Contacts for Arab people
- Age Concern Camden Talking Therapies Project
- Al-hasaniya Moroccan Womens Centre
- Ampthill Square Tenants Association Activities
- Swiss Cottage Central Library
- Telephone Switchboard Language Line (camden Council)
Age Concern Camden Talking Therapies Project
11 St Chads Street
Providing short and long-term emotional support/counselling (for up to a year) to older people in Camden from black and minority ethnic groups and older people with early Dementia or Alzheimers Disease.
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Al-hasaniya Moroccan Womens Centre
Golborne Road
WEBSITE BEING RE-LAUNCHED SUMMER 2008. Referral and advice for Moroccan and Arabic speaking women, mutual support networks, advocacy, outreach visits, health education, lunch club for older people and youth group.
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Ampthill Square Tenants Association Activities
Offers a range of activities for people on the Estate, including a Homework club for under 11's, GCSE Help club, Arabic classes, Keep Fit classes, Gardening club, and Shape-up programme.
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Swiss Cottage Central Library
London
Camden Council's central public library. Free membership on official proof of name and address. Free public access to the internet for library members, with range of assistive technology for computer users with visual impairment. Information about Council and other local services and organisations and access to the CINDEX and Daylight databases. Self-help leaflets. Reference and information services. Separate Children's Library with weekly Rhyme Time session for children under 5 (Fri 10.30 in term time), Dad's Rhyme Time (every 2nd Sat of the month 10.30). Photocopier, Older People's Information board and neighbourhood noticeboard. Fiction and subject books with a browsing and quick choice service. Large print books for adults; CDs, DVDs and videos for adults and children; talking books on cassette and CD for adults and children; language courses on cassette and CD for adults; music scores. Special collection of philosophy and psychology books; material in Albanian, Urdu, Somali, Spanish, German, French and Italian for adults and in Somali, Spanish, Urdu, French, and German for children. Maps, statistics and EU collections and Government publications online. Cafe and toilets. Exhibition Gallery managed by Camden Arts Services. Meetings rooms for hire (enquiries 020 7974 6531). Library items may be reserved or renewed online or in person in the library or over the internet. Phone renewals: 020-7428 0456.
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Telephone Switchboard Language Line (camden Council)
3-5 Cressy Road
Callers with little or no English can get through to the appropriate council service using their own language by calling the following numbers: Albanian Tel: 0845 120 3793, Arabic Tel: 0845 120 3794, Bengali/Sylheti Tel: 0845 120 3791, Cantonese Tel: 0845 120 3796, Farsi Tel: 0845 120 3795, French Tel: 0845 120 3797, Greek Tel: 0845 120 3729, Somali Tel: 0845 120 3792, Spanish Tel: 0845 120 3798. Callers leave a message which will be translated and referred to the relevant department within 48 hours.
Information taken from Cindex local information database