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Basic Alcohol and Drugs Awareness Training

Please note this training is for frontline workers and volunteers only. Residents cannot attend this training.

Join this training for an introduction to drugs and alcohol awareness.

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Entitlement to Healthcare Training

Please note this training is for frontline workers and volunteers only. Residents cannot attend this training.

The training will give an overview of entitlement to NHS services in England.

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Working with Migrants Training - Bitesize Session

Please note this training is for frontline workers and volunteers only. Residents cannot attend this training.

Why is it important to understand immigration status if you are not an immigration lawyer? If you are working in a frontline service in Newham, a large proportion of the people that you encounter on a daily basis will experience problems related to their immigration status. It can be difficult to know what to ask and what to do to help people, particularly as immigration status can be a sensitive issue.

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Entitlement to Healthcare Training

Please note this training is for frontline workers and volunteers only. Residents cannot attend this training.

The training will give an overview of entitlement to NHS services in England.

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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Training for Frontline Workers

Please note this training is for frontline workers and volunteers only. Residents cannot attend this training.

The aim of the course is to introduce professionals to the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in girls and women, exploring why it is practiced, the different types of FGM, its prevalence and its acceptance, along with how to recognise the signs and indicators.

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Working with Migrants Training - Bitesize Session

Please note this training is for frontline workers and volunteers only. Residents cannot attend this training.

Why is it important to understand immigration status if you are not an immigration lawyer? If you are working in a frontline service in Newham, a large proportion of the people that you encounter on a daily basis will experience problems related to their immigration status. It can be difficult to know what to ask and what to do to help people, particularly as immigration status can be a sensitive issue.

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Healthy Money

Find out where you can get support with housing, managing your money, finding a job.

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Free Healthy Start Vitamins Scheme

From May 2021, all pregnant women, new mothers and children under the age of 4 years can access FREE vitamins including the recommended amount of Vitamin D in Newham.

Healthy Start vitamins are free regardless of families income or immigration status and has been funded by Public Health Newham.

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Concessionary Travel

Find out if you're eligible for discounted travel and how to sign up.

This page covers information on Freedom Passes, Blue Badges, Taxi Cards, Dial-A-Ride and Access to Work.

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Help filling out forms

Sometimes you know what support you need, but getting the support can be a little difficult if you have to fill out online forms or complicated applications. These services can help you with form filling if you need it.

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Age Without Limits

We want Newham to be a place where everyone can age well. There’s no room for prejudice.
Let’s tackle ageism together by ensuring everyone feels valued in our society.

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Accessible Travel

Transport for London (TfL) has a wide range of resources and schemes to make travelling on London transport easier.

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Youth Vaping Training

This training is designed to tackle misinformation around the use of vapes and provide you with information on how to support a young person who is looking to reduce, quit or learn how to use vapes more safely. This training is being brought to you by Change Grow Live and the London Borough of Newham.

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Substance Misuse Awareness

The workshop will cover awareness of these substances, how they are used, how they can cause harm, how to safely reduce and how to minimise harm whilst using and reducing substances. This workshop is suitable for professionals who are working with young people who are actively misusing substances, have a history of substance misuse, or are looking to understand the current themes and trends amongst young people. This session is facilitated by Change Grow Live (CGL).

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Introduction to Extremism and Radicalisation training - The Newham Context

Please note this training is for frontline workers and volunteers only. Residents cannot attend this training.

Although extremism is understandably not on most people's minds when performing volunteer or community work in their local area, it is important to recognise how extremist groups can impact individuals and their communities. This course will provide the historical and current threat from extremism within Newham and East London, whilst giving you the tools to be able to recognise and report extremist symbols, messaging and misinformation.

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Newham Talking Therapies workshop : Managing stress

Newham Talking Therapies runs free webinars on a wide range of topics that you can join in their face-to-face workshops.

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Newham Talking Therapies workshop : Building confidence

Newham Talking Therapies runs free webinars on a wide range of topics that you can join in their face-to-face workshops.

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Housing & Homelessness Training

Please note this training is for frontline workers and volunteers only. Residents cannot attend this training.

Homelessness, or the threat of homelessness, continues to be an issue that affect many of our service users. In an area like Newham, where demand is high and accessing housing often comes with barriers, the solutions can sometimes seem complex. The session is intended to help identify these obstacles and how to overcome them. Homelessness can be resolved, but will only be achieved by building stronger partnerships and understanding the landscape in which we operate.

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Lifelong Learning – Understand Opportunities and Benefits in Newham

This session will provide information and inspiration for anyone who would like to understand the benefits of lifelong learning and confidently signpost others (or themselves) to opportunities. We will cover all levels of learning, from free, online courses to longer term and formal. It will be delivered by 2 facilitators who work in community outreach and understand the challenges many people face in Newham. We aim for you to leave feeling able to recommend various learning activities for people under your care, or feel inspired yourself!

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Lifelong Learning – Understand Opportunities and Benefits in Newham

This session will provide information and inspiration for anyone who would like to understand the benefits of lifelong learning and confidently signpost others (or themselves) to opportunities. We will cover all levels of learning, from free, online courses to longer term and formal. It will be delivered by 2 facilitators who work in community outreach and understand the challenges many people face in Newham. We aim for you to leave feeling able to recommend various learning activities for people under your care, or feel inspired yourself!

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