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How can we help you

Sparks offer free one on one confidential appointments and initial assessments starting with a cuppa and a chat. We identify issues and agree on a plan of action to resolve problems of all kinds, to help you feel better and able to move forward.

Crisis Support

  • Food parcels, fuel vouchers, and
  • Data poverty, access to phones, laptops and internet
  • Completing forms
  • Benefits, finances, and budgeting
  • Mental health support
  • Debt management working with Rainbow Money and CAB
  • Housing issues including repairs, gardens and furniture
  • Linking to other agencies and professionals

 Connections

  • Building positive relationships
  • Attending our group sessions – cooking, crafting, walking and beach therapy, Soup club
  • Feeling part of the community
  • Reducing loneliness and social isolation
  • Improving health and wellbeing

Coaching

  • One to one appointments to assess your priority needs and future plans
  • Goal setting and action planning
  • Personality profiling
  • Assessing lifestyle choices including healthy eating, nutrition, exercise
  • Support for parents – attending appointments with school, social services and days out
  • Social isolation, getting out of the house and meeting new people

Counselling

  • In-house counselling with UKCP and BACP counsellors

Careers

  • Careers advice, building aspirations and accessing training and education
  • Job searching and applications
  • Funding for DBS, CSCS, and work clothes
  • Quality CV’s, working in partnership with Castle Employment and Fusion Resources

Group sessions and activities

We offer group sessions to promote socialising and connecting with others to prevent social isolation. This includes hands on activities to boost wellbeing using workshops like crafting, cooking and beach therapy.

We also offer parent and child activities, that take place during the school holidays as an opportunity for families to spend time together and limit issues of childcare. These activities are accredited by the Children’s University.

Our aim is to help you help yourself, by setting solid foundations for you to build on and start living the life you want. So, what are you waiting for?

We listen, we do not judge, we want to help people succeed and not suffer, so please contact us today for a confidential chat to see how we can help you. Telephone 07701356900 or 07701356909.