General Care & Support Services

Balham Community Centre Ltd.

91 Bedford Hill SW12
Tel: 020 8673 4350
belindabcc@btconnect.com
Some of the services we provide are after school and holiday schemes. Adult and child counseling free I.T suite 10-4pm, room hire, breakfast club, youth group, A A , Pilate's classes...and more.

Café One plus the Family Welfare Association

5 Bedford Hill
Tel: 020 8675 1765
email: fwa.bedfordhill@fwa.org.uk
We provide grants as well as social work support to people of all ages, working with them to help them solve their own problems.

Citizens Advice Bureaux (Wandsworth)

4th floor, Bedford House,
215 Balham High Road, SW17 7BQ
Tel: 020 8333 6960

We offer a diagnostic service to personal callers.  If the question is basic we will try to deal with it immediately.  Our advisers ascertain whether the client's problem is an emergency e.g. imminent threat of court action or repossession, loss of benefit.  If the case is an emergency, the client will be seen by an adviser on the day.  Non-urgent cases will be offered an appointment or referred to another agency as appropriate.

The Salvation Army

Balham Corps
38 Balham High Rd SW12 9AH
Tel: 020 8675 3809

Victim Support Wandsworth

231a Lavender Hill, London: SW11 1JR
tel: 020 7223 1234
www.vswandsworth.org.uk

A free and confidential service providing emotional support and practical assistance to anyone affected by crime in the London Borough of Wandsworth

Domestic Violence Support (for women)

Wandsworth Women's Aid

Tel:- 020 8871 2664 (24hr answer phone)

Women's Aid 24hr National Domestic Violence Helpline

Tel:- 08457 023468
Women's Aid Federation of England (Women's Aid) is the national charity working to end domestic violence against women and children. Our mission is to advocate for abused women and children and to ensure their safety by working locally and nationally to:

• Offer support and a place of safety to abused women and children by providing refuges and other services
• Empower women affected by domestic violence to determine their own lives
• Recognise and meet the needs of children affected by domestic violence
• Promote policies and practices to prevent domestic violence
• Raise awareness of the extent and impact of domestic violence in society

The following may also be useful

Refuge 24 hour National Crisis Line - 0870 599 5443

Shelterline - 0808 800 4444

Wandsworth Council Services: Social Services (9am-5pm) - 020 8871 6622

Emergency Social Services (6pm-8am) - 020 8871 6000

Southall Black Sisters Advice - support and help for black and asian women. - 020 8571 9595

Shanti Women's Aid Advice, support & short term accommodation for South Asian women. - 020 8664 4000

For Men

For men who wish to end their abusive or violent behaviour towards their partners or ex-partners:

Domestic Violence Intervention Project - violence prevention programme - 0208 563 7983

Everyman Project - counselling programme - 020 7263 8884

Aricas Support for men and their partners - 020 8728 2343

For gay people

Broken Rainbow

A referral service for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people experiencing domestic violence.
Tel: 07812 644 914

For Families

Imani Family Support Project

Community programme to enhance the lives of families living with or fleeing domestic violence
Tel: 020 7207 1117