Essex

Ethnic Minority Achievement Service

EMAS supports minority ethnic pupils in Essex schools by:

• Ensuring a greater awareness of the needs of minority ethnic pupils
• Raising minority ethnic pupil achievement
• Supporting home school links
• Helping teachers understand the difficulties which EAL (English as an additional language) pupils may experience
• Working with schools to help minority ethnic pupils achieve across the whole school curriculum
• Providing training for school staff on race equality issues
• Assisting schools in tackling racism and promoting intercultural awareness

If your child is a victim of racial harassment or bullying, EMAS can offer you advice and support.

For more information contact: Prue Reynolds, EMAS Adviser on 01279 424700 or Sandra Farrow, EMAS Office Manager on 01279 424700

EMAS, c/o Stewards School, Parnell Road, Harlow CM18 7NQ

Counselling Service for Older People

Age Concern Essex offers a FREE Counselling Service for older people.

Therapeutic counselling offers a safe atmosphere where you can explore your difficulties, share your inner thoughts, feelings and reactions in a way that can bring meaning, self understanding and a greater freedom to cope. The Counsellor will not give advice but will gently assist in this process.

All Counsellors in the Age Concern Essex team are mature people either fully qualified or in the latter stages of training of a recognised counselling course. They abide by the code of practice of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and work under professional supervision.

Counselling sessions are normally held in a client's home. The sessions usually take place weekly and last approximately one hour. All work is totally confidential within the Counselling Service.

For more information contact Age Concern Essex, 112 Springfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 6LF or Telephone: 01245 264499 or Email: info@ageconcernessex.co.uk

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CanDo Index

The Essex Coalition of Disabled People announce the introduction of CanDo index, an Internet based service to help disabled people and other disadvantaged job seekers find work. CanDo index is a means by which people can advertise their capabilities and availability to any employer who searches its database. Anyone can advertise a work profile and any employer can search the profiles and invite job applications.

CanDo index will be available on the websites of the participating organisations listed at www.candoindex.co.uk.  Participating organisations are able to register their own members, advertising them to the employers with whom they regularly work and nationally to any employer. The system has the potential to become a large national database of job seekers.

For more information contact ECDP, Ivan Peck House, 1 Russell Way, Widford Industrial Estate, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3AA or Telephone: 01245 392300 or Email: info@ecdp.co.uk

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Basildon & Thurrock Friend

Basildon & Thurrock Friend provide information, support and guidance for the entire Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual community and all who are concerned with gay issues. This includes non-Gay persons who are in any way involved with those of a Gay sexual orientation

They deal with whole-body health, sexual health, emotional matters and relationship issues. They offer support primarily by telephone in complete anonymity, but will also correspond confidentially by letter or e-mail.

For more information contact Basildon and Thurrock Friend, PO Box 6097, Basildon, Essex SS15 6WA or Telephone: 01268 284422

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