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.

Council investigating food poverty in Enfield

13 September 2017

Enfield Council is conducting two surveys on food poverty in Enfield - one for local residents and one for community groups.What is food poverty?“Food Poverty” is a contested term but the Department of Health state that it can be defined as the inability to afford or have access to the food needed for a healthy diet.Who does food poverty affect?Many factors determine what does or does not end up on our plate. Households with lower incomes, lower than average educational outcomes and in low.......

Enfield's Youth Offending Unit needs volunteers

12 September 2017

Enfield Youth Offending Unit (YOU) YOU needs volunteers who: are concerned about youth crime are able to engage with young people would like to be part of the restorative justice process can work with young offenders to help challenge and change their behaviour can help us to help them and make Enfield a better place to live and work believe that young people should have to make reparation (community work to repair the harm caused by their crime) to society for the harm caused by.......

Carers support body raises alarm about planned changes to charging formula for social care

22 August 2017

Enfield Carers Centre (ECC) has expressed serious concerns about Enfield Council's proposals to change the formula for calculating how much to charge for social care. Specifically, the proposals would affect people who require night-time care, some of whom stand to see the amount charged rising by £27.45 per week while their income has not increased. ECC is asking all Enfield residents, including those not personally affected, to respond to the consultation which is currently in.......

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Abuse can take many forms, learn how to recognise and report it

17 August 2017

Two new films released by Enfield Council explain how to recognise some of the many forms that abuse of vulnerable people can take.

Patrick's story: Art therapy as a coping mechanism

22 July 2017

Hello everyone at Palmers Green Community, My name is Patrick, I live in Palmers Green (since 2004) and I am autistic. My condition is challenging and complex but over the past 6 months I have been finding a lot of peace and happiness in art and art therapy. It's been reducing the irritability and aggression, along with the effects of marked anxiety and low mood, which I am also diagnosed with. I am supported by Enfield Complex Care, the Maudsley Hospital and the National Autistic.......

A life transformed through animated films

28 June 2017

I hope you will join us on Thursday July 6 Hi, I am Sophie Castell and I am chair of the Enfield Branch of the National Autistic Society. We are pleased to partner with Talkies for this special event. I will introduce the evening, highlighting some of the challenges of autism. The film shows one amazing young man's experience of autism. TALKIES COMMUNITY CINEMA LIFE ANIMATED A heartwarming real life story about Owen Suskind, an autistic boy whose life was transformed through.......

Raising funds for the Firs Farm Community Hub & Dementia Cafe

26 June 2017

The Friends of Firs Farm are using the crowdfunding website Spacehive to raise money to set up a Community Hub and Dementia Cafe. The cafe would act as a space where the community, including people with dementia or autism, could come together in an inviting and welcoming environment - a welcome safe space, with memory stimulation, and somewhere to, in the words of Alzheimer's Café founder, Dr. Bere Miesen, "just be". The project would cost £66.232. Some council funding.......

Community use of Wolves Lane Centre - any suggestions?

26 May 2017

OrganicLea’s Vision for Wolves Lane: An initiative that grows and distributes sustainably produced food to local residents and businesses; engages a wide range of people in learning and skills activities, and health and well-being benefits; establishes itself as a centre for promoting healthy eating; and offers space for community groups and social enterprises to run activities that benefit the community. Please write with your ideas, suggestion, proposals for the future!.......

Yoga as an aid to recovery from illness

16 May 2017

Sheryl Randhawa, who runs weekly hatha yoga sessions at Palmers Green Library, is hoping to start yoga classes specifically for people recovering from illness. She is currently trying to assess demand for the class and determine the best day and time, so please get in touch with her if you are interested. Yoga Classes in Palmers Green Are you recovering from cancer, chronic illness, a stroke or struggling to manage stress? Yoga enables the body to find a gateway to mental stillness.......

Carers' support appointments now available at the Ruth Winston Centre

13 May 2017

Carers’ Support Appointments are now available at the Ruth Winston Community Centre The Ruth Winston Community Centre is now working with Enfield Carers Centre to provide additional support to families and carers at the Ruth Winston Community Centre. A support worker from Enfield Carers Centre will be here on the first Wednesday of each month from 10.00am – 12 noon for one to one support meetings. Next date is Wednesday 7 June 2017 from 10.00am until 12 noon. Come and.......

Memory Lane Cafe & Carers Club

01 December 2016

Memory Lane Cafe & Carers Club - entry in Palmers Green Community Directory

Community Volunteers - North London Hospice needs you!

26 August 2016

You will be matched with a patient who will need someone to visit regularly, bringing a smile and much needed support! Duties will include: Befriending: Providing a friendly conversation and companionship Sitting: Providing a visit to do a specific task that could make all the difference Good Neighbour: Providing a visit to do a specific task that could make all the difference Please contact Cheryl-lee Broadfoot, Community Volunteers Coordinator, North London Hospice, on.......

Enfield Talking Newspaper

25 August 2016

ENFIELD TALKING NEWSPAPERA FREE SERVICE FOR BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED RESIDENTS If you know a blind or visually impaired person in Enfield who would enjoy a free weekly recording of articles from our local newspapers as well as other useful information, please get in touch! Call us on 020 8805 6578 or email: enfieldtn@hotmail.com Enfield Talking Newspaper is the oldest service of its kind in the UK, formed in 1961. We provide blind and partially sighted people in our borough with a.......

"Your bruises go away and your bones mend. But it’s the despair..."

23 August 2016

A North London-based charity which provides support for women who are victims of domestic or sexual violence is teaming up with Enfield Council to raise awareness of abusive relationships among women who may not recognise the warning signs until it is too late.

Haven House - a hospice with 2020 vision

15 March 2016

Haven House children's hospice has published Vision 2020, its strategy for the next five years, during which time it hopes to expand the number of children it can care for. Vision 2020 Vision 2020 is our first five-year strategy since the hospice opened in 2003. In this time we have been there for over 600 families, ensuring that they are not alone when caring for a child with a life-limiting condition. This would not have been possible without the help of our donors and partners within.......

Enfield Council consultation meeting on the development of their 'Market Position Statement' on adult social care

17 February 2016

Date: 24 Feb 2016 - 10:00 to 12:00 Location: Main Hall, Park Avenue Disability Resource Centre, 65C Park Avenue, Enfield, EN1 2HL Enfield Council are currently developing their Health & Adult Social Care Market Position Statement. The production of a Market Position Statement (MPS) is a requirement of the Care Act. The purpose of the MPS is to: set out the Council’s direction of travel in relation to Health & Adult Social Care Services including strategic and legislative.......

Become a mentor and help transform a young person's life

30 January 2016

Positive people from the local community needed - could you spare two to four hours a week for a year to help turn a child's life round? This is the question that Chance UK is posing. By becoming a Chance UK mentor you would be helping inspire a primary school child with behavioural difficulties, who otherwise when a little older might find themself drawn into anti-social or criminal activity. And the benefits are not all one-way. The work can be tremendously personally rewarding.......

Sewing workshops at Studio 306 starting soon

03 May 2015

Sewing workshops for beginners run by the not-for-profit organisation Studio 306 Collective will start on 14th May and run weekly until 16th July. You will need to attend a minimum of five weeks. Sewing Workshops at Studio 306Beginners Course You will learn to...Thread the sewing machineExperiment with different stitch patterns and sew straight seamsChoose and cut out fabricFollow a template or patternUse a rotary cutterOver lockingButtonholesInsert a zipPatchwork and.......

Do you have the potential to transform a child's life for the better?

02 May 2015

Help turn Palmers Green yellow!

27 February 2015

Date: 7th/8th and 14th March Location: Palmers Green & Southgate (various locations) Details: Local residents are needed to help turn Palmers Green yellow for Marie Curie Cancer Care's Great Daffodil Appeal! Collections are taking place in the area on weekends in March and all funds raised will go to the Marie Curie Hospice in Hampstead and to fund local Marie Curie nurses. Marie Curie provides high quality end of life care for north Londoners with cancer and other terminal illnesses, in.......

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