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Food bank
The foodbank has been running since November 2015.
Advocacy Clinic
Open every Wednesday.
Book an appoint in advance
Welfare Cafe
Every Tuesday:
relaxed environment to engaging in conversation
And More.....
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We target a broad variety of people in need, including (but not exclusive to):
-Settled and excluded BAME & CEE individuals
- Those with long term sickness and disabilities
-Individuals born outside the UK or children of immigrants and migrant workers.
-People who do not know their rights, or do not know how to handle certain welfare problems e.g. debt or housing
-Individuals with poor English skills (literacy/ESOL)
-Individuals who suffer with low mental health , personality disorders, facing food poverty and destitution.
During The Welfare Café drop in centre operations we managed to deliver positive impact on lives of our many vulnerable clients...
Come and Visit
Free, Weekly drop-in service
Welfare Need | Intervention / Support Provided |
|---|---|
- Homeless / without shelter | |
* Streetlink Referral | |
* Supporting clients to access Crisis Skylight | |
* Supporting clients to make a homelessness application | |
* Advocating with hospital discharge teams | |
* Advocating with local council | |
- Housing problems e.g. problem with landlords/repairs/high rent | |
* Advocacy and negotiation with landlord | |
* Referral to legal service | |
* Support to seek alternative housing | |
- Seeking EUSS immigration application | |
* Information on the scheme | |
* Support to gather documentation | |
* Access and support to use EU Exit app | |
- Without a GP | |
* Information on local GPs | |
* Support to apply to GP practice | |
* Advocacy to progress registration | |
* COVID information | |
- Problems accessing GP appointments/prescriptions | |
* Advocacy/translation for ESOL speakers | |
* Access to phone and email | |
- Help with Universal Credit | |
* Digital access | |
* Tech support with application | |
* Ongoing advocacy and troubleshooting | |
* Help understanding requirements/conditions | |
* Uploading information incl. identity documents | |
- Help with Personal Independence Payment | |
* Information | |
* Application | |
* Support with first stage appeals | |
* Support with HMCTS Tribunals | |
* Support with Upper Tribunals | |
- Help getting a bank account | |
* Online application | |
* Advocacy | |
* Tech support and Digital access
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- Employment and consumer problems | |
* Support to contact Union/legal advice | |
* Support with online | |
* Tech support and digital access | |
- Debt | |
*Debt | |
* Information on rights and processes | |
* Advocacy and negotiation | |
* Support to complete budget forms | |
* Listening support to reassure and motivate | |
- Food poverty | |
* Access to our hot meal service | |
* Access to in house foodbank | |
* Referral to external foodbanks | |
* Information on Brent and Acton foodbanks | |
* Income maximisation assessment | |
- Clothes and household poverty | |
* Referral to providers/local welfare assistance | |
* Provision of good quality used | |
* Purchase of new items in urgent cases | |
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Destiny Outreach Project
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Our Clients
