KCSC Directory
Advice Now Plus is provides resources for advisers and volunteers within the information, advice and advocacy sector in Kensington and Chelsea. If you are a member of the public seeking advice on a particular issue then please note that Advice Now Plus does not give advice to members of the public.
Education / Training (adults), Information / Advice / Guidance, Infrastructure Support, Network / Forum
Community accountancy project that provides financial advice and training to small charities and voluntary groups.
Services include one-to-one casework, training courses and publications, all of which are geared towards providing people with the basic financial skills needed to run successful organisations.
CASH also undertakes bookkeeping, pay roll, Independent Examinations and production of management accounts for small and medium organisations.
Services include one-to-one casework, training courses and publications, all of which are geared towards providing people with the basic financial skills needed to run successful organisations.
CASH also undertakes bookkeeping, pay roll, Independent Examinations and production of management accounts for small and medium organisations.
Infrastructure Support
Glass Door coordinates the UK’s largest network of open-access services for people affected by homelessness. Year-round, people find advice and support to end their homelessness through trained caseworkers based at partnering drop-in centres.
Advocacy / Representation, Community / Social club, Education / Training (adults), Health and Wellbeing, Housing / Homelessness, Information / Advice / Guidance, Infrastructure Support
Healthwatch is an independent charity with the duty to ensure that people's voices count when it comes to shaping and improving local health and social care services by working collaboratively with service providers, community leaders, and our local councils to carry out service assessments, user-group facilitation, patient participation, focus groups, and online surveys.
Advocacy / Representation, Campaigning, Health and Wellbeing, Information / Advice / Guidance, Infrastructure Support, Network / Forum
Hodan is a registered charity working with the Somali and wider BAME community in London to reduce poverty, build skills and confidence, enhance wellbeing, and promote inclusion and social cohesion which is why we run tailored programmes for them.
Community / Social club, Counselling / Mentoring, Education / Training (adults), Health and Wellbeing, Information / Advice / Guidance, Infrastructure Support, Network / Forum, Support group
To help children to succeed, create the childcare that families need, build learning communities.
Advocacy / Representation, Education / Play (children / young people), Education / Training (adults), Health and Wellbeing, Information / Advice / Guidance, Infrastructure Support
The BME Health Forum is a unique and well-established partnership between voluntary and community organisations, healthcare providers, commissioners, and local authorities. It improves the quality of health and social care services for patients from deprived backgrounds living primarily in Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham.
The BME Health Forum empowers marginalised patients and communities to engage and influence local health care provision. It provides a way for health professionals, and commissioners to listen to the health needs of marginalised patients and make improvements to health services.
The BME Health Forum empowers marginalised patients and communities to engage and influence local health care provision. It provides a way for health professionals, and commissioners to listen to the health needs of marginalised patients and make improvements to health services.
Advocacy / Representation, Health and Wellbeing, Infrastructure Support, Network / Forum
The K&C Foundation matches charities that are making a difference in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea with local residents who have the same concerns. They use a knowledge of local charities to guide people who want to donate their time, money and skills to make an impact.
Advocacy / Representation, Campaigning, Information / Advice / Guidance, Infrastructure Support
Social connection and being part of your community is vital for local groups and their members but getting from A to B in London can be challenging especially if you have mobility issues. Westway CT works with lots of community groups to make travel possible for them.
Westway CT helps community groups, like the Dalgarno Trust, The Creighton Centre, and Minds United FC with community transport that’s affordable and accessible, helping groups across Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster and Hammersmith & Fulham to travel to meetings, events and activities. We also run a free weekly shopper bus service for local residents who can access this when they join independently as individual members from £12 pa.
We’ve been in the area for 30 years and our fleet of 42 vehicles includes accessible minibuses, midi-coaches, cars and a goods vehicle. Find out more here:www.westwayct.org.uk
Join as a Group member from £35pa for K&C groups and £75 pa for other boroughs and benefit from subsidised rates for both passenger and goods vehicles, plus we offer MiDAS minibus driver training so that local groups can reduce their travel costs further. Find out more here: westwayct.org.uk/community-groups/
Our membership scheme keeps our booking charges low and unlocks lower vehicle and driver charges. We’re passionate about community and making a difference to the lives of local residents. So please take a look and see how we can help you today - join as a member here: westwayct.org.uk/become-a-member/
Infrastructure Support, Transport
We manage 23 acres of land underneath the Westway flyover in North Kensington, for the benefit of our local community. We work with over 60 member organisations ranging from community groups and residents’ associations to schools and sports clubs, as well as other local groups and people.
Arts / Culture, Community / Social club, Education / Training (adults), Information / Advice / Guidance, Infrastructure Support, Sports / Leisure