Contents
- Welcome to the Local Offer for young adults leaving care in Bexley
- What the children and social work act 2017 says about the care leaver offer
- Your local offer in summary
- Your home
- Education, employment and training
- Health and wellbeing
- Money
- Preparing to leave care
- Participation in society
- Help to understand your history
- What to do if things go wrong
- Our commitments in Bexley
- Your commitments to us
- Key contacts
- UK benefits that you could be entitled to
Key contacts
| Agency & contact | Type of support |
|---|---|
| LB Bexley Working hours: Manager: Carl.Coffey@bexley.gov.uk Tel: 020 30455033 Manager: Chidinma.uwakaneme@bexley.gov.uk Tel: 020 3045 3308 Manager: Jodian.weston@bexley.gov.uk Tel: 0203 045 3045 Out of hours: Social Care Support: Tel: 020 8303 7777 | If you have tried to contact your PA, and they have not responded, you can contact the Leaving Care Team to speak to a manager. If you need support outside of normal working hours, you can contact our out of hours service. |
| Bexley Preparing for Adulthood Team Email: screeners@bexley.gov.uk Tel: 0208 303 7777 | Bexley Preparing for Adulthood Team works with young people from Year 9 (age 13/14) who require support with transitioning into Adult Social Care, who are diagnosed with (but not limited to:): a Learning Disability, Down Syndrome, Autism / Asperger’s, Physical Disabilities, Complex Special Educational Needs. |
| NHS direct NHS 111 online Tel: 111 | Crisis line for mental health support. If you need help urgently for your mental health, but it's not an emergency, get help from NHS 111 online or call 111. If you or someone else is in danger, call 999 or go to A&E. |
| Mind in Bexley IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) Web: Mind in Bexley Tel: 0208 3038932 | Free mental health support that can be accessed via self-referral or referral by your GP. |
| Bexley Young People’s Drug and Alcohol Service (BYPDAS) Email: oxl-tr.adminthelodge@nhs.net Tel: 0203-260-5200 | Support for young people who have used or are using substance/s including alcohol in past 28 days. (Age criteria: young people aged 10-18 or age 18-21 if a care leaver, 18-25 if they have a disability or SEN.) |
| Migrant Help (Immigration support and assistance) Web: Migrant Help | Offering support during pre and post immigration decision. Providing guidance on legal, finance and accommodation support. |
| Local Foodbanks Web: Bexley food bank | Foodbanks providing nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to them in crisis. For details of the locations in Bexleyheath, Erith and Sidcup and how to apply for a foodbank voucher, visit the website. |
| Propel Web: Propel | Providing information and search engine to find college and university courses from providers that help support young adults. |
| Money Saving Expert Web: money saving expert | Offering advice and guidance to help you manage your finances. |
| Samaritans Web: Samaritans | Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. We're here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. |
| Bexley Participation Team - Maddy Gardiner, Participation Leader and Young Director Email: PositiveJourneys@bexley.gov.uk | |
| Become Care Advice Line: 0800 023 2033 Web: Become charity | Charity providing support for children in care and young adults leaving care |
| Breadwinners Web: Breadwinners | Breadwinners charity providing employment and training for refugees and young people seeking asylum. |
| Bexley Metro Get It - condoms & sexual health testing | Sexual Health Advice and Support |
| LGBTQ Support - METRO Zest | METRO Charity Web: METRO Charity | LGBTQ support |
| Careers Advisor – Sharon Pilkington sharon.pilkington@bexley.gov.uk or phone 02030455349 | For support around education, training and employment |
| DWP Bexleyheath link or contact Care services | For Universal credit and employment support |
| Bexley Business & Enterprise Hub for Job support | Job support |