Respite (i.e. activities, short breaks & holidays)

Ade Adepitan Short Break Centre

Services offered: Brent Health & Social Care Services, Children with Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Respite (i.e. activities, short breaks & holidays)

A centre of excellence in Brent for local children and young people aged 5 – 18, with profound and multiple learning difficulties, complex health needs, physical disabilities and autistic spectrum disorders.  They offer opportunities for them to enjoy new experiences and make a positive difference and for parents, in turn, to get the chance for valuable short break.

Tel: 020 8937 6700

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Address: Grove Park, London NW9 0JY

Brent Libraries at Home and in the Community

Services offered: Brent Other Specialist Support Services, Children with Disabilities, Help for Young Carers, Learning Disabilities, Loneliness (social isolation), Older People, Respite (i.e. activities, short breaks & holidays)

Library books delivered to your door.  This service is for people of all ages who find it difficult to get to a library due to a disability, age related problems, ill-health, caring responsibilities or similar.

Email address: homelibraryservice@brent.gov.uk.

Brent Libraries also provide books for loan to community venues such as nursing homes, schools, sheltered housing, hostels, youth centres, children’s centres and other community venues.

Tel: 020 8937 3460

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Thank A Carer

Services offered: Other miscellaneous services, Respite (i.e. activities, short breaks & holidays)

Thank a Carer is a private organisation set up to recognise carers for the hard work they do, every day, and to provide an opportunity to thank them.

They run weekly giveaways in which anyone can nominate a carer they know to win a Carer of the Week mug, a £10 supermarket voucher, a box of chocolates, and most importantly, a recognition of thanks for being a dedicated carer.

Email address: contact@surewise.com.

Tel: 01268 200 020

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Address: Unit 3, Hadleigh Park Business Park, Chapel Lane, Benfleet, Essex SS7 2PP

The University of the Third Age (U3A)

Services offered: Loneliness (social isolation), Older People, Respite (i.e. activities, short breaks & holidays)

The University of the Third Age (U3A) is a voluntary organisation which provides, life-enhancing and life-changing opportunities for older people.  In Brent U3A takes place in different settings around the Borough.  People meet, discuss and learn new things that they are interested in their own time at their own pace.

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Tourism For All

Services offered: Respite (i.e. activities, short breaks & holidays)

Provides information and advice about accessible places to stay, as well as advice for travellers with special mobility or other needs and their carers.

Tel: 0845 124 9971

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Vitalise

Services offered: Respite (i.e. activities, short breaks & holidays)

Provides specialist short breaks and holidays and other services for people with physical disabilities and their carers.

Tel: 0303 303 0145

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