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Investigates crimes relating to race/faith hate, domestic violence, anti-Semitism, homophobia and Safeguarding adults from risk of abuse. Serves the whole of the Borough of Camden. If an incident takes place in another Borough that Borough's Community Safety Unit will deal with it.

Club for older Iraqi people. Social activities.

Contact the Tenancy Support Manager. Sheltered housing for the elderly. 38 one bed flats and 119 bedsits. Regular Age UK Camden older people's general advice sessions.

Centre offers a meeting-place for Spanish pensioners where they can make friends, play cards/board games, and watch Spanish TV or videos. A dance is held every two or three weeks. Offers a nail-cutting service, reflexology and blood pressure monitoring. Has a programme of talks and…

Community centre activities. Wide range of community classes including fitness, healthy eating, sewing etc. After school homework club for Bangladeshi and Chinese children. Many special groups for older people, Bengali speakers and Chinese people. Also have a Somali speaking worker. Victims of race/faith hate crime…

Advice sessions, activities and support for the Bangladeshi, Somali and Chinese communities in the Kings Cross and Brunswick area. Services include an after-school homework club, gentle exercise session for women, gym club, lunch club, health session, welfare rights advice, ESOL classes, IT classes, numeracy, employment…

Charlie Ratchford Court is a brand new extra care scheme in Chalk Farm. ‘Extra care' is where people with social care needs are supported to live independently in their own flat. The scheme began welcoming its first residents from April 2021. Charlie Ratchford Court, built…

National charity for the elderly, the terminally ill and their pets. Services include volunteer network, register of care homes which accept residents with pets and temporary care for pets if their owners go into hospital. (The details shown here were taken from the organisation's website.)…

Volunteers use their cars to take old people out to a traditional tea once a month. Several teams active in Camden. Volunteer car owners and drivers always required. Group also needs volunteer hosts/hostesses to entertain a group of 8-10 elderly guests (and 4-5 drivers) to…

No local centres but jobcentres and local benefits offices can refer. Benefit enquiry line for general advice and information Phone: 0800 882 200. Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance enquiries 0845 712 3456. Carers' Allowance enquiries 01253 856 123.

Provides a social worker service for emergencies out of office hours that cannot safely wait until the next working day, for all of the former Social Services Department services now within either Family Services Social Work Directorate or the Housing and Adult Social Care Directorate.…

Provides information, advice, advocacy and referral services on housing, benefits, health, education, training and employment opportunities. Also provides basic support, holds outreach, and leisure activities for older people. Social club service Ethiopian National dish and Hall hire services to the public.

Free advice service on finding residential care, finance, housing and rights information for older people and their carers. Website includes searchable directories of UK care homes, retirement housing and relevant local services. (The details shown here were taken from the organisation's website).

Neighbourhood centre run by the local community, providing advice to local individuals (particularly on local housing, planning and welfare benefits), and providing resources and meeting space for locally based groups. Also provides services for older people. Publishes quarterly community newspaper, Fitzrovia News.

Information on pensioners' rights. Helps to set up local pensioners' organisations; organises conferences and campaigns on issues affecting pensioners. Publishes monthly newsletter.

Free and impartial helpline for Camden residents giving advice on energy saving, grants and discounts for energy saving measures such as insulation, reducing fuel bills and switching suppliers, preventing damp and mould and renewable energy, reducing waste by composting, stopping junk mail or using real…

We offer a range of services empowering women of different backgrounds, who may otherwise be socially isolated.  The services we provide include:   Monday over 50s social club Physical activities Health & wellbeing information and awareness sessions Life skills training Advice & listening service Celebrating…

Camden Council Library service providing materials for loan and information provision. Users, who must be Camden residents, are visited in their homes every 4 weeks on a weekday. Library staff will talk to clients and bring books, music and films to suit their needs.

National advice service for older people, their families and carers. Publishes a wide range of guides and fact sheets, available to download from website. (The details shown here were taken from the organisation's website).

FUNDING FROM CAMDEN COUNCIL TO BE WITHDRAWN JUNE 2012. FUTURE OF SCHEME BEYOND THAT TO BE CONFIRMED. Workers and volunteers support older people in their homes. Clients are encouraged to ask for help and support over any concern. Offers befriending, advocacy, escorting and support on…