Community Voice - Lived Experience Peer Event
We have held monthly peer events for adults with lived experience since November 2024. These are free events for all London residents to attend. We host in person as well as hybrid events and local, national and even international guest speakers participate, and local and regional partners have stalls at the in-person events giving one-to-one advice to residents. Our next event is on 23rd October 2025 at Islington Town Hall, Committee Rooms 1, 2, and 3, Upper Street, N1. We will be having international and national guest speakers to celebrate Black History Month, it is a hybrid event. We also be providing free lunch celebrating Caribbean and African cuisine.
Advice Service
Our volunteers provide a quality-assured, independent information and advice service. Our services are free. We provide support with welfare benefits form filling, undertake general benefit checks and benefit calculations to maximise income, support with grant applications for furniture, white goods, warm clothes, warm bedding, small household items, fuel vouchers, and food vouchers, and also advise on housing issues, debt management, and much more. Our Advice volunteers are based at the Islington Central Hub at 222 Upper Street, N1, every fortnight on Wednesdays from 10am to 4pm providing information and advice to residents. Our Advice Sessions dates from July to September are: 9th July, 30th July, 13th August, 27th August, 10th September and 24th September. We also offer free private & confidential one-to-one advice sessions via booked appointments at Access Islington North Hub, 6-9 Manor Gardens, N7; Central Hub, 222 Upper Street, N1; and South Hub, Finsbury Library, 245 St. John’s Street, EC1V.
Women’s Group - Islington
We support all women from multicultural backgrounds, providing a safe space for women from diverse cultural backgrounds to engage in open discussions and share their stories. We provide advice and support on how trauma impacts women, in particular with mental wellbeing, social isolation, loneliness, relationships and connectedness. We welcome women who are survivors of domestic violence and abuse, and those with past offending history, refugees, and asylum seekers, who need support with reintegration. Our Women’s Peer Support Group is free, and it is in partnership with Islington Council. The group is led by women, and all of the volunteers and guest speakers are also women. It is monthly and starts on Thursday, 10th July 2025, 10.30am to 2pm at Access Islington North Hub, Dame Geraldine Hall, 6-9 Manor Gardens, N7. We also provide free lunch.
Community Voices - Lived Experience Peer Workshop - Islington
We have extended our free advice service of Community Voice - Lived Experience Peer Events, supporting vulnerable adults living in London, to also having a workshop to help Islington residents access information and gain new skills from various local and national speakers and advisers. This monthly workshop is in partnership with Islington Council, and starts on Thursday, 7th August 2025, 10.30am to 2.30pm at Islington Council Community Meeting Rooms, 222 Upper Street, N1. We also provide free lunch.
Men’s Group - Islington
We support men to tackle social isolation and loneliness, helping them with self-care, and improving mental well-being. The Men’s Peer Support Group is free and it is in partnership with Islington Council and will start on Wednesday, 17th September 2025, 10.30am to 2pm at Access Islington North Hub, Dame Geraldine Hall, 6-9 Manor Gardens, N7. We also provide free lunch.
Adult Dance Classes
Dance Classes in partnership with Sadler's Wells Theatre and Hanley Crouch Community Association at Brickworks Community Centre - Coming Soon!
It is free and lunch is also provided!
Our Partners
We want to thank our partners for supporting us and helping us to make our projects possible.
