Grandparents Plus

1BIGD Reference number: 2147

General information

Address:
18, Victoria Park Square
Bethnal Green
London
E2 9PF (Multimap)

Opening times:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Telephone: 020 8981 8001

Website: http://www.grandparentsplus.org.uk

Email: info@grandparentsplus.org.uk

Type of organisation: Charity/Community

Type of delivery point: Advice/Information Point

Aims: Grandparents Plus, a national charity, promotes the vital role of grandparents and the extended family in children’s lives, particularly where parents are no longer able to care for their children. We do this through partnerships, evidence based projects and training to support practitioners, and through networks, newsletters and consultation to give grandparents, extended families and grandchildren a voice.





Areas of support offered

Relationships and Emotions: Family Relationships

Families: Adoption; Being in care; Care leavers; Child care; Family support; Fostering; Lone Parent Families; Multiple births; Parenting; Play; Step families; Teenage parenting; Under 5's; Young carers; Lesbian & Gay Parenting; Pregnancy

Equal Opportunities: Age

Geographical Areas Covered

The whole of England: Yes

The South West Region: No

Locally (Bath and NE Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire): No

Bath & North East Somerset: The whole of the area

Bristol: The whole of the area

South Gloucestershire: The whole of the area

Disability and Access Issues

Bus stops nearby: Yes

Car park nearby: Yes

Parking for disabled drivers: Yes

Pedestrian route: No

Automatic external doors: No
Will doors easily open from a wheelchair: Yes

Glass doors clearly marked at the centre for safety: No

Doors 900mm or more wide, with flat thresholds: No

Doors light and non sprung: No

External ramps: No

External steps: No

Lobby/porch area: No

Interior of premises bright and well lit: No

Interior automatic doors: No
Wide doors: No
Wheelchair friendly doors: No

Door frames and handles clearly visible: No

Wide unobstructed corridors (min 1200mm): No

Lift for Wheelchair users: No

Internal ramps: No

Internal steps: No

Visual fire alarm: No

Floor contrast colouring for entrances and exits: No

Able to provide on request individuals who can:
– offer general assistance: No
– assist visually impaired people: No
– sign in BSL and/or MAKATON: No
– do lip speaking: No

Loop system for hearing aid users: No

Public telephone: No

Inductive coupler for hearing aid users: No

Provide pamphlets/leaflets: No

Provision for assistance dogs: No

Toilets that disabled people can access: No


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