Community Agents is a free to access home visiting service, helping people to live independently in their own home. We can help anybody over the age of 18 that is in particular need of a home visit in order to source the support needed. Community Agents are part of the Essex Wellbeing Service.
If you find yourself in need of some help, you can claim from the 1 April 2026 if you need help to establish in the community after a period of unsettlement, or you need help to remain in the community rather than enter into unsettlement.
Citizens Advice Harlow provides free, independent, confidential and impartial support through accredited advice delivered by highly trained specialists. We help people build the knowledge and confidence they need to find their way forward, whoever they are and whatever their problem. Our teams provide information, advice and casework across a wide range of issues, including benefits, money, debt, housing, employment, relationship and family matters, legal and consumer issues, discrimination, immigration and energy. Where needed, we can also provide practical support making phone calls, drafting letters, helping to complete forms,
Contact Harlow are the Customer Service Team at Harlow Council. We are able to advise or signpost on issues including Benefits, Council Tax, Homelessness, General Housing enquiries as well as bin collections and environmental enquiries.
Mental health problems are common and we can help with support and advice for emotional wellbeing, sometimes referred to as low-level mental health. Whilst we don't provide specific mental health support, there are many areas of your lifestyle that contribute towards poor mental health, such as emotional wellbeing which we do provide support for. This also includes social isolation and weight management.
If you're an Essex resident you can turn to us for help with quitting smoking; managing your weight and/or your child’s; becoming a volunteer; gaining support with social isolation, and making long-term friendships.We'll also cover some of the areas that contribute towards these lifestyle changes, such as alcohol consumption, physical activity, healthy eating, and mental health.Through the delivery of NHS Health Checks, we also help to identify early signs of poor health and identify lifestyle changes required.
We provide emotional support and practical advice to anyone affected by a crime. Our CYP team provide direct support to children aged 4-17. Our adult team can provide support to anyone over 18. We can support if the incident is in the past and if its been reported to Police or not.
Helping people to sustain their accommodation by helping them address: Rent/council tax arrears, benefit claims, budgeting, priority/non-priority debts, evictions/re-possessions, health/wealth, well-being, signposting service, assistance with tribunals and benefits. As part of a recent merger - services delivered by Family Mosaic are now branded as Peabody.
Futures Together is a Multiple and Complex Needs service that provides holistic, person-centred support to individuals in current contact with the criminal justice system, who have a range of multiple and complex needs. This includes making onward referrals and signposting to services; accompanying clients to appointments; and advocating on behalf of clients. Futures Together also provides a Social Inclusion service that supports people with substance/alcohol misuse and/or mental ill health through a range of peer-led, meaningful activities for people to engage in (no criminal justice involvement needed for this).
Next Chapter is a domestic abuse charity working across Colchester, Maldon, Chelmsford, Braintree, Uttlesford and Tendring to provide free and confidential services to support people who are currently experiencing or have previously. experienced, domestic abuse. We can help with practical support and advocacy; advice and guidance and we can also support you emotionally to talk through your experiences and help you move towards empowerment and a life free of abuse.
Essex Outreach service offers free, short term help to people aged 16 or over who need support around their Housing.We can help with a range of different things such as; Benefits, Employment, Housing, Homelessness, Substance misue, Managing money and budgeting, Health and well-being
We provide one-to-one support, advice, and guidance to asylum seekers, refugees, migrants and ethnically diverse communities in the West of Essex. Our mission is to aid in their successful integration into the local community, reduce isolation, and enhance opportunities for better employment and education. Additionally, we offer initial interpreting and translation services. We are also a hate crime report centre, offering assistance to those affected by such incidents.
The Community Hub offers a range of services for people affected by crisis situations, as well as information on community and physical activities and access to volunteering. Rainbow Services are continuing to deliver this service in partnership with Harlow Council, Harlow Foodbank, Citizens Advice Harlow and West Essex Health and Care Partnership.
If you are experiencing excessive worry, low mood, depression, anxiety and/or lack of motivation, we can support you by providing the tools you need to get your life back on track. NHS West Essex Talking Therapies can be provided via secure video, text-based therapy, webinar, phone or face to face - either one to one or in a group.
The Autism Navigation Service: Supporting adults seeking an assessment of Autism, helping them to engage in the process and ensuring their voice is heard. When waiting for a diagnosis we work in partnership with them to help resolve any challenges they may be experiencing in their day to day lives. Ability Before Disability: Gathering the views of people with an experience of disability. Offering opportunities to work alongside professionals and Essex County Council sharing your experiences, to meet peers, and develop the skills of self advocacy.
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Do you support someone who would struggle to leave their home in the event of a fire? Are you worried about clutter or hoarding? Do you feel someone is making potentially unsafe choices about how they heat their home, cook or dry clothes?Are there signs of poor health, self-neglect or use of substances that make them drowsy? By booking a Home Safety Visit you’re making sure a home is checked over by a fire safety specialist who will also talk to you about your individual needs and safety concerns.
You’re entitled to free help from a Jobcentre workcoach if you’re unemployed and looking for work or seeking to increase household income. Get support from Jobcentre Plus to help you prepare for, find and stay in work, including training, guidance and work placement programmes, work experience and volunteering.
A range of free weight management services for adults registered with a GP surgery in Essex. Our programmes are designed to promote safe weight loss of between 0.5-1 kg (1-2lb) a week. Introducing steps one week at a time to help build the tools that will enable confident use for continued weight loss. We believe in helping people to #LoseWeightHappily. This consists of positive, motivational and educational solutions to help you lose weight for good. We know losing weight can be difficult, emotional and testing, so we’re here to help.
