Basildon, Billericay and Wickford Partners

Mental Health Wellbeing and Recovery Programme.

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Basildon Billericay and Wickford CVS (Council for Voluntary Service) was formed in 1989 as an independent registered charity that exists to promote, develop, support and represent a thriving, effective, voluntary and community sector in the borough.

Our work and mission
We are guided by values that promote equality of opportunity, participation, cooperation, partnership and democratic involvement. We promote local voluntary and community action in order to combat poverty and disadvantage, and to improve the quality of life for all of Basildon’s communities and citizens.

We do this by providing a range of services to meet the needs of voluntary and community organisations, helping those that are starting up as well as organisations that are already established. We also support joint working between voluntary and community organisations, with business, and the statutory sector, and help to make sure the interests and concerns of the VCS are well represented.

BBW Volunteer Network offer a brokerage between organisations and volunteers. We have 100's of registered organisation offering volunteering opportunities, who are supported by 1000’s of volunteers. Visit www.bbwvolunteernetwork.co.uk to find out more.

This year we have launched the Volunteer Activity Portal, which is a great way to reward and encourage volunteering through gamification. Volunteers can log their hours to work towards achievements, add to their community star score, and build their downloadable volunteer passport. Anyone can sign up at www.volunteeractivityportal.co.uk (iOS and Android app coming soon).

We promote volunteering and volunteering opportunities via our monthly e-bulletin (sign up on the BBW Volunteer Network website), in our Community Connection magazine, on our social media channels, and at various community eventa throughout the year.

We also have the Community Exchange page on Facebook, to promote everything that’s going on in the borough, which works alongside our Community Exchange app (available on iOS and Android).

Employ-Ability is a specialist employment support charity working with people with physical and mental health conditions. Our purpose is to support people to secure and retain employment. We promote employment as it is both a normal aspiration and because it is a proven method of supporting recovery. It is a completely free service and we are in partnership with the NHS to help people in local communities across Essex. Our employment services follow a delivery model known as Individual Placement Support (IPS) This model is used across the globe to help people find paid, sustainable work, working with the individual's job preferences.

We provide Essex residents (excluding Southend-On-Sea and Thurrock) with access to health checks; stop smoking services; weight management courses; and emotional health and wellbeing support. All of our services are free.

Frontline Partnership is a charity based in Brentwood, Essex. We offer community-based experiences to people with a learning disability and high support needs who are at risk of being excluded from many of the simple pleasures and experiences of everyday life.

Home-Start Essex aims to give families with at least one child aged under 5 the best possible start in life by supporting parents and caregivers to feel less isolated, to build their confidence in themselves and their parenting and to find ways to manage the challenges they face. We build trusting, helpful relationships with families and deliver a range of flexible support to meet their individual needs, including volunteer-led home visiting, family groups, wellbeing services, school-readiness, and behaviour support programmes.

At Motivated Minds, we are dedicated to fostering mental health and wellbeing across the Basildon Borough. We understand that mental health issues affect individuals differently and that is why we can tailor our support to address the unique needs. We offer a variety of postivie programmes, practical solutions and one to one coaching or counselling.

Sociability is a fully registered charity, Number: 1166862.  Providing an alternative to clinical support, Sociability focus on mental health self-help methods and coping strategies.  Sociability is uniquely set within the tranquil Wat Tyler Country Park.  This allows us to use the evidence based natural environment and the positives of social contact to improve mental wellbeing.  Sociability provides activities which are designed by our resident psychotherapist, a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, our activities are designed within the BACP framework. BACP Number: 00930244

Sociability focuses on the needs of the individual, with an holistic approach we view each person as unique...along with the symptoms and issues which accompany them.  Services can be access via a personal health budget if a person is known to mental health services.   Our services are designed to support people who correspond to the service levels of A, B and functioning C.  Please, call for more information, we look forward to meeting you.

Sport for Confidence combines the expertise of Occupational Therapists and Sports Coaches in leisure centres to make reasonable adjustments and reduce barriers to enable everyone to participate in accessible sport and physical activity to improve health, wellbeing and life skills. Based in various leisure centres across Essex and London, we adapt physical activity sessions to be inclusive to everyone over the age of 16.