The Directory

Airedale Community Workshop is designed to tackle social isolation, anxiety, depression and other mental health problems through none traditional therapy delivered via woodworking workshop sessions.

Community and Local Mental Health Project is a mental health drop in centre for people who suffer from mental health problems and need support. Its Vision is to be an enlightening strength based project helping people feel better - make changes - be resilient - regain control of their lives. The project will provide friendship, staffed by people who have live experience of living with poor mental health. Volunteering opportunities - programmes to help with recovery, peer support, health and wellness programmes and employability. The project meets on Tuesdays 7pm to 8.30pm by appointment only and on a Friday 12.30pm to 2.30pm.

DAZL Limited is a dance and health charity which aims to reducing health inequalities and tackling inactivity through asset-based community development and dance.

Families and Babies Breastfeeding Support (FAB) provides breastfeeding support and education from the antenatal period and throughout the breastfeeding journey. Support is available at home, in breastfeeding groups and on maternity wards at Pinderfields. FAB also offers a 24 hour breastfeeding helpline.

Grace's Place is a community, non-profit making company set up to provide person-centred day services, in the founder's home, for adults with a variety of disabilities.

Re-engage is committed to older people being heard, valued and engaged. We exist to provide social connections for older people at a time in their lives when their social circles are diminishing. In 2020, 8,500 older guests were part of over 900 regular social gatherings across the UK, supported by 14,000 volunteers. However, in response to the COVID-19 crisis we suspended these social gatherings and created a new telephone befriending service for older people called call companions. As well as making sure that all those already receiving our support get a regular phone call throughout the lockdown, we are offering a call companion to anyone else of this generation who lives alone or in sheltered housing and feels lonely or isolated. We plan to make call companions a permanent addition to our work and will continue to run this new service alongside our social gatherings when things get back to normal.

Richmond Fellowship - Wakefield Mental Health Community Based Support Service provides support to individuals aged 18 and over with mild to moderate mental ill health problems. Services offered: Drop In sessions providing information, advice and guidance; A tailored 12 week support programme providing 1-2-1 support; Peer Support Service aiming to reduce social isolation and increase social inclusion through a range of structured group activities; Volunteering opportunities for those with lived mental ill health experience.

Spectrum People promotes social inclusion. It works with people who are excluded from society as a result of substance abuse or dependency, unemployment, financial hardship, homelessness, disability or previous criminal convictions. It provides activities and opportunities, general support and raises public awareness of the issues affecting such people.

Together Women Project supports women experiencing multiple needs, disadvantage and exclusion. Together Women Project helps women make positive changes by providing the support and advice they need. Its women only centres can help them deal with a range of issues.

The main aim of Wakefield Breastfeeding Voices is to give a voice to the breastfeeding women of Wakefield and look at what support is on offer for them, give feedback to different services and hopefully improve women's breastfeeding experiences.

The Well Women Centre offers women-only services within the Wakefield District; a variety of counselling therapies, self-development and wellbeing groups and courses, support services for women with multiple and complex needs, complementary therapies, low cost and full cost options and support for young women.

Workers' Educational Association works with adults, particularly those with few or no educational qualifications, to gain nationally recognised qualifications with friendly support and encouragement.