'Time to Talk' Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Youth Forum

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Time to Talk was created to give young people with SEND a platform to share their voices and express what truly matters to them is such an important initiative.

1-1 Befriending Services

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With our 1-1 Befriending Service our friend is visit people at home on a regular basis for a friendly chat. This helps combat social isolation and loneliness. We offer befriending over the long and short term. You may live in your own home, sheltered accommodation or a care home.

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Weekly life drawing sessions for adults, beginners welcome

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Handy Person for basic DIY jobs

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Our foodbank is a project founded by local churches and community groups, working together towards stopping hunger in our local area.

• Food & drink
• community

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Come along to one of our Befriending Cafes across the borough for tea, a chat and meeting new people.

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A safe place to sit and be

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A safe and supportive group to help you in your grief.

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A borough-wide group of volunteers is dedicated to uniting the community through various initiatives, including training, volunteering opportunities, meet-ups, and much more.

• wellbeing
• social
• volunteering
• training
• LBB
• BVSC
• community

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The Mind in Bexley Community Pantry is a community food store for those who are finding it difficult to afford all of the essentials at the moment.

• Food & drink

Bexley Crisis Cafe

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The Bexley Crisis Cafe is a safe and friendly place for anybody 18 and over who is experiencing severe emotional or psychological distress. It is a drop-in service where you can access mental health support and advice from mental health workers.

• wellbeing
• Mental health support
• Advice

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BELL provide people with an easy way of summoning help if required, helping them to live independently. They offer security and help at a touch of a button 24 hours a day, everyday.

Bexley Modern Slavery Drop-in Service

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We can all help end modern slavery by being aware of what to look for.

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One to One Befriending Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Social Skills Group FLARE Parent / Carer Network Empowering Parents Empowering Communities Programme (EPEC)

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Bexley resuers club, learning sharing ideas and upskilling through sustainable projects.

• eco

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Explore the bible with New Gen Church

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Come and join us for a tea, coffee and a chat!

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Blackfen Community Library now has a community fridge. A simple solution to wasting less through the sharing of quality good food.

• Food & drink
• community

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One to one reading support and fun for children at the library

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Staff and volunteers at Bostall Community Library in Bexleyheath, Belvedere Community Centre and Crayford Baptist Church are working with local food businesses, supermarkets and allotment holders to collect quality food that would otherwise be wasted.

• Food & drink
• community

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Supporting Orbit residents in Bexley, and other residents, who are feeling low, stressed, anxious, isolated, or just not feeling quite right.

• Mental health support

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Brownies welcomes all girls from 7 to 10 years old for nonstop fun, learning and adventure. It’s full of firsts: she might grow her first plant, cook her first cake, put up (and take down) her first tent, light her first fire, go on her first fun-packed weekend away with guiding friends.

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London butterfly gardens with many tropical butterflies, plants & flowers

• nature

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Comprehensive home-help solutions to those in need to improve people’s quality of life. We offer home help and domestic service or assistance to elderly and vulnerable people to make their lives easier and to help them to maintain their dignity and independence. e.g befriending, companions.

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Age UK Bexley is one of 8 local charities who have come together to carry out Care Needs Assessments for Bexley residents on behalf of Bexley Council.