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Useful Links

Below is a list of useful links including telephone numbers and websites. Clicking on the titles or the small + sign on the right of each row to open the item. There are varying levels of detail in each box.

Family Centres

Woking Family Centres:

There are two Family Centre locations in Woking – Sheerwater and Sythwood. Enquiries should be made through the Woking Family Centre who can be reached at http://www.woking.gov.uk/familycentres

Runnymede Family Centre

Web: https://www.hythe.surrey.sch.uk/about-us/runnymede-family-centre-1

Other Services

Christians Against Poverty (CAP)

CAP is run through a network of local churches and offers debt counselling, job skills, life skills and addiction help all aimed at beating poverty -induced issues.

Web: http://capuk.org.uk

Citizens Advice Bureaux

Runnymede & Spelthorne CAB
Web: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/local/runnymede-spelthorne/contact-us/

Woking CAB
Web: https://www.wokingcab.org/

Cornerhouse

Promoting mental and emotional wellbeing http://www.cornerhouse.cc

Family Action

Providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation across the country.

Web:https://www.family-action.org.uk/

Family Line

Supporting adult family members: https://www.family-action.org.uk/what-we-do/children-families/familyline/

Foodbanks

Runnymede Foodbank http://runnymede.foodbank.org.uk

and

Woking Foodbank http://woking.foodbank.org.uk

Freecycle

web: www.freecyle.org

Jigsaw

Support families in financial need who have pre-school children by providing good quality pre-owned clothing, toys and equipment to those that need it.

Web: http://jigsawwoking.org.uk

KIDS

National website offering help and advice for disabled young people and their families.
website: www.kids.org.uk

National Autistic Society

web: www.autism.org.uk

NetMums

Useful with lots of advice for parents and young children.
website: www.netmums.com

Money Saving Expert

Useful advice making your money go further, special offers etc.
website: www.moneysavingexpert.com

Relate West Surrey

Whether you’re having problems in your relationship or you’d just like to understand your partner better, talking things through with one of our counsellors can make a real difference.

Relationship Counselling is for everyone. Whether you’re married, single, living together or apart, straight or gay we can help you strengthen your relationships.

Our counsellors provide a caring and supportive environment to help you find a way through any difficulties you may be facing in your relationship. Watch the video below, which shows how our relationship counselling service can help you.

web: https://relatewestsurrey.org.uk/

Surrey Care Trust

provides learning, training and mentoring to support young people and adults in improving their chances in life. Enabling people to overcome the disadvantage of low skills, poor educational achievement, limited opportunities and tough financial circumstances by nurturing skills for life, work and learning.

People can face setbacks in life such as illness, addiction, family breakdown and unemployment that can also leave them facing hardship and needing to learn new skills and rebuild confidence.” http://www.surreycaretrust.co.uk/

TAMBA

Website offering support for families with twins and multiple births
website: www.tamba.org.uk

We Shine

A charity and online support group for families with children with Additional Needs https://www.we-shine.org.uk/

Woking Community Furniture Project

Web: http://www.wokingcfp.co.uk/

SEND Advice Surrey

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, information, advice and support.

Web: http://SENDAdvice@surrey.gov.uk

Surrey health visiting app and website

Find help that suits you and your family: https://surreychildandfamily.co.uk/

(We recommend that families download the app)

Health Services

NHS Direct

Useful site for information and advice from online medical staff.
Tel: 0808 2000 247
website: www.111.nhs.uk

Surrey 0-19s Health teams

Web: https://childrenshealthsurrey.nhs.uk/

0-19 Advice Line open to all Surrey families Tel: 01883 340 922 8am – 5pm Mon to Fri (excluding bank holidays) Direct access to professional support from your health visiting team, information on local services, all aspects of child health, development & parenting.
There is also FREE online parenting guides available for anyone with a Surrey postcode. https://childrenshealthsurrey.nhs.uk/services/free-online-guides-families