The voluntary community sector (VCS) 

VCS organisations are crucial partners who support our residents in providing essential services.

During the Coronavirus pandemic some services have had to adapt to meet the challenge but advocacy services are still being offered online or via telephone advice.

Voluntary Action Camden (VAC) have created a directory which lists Camden’s voluntary groups and their offer during the Covid 19 crisis along with their contact details.

Access it here: Covid 19 Community Directory

There is more information about this here.

Here is more about the neighbourhood response to Covid-19.

VCS partners

Here is a list of our VCS partners 

 

Update on their current service.

• Age UK Camden - services continue. Contact details of some of their services:

> Paul Webley (managing the food parcels) – [email protected]

> Age Uk befriending service – 0800 434 6105

> GoodGym Camden – 020 3432 3920

> Scot Care – befriending service – 0800 652 2989

> Silverline befriending service – 0800 470 8090  

• Calthorpe Community Garden - food donations, waiting for support and guidance on how to distribute/give out to people in need.
• Camden Community Law Centre -  drop-ins suspended. Phone & online support available.
• Citizens Advice Camden – face-to-face appointments suspended. Providing online & telephone advice.
• The Irish Centre - face-to-face services suspended and moving to online/phone. Still arranging outreach services for vulnerable residents.
• Kentish Town Community Centre – contacting their 107 members with updates. 
• Maiden Lane Community Centre - providing foodbank services by appointment only.
• Mary Ward Legal Centre – telephone advice.
• Sidings - befriending service, partnering older people in the community to avoid isolation and to ensure they are getting shopping.
• Somers Town Community Association - closed until further notice. Planning to re-open as a food bank.
• St Pancras Community Association - working to establish some skeleton services and helping the most vulnerable people, especially the elderly and lonely. Possibility of food deliveries, telephone counselling, telephone or on- line chats, exercise at home and face-to-face contacts in a few special cases.
• Third Age Project - Expanded telephone befriending and buddying service to be run by staff and volunteers.
• West Euston Partnership - will continue some services online.
• West Hampstead Women's Centre - running their advocacy via telephone.

Updated 30/3/20