Voluntary Organisations we work with
Adult Services work with a number of voluntary organisations to provide services.
Contact details for these organisations are:
Age Concern Bedfordshire| (new window)
19 Grove Place, Bedford MK40 3JJ
Tel: 01234 216002
Age Concern Bedfordshire is an independent local charity serving older people throughout Bedfordshire, offering advice and support in a range of areas. Handyperson and Home Help schemes offer help at a subsidised cost with general household tasks and some maintenance and repair work.
Bedford Guild House Centre| (new window)
56 Harpur Street, Bedford MK40 2QT
Tel: 01234 352038
The Guild House opens from 10am until 4pm every weekday. offering a wide variety of daily activities for people over 50. Lunch and light refreshments are available. Activities include hairdressing and chiropody service, day trips, assisted holidays, advice and support services, carpet bowls, snooker, table tennis, line dancing, craftwork, whist, quizzes and many more.
Anchor staying put| (new window)
52a Bunyan Road, Kempston MK42 8HL
Tel: 01234 852740
Anchor Staying Put is a not -for-profit home improvement agency run by Anchor Trust, in partnership with Bedfordshire County Council, Bedford Borough Council and Bedfordshire Primary Care Trust. They help older, disabled, vulnerable homeowners and tenants of Housing Associations access housing grants and loans to help them 'stay put' in their homes in comfort and security. They will organise small repairs, major improvements or adaptations to the home by offering confidential advice, support and assistance.
BECHAR
Prebend Day Centre, 12 Prebend Street, Bedford MK40 1QW
Tel: 01234 365955
BECHAR is a drop-in Day Centre for the homeless and rootless. The main aim is to support anyone over 16 who needs help to restore their dignity and health. A variety of facilities and support services are available.
Bedfordshire Advocacy Alliance| (new window)
41 Mill Street, Bedford MK40 3EU
Tel: 01234 262080
Recruits, trains and supports volunteers to act as advocates for people with learning disabilities throughout the county. The advocates enable people with learning disabilities to access services and to achieve the same rights which others would expect as part of their everyday lives.
Bedfordshire Advocacy Service for Older People| (new window)
3 Union Street, Bedford MK40 2SF
Tel: 01234 218880
Advocacy support available for people aged 60 and over to help to resolve problems. Advocactes can assist people to get independent advice and information and support them in making their own choices and decisions. The service is free and confidential. Volunteer advocates receive induction and ongoing training.
Bedfordshire Housing Aid Centre
7a St Pauls Square, Bedford MK40 1SQ
Tel: 01234 328488
An independent advice centre offering free advice on a wide range of housing problems.
Bedfordshire Body Positive
Ground Floor, 1 Union Street, Luton LU1 3AN
Tel: 01582 485448
Offers advice, support & counselling to those affected by, or at risk from HIV & AIDS, their families, friends and loved ones. Free confidential, friendly user-led service with fully trained volunteers.
Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity| (new window)
The Old School, Cardington, Bedford MK44 3SX
Tel: 01234 838771
The Beds RCC works towards its aim of 'encouraging thriving, diverse and sustainable rural communities in Bedfordshire' both through in-depth grass-roots work with communities and, in its role as an independent advocate for rural issues, by influencing local and regional policy.
Carers In Bedfordshire| (new window)
The Goldington Centre, 10 Barkers Lane, Bedford MK41 9SJ
Tel: 01234 214914
A charitable organisation that exists to help unpaide carers cope with the mental and physical stress arising from caring. Previously know as the Eve Project.
Disability Resource Centre| (new window)
Poynters House, Poynters Road, Dunstable LU5 4TP
Tel: 01582 470900
The Disability Resource Centre is an independent organisation and a registered charity, that has disabled people at the centre of its decision making.
The Centre acts as a focal point for disability services locally, and combines a variety of statutory and voluntary sector services under one roof.
East Beds Befrienders
142 London Road, Biggleswade SG18 8EL
Tel: 01234 276899
Friendship and support for people experiencing mental health problems.
James Kingham Project (JKP) Bedford
32 St Johns Street, Bedford MK42 0DH
Tel: 01234 344133
The james kingham project is a community rehabilitation project, based on social learning to enable and empower people to gain more control over their use of alcohol. Known as jkp it is located in Luton and Bedford.
James Kingham Project (JKP) South
St Johns Street, Luon LU1 2JE
Tel: 01582 723434
The james kingham project is a community rehabilitation project, based on social learning to enable and empower people to gain more control over their use of alcohol. Known as jkp it is located in Luton and Bedford.
MS Therapy Centre| (new window)
155 Barkers Lane, Bedford MK41 9RX
Tel: 01234 325781
Provides a wide range of drug-free symptom management therapies as well as advice and support for all those with the illness and their families.
North & Mid Beds Alzheimers Society (new window)
2a Duke Street. Bedford MK40 3AR
Tel: 01234 327380
The North & Mid Beds Alzheimers Society offer help to:
South Beds Alzheimers Society
45-47 High Town Road, Luton LU2 0BN
Tel: 07930 322350
Support for carers of people with alzheimers.
Rethink| (new window)
62 Collingdon Street, Luton LU1 1RX
Tel: 01582 708188
Rethink is the largest severe mental illness charity in the UK.
It is dedicated to improving the lives of everyone affected by severe mental illness, whether they have a condition themselves, care for others who do, or are professionals or volunteers working in the mental health field.
Salvation Army
Healthy Living Initiative
Dunstable Town Council, 76 High Street North, Dunstable, Beds LU6 1NF
Tel: 01582 612443
Lunch clubs - Monday at the Salvation Army and Thursday at Cordova. Visiting the elderly in their home and encouraging the lonely and housebound to attend the lunch clubs. Mini bus transport provided.
Sight Concern Bedfordshire| (new window)
116 Bromham Road, Bedford MK40 2QN
Tel: 01234 311555
Sight Concern Bedfordshire aims to enhance the independence of blind and partially sighted people, to raise awareness about visual impairment and to ensure that everyone who requires information, and or, assistance receives it.
Stroke Association| (new window)
117 Eastgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 1YQ
Tel: 01284 760006
The Stroke Association funds research into prevention, treatment and better methods of rehabilitation, and helps stroke patients and their families directly through its community services. We also campaign, educate and inform to increase knowledge of stroke at all levels of society and we act as a voice for everyone affected by stroke.