Support Services

For comprehensive listings of organisations covering a wide range of care and support services for adults and families, see the MyLife Enfield pages of the council website.

Hospice family link team win prestigious national award

12 December 2024

The family link team at Barnet-based Noah's Ark children's hospice has won Hospice UK's Team of the Year award

Do you have a health condition and need support to find or retain work?

11 December 2024

Thrive into Work Haringey and Enfield is a free, voluntary service, which aims to support you if you have a physical and/or mental health condition and would like to find meaningful employment or stay in your current role.

Recycle your tree and support North London Hospice

11 December 2024

This year North London Hospice are collecting and recycling real Christmas trees in selected Enfield postcodes (including Palmers Green addresses) on 8th or 9th January 2025.

Noah's Ark Tree of Lights: Remember the life of someone special

03 December 2024

A virtual 'Tree of Lights' at Noah's Ark children's hospice will provide an opportunity for people to celebrate the life of someone special while helping secure the charity's future.

Children's hospice recognised for investing in volunteers

11 November 2024

In September Barnet-based Noah's Ark Children's Hospice won an Investing in Volunteers award from the UK Volunteering Forum (UKVF) in recognition of its excellence in managing and developing its pool of 163 volunteers.

'Not only homemade meals, but also human connection': Help Cooking Champions this winter

17 October 2024

As Cooking Champions celebrate two years of their community kitchen, the Enfield-based charity has launched a winter fundraising appeal aimed at raising £10,000 to support its work feeding the hungry and helping people in the borough prepare their own affordable nutritious meals.

Independence and peace of mind for 83p a day

09 October 2024

Enfield Safe and Connected telecare 24/7 emergency monitoring and response service can provide independence and peace of mind if you feel vulnerable, have a long-term health condition or have a disability.

New guide aims to help young people with their mental health problems

02 October 2024

Healthwatch Enfield introduce their newly published guide to mental health support services for young people living in the borough.

Art Is ... unique, inspiring and transformative

20 August 2024

Friends of Broomfield Park in collaboration with Bourne Hill Care invite you to the ART IS exhibition, which showcases the powerful expressions of some unique artists who are in care in our community. The exhibition is open daily until the end of August at the Southgate Club in Chase Side (near Southgate Station).

Have a hoot this summer with the Big Fun Art Adventure

06 August 2024

17th August sees the start of a hunt for giant owl sculptures dotted around north London, along with smaller ones decorated by schools and community groups. All in aid of that wonderful charity, North London Hospice!

Free creative workshops for people identifying as disabled

10 July 2024

Local people who identify as disabled are invited to enrol in workshops being held this month at Arbeit Studios ahead of an art exhibition to be held at Arbeit in August.

Young people's mental health: Chickenshed say 'we hear you'

05 March 2024

Chickenshed's March fundraising campaign, 'we hear you', is in support of their mentoring and counselling service for young people, which helps tackle the mental health problems that are today one of the biggest challenges facing them.

Take a walk with your camera or phone and boost your wellbeing and mental health

07 January 2024

Healthcare professional and keen photographer Cliff Docherty's prescription for improved wellbeing involves taking a walk with your camera or phone, engaging with and recording the things you encounter and finding some moments of mindfulness. You can find out more at Cliff's workshops in Palmers Green on 13th and 14th January.

What are your health and wellbeing priorities for 2024?

22 November 2023

The borough's health services watchdog, Healthwatch Enfield, is conducting an online survey to determine what areas it should focus on during 2024.

Looking for work, training, or job experience?

06 September 2023

Are you in Enfield and looking for work, training, or job experience? Discover STEP, the free Skills Training Employment Pillar program available across the borough, including weekly drop-in sessions.

North London Hospice: The best of life, at the end of life, for everyone

06 September 2023

North London Hospice is proud to unveil a brand-new film which showcases the wide range of support services that the charity provides to the local community.

Youth Justice Service volunteers have many faces, could you be one of them?

02 August 2023

Enfield Youth Justice Service (YJS) needs volunteers who: are concerned about youth crime and serious youth violence; are able to engage with children and young people; would like to be part of the restorative justice process; can work with children and young people who offend to help support a change in their behaviours and actions; can help our children and young people to make Enfield a better place to live and work.

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