Self Care Directory

The Nursery provides five day per week care for children aged between 3 and 5. The nursery has a “good” OFSTED rating and aims to help children improve their social skills.
Where they Work: Kensington & Chelsea
We provide facilities for social welfare, recreation and healthy ageing with the object of improving the conditions of life and relieving the needs of older people aged 50 and over, particularly those of African and Caribbean origin living in the borough of K&C and the surrounding boroughs, as well as to offer care and assistance to those suffering from physical and mental disabilities.

We offer free transport to our Day care members, some of whom cannot use other means of travel. We get referrals from social services, G.P's and places of worship.
Where they Work: Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham
Notting Hill Adventure playground is a play space where children and young people engage by choice. Open Mon-Fri from 3.30pm-6.00pm and Saturdays from 12.15pm-3:45pm, the playground is supervised by play workers who advocate for children and young people’s right to play.
Where they Work: Kensington & Chelsea
The Reader runs weekly groups where we bring people together to read novels, short stories, plays and poems, creating a space for people to be together, share thoughts and have personal reflections. Trained Reader Leaders read the stories aloud to the group each week and all our sessions are free to attend, so everyone--no matter their background or ability--can join in. Group members are welcome to read aloud, join the discussions or sit back and enjoy a good story. Shared Reading is about making personal connection – what the literature makes us feel, the meaning it holds for each of us, and the shared experiences we discover through discussions.
The Reader has been running Shared Reading groups in Kensington & Chelsea since 2010. We run groups across the borough each week in libraries, community centres, hospitals, and day centres. Please contact us for a list of our weekly groups.
Where they Work: Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham
We are a team of multi-lingual family and parenting practitioners aiming to enhance family life by raising parents confidence in their parenting abilities, reduce couple conflict and strengthen parent-child relationships. Our approach is trauma informed, evidence based, culturally sensitive and our service is available in English, Arabic, Albanian, Urdu, Hindi, Serbo-Croat and Punjabi languages
Our services:
1) Family Coaching - whole family support
2) 1-2-1 and Group Evidence based parenting programs
3)The Freedom 1-2-1 and group support for women survivors of Domestic Abuse and their children
4) Grief Recovery Model - Helping Children Deal with Loss 1-2-1 and Group Intervention
We provide trauma-informed holistic family support and coaching to vulnerable families and parents.
Where they Work: Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham
An opportunity to talk in confidence and receive the support you need to deal with traumatic experiences with an experienced counsellor at hand.
Where they Work: Kensington & Chelsea
Online, simple and easy to use benefit calculator to identify welfare benefits and tax credits entitlement and how to apply.
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Online Grants Search tool, providing details of over 3,000 charitable funds for individuals in financial hardship. People can search the grants database, based on their needs and circumstances to find a charity fund who they can approach for support.
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Direct grants to individuals/families who previously lived in the Grenfell Towers and those displaced from Lancaster West Estate due to the fire. Simple one page application form available from the emergency centres.
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A community centre for learning, personal growth and enjoyment.

We provide and assist in the provision of play and other facilities, to develop the physical, mental and spiritual capacities of children, young people and the families. We aim to create a safe and friendly environment, offering informal support. Here people can meet others and access services such as community events, opportunities for learning, information, advice and guidance and a venue for private celebrations.
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