ABOUT THE WARM WELCOMES To support individuals affected by increased living costs in Winter, Lewisham Local are coordinating a network of local establishments to set up as Warm Welcomes. The Warm Welcomes was first piloted in Winter 2022/23 and will run again from 1st December 2023 until 31st March 2024. WHAT ARE WARM WELCOMES? […]
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Thanks toย AFRIL,ย 4in10 Charity,ย London Challenge Poverty Weekย with match funding fromย Lewisham Local, you can find free activities related to food-growing across the borough during October Half-term and beyond. All the activities provide a free lunch and are aimed at families who are on a low-income. Click on the link for each activity for more information. Activities
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Statistically, children are most at risk of fatality or significant harm in the first few years of life.ย Lewisham Safeguarding Children Partnershipย aim to raise awareness of the risks to babies and infants to help keep them safe. Their new Keeping Babies Safe page provides parents and care givers with information, advice and access to
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Black Maternal Mental Health Week UKย is an annual event dedicated to raising awareness about the mental health challenges faced by Black mothers. Recognised nationally, this initiative aims to promote education, advocacy, and support for Black women during their pregnancy and postpartum journey. By shedding light on the unique mental health disparities experienced by this
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Planning and cooking healthy family meals can seem like a big task. As the nights are drawing in and we move into Autumn,ย these simple recipes from HENRY will make it much easier to prepare quick, balanced meals the wholeย family will enjoy. Breakfasts Get off to a great start on chilly mornings with pancakes,
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Insightful Families, takes a whole family approach to working with everyone in the family impacted by alcohol. Insightful Families offer a free confidential friendly service for children, young people, parents and carers in Lewisham. They focus on strengthening resilience, family cohesion, reducing conflict to improve wellbeing at home and in the community. Insightful
This Alcohol Awareness Week Alcohol Change will be focusing on the true cost of alcohol to highlight the personal costs of drinking too much and too often and the benefits of cutting down, as well as the wider costs to society. There are several way Alcohol Change can help you monitor your drinking.
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Over the last few years many of us have been much more aware of the role plastics play in our affecting our environment. This July join us in looking at how we can reduce plastic use in our daily lives. Lunch boxes Taking your own lunch to work or school is a great
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We often receive enquires to support families with housing issues, as a result we have put together a new Housing Advice section on the website to provide information, advice and links to organisations that can support families with housing issues. We have divided advice into sections, click on the links to find out more: Social
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Babies are not as good at regulating their body temperature so it’s important to keep them cool as possible. Hopefully these tips from Tommy’s will help. Try to keep the room as cool as possible Ideally the room where your baby sleeps should be kept at about 16-20 degrees but in the hot weather
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