Castle Point, Rayleigh and Rochford Partners

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.

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.

The Megacentre Rayleigh is a Christian charity who welcomes everyone – of any faith or no faith.  We exist to bring Joy, Hope and Life to our community.  We do this through our charity team which includes family, youth and community workers offering a range of free, confidential services for families, children, young people and the wider community. 

We offer support around all sorts of topics, including Special Educational Needs, mental health worries in adults, children and young people, family life in general and, through our Community Resilience Hub, information, support and advice from us and our community partners.

Please do get in touch with any worries or concerns.  We want to strengthen our community, build resilience, reduce isolation and support each other.