Homeless Link (formerly the provider of Homeless London) provides information for those who are homeless or are at risk of homelessness. They provide advice, signpost to services if you are at risk of becoming homeless and provide information about accommodation. There are also resources available for those needing emergency housing.

As a national charity, Homeless Link aims to end homelessness through championing better services, research and fighting for policy changes. 

Work Redbridge is a virtual information hub designed to assist Redbridge residents with finding employment, training or volunteering opportunities or explore self-employment. 

It can also help local businesses source business support by bringing a range of information about local providers and services together into one place.

In addition to the Work Redbridge online support, there is a Work Redbridge outreach advisor who is located at various venues around the borough every week.

The outreach advisor can provide information on a one to one basis to help you find information about local providers, updating your CV, advice on helping you get back in to the workplace, finding a suitable training course or applying for a volunteering opportunity.

Redbridge Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice and information to everyone on their rights and responsibilities.

The Citizens Advice service offers practical, up-to-date information and advice on a wide range of topics, including:

• debt benefits
• housing
• legal issues
• discrimination
• employment
• immigration
• consumer issues
  
  

FirstStop Advice is an independent, free service providing advice and information for older people, their families and carers about care and housing options in later life. The service is provided by Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC) in partnership with other national and local organisations.

Their website helps older people and their carers explore the options and choices that are open surrounding housing, support and care services.

The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) is a leading professional body for counselling and psychotherapy. It is also a key reference point for anyone seeking information on counselling and psychotherapy in the United Kingdom.

Services include:

• helping you to find information on counselling
• helping you to locate a therapist in your area
• training, events and workshops for therapists
• producing and circulating a wide range of professional publications 

If counsellors are accredited by the BACP it means they have completed a certain amount of training and practice under supervision of the BACP. Some counsellors are members but not yet accredited which simply means they are working towards their accreditation.

Aanchal Women’s Aid is an organisation that supports women and their children by offering a free and confidential advice service for Asian women who are experiencing or have experienced domestic, emotional or mental abuse.

Aanchal helps to rescue, rehabilitate and rebuild women's lives and they aim to never turn women away in their time of need.

Services include a telephone helpline, emotional support, youth support programme, mentoring and counselling. They also provide advice on housing, matrimonial matters, welfare rights, debt and referrals to solicitors.

The Tamil Welfare Association (Newham) provides support to Tamil-speaking families, including advice and information, drop-in, legal representation, housing, education and training, translation and interpretation and advocacy.

The Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) is the UK's largest charity providing representation and advice in immigration and asylum law.

Services are offered free to people who are eligible and independent from the Government. Asylum and immigration advice is provided confidentially.

ACAS provide advice on the specific rights of parents and carers including various types of leave and the right to be considered for flexible working.

The easiest way to contact ACAS is by using the telephone helpline or online contact options. They then seek to provide advice and support to employers and employees who are involved in an employment dispute or those who are looking for information on employment rights and rules. The helpline aims to produce clear, confidential, independent and impartial advice to assist you in resolving issues in the workplace. 

Ilford Job Centre Plus is a government agency which supports people of working age find employment, access job related benefits and works with employers to meet their vacant staffing needs.

Each borough will have at least one Job Centre Plus office to help local residents with their employment needs.  
 
If you're looking for work Job Centre Plus can help you find the right kind of job whether its full time or part time, temporary or permanent.

Facing Bereavement offers guidance and advice on how to deal with bereavement. It contains a wide range of information about all aspects of dealing with a death including advice regarding practical arrangements, financial and emotional issues.

They also have information and guidance about bereavement in different circumstances, such as  still births and miscarriage, accidents and for helping children to deal with grief and loss.

AQT Homecare Services provide a flexible, responsive and non-intrustive service tailored to meet the individual's needs, goals and preferences by encourgaing independence, control and active participation.

Services include:

• Personal care 
• Domestic/home help
• Care for dementia patients
• Companionship
• Live-in care 
• Overnight care
• Waking nights
• Palliative care 

SCASS Ltd at Blossom House is a small independent organisation run on a non-profit-making basis. SCASS Ltd consists of two provisions, i.e. a Resource Centre and a Residential Care Home, where they specialise in caring for young people who have learning difficulties, special needs and physical disabilities. 

The Resource Centre offers our young adults the opportunity to meet their peers in an environment where they can be happy, safe and stimulated, whilst socialising and improving their independence through life skills. 

The Residential Care Home offers residential, short-break and supported living accommodation to young adults with similar needs as above and offers the highest quality of life both in terms of accommodation and support all provided in a purpose-built property with eight bedrooms and a garden/leisure area.

Clearwater Care provides specialist care services for people with complex needs, autistic conditions and serve learning disabilities. They have multiple residences in the Redbridge area.

Services promote the creation of person centred support plans based on the specific areas of interest and abilities which individuals have that promote their independence, assisting them to develop skills for personal care and daily living and supporting them to make choices whilst also ensuring them that they remain safe and healthy.

Staff have extensive experience in supporting people with learning disabilities and autistic conditions and are skilled in developing models of communication that help individuals to take the lead in creating their own person centred support plans. 

You can use the 'Search Our Services' function on their website to find the right residence for you.

Anxiety Care UK (Redbridge) helps people to recover from anxiety disorders and to maintain that recovery. This includes obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic attacks, phobias and stress. 

Services include:

• Mutual support group
• Structured Recovery Evening – The evening consists of theme work exploring aspects of anxiety and a short 10 min 1-1 with a Structured Recovery Worker to plan recovery work
• Face to Face Counselling 

Allied Healthcare is one of the UK's most trusted healthcare providers, with over 40 years experience delivering home care services.

Allied Healthcare can provide assistance with personal care, such as getting up or going to bed, bathing, shaving, dressing and medication. They can also help with a wide range of other activities, including cooking and cleaning, escorting to medical appointments, social outings, food shopping and general companionship.

Allied Healthcare have a local branch in Romford.