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.
WCADA (Welsh Centre for Action on Dependency and Addiction)
Crime Prevention Organisations
WCADA is a registered charity and limited company founded in 1979 by, among others, Mr Alan Douglas and Dr Allan Hawkins. It aims to prevent, treat and reduce the harm caused by alcohol and drugs to individuals, their families and the community.
Wales
WCADA (Welsh Centre for Action on Dependency and Addiction)
Crime Prevention Organisations
WCADA is a registered charity and limited company founded in 1979 by, among others, Mr Alan Douglas and Dr Allan Hawkins. It aims to prevent, treat and reduce the harm caused by alcohol and drugs to individuals, their families and the community.
Wales
WCADA (Welsh Centre for Action on Dependency and Addiction)
Crime Prevention Organisations
WCADA is a registered charity and limited company founded in 1979 by, among others, Mr Alan Douglas and Dr Allan Hawkins. It aims to prevent, treat and reduce the harm caused by alcohol and drugs to individuals, their families and the community.
Wales
WCADA (Welsh Centre for Action on Dependency and Addiction)
Crime Prevention Organisations
WCADA is a registered charity and limited company founded in 1979 by, among others, Mr Alan Douglas and Dr Allan Hawkins. It aims to prevent, treat and reduce the harm caused by alcohol and drugs to individuals, their families and the community.
Wales
Wcs Care Group Limited
Age Related Organisations
To provide high quality affordable care homes for older people and people with disabilities.
N/A
England
WDP
Other Advice and Support Organisations
Alcohol and drug support. Information & advice, support, counselling, group support, detox & rehab.
3 locations in Cheshire West
England
We Are 1 Community Care
Disability Support Organisations
Services and facilities for those with mental health needs and/or learning or physical disabilities. Carers and family will also be offered help and support.
N/A
England
WE Care & Repair
Age Related Organisations
Home repairs, independent living, adaptations to remain at home
N/A
England
Wealdon CAB
Legal Support Organisations
Provides advice, information, and advocacy on a number of issues
N/A
England
Wear Valley Women's Aid
Domestic Abuse Prevention Organisations
Refuge, information & advice, support, outreach, advocacy
N/A
England
Wearside Women In Need
Homelessness Organisation
WWIN provides advice, support and safe accomodation for Women and Children experiencing domestic violence, for young homeless men and women, for women with mental health problems and for men who are abusive to their female partners. Provide a 24 hour helpline, outreach services, drop-in offices, specialist work with children and a range of practical and emotional support to vulnerable people.
N/A
England
Wee Break
Disability Support Organisations
Respite and short breaks for carers
N/A
Scotland
Welch Almshouse Charity
Housing Advice Organisations
Runs village almshouses for the elderly in need.
N/A
England
Welfare Rights
Legal Support Organisations
Benefit advice
N/A
Scotland
Well for Life
Mental Health.
For people with HIV and aids. Drop in, support, HIV testing
N/A
England
Welland Valley (Corby) Phab
Disability Support Organisations
Fortnightly meetings for socialising.
N/A
England
Wellbeing for Life
NHS or Health Organisations
Services to improve health. Mental health, cancer, drink & drug abuse. Help accessing services
N/A
England
Wellbeing Scotland
Counselling or Therapy Organisations
For those who have suffered abuse and trauma
N/A
Scotland
Wellbeing Scotland
Counselling or Therapy Organisations
Counselling and therapies for those who have suffered abuse and trauma
Mon - Fri, 9 - 5
Scotland
Wellbeing Service
Mental Health Organisation
Talking therapies, counselling, workshops
N/A
England
Wellbeing Works Dundee
Mental Health Organisation
For those with mental health issues. Social activities and support.
N/A
Scotland
Wellingborough & District Foodbank
Other (Please clarify type)
The Foodbank is designed to help individuals and families in Wellingborough and District who are in crisis. The aim of the Foodbank is to provide people in proven need with basic food and other essential items for a short time until the crisis is resolved or until the appropriate agencies are in a position to assist.
N/A
England
Wellingborough and District Talking Newspaper
Blind Support Organisations
WTN provides listeners in Wellingborough, Rushden, Higham and surrounding villages with weekly local news and magazine on memory sticks. Qualification is inability to read ordinary news-type. Approx.120 Listeners. Also exchanges magazine tapes with other TN's in the area (Knapton-shire). Recently changed from cassette tapes to memory sticks. Players are issued free of charge to members.
N/A
England
Wellingborough Mind
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.
N/A
England
Wellington Day Centre Association
Friendship and Social Interaction Organisations
Aims to provide recreational and educational facilities for its members, and help those who are isolated to socialise.
N/A
England
Wellspring
Local Authority/ Local Government/ Social Service Organisations
Local community group. Food parcels, befriending, support, online courses, pensioner club, financial aid, cafe,
Renamed from Barton Hill Settlement
England
Welovecarers Ltd
Other (Please clarify type)
The relief of carers and former carers of people with physical, learning, mental or sensory impairment or illness or incapacity through old age.
N/A
England
Wem Senior Club
Age Related Organisations
The Senior Club provides a comfortable and welcome meeting place available for all elderly people (aged 55 and over) in Wem and district. The Senior Club is used on most days of the week for a wide variety of activities, including coffee mornings, indoor bowls, talks, keep fit, bingo and social events. In addition, regular outings are arranged by the Club.
N/A
England
Wentworth Almshouses
Housing Advice Organisations
Maintenance of the Almshouses & for the benefit of the Almspeople of the Charity in such manner as the Trustees think fit.
N/A
England
West Berkshire Homeless
Homelessness Organisation
Emergency accommodation
01635 760 560 emergency food crisis
England
West Cheshire Foodbank
Other (Please clarify type)
4 sites
Voucher needed
England
West Cornwall Women's Aid
Domestic Abuse Prevention Organisations
Accommodation, information & support, counselling, outreach, group support
N/A
England
West Cumbria Carers
Other (Please clarify type)
Emergency Planning, information & advice, benefit help
N/A
England
West Cumbria Community Money Advice
Financial Services
Free financial advice and budgeting
Also office at The Hub, 2 Market Street, Cockermouth. CA13 9NJ. 01900 821100
England
West Cumbria Society for the Blind
Blind Support Organisations
Information & advice, home support, befriending, talking newspaper, social
N/A
England
West Devon CAB
Legal advice
Provides advice, information, and advocacy on a variety of subjects
Outreach in Okehampton
England
West Dorset Housing Advice
Housing Advice Organisations
Mon - Fri 9.30 - 4. Outreach in Bridport
N/A
England
West Indian Senior Citizen Organisation (WISCO)
Age Related Organisations
Senior Citizen's Club for Caribbean people in Brent.
N/A
England
West Lancashire Crisis and Information Centre
Housing Advice Organisations
Provides benefits for persons in West Lancashire by the provision of temporary accommodation for persons who are in conditions of need, hardship and distress.
N/A
England
West Lancashire Women's Refuge Limited
Female Victim Organisations
Key objectives and activities of the company are to relieve the distress and suffering of women and their children staying at the refuge.
N/A
England
West Lancs Peer Support
Disability Support Organisations
Providing support to access Direct Payments for disabled people to employ their own staff to provide personal care. Also gives information and advice to manage funds.
N/A
England
West London Centre for Counselling
Counselling or Therapy Organisations
Provides individual counselling of 12 weekly sessions, couples and psychosexual counselling, and three group sessions (men's anger management, a general therapy group and a bereavement group.
N/A
England
West Lothian Housing Partnership
Housing Advice Organisations
Housing association
N/A
Scotland
West Mercia Women's Aid
Refuges
Refuge, 24hr helpline, resources
N/A
England
West Norfolk Befriending
Friendship and Social Interaction Organisations
West Norfolk Befriending works with socially isolated older people in West Norfolk. Clients are isolated due to a long term physical or sensory disability or due to their role as a carer (unpaid). Provides one-to-one and group befriending throughout West Norfolk.
N/A
England
West Norfolk Carers
Other (Please clarify type)
Supporting unpaid, family carers irrespective of specialism in West Norfolk and parts of Fenland and Breckland. Offering one to one listening support, advocacy, access to support groups, workshops and complementary therapies. Acting as a strategic agency informing developments regarding family carers both county wide and nationally.
N/A
England
West Norfolk Deaf Association
Deaf Support Organisations
The main objective of the West Norfolk Deaf Association is to work with deaf and hard of hearing people to facilitate independent living and reduce isolation. Aims to raise awareness of the issues facing deaf people and provide a community centre for deaf people to promote social, community and educational activities. Primarily covers West Norfolk but extends service as required.
N/A
England
West Norfolk Mencap
Disability Support Organisations
Independent self-funded charity working with disabled people, with a range of services and activities for disabled people, and their parents and carers.
N/A
England
West Norfolk Mind
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.
N/A
England
West Oxfordshire Citizens Advice
Other Advice and Support Organisations
Aims to ensure that individuals do not suffer through lack of knowledge of their rights and responsibilities or of the services available to them or through an inability to express their needs effectively and equally to exercise a responsible influence on the development of social policies and services, both locally and nationally.
N/A
England