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110 services
Covering the wider area
Dorset Learning Disability Service
We offer supported living options for people with varying abilities to live wherever and however they choose. Our services support people with physical disabilities, acquired brain injuries, sensory impairments and…
Dorset Shared Lives Scheme
Dorset Shared Lives Scheme is a shared lives service, they recruit, train and support self-employed shared lives carers (SLC) who offer accommodation and support arrangements for people within their own family homes in…
Dorset Special Educational Needs Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)
We are a free, impartial and confidential service that provides information, advice and support to: children and young people aged from 0 to 25 with special educational needs and/or disability (SEND) parents and carers…
Dorset Macmillan Welfare Benefits Advice Service
This is a specialist service for clients and their families in our community affected by cancer. Can help with financial queries/difficulties - free, confidential welfare benefits advice and support service to apply for…
Age UK (North, South and West Dorset) - Volunteer Coordinator
We try to be as flexible as possible to accommodate new volunteers who are looking to gain confidence or make social connections.
Age UK - Home Support
Our home support service is here to help older people to remain independent in their own home. They will carry out an initial assessment to ensure the service meets what you need. All of our team have undergone full…
Dorset Carer's Hub
Support for carers in Dorchester
Magna Housing
Local housing association We’re Magna Housing, a community-based housing association. We mainly work in Dorset and Somerset (our head office is in Dorchester) providing housing services to local people.We understand…
Home-Start Wessex
Referral form (as of 9/10/24) Home-Start Referral Form Family Support Groups For parents who are struggling with emotional, physical or mental health needs. We aim to help both children and parents to develop their…
Communication Support - Stroke Association
Assistance with communication difficulties post stroke: reduce social isolation build confidence in communication meet others with communication difficulties provide peer support to improve conversations using total…
Wessex Cancer Trust
Wessex Cancer Trust (soon to become Wessex Cancer Support) offers free online services for people and their families dealing with cancer. Although they currently do not have face-to-face services in the west of the…
The Shores
A Dorset-wide service providing support to men, women and children who have been raped or sexually assaulted. They are contactable 24 hours a day, seven days a week. FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheShoresSARC/…
ASCape - Events
Autism Support for children aged 7-18 and their parents and carers
Children's Services – Children's Advice and Duty Service (ChAD)
The ChAD team provide a single point of contact for families, members of the public and professionals who are seeking to raise a contact in respect of a child or young person they have concerns about or believe to be at…
Dorset Community Transport
Bridport plus bus weekly trip into town 9.30-2.30 Monday-Friday £6 standard charge.
AbilityNet
AbilityNet's friendly technology volunteers provide free IT (information technology) support to older people and disabled people of any age, anywhere in the UK. Every volunteer is disclosure-checked and can help with…
Action For Children
Parent Talk: Advice for parents of children aged 0-19 online across the UK Chat: https://parents.actionforchildren.org.uk/chat/ Sidekick: An anonymous and confidential text service for young carers aged 13-18 in the UK…
Age UK Dorset Service - Handyperson
Befriending Our befriending service is there to support those who are experiencing loneliness and isolation with regular conversation and company, this service is for those who are living alone, who do not have regular…
Age UK Dorset Service - Handyperson
Age UK charge an hourly rate of £25 per hour, with a minimum of 1-hour booking, and £10 per half hour thereafter. Payments can be made by card or cheque and made payable to Age UK NSWD team after the appointment. The…
Age UK Independent Living - Social Support
Befriending Service (face to face or via telephone): Social Support. The Team of 100+ Befrienders contact you for a chat and talk about the sorts of things you are interested in, or would like to try. We can help you…
Alcohol care and treatment service (ACTS)
The Alcohol Care and Treatment Services (ACTS) is a hospital led multi-agency, multi-disciplinary team based on the Medical Investigation Unit with a trust wide role. Services: Inpatient alcohol detoxification Carry out…
Asthma+Lung UK
Helpline team is trained to give you information on many aspects of living with a lung condition. Asthma Forum: Lung forum:
Blood Cancer UK
The blood cancer support line is a free and confidential service for all people with blood cancer, their friends and family, and for anyone worried about blood cancer. Monday: 10am – 4pm Tuesday: 10am – 7pm Wednesdays…
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)
"We’re the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) and we’re taking a stand against suicide. That means standing against feeling shit, standing up to stereotypes and standing together to show life is always worth…
Care Dorset
Care Dorset is an adult care service provider offering Residential services, Day Opportunities, Reablement services and Supported Living services.
Cruse Bereavement Support Dorset
Bereavement support including online chat function. National but with coverage in the Dorset Area.
Deafblind UK
Helpline: Monday – Thursday 9.00am – 5.00pm and Fridays 9.00am – 4.00pm Tech help: For carers: Carers FB Group:
Dorset Council (Blue Badge)
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