As well as Hourglass, there are a number of other useful organisations that can provide advice, assistance, and information for those seeking help for a variety of different situations.
Wallingford Volunteer Centre
Disability Support Organisations
WVC provides services such as transport to medical facilities (hospital, dentist & optician appointments) and to and from social/educational opportunities. WVC also offers assistance with shopping and social visits.
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Walpole Almshouse Charity
Housing Advice Organisations
Provides three units for the elderly with subsidised rents.
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Walsall Carers' Centre
Other Advice and Support Organisations
The Carers Centre is a charitable Company, bringing together a partnership of statutory and voluntary sector resources and expertise to provide real support to Carers and give their needs and their contributions the recognition and status they deserve.
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England
Walsall Community Transport Limited
Disability Support Organisations
Objectives are for the advancement of education and relief of poverty, sickness, old age and distress through the provision of transport, advice and assistance. Main purpose is social care through transport to benefit the local community of Walsall. Most of the activities provided whilst transport led are delivered to support those individuals who are unable to access regular services.
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Walsall Deaf Community Services
Deaf Support Organisations
Centre for sign language users and the provision of services & facilities for people with other disabilities. Supports both deaf & hard of hearing people in the West Midlands.
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Walsall Housing Group Limited
Housing Advice Organisations
WHG is one of the West Midlands' leading and most successful providers of high quality housing. Owning and managing around 20,000 homes primarily in Walsall, whg provides affordable, good quality homes and community-based services to the local community. Committed to working with customers, colleagues and our partners to transform the quality of life in our neighbourhoods.
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Walsall Society For The Blind Limited
Blind Support Organisations
Walsall Society for the Blind mission is to provide information, support and friendship to all the visually impaired people within the Borough of Walsall.
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Walsingham Care
Other (Please clarify type)
To facilitate and promote the relief and care of the dying or to provide or facilitate education and training in the care of the dying. This support is likely to be given by way of a grant.
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Walsingham Support
Disability Support Organisations
Supports people with disabilities to have a full life. This includes those who have learning disabilities, and also for those with other forms of disability (including physical, mental, sensory and degenerative disabilities, autism spectrum disorders and brain injuries) and including those with multiple disabilities.
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Walsingham Support
Mental Health Organisation
Learning disabilities. Supported living, residential care, life skills
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Walsingham Support
Mental Health Organisation
Learning disabilities. Supported living, residential care, life skills
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Walter Holdnall Almshouses
Housing Advice Organisations
Three houses in the village of Kinver, residents ages' varying from 47 to 92, and all lead independent lives.
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Walter Stuart Hutton Charity
Housing Advice Organisations
Our charity was set up by Stuart Hutton to help elderly/old widows within East Morton parish with the relief of poverty. St is a very small charity and small gifts are distributed at Christmas time to widows within East Morton parish.
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England
Waltham Forest Black People's Mental Health Association
Mental Health Organisation
To promote the preservation of mental health and to assist in relieving and rehabilitating persons suffering from mental disorder or conditions of emotional distress requiring advice or treatment. Assists people to realise their full potential.
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Waltham Forest Blind Association
Blind Support Organisations
Offers discussion sessions, social activities, social outings and braille translation. Drop in centre, computer training, briefing services and more.
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Waltham Forest Disability Resource Centre
Disability Support Organisations
Relieves disabled persons by the provision of services for them in order to help them reach their full potential.
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Walthamstow & Chingford Almshouse Charity
Housing Advice Organisations
Enables people in need to retain their independence and to live in their local community. Five sets of Almshouses, providing high quality, affordable housing to local people.
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Walton Blind Society
Blind Support Organisations
Walton Blind Society arranges social meetings, and outings for registered blind or partially sighted people of all ages living in Walton-On-Thames or Hersham. These promote the social wellbeing and inclusion of vulnerable people and help support carers by allowing them personal time.
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Walton Parish Nursing, Felixstowe
Other (Please clarify type)
Employs Parish Nurses who offer holistic (including spiritual) care. They refer clients to other agencies where appropriate, make health assessments, give advice, provide advocacy, offer support in times of illness and stress, and help people make sense of medical information. Also provide post-operative care, bereavement support, leg care and chair-based exercise classes run by volunteers.
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WAND
Female Victim Organisations
Independent charity addressing problems facing women. Supported women across sexual health, computer literacy, mental health and well-being and domestic violence.
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Wandsworth Bereavement Service
Counselling or Therapy Organisations
Allocated to a counsellor for one to one counselling, session lasting for 50 minutes on a weekly basis, to aid those who suffer from grief.
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Wandsworth Care Alliance
Age Related Organisations
Supporting the service user and community in health and social care in Wandsworth and supporting their involvement in shaping these services.
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Wandsworth Carers
Other (Please clarify type)
Provides support to unpaid carers in Wandsworth.
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Wandsworth Foodbank
Other (Please clarify type)
Provides three days nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred. Part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust.
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Wansbeck Valley Food Bank
Other (Please clarify type)
Largest independent foodbank in Northumberland, helping to relieve the consequences of poverty or financial hardship by providing food to the hungry. Ensures clients have food and access to appropriate resources that lead to self-sufficiency.
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England
Wantage Independent Advice Centre
Other Advice and Support Organisations
Advice. Free, confidential advice from trained volunteers on a range of topics, debt, benefits, employment/consumer rights & many more. Transport Scheme. Volunteer drivers take elderly and infirm people to various destinations including hospital, doctors, shopping & Day Centres. Good Neighbour Scheme. Volunteers visiting people in their own home to help with paperwork & to alleviate loneliness.
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Warrington Community Living
Age Related Organisations
Care provider, residential homes, supported living
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England
Warrington Council Safeguarding
Adult Safeguarding Organisations
Local council safeguarding team
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England
Warrington Deaf Centre
Deaf Support Organisations
Social, trips, activities
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Warrington Disability Partnership
Disability Support Organisations
Advocacy, information & advice, social, equipment, holidays, helpline
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Warrington Speak Up
Disability Support Organisations
Advocacy group
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Warwick District Foodbank
Other (Please clarify type)
Provides three days nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred. Part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussel Trust.
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Warwick District Mobility Limited
Disability Support Organisations
The relief of people with restricted mobility resulting from age, sickness, disability or other causes (whether of a temporary or permanent nature), either living in or visiting Leamington Spa and Warwick District by such means as the trustees see fit, generally the provision of mobility aids, with the aim of improving their mobility and conditions of life.
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Warwickshire Association For The Blind
Blind Support Organisations
Supports residents of Warwickshire and Coventry with sight loss problems. Provides rehabilitation services, support, advice and companionship to people of all ages. Achieve this by one-to-one advice, social clubs and drop in centres as well as talking newspapers, talking books and IT technology training.
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England
Warwickshire Counselling Centre
Counselling or Therapy Organisations
Offer a confidential and professional counselling service for adults, children and young people from throughout Warwickshire but especially Nuneaton, Bedworth and the surrounding areas. Offers counselling in schools, childrens centres, and in our centre in Nuneaton. Offers training workshops in bereavement, anger awareness courses and an Introduction to Counselling Skills (ICSK-L2) course.
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Warwickshire Crimebeat
Crime Prevention Organisations
To promote for the public benefit and in particular for the young, a safer and increased quality of life through the prevention of crime and the protection of people of all ages and property from criminal acts. Supports projects initiated by young people in the local area, projects will benefit the community as a whole.
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Warwickshire Young Carers
Other (Please clarify type)
Provision of information, advice and support to people who care for a family member, friend or neighbour with a long-term illness or disability.
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Washington Mind Cio
Counselling or Therapy Organisations
Works to support those with mental health needs in their recovery through a personalised approach focused on wellbeing, resilience and independence.
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Wasp Community Bus
Disability Support Organisations
To provide the transport needs of those living in the parishes of wotton, abinger and shere, by means of a community minibus, not otherwise met by public transport for the purpose of of shopping and recreation. The service is of particular help for people who because of age, disability, sickness or poverty need such assistance, and for which there is a lack of adequate and safe public services.
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Watbus
Other (Please clarify type)
The charity's object and principle activity continues to be that of providing affordable and accessible transport for community groups & individuals within Northumberland ~ delivered by volunteer drivers.
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Waterlily Project
Female Victim Organisations
Cafe, lunch groups, therapies, events, casual church services
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Watlington And District Age Concern
Age Related Organisations
Day Centre one day per week for frail elderly. Drop In Centre open daily for light refreshment. Limited advice & friendly chat. Everyone welcome. Chiropody visits drop in centre weekly . Hearing aid batteries supplied for NHS.
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Watton Relief In Need Charity
Financial Services
The income of the Charity is used to relieve, either generally or individually, persons resident in the town of Watton who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by making grants of money or providing or paying for items, services or facilities calculated to reduce the need, hardship or distress of such persons.
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Waveney Domestic Violence & Abuse Forum
Domestic Abuse Prevention Organisations
Domestic Violence & Abuse awareness raising & training for individuals & organisations. Advice, guidance & support for victims & their families. Support & training for Freedom Programme.
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Waveney Foodbank
Other (Please clarify type)
Provides three days nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred. Part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussel Trust.
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Waveney Talking Newspaper Association
Blind Support Organisations
Provision of recorded news via memory sticks to blind or partially sighted, or disabled, people.
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Waveney Women's Aid
Female Victim Organisations
To provide a confidential location for women and young people seeking advice on dealing with the effects of domestic abuse ie. physical, psychological, sexual, financial abuse, or coercive control, within a personal or family relationship in a domestic setting. Either past or present. To inform women of available options and to provide practical assistance and support to women.
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Waverley Hoppa Community Transport
Other (Please clarify type)
Hoppa is committed to providing a friendly and supportive door to door community transport service for those in Waverley rural areas in need of public transport by reason of remoteness or access difficulties.
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Waves
Domestic Abuse Prevention Organisations
All genders. Counselling, outreach
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WBWB Counselling
Counselling or Therapy Organisations
Free or low cost counselling in West Bletchley
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England