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Charities
& Support Groups
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Membership of this section
is by invitation. To receive details, please contact us.
E-mail: charities@northampton.org.uk
AIDS Unit Information Line
Tel: (01604) 62899
Al-Anon Family Groups
Address: For local details please contact
Al-Anon Family Groups UK & Eire, 61 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4YF
Tel: Confidential Helpline 020 7403 0888 between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Fax: 020 7378 9910
E-mail: alanonuk@aol.com
Web site: www.al-anonuk.org.uk
Help for relatives and friends of problem drinkers. Al-Anon Family Groups
provide understanding, strength and hope to anyone whose life is, or has been
deeply affected by someone else's drinking. For young people aged 12-20 ALATEEN,
a part of Al-Anon provides understanding and support, which helps them to
improve their lives.
Alcohol (CAN)
Tel: (01604) 622121
Alcoholics Anonymous
Tel: (01604) 637788
Alzheimer's Society Northampton
& District Branch
Address: Eleonore House, Buttermere Close, Grange Road, Northampton NN3 2BG
Tel: (01604) 408822 (Office) or (01604) 788645 24-hr Helpline
Fax: (01604) 408822
Local branch of national charity.
Offers advice and support to those caring for someone with dementia. Runs a
Monday Day Centre, 24-hour help-line and has a carer support worker.
Animals in Need (Northamptonshire) / Maxicare
Stray Dog Rehoming
Address: PO Box 145, Northampton NN1 3AQ
Tel: 01604 636323 / 01933 666465
Fax: 01604 604343
E-mail: animals-in-need@maxicare.freeserve.co.uk
Animals in Need local based charity doing animal rescue work wild or domestic.
The other part of charity is Maxicare Stray Dog Rehoming taking on stray dogs
from Northamptonshire who would have been destroyed.
Arthritis, Northampton Link
Group
Tel: (01604) 648036
Carers: National Association
Tel: 0808 808 7777 (Freephone)
Cats in Need
Address: 30 Bugbrooke Road, Kislingbury, Northampton NN7 4AY
Tel: (01604) 832289
Cats in Need
is a non-profit organisation. We rely on donations to fund our unit. We
rescue cats and kittens who have nothing. We get them well and re-home them. We always
have cats needing responsible loving homes. Please help.
Childline
Tel: 0800 1111
Citizens Advice Bureau
Tel: (01604) 636000
Council for Voluntary Services
Tel: (01604) 624121
Crimestoppers
Tel: 0800 555 111
Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Tel: (01604) 810558)
Deafconnect
Tel: (01604) 250303
Diabetic Hotline
Tel: (01536) 492121
Disability Information Helpline
Tel: (01604) 624088
Drugs (CAN)
Tel: (01604) 622121
Epilepsy Advice
Tel: (0345) 089599
Family Planning Clinics
Tel: St. Giles (01604) 635838 Weston Favell (01604) 408845
Homelessness (CAN)
Tel: (01604) 250678
Housing and Money Advice Centre
Tel: (01604) 238740
Life
Tel: (01604) 628670
Longlands Rescue Ltd
Address: Cold Ashby Road, West Haddon, Northampton
Tel: (01788) 510647 or 0500 495242
Fax: (01788) 510139
E-mail: longlands@aol.com
Web site: www.scoot.co.uk/longlands
Re-homing of stray dogs taken into police stations.
Lowdown Northampton
Youth Counselling
Tel: (01604) 622223
Macmillan Cancer
Relief Info Line
Tel: 0845 6016161
Make A Wish Foundation UK
Address: 37 Broadway, Peterborough PE1 1SQ
Tel: (01733) 894495
Fax: (01733) 894495
E-mail: e.england@makeawish.org.uk
Web site: www.make-a-wish.org.uk
Make A Wish Foundation UK grants magical wishes to children and young people
fighting life-threatening illnesses. We are currently recruiting volunteers.
Please get in touch on the above email address or phone number. To refer a
child, please visit our website or give us a call on 01276 405070.
Mental Health
Helpline
Tel: 0845 766 0606
Motor Neurone Disease
Association
Address: PO Box 246, Northampton NN1 2PR
Tel: (01604) 250505 National Office or (08457) 626262 Help-line
Fax: (01604) 624726
E-mail: enquiries@mndassociation.org
Web site: www.mndassociation.org
Offers a range of care and support services to people affected by MND and their carers.
This includes advice and information, equipment loan, financial support and the dedicated
services of locally based Regional Care Advisers and branches.
Multiple Sclerosis
Helpline
Tel: 0808 800 8000 (Freephone)
Muscular Dystrophy
Tel: (01604) 646386 (01604) 403108
National Childbirth
Trust
Tel: (01604) 702164
National Osteoporosis
Society
Tel: (01604) 842427
Neighbourhood Watch
Tel: (01604) 888221
Northampton and
District Miscarriage Group
Tel: (01604) 633003 or 700364
Northampton Gayline
Tel: (01604) 635975
Northamptonshire Acre
Address: The Hunsbury Hill Centre, Harksome Hill, Northampton NN4 9QX
Tel: (01604) 765888
Fax: (01604) 708571
E-mail: acre@nacre.powernet.co.uk
Web site: www.ruralnet.org.uk/~northantsacre
We are an independent voluntary
organization working with the rural communities of the county and a member of Acre, the
national rural communities charity. Our purpose is to improve the quality of life of
communities and particularly of disadvantaged people in rural Northamptonshire.
Northamptonshire
Association for the Blind (NAB)
Address: Wardington Court, Welford Road, Northampton NN2 8AG
Tel: (01604) 719193
Fax: (01604) 719193
E-mail: john@nab.org.uk
Web site: www.nab.org.uk
northamptonshire association for the blind
(nab) is a totally independent charity working exclusively in
Northamptonshire to help visually impaired people.
Charity
No. 201240.
Northamptonshire Carers Centre
Address: 53, Whitworth Road, Northampton NN1 4HG
Tel: (01604) 232500
Fax: (01604) 232500
Northampton Carers Centre aims to give
information, advice and support to adult carers and young carers throughout the county and
also to achieve wider recognition of carers' contributions to society and of their own
needs as individuals in their own right. Other care services on offer are emotional
support, a chance to talk and share problems, an advocacy service, relief from stressful
situations and self-confidence building.
Northamptonshire
Council for Disabled People
Tel: (01604) 624088
Northamptonshire
Dyslexia Association
Address: P.O.
Box 339, Northampton NN3 7WY
Tel: (01604) 493103
E-mail: northantsdyslexia@yahoo.com
Web site: www.northantsdyslexia.co.uk
Northamptonshire
Family Mediation Service
Tel: (01604) 636651
Northamptonshire Rape
and Incest Crisis Centre
Tel: (01604) 250721
Northamptonshire
Society for Autism
Address: Suite 35 Burlington House, 369 Wellingborough Road,
Northampton NN1 4ET
Tel: FREEPHONE 0808 808 9090
(01604) 239404
Fax: (01604) 239403
E-mail: info@n-s-a.org.uk
Web site: www.n-s-a.org.uk
The Northamptonshire Society
for Autism is a charity which aims to help and support all those whose
life is touched by autism, or who wish to learn more about this perplexing
disability. Our main office is based in Northampton UK from where we provide a
countywide service for autistic children and adults, their parents and carers,
and professionals living or working in Northamptonshire.
Northants Lesbian and
Gay Resource Centre
Tel: (01604) 628986
Northants Lesbianline
Tel: (01604) 250887
Parkinson's Disease
Society (Northampton, Daventry and Towcester Branch
Tel: (01327) 358885
Physical
Disability Users Group (PDUG)
Address: 9 Holman Close, Weston Favell, Northampton NN3 2TF
Tel: (01604) 406710
E-mail: iantopp@btopenworld.com
Web site: www.pdugnorthants.org.uk
The PDUG is a group of people who use or have used the physical disability
services in Northamptonshire. They meet as a consultation and lobbying group and
put forward Service Users points of view to service providers.
Racial Equality
Council
Tel: (01604) 632231
Relate
Tel: (01604) 634400
Royal British Legion
Tel: (01604) 457655
Samaritans
Address: 2 St. Michael's Rd, Northampton NN1 4JQ
Tel: (01604) 637637
Samaritans are dedicated to providing
emotional support to people at times of crisis. We provide non-judgemental listening to help
people find their own way forward. We are now recruiting - please ring for details.
Scope Northamptonshire
Tel: (01604) 591334
Sexually Transmitted
Diseases (VD)
Tel: (01604) 637203
South Court
Environmental (SCE)
Address: 34 Bostock Avenue, Northampton NN1
Peter Nalder Tel:
(01604) 630719 E-mail: nalder.southcourt@tiscali.co.uk
Susan Walmsley Tel: (01933) 275257 E-mail: sce@talktalk.net
Web site: www.scenorthampton.org.uk
South Court Environmental supports wildlife and its conservation
through the involvement of communities and healthy organic food growing.
Several sites where we work help to change the environment, benefiting
local wildlife by encouraging biodiversity and enhancing lives of local people.
Stress at Work
Tel: (01604) 259770
Victim Support
Tel: (01604) 603477
Volunteer Bureau
Tel: (01604) 637522
Welfare Rights Advice
Service
Tel: (01604) 636112
Women's Aid
Tel: (01604) 639099
YMCA
Tel: (01604) 638630
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