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community web links

This page has links to various useful websites.

To visit any of the websites use your mouse to click on the links.

Our aim has been to provide web links to:

  1. Helpful website resources local to Homerton, Clapton Park and Hackney Wick
  2. Useful websites for help in developing community work, which can make a positive difference locally.
  3. Click on the links below, or the links in the right hand column.

Do you have a link to a useful website that is not listed? Please tell us about it.

If you have a useful website which we should link to please email the website address to aturner@hmp.org.uk or click here

housing

London Borough of Hackney Housing Department

For a wide range of information about housing with Hackney Council including their letting policy, repairs and information about emergency housing.

Kingsmead Homes Ltd

Kingsmead Homes Ltd website - part of Shaftesbury Housing Group

New Islington and Hackney

The Registered Social Landlord website

Sanctuary Housing

We've linked to their page with contact details about their Hackney office at Well Street.

Southern Housing

The Registered Social Landlord website

Housing Corporation list of Housing Associations

Click on the list to find any of the above housing associations and others.

Money

Don't forget HMP's own money advice pages at East Hackney LAW - for more details click on 'advice' at the top of the page or, click here.

www.cccs.co.uk -

This is a very useful website, and includes a debt check.

www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/life/debt.htm -

Lots of very helpful advice and tips

www.bbc.co.uk/business/money/youandyourmoney/debt/index.shtml -

very useful all round money advice website

 

www.hackneycreditunion.co.uk/

Hackney has its very own Credit Union. Visit this useful website to find out how to open an account, get involved and volunteer.

health

www.homerton.nhs.uk

Homerton Hospital's website. Very useful site with information and updates about the work of the Homerton Hospital.

Homerton Dentists

A list of NHS dental practises in Homerton

Homerton GP surgeries and practises

A list of gp surgeries and health centres in Homerton. Click on the practice list for further information and contact details

A to Z of care services

Detailed list of local services including (click on the links below for short-cuts).

Advocacy & Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)  Back Pain Service  Child & Adolescent Services  Dentists

Dietetic & Nutrition

Foot Health  GP's and Health Centres

HIV Community Support Team  Hospitals

Health Improvement  Learning Difficulties  Occupational Therapy    Opticians  Physical Disabilities Services

Pharmacist

Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia  Speech & Language Therapy   St Joseph Hospice   Wheelchair Services   Women & Young People’s Services

government

UK - 10 Downing Street

Various links to various websites within the UK government

UK Home Office

Wide range of information related to government policy on home affairs including crime, justice and victims, drugs, terrorism, immigration and nationality, pasports and statistics

www.hackney.gov.uk

London Borough of Hackney's website - full of information related to local authority activities and statutory work

organisations and groups

156.61.16.5/comis/fraMain.asp

Comis is Hackney's own database containing over 2,500 organisations offering help and support for people living and working in the City and Hackney area. Services include health, social services, advice, housing, environment, education, community groups, arts, leisure, religion and much more. Very useful!

www.ageconcern.org.uk/hackney

Contact details for Age Concern Hackney - plus access to Age Concerns complete website, full of resources for the older person.

neighbourhood

upyourstreet.co.uk/overview

Up Your Street, provides a summary of the local community context. Click above for details about the area around the Kingsmead Kabin. Type in your post code for details around where you live.

www.theroundchapel.org.uk/open.asp

The Round Chapel Neighbourhood Project is a formal expression of the Round Chapel United Reform Church on Powerscroft Road in Clapton. Find out about the Round Chapel Neighbourhood Project, Round Chapel Families Project, the popular monthly community meals and the 'Round Here' community newsletter.

action and involvement

www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ican

Very useful BBC website with help and ideas about community action and how to make a difference in your neighbourhood. From here go to our volunteering pages and get involved locally!

www.can-online.org.uk

Community Action Network's main website - very useful for community development ideas and networks. From here go to our volunteering pages and get involved locally!

Have you got a link to a useful website?

If you have a useful website you think should be listed and linked to on these pages email aturner@hmp.org.uk or click here

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