions and IT. The youth centre is a safe and stimulating place for young people with additional needs, with well trained staff providing support at all times. As a result of these sessions young people develop self-esteem and self-confidence and new life skills that they can then transfer to their everyday lives.

Visit the https://www.eyresmonsellcyp.co.uk/ Eyres Monsell Club for Young People website for more information, including details of our services and activities.

Eyres Monsell Club For Young People

Eyres Monsell Club For Young People provides a multi activity session for young people from 8+. Activities include art, sport, dance, games, music, computer games and media.

Eyres Monsell Community Garden

The Community Garden in Eyres Monsell was set up by Local people using the Local People project to develop an unused garden area at the back of the local primary school. The garden has developed greatly and is now a TCV Green Gym, receiving additional funding to have a staff member supporting it to become a space for local people to connect and spend time outdoors, as well as producing fresh fruit and vegetables. There are also weekend family sessions and the project is working with the local GP surgery, which refers people with mental health problems to weekly adult sessions in the garden.

For more information on The Conservation Volunteers (TVC) in Leicestershire you can look on https://www.tcv.org.uk/midlands/tcv-leicestershire-and-rutland The Conservation Volunteers website

Eyres Monsell Lunch Club

Hot meal available for £3.50 on Monday and Friday 11.30am – 1.30pm for residents of Eyres Monsell area.

For first time visits, please book in advance by phoning in the morning.

FGM Specialist Network

Whether you are a specialist midwife, health visitor, GP or health professional, you can share ideas, questions and resources with colleagues.

Food Bank – Centre Project

We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That’s why we provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to us in crisis. We are part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK.

If you need help from the foodbank the quickest way to reach us is by telephone. We can then direct you to the most appropriate agency to give you a foodbank voucher.

Open: Mondays 10:30 – 13:00

For more information, please check the https://leicestersouth.foodbank.org.uk Leicester South Food Bank website

Food Bank – Chroma Church

Open:Tuesdays 09:30am – 11:00am

Thursday evening 6.00pm – 7.00pm

Saturdays 09:30am – 11:00am

For more information please check the https://leicestersouth.foodbank.org.uk/ Leicester South Food Bank website https://www.facebook.com/LeicsSouthFoodbank/?ref=page_internal Leicester South Food Bank Facebook page

Food Bank – Holy Trinity Church

If you need help from the foodbank the quickest way to reach us is by telephone. We can then direct you to the most appropriate agency to give you a Leicester South foodbank voucher https://leicestersouth.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/foodbank-vouchers/Open:Wednesdays 11:00am – 1:00pm For more information, check the https://leicestersouth.foodbank.org.uk Leicester South Food Bank website.

Food Bank – The Hub Cafe

If you need help from the foodbank the quickest way to reach us is by telephone. We can then direct you to the most appropriate agency to give you a foodbank voucher.

Open:Thursdays 14:00 – 15:30

For more information please look at the http://leicestersouth.foodbank.org.uk/ Leicester South Foodbank website

Food Bank – The Kings Centre

If you need help from the foodbank the quickest way to reach us is by telephone. We can then direct you to the most appropriate agency to give you a foodbank voucher.

Open:Monday 4pm-5pm Thursday 1pm-2pm

For more information check the https://leicestersouth.foodbank.org.uk/ Leicester South Food Bank website

Food bank and community shop – Goldhill Play Association

Goldhill Play Association has a food bank and community shop for local people in need. Please see Goldhill adventure playground – food https://www.goldhilladventureplayground.org/food-bank visit the website for information on referrals. Please check the Goldhill Play Association Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/GoldhillPlay Facebook page for latest food giveaway updates.

Free Legal Advice Clinic – University of Leicester

The Legal Advice Clinic offers free legal advice to the general public. We welcome people from all backgrounds. We are an initial advice service and we usually see clients once. We can usually give advice about the client’s legal position, and what they could do next to resolve their issue.

We offer an appointment system, with various time slots during the week depending on supervisor availability.

Our Leicester Law School students are trained to give legal advice, closely supervised by qualified solicitors, in the following areas

Contract
Consumer law
Employment
Family
Housing
Probate and Wills
Civil Claims
Business law for entrepreneurs or charities

We also have a Windrush Compensation Project for people affected by the Windrush scandal. We can help you decide whether or not to make a claim to the Compensation Fund. We can also help people to work out which categories of loss they have suffered, and what evidence they can produce to support their claim.

We cannot help you if

Your legal issue relates to a dispute with the University of Leicester.
You already have a lawyer.
Your query is not within our expertise.
Your query is urgent.

Find further information on the UoL law school pages https://le.ac.uk/law/about/legal-advice-clinic University of Leicester’s Law School pages

Friends of Evington

Registered charity promoting the conservation, protection and improvement of Evington and the surrounding area, and promoting leisure activities and facilities available, as well as local clubs, groups and societies. See the Evington Echo calendar https://evingtonecho.uk/calendar/ calendar on the Evington Echo site for further details.

Volunteering opportunities are generally advertised in the Evington Echo https://evingtonecho.uk/ Evington Echo

Hamilton Indoor Bowling Group

New members are welcome at Hamilton indoor bowling group which meets twice a week. Sessions cost £1.50 new and take place on Monday 1.30pm to 3.30pm and Friday 2.45pm to 4.45pm.

Handyman and Gardening Service – Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland

Help with house maintenance, gardening work, decorating, home security and safety.

Personal Assistant Service – Age UK LeicesterShire & Rutland

Personal assistant service available for adults of all ages in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.Services include domestic cleaning, household management, help with paperwork, phone calls and correspondence, support with shopping, pension collection and taking part in community-based activities.

For more information please https://www.ageuk.org.uk/leics/our-services/helping-you-live-independently/personal-assistants/ visit the Age UK LeicesterShire and Rutland website

Carefree

Are you caring for someone and in need of a short break?

Carefree website https://carefreespace.org/ Carefree is a charity working with hotels, transforming their vacant rooms into vital breaks for unpaid carers. Carers registered with Leicester Carers Support Service can be referred to Carefree for a break.

How does it work?

Breaks are usually for 1-2 nights and include free accommodation and breakfast for you and a companion in a twin or double room.

Am I eligible?

To qualify for a break, you must be:

Aged 18 and over
A full-time unpaid carer (30 hours +)
Able to arrange interim care & pay for extras (transport, food, etc)
Breaks are for you the carer, and you are welcome to take a companion, who isn’t the person that you care for.

Contact Age UK Leicester carers support service https://www.ageuk.org.uk/leics/our-services/support-for-carers/leicester-carers-support-service/ Leicester Carers Support Service to register as a carer and access the offer.

Dementia Support Service

The service available for people who are 18 plus and who have received a formal diagnosis of dementia.

People living with dementia need to be registered with a medical practice in Leicester and Leicestershire.

Informal carers and family members do not need to be resident in Leicester or Leicestershire.

Support includes:

One to one support Group Support Information, Advice and Signposting

Coronavirus Helpline for over 70s

Age UK are launching a helpline from Monday 23 March to offer practical and emotional support to those over 70 in Leicester and Leicestershire, especially those who are self isolating and live alone.

To contact the helpline, call 0116 299 2239

Highfields Centre

Highfields Centre provides an extensive range of services, from youth clubs, adult learning, information & advice, arts, sports, community development, venue hire and H-Café.

Other services are also provided at Highfields Centre through the following agencies:

https://www.after18.org.uk/ After 18 – young asylum seekers

https://highfieldscentre.ac.uk/artsmedia/leap-studios/ LEAP Studios – music and recording

Fashion-workers Advice Bureau Leicester https://highfieldscentre.ac.uk/fabl/Fashion-workers Advice Bureau Leicester (FAB-L)

http://www.theraceequalitycentre.org.uk/The Race Equality Centre – challenging race discrimination racial inequalities and supporting new arrival (including refugee) communities

Visit the http://highfieldscentre.ac.uk/ Highfields Centre website for further information.

Toddler Time at Highfields Library

Drop-in sessions for parents/carers and their pre-school children to stay and play with toys and puppets, enjoy storytelling, join in with rhymes and singing and take part in creative activities.

Home Care – Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland

Domiciliary care services

These services provide personal care for people living in their own homes. The needs of people using the services may vary greatly, but packages of care are designed to meet individual circumstances.

The person is visited at various times of the day or, in some cases, care is provided over a full 24-hour period. Where care is provided intermittently throughout the day, the person may live independently of any continuous support or care between the visits.

Information & Advice Services – Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland

We provide free, independent and confidential information and advice for people over 50, including practical help, suggesting ways to solve difficulties and giving you the details of others who may be able to help.

We can help you with:

Welfare benefits
Housing and property
Money matters
Family and personal matters
Health and care
Leisure and social activities
Your rights
Local services
…and any other issues that affect your quality of life.

You may access this service by calling our advice line or by making an appointment to meet us at one of our information and advice hubs (see below for locations) or in your home.

Asian Lunch Club – Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland

Age UK Leicester Shire Rutland provide two Lunch Clubs groups for Older People from the Asian communities living in the city of Leicester. One Lunch Club provides Halal-style meals for Asian Muslim people and the other Lunch Club provides Gujarati-style meals for Asian people.

Please call for details of the locations and timings of our lunch clubs.

LAMP Leicestershire Action for Mental Health Project

LAMP provides a Peer Advocacy service to Informal/Voluntary patients on Acute Wards who do not qualify for IMHAAdvocacy for people seeking access to Mental Health Services (for residents ofLeicester City only). This is help to access mental health services through GPs or psychiatric services including consultant outpatient appointments and any involvement with the Community Mental Health Team(CMHT).

Carer Support Groups in Leicester City, Coalville, Hinckley, Enderby and Oakham.

Advocacy is taking action to help people to understand and say what they want, secure their rights, represent their views, wishes, and interests and access services they need. Advocates and advocacy schemes work in partnership with the people they support and take their side. Advocacy promotes social inclusion, equality and social justice.

Leicester Carers Support Service

If you look after a friend or family member, who relies on your support to manage their daily life, you are a carer.

The Carers support service https://www.ageuk.org.uk/leics/our-services/support-for-carers/ Leicester Carers Support Service offers free and confidential support to all carers, 18+, when either themselves or the person they care for live in Leicester city.

Support includes:

One to one support
Drop-in at city centre Carers Hub
Information, advice and signposting on all carer-related matters such as lasting powers of attorny, carers allowance, carers’ rights and much more.
Carers cafes and support groups
Carer learning, wellbeing sessions and carer breaks

Leicester Charity Link

Connecting people in need with sources of funding from charitable organisations. Leicester Charity Link help by providing every day items including clothes, furniture, equipment and food.

Access is usually by referral from another agency.

Leicester Sikh Centre Lunch Club

Provision of a lunch club service for Asian Sikh older people for one day per week (Friday), with a Punjabi-style healthy, nutritious well balanced freshly cooked Punjabi style vegetarian meal. The Lunch Club helps the older Asian Sikh people to maintain their independence and reduce isolation.

Memory Cafes

A number of memory cafes operate in the Leicester area. You can find further details by searching for activity and social groups near your address on the Alzheimer’s Society website.

Barnardos

Barnardo’s transforms the lives of the most vulnerable children across the UK through the work of our services, campaigning and research expertise.

We believe we can bring out the very best in every child whether the issue is child poverty, sexual exploitation, disability or domestic violence.

MoneyHelper

Money and pensions guidance online and over the phone from three government-backed financial guidance providers: the Money Advice Service, the Pensions Advisory Service and Pension Wise. Guidance covers a wide range including:

Benefits
Family and care
Homes
Money troubles and debt
Pensions and retirement
Savings
Work related, including tax, national insurance, redundancy and self-employment

New Parks Community Hub

Community centre for New Parks residents.

New Parks Community Mission food bank

We offer FREE emergency food and care parcel assistance for the vulnerable and people in need of Leicester.

Opening times are 8am-5pm Monday-Friday

Referrals – [email protected]

Phone number- +44 7419 918591

Registration is compulsory.

New Parks Neighbourhood Mental Health Café

Drop-in neighbourhood mental health cafes for local people who would like immediate support.

Cafés take place:

Thursdays, 12 noon – 6pm Saturdays, 11am – 5pm

More information can be found on https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/service/neighbourhood-mh-cafes about neighbourhood mental health cafes and other mental health support available in Leicester and Leicestershire.

Toddler Time at Hamilton Library

Drop-in sessions for parents/carers and their pre-school children to stay and play with toys and puppets, enjoy storytelling, join in with rhymes and singing and take part in creative activities. Please note that 0-2 years and 2-5 years sessions run alternate weeks. Please contact the library for session dates.

ASSIST

General GP Practice GP Centre for Asylum Seekers / Refugees. The Assist Practice offers GP, midwife, health visitor, and mental health facilitiator appointments. There is access to psychologial therapies. The practice also hosts advice clinics from British Red Cross. The service is currently in Clyde Street but will be moving soon – please https://inclusionhealthcare.co.uk/our-work/asylum-seeker-gp-service/ visit the Inclusion Healthcare website for updates.

Leicester Recovery Hub (No.5)

Centre for street drinkers including housing advice, activities, coffee bar and access to facilities such as washing, phone and internet.

Leicester Wheels For All

The Wheels for All initiative is a nationally recognised programme that embraces all children and adults with disabilities and differing needs, to engage in cycling activity providing fun and stimulating cycling across the UK. By using specially adapted cycles, the activities are both physically and mentally stimulating and above all fun for everyone involved.

All the centres are equipped with specially adapted cycles and Wheels for All trained leaders, who have the knowledge and confidence to work with adapted cycles for participants to enjoy the benefits of cycling.

Based at Braunstone Leisure Centre Fridays 10am-3pm

Based at Saffron Lane Athletics Stadium 1pm-3pm

£5 per individual, £10 per family, £30 per group (up to 8)

Please see website for full range of dates and times.

New Parks Club for Young People – Inclusion group

The centre provides provision, support and positive activities for young people to engage in. We aim to challenge young people, provoke critical thought and boost their personal and social development, helping them to become more active and responsible citizens within their community and wider society.

User group:

Age 5 years (and in Year 1) to 14 years