Below you can find all of the available services and support available in Barking & Dagenham, London.
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Advice, Counselling & Therapy
| Service Provider | Services and Support | Links |
| Citizen’s Advice – Barking & Dagenham | Citizen’s Advice is a national charity – please see our Support Hub for more details. Barking & Dagenham Citizen’s Advice is a leading advice agency for the local area and carries out research and campaigns in the community. Support is provided through: Services include: – Benefits Advice, – Debt & Money Advice, – Housing Advice, – Family Advice, – Law & Court Advice, – Work Advice, – Consumer Advice, – Immigration Advice. Branches are located in Barking and Dagenham. |
Click here for a link to the Citizens Advice – Barking & Dagenham website. Dagenham Citizens Advice: 339 Heathway, Dagenham, Essex RM9 5AF Barking Citizens Advice: Barking Learning Centre 2 Town Square, Barking, Essex Telephone: 0800 1448444 (Universal Credit Help to Claim Line) 0808 2787870 (Advice line) 10.00 -16.00 Mon-Fri Click here for a link to the contact page. Social Media: – Twitter/X |
Alcohol, Drug & Gambling Addiction Charities
| Service Provider | Service and Support | Links |
| v-i-a | V-i-a is a nationwide charity that offers a variety of free confidential support to adults and young people experiencing addiction – please see our Support Hub for further details. Via – Subwize is a service that offers free, non-judgmental support in Barking and Dagenham for people under 25 who are worried about drug or alcohol abuse. The charity offers health and wellbeing advice and information and in-person or online, private and confidential sessions with a personal support worker. |
Click here for a link to the Via – Subwize webpage. Address: The Vibe (by appointment only) 195-211 Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, RM8 2UT Telephone: 0300 303 4613 Email: brent@viaorg.uk Click here for a contact form. Social Media: – Twitter/X – YouTube |
Community Services & Charities
| Service Provider | Services & Support | Links |
| Barking & Dagenham Giving | Barking & Dagenham Giving is a a community-focused initiative that empowers and encourages local residents to take part in funding and investment decision-making processes within the area. The overall aim is to address community needs and achieve social good. To achieve this, funding is provided to local projects, businesses and charities to develop new or existing activities that generate income and positive social impact within the Barking and Dagenham area. |
Click here for a link to the Barking & Dagenham Giving website. Address: 50 Cambridge Road, Barking, Essex IG11 8FG Click here for a contact form. Social Media: – Twitter/X |
| Harmony House Dagenham | Harmony House is a charity that works with Local Authorities, Community and Voluntary organisations to deliver community-based services and projects. These include: – Children’s nurseries, – Silvernet, -Handyperson Scheme, – Health leaflet distribution service, – Conference facilities. |
Click here for a link to the Harmony House Dagenham. Address: Baden Powell Cl, Dagenham, RM9 6XN Telephone: 020 8526 8200 Email: Enquiries@hhd.org.uk Social Media: – Twitter/X |
Creative & Arts-Based Services & Charities
| Service Provider | Services and Support | Links |
| Green Shoes Arts | Green Shoe Arts is a charity that engages people of all ages and backgrounds through creative and artistic activities in the Barking and Dagenham area. The arts-based projects aim to improve the personal well-being and development of disadvantaged and vulnerable young people and adults living with mental health issues, physical and mental disabilities and social deprivation. Programmes include: – Create4Life – a flagship programme for adults living with mental health issues. – Children’s Drama – a workshop for children and young people that encourages creativity, confidence and teamwork. – Young Actors Club – a group for young people aged between 13 and 18 years old to develop acting skills and create their own shows. – Speak Up – Sessions that delve into how being a young man from an ethnic minority background or with SEND needs can affect mental health using music, dance, drama and spoken word. |
Click here for a link to the Green Shoes Arts website. Address: Chadwell Heath Community Centre, High Road, Dagenham, Romford RM6 6AS Email Address: info@greenshoesarts.com hello@greenshoesarts.com (for booking onto Creative for Life sessions) Social Media: – Twitter/X |
Debt & Poverty Charities
| Service Provider | Services and Support | Links |
| Barking Foodbank | Barking Foodbank is part of the national Trussell Trust network – please see our Support Hub for more details. The Barking Foodbank was first set up in 2011 to help local church members who were struggling to feed their children. After affiliating with the Trussell Trust in 2012, the Barking Foodbank was born and became a charity in 2014. It now operates three distribution centres throughout the borough. A foodbank voucher is required to access the services. These can be acquired by calling or emailing the Foodbank, contacting Citizens Advice or by referral from a professional service. The voucher can then be taken to a local Foodbank and exchanged for a 3 day parcel of emergency food. |
Click here for a link to the Barking Foodbank website. WAREHOUSE AND HQ ONLY : The Beaver Centre Unit 1 Selinas Ln, Dagenham RM8 1QH Telephone: 02086 170660 07454 726061 Email: barkingfoodbank@gmail.com Social Media: Twitter/X |
Faith-Based Charities & Services
| Service Provider | Services and Support | Links |
| Barking Churches Unite | Barking Churches Unite is a charity that involves local Christians and churches working together to bring restoration to the Barking community through prayer and local projects. The Source is a Day Care Centre providing free support to vulnerable local people such as help with benefits, food vouchers and accommodation. It also offers an address mail box, a listening ear for those in need and a Pit Stop service that provides emergency hot meals to the homeless and those in poverty. |
Click here for a link to the Barking Churches Unite website. Address: The Source 37A Vicarage Field Shopping Centre, Barking, Essex, IG11 8DH Telephone: 020 8594 2404 Email: thesourcebarking@gmail.com |
Health & Well Being Charities & Services
| Service Provider | Services and Support | Links |
| Healthwatch – Barking and Dagenham | Healthwatch is a UK wide health and social care champion – please see our Support Hub for further details. Healthwatch Barking And Dagenham is a local health and social champion that mediates with NHS leaders and other decision makers ensuring that community voices are heard and that feedback is used to improve care services in the local area. The website also includes links to local support services. |
Click here for a link to the Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham website. Address: Lifeline House, 25 Neville Road, Dagenham, Essex RM8 3QS Telephone: 0800 298 5331 Email: info@healthwatchbarkinganddagenham.co.uk Social Media: – Twitter/X |
Multicultural Services & Charities
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| Refugee & Migrant Forum of Essex and London (RAMFEL) | The Refugee & Migrant Forum of Essex and London (RAMFEL) is a not-for-profit organisation that runs a client-facing service that offers immigration and other general advice support. Working alongside destitution services, the charity helps people to build a new life in the UK and offers access to English lessons and employment support. RAMFEL also provides a low fee service to help complete applications for people not eligible for funding. |
Click here for a link to the Refugee & Migrant Forum of Essex and London website. Address: The People’s Place, 80 – 92 High Street, London, E15 2NE Telephone: 02070525212 (New client telephone advice line) Tue & Thurs 10.00-12.00. Click here for a contact form. Social Media: – Twitter/X |
Neurodiversity Charities & Services
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| Sycamore Trust UK | Sycamore Trust UK is a charity that supports the needs of individuals and their families and carer’s with Autism Spectrum Disorders or Learning Difficulties and their families. Services are designed to educate the community and empower people of all ages to flourish and feel included in society. These include: – Youth Services, – Adult Services, – Family Services, – Havering All Age Autism Service, – Support Work, – S.W.A.P. |
Click here for a link to the Sycamore Trust website. Address: 27-29 Woodward Road, Dagenham, Essex, RM9 4SJ Telephone: 0208 517 9317 0208 262 5330 Mon- Fri 09.00 – 16.30 Email: enquiries@sycamoretrust.org.uk Social Media: – Twitter/X – YouTube |
Physical Disabilities Services & Charities
| Service Provider | Services and Support | Links |
| Barking & Dagenham Progress Project | Barking & Dagenham Progress Project is designed for young people with disabilities in the local borough to involve them in inclusive social activities, sport, consultations and campaigning. | Click here for a link to the Barking & Dagenham Progress Project. Address: 42 – 48 Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham, Essex, RM9 5NU Telephone: 07881247654 Email: forum@bdpp.org.uk sportingfutures@bdpp.org.uk Social Media: – Twitter/X |
| DABD | DABD is a charity that supports personal development in a wide range of people including those living with disability; by creating facilities and opportunities that encourage economic, social, educational and physical improvement. Established for over 60 years, the charity offers services such as: – Benefits and financial advice, – Personal help, – Accessible transport, – Clubs and groups for over 60s, – Child home care support, – Adult home care support, – Family support, – Kid’s Patch Club, – Independent travel support, – Disability Equipment. |
Click here for a link to the DABD website. Address: 42-48 Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham, Essex, RM9 5NU United Kingdom Telephone: 0330 054 2500 Email: info@dabd.org.uk Social Media: – Twitter/X |
Social Care Charities & Services
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| Carers’ Hub | The Carers’ Hub is part of the national Carers’ Trust network – please see our Support Hub for further details. Carers’ Hub provides advice, information and support for people who are unpaid carers in the Barking & Dagenham, Thurrock and Havering areas. Support is provided through: – Family Services, – Dementia Services, – Adult Services, – Young Carers Groups, – Information Advice Support Services, – Welfare Benefits Advice, – Mental Health Services, – Peer Support Groups, – Hospital Discharge Service, – Training Courses, – Volunteer Opportunities. |
Click here for a link to the Carers’ Hub website. Address: 334 Heathway, Dagenham RM10 8NJ Telephone: 020 8593 4422 Email: carers@carerscentre.org.uk Social Media: – YouTube – Twitter/X |
Energy Advice Helpline is a non-profit Community Interest Company that provides support and advice on rising energy costs. Our goal is to assist people by offering guidance, signposting to other relevant services, and providing information on available options for reducing energy bills and accessing Government support.