Information and advice

Kent Association for the Blind (KAB) - Medway

We feel that anyone who has a sight impairment should be able to live a fulfilled, healthy and safe life, exercise self-determination and make informed choices, and achieve their own personal goals. We help make this a reality by providing comprehensive support services to people…

Telephone:

01634 332929

E-mail:

rehab.bromley@kab.org.uk

Website:

www.kab.org.uk/.../286-medway-team.html

Find a Voice

Find A Voice is a Kent based registered charity which helps and supports people of all ages with speech, language and communication difficulties throughout Kent, Medway and beyond. We are the only charity in the country that provides this service. We visit schools, hospitals and…

Telephone:

01233 640443
01233 634625

Website:

www.findavoice.org.uk

BigDeal - gambling information, advice and support for young people

GamCare run the BigDeal project which serves to provide youth facing professionals with information, support and training on how to recognise problem gambling, conduct brief interventions and run awareness workshops with young people. we are able to offer FREE sessions with teachers/youth professionals to raise their awareness…

Telephone:

07753519581

E-mail:

matthew.burgiss@gamcare.org.uk

Website:

https://www.bigdeal.org.uk/

Age Range:

Ages 11-16, Ages 16-18, 19-25, 18-25 (Transition), Suitable for all ages

Information, Advice and Support Kent (IASK)

Information, Advice and Support Kent (formerly Kent Parent Partnership Service) offers confidential and impartial information, advice and support to children, young people and their parents.

Telephone:

03000 41 30 00

E-mail:

iask@kent.gov.uk

Website:

Information, Advice and Support Kent website

Age Range:

Ages 11-16, Ages 16-18, Ages 0-4, Ages 5-10, 18-25 (Transition)

Disablities:

Learning difficulty, Physical disability, Hearing impaired, Language difficulty, Behavioural, emotional and social development, Severe learning difficulty, Visually impaired, Communication and interaction, Autism, Physical sensory/medical, Profound, severe or complex, Behaviour and learning

Mermaids

Mermaids has been supporting transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse children, young people, and their families since 1995. Back at the start, we were a small group of concerned parents sitting around the kitchen table, coming together to share experiences, find answers and look for ways to…

Telephone:

08088010400

E-mail:

info@mermaidsuk.org.uk

Website:

https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/

Age Range:

Ages 11-16, Ages 16-18, 11-18, 19-25, 18-25 (Transition), 6-10

My voice

My Voice is a project for 16-25 year olds with autism. It's funded by the Department of Health, and it's all about connecting you with other young adults with autism and helping you to have a say in your local communities.

Telephone:

0208 8155444

E-mail:

myvoice@ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk

Website:

Ambitious about autism website

Cheerful Sparrows (Thanet)

To relieve persons resident in the district of Thanet who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress with particular reference to those residing within the boundaries of the former borough of Margate. Registered Charity No: 276074

Telephone:

01843 604843

E-mail:

info@cheerfulsparrows.org.uk

Website:

www.cheerfulsparrows.org.uk/

Social Call Services: friendly chat

Social Call Services has devised innovative and cost effective ways to overcome chronic loneliness and isolation, even if you live alone and find it hard to get out, our solutions are both simple to use and easily accessible. Loneliness and isolation can affect any one of any…

Telephone:

01582 317660

E-mail:

gwin.m@socialcallservices.com

Website:

https://www.socialcallservices.com/