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Young People Service (YPS)
Young People’s Service (formally Youth Service) works with children, young people, and families to secure enough educational and recreational leisure-time activities. This aims to improve young people’s well-being and their personal and social development.
Our main focus is on Early Help. We work with local organisations and agencies to find ways to spot issues and potential unmet needs of individual children and families.
Once identified, we can offer positive participative activities, programmes and initiatives across the borough to prevent young people and families entering the criminal justice system.
Our service has three elements that offer locally based services for youths in the area:
- our third sector partners
- an internally operated participation and
- a targeted support team.
We work together to ensure we offer the right opportunities and help.
Service providers
Local partners
External commissioned services | Internal Youth Participation Team | Internal Break the Cycle Team |
Centre based services - 4 service providers, 10 centres
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Young Mayor
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Early Help, 1:1, groupwork and whole family support
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Specialists services - 4 providers (LGBTQ, SEND, Arts Transitions)
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Youth Council
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EHA's and Young Care is Statutory assessments
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Detached services - 1 service provider 5 teams covering NW, SW, NE, SE and Central borough wide
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Young Carers Service
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Delivery of group work sessions i.e. Breaking the Cycle
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Targeted commissioning
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Children Living in Care
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The service works jointly with Youth Justice service in supporting young people as part of their step-down process to re-engaging in Targeted or Universal services and encouraging user voice through participative activities such as the youth council.
Youth provision
The following provisions free to access and are made available for young people who live, work and/or study in in Tower Hamlets and the City of London area.
The model of delivery for youth services has changed and is now delivered on a quadrant basis across the borough.
The borough has commissioned 10 universal centre-based youth centres. Four specialist youth provisions for specific cohorts of young people. Five detached youth provisions to support and engage young people on their territory (streets, parks, open and shared public spaces) where participation is voluntary.
Universal centre-based youth centres
North West Quadrant term time
Osmani Trust deliver the Youth Contract in the North West of the borough from two locations.
Osmani Centre
58 Underwood Road, London, E1 5AW
Osmani Centre
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
Programme
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6.30-8pm
Indooor football
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6.30-8pm
indoor badminton
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7-9pm
Boxing taster session
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Youth Club
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6-9pm
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4-7pm
Girls session
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Closed
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6-9pm
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6-9pm
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1-4pm Girls session
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Minerva Community Centre
10 Minerva street, Bethnal Green, E2 9EH
Minerva Community Centre
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
Minerva Centre
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CLOSED
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CLOSED
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5-8.30pm
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CLOSED
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5-8.30pm
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1-4pm Girls session
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Programmes and times are subject to change. Please visit the Osmani Trust website for the latest information and to book sessions.
Contact
Abdul Hasnath
Youth Space Manager
Tel: 020 7247 8080, Ext 1014
Email: abdul.hasnath@osmanitrust.org, info@osmanitrust.org
North East Quadrant Term Time
Poplar HARCA (Spotlight) deliver the Youth Contract in the North East of the borough from three locations.
St Paul’s Way Community Centre
83 St Paul’s Way, E3 4AJ
St Paul's Way Community Centre
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
5-8pm
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CLOSED
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3.30-6.30pm
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5-7pm (football at Stebon Pitch)
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3.30-6.30pm
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CLOSED
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Linc Community Centre
70 Fern St, E3 3PR
Linc Community Centre
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
4.30-9pm
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CLOSED
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5-8pm
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CLOSED
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5-8pm
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CLOSED
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Eastside Youth & Community Centre
6 Parnell Road, E3 2RB
Eastside Youth & Community Centre
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
CLOSED
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4.30-9pm
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CLOSED
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4-7pm
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4-7pm
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CLOSED
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Detached and arts offer
Spotlight deliver both the Detached and Arts contract in the borough please visit the Spotlight website for more details and programme.
For more information contact
Daniel Rose
Spotlight Director
Tel: 020 30 111 333
Email: hello@wearespotlight.com
Programmes and times are subject to change. Please visit the Spotlight website for the latest information and to book sessions.
South West Quadrant term time
Newark Youth London deliver Youth Contract in the South West of the borough from three locations which belong to the council.
Haileybury Youth Centre
Ben Jonson Rd London E1 3FQ
Haileybury Youth Centre
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
CLOSED
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Outreach Session, focusing around SW quadrant, 3-5pm
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Youth Club Session Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze Award) Innovative Projects (Young People's Development Programme, Workshops & Physical Sports), 3-6pm
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Basketball, Boxing & Youth Club Session, 5-8pm
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Youth Club
6-8pm Football* 8-10pm
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CLOSED
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*Football session at Stepney Green Astro pitch
Christian Street Hub
30 Challoner Walk, London E1 1AZ
Christian Street Hub
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
CLOSED
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Outreach Session, focusing around SW quadrant, 6-8pm
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Youth Club Session Innovative Projects ( Young People's Development Programme & Workshops), 5-8pm
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Girls Only Club Sessions (Arts & Crafts, Workshops & Youth Club) 3.30-6.30pm
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Youth Club session 6-9pm
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CLOSED
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Wapping Youth Club
20 Tench St, London E1W 2QF
Wapping Youth Club
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
Youth Club Session Innovative Projects (Young People's Development Programme & Workshops), 5-7pm
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Girls only sessions - Girls Only Club Session (Young People's Development Programme, Arts & Crafts, Workshops & Youth Club) 3.30-6.30pm
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Online Digital Session (workshop, discussions, games, physical fitness) 5-6pm
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Volley Ball Session at John Orwell Sports Centre, 4-6pm
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Youth Club session 6-9pm
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CLOSED
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Programmes and times are subject to change. Please visit the Newark website for the latest information and to book sessions.
Manik Miah Youth Work Coordinator
Tel: 020 7392 2121, 07958 085480
Website: https://newark.org.uk/
South East Quadrant term time
Sporting Foundation deliver Youth Contract in the South East of the borough from two locations which belong to the council
Limehouse Youth Centre
Limehouse Causeway, London, E14 8BN
Limehouse Youth Centre
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
CLOSED
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Multi Sports/ Music Taster & Futsal 4-7pm
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Outreach, 5-7pm
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Universal/Multi Sports, 4-7pm
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Girls Creativity & Cooking 3.30-5pm
Climbing/ Cooking & Multi Sports 5-8pm
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CLOSED
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St Andrews Wharf
Mast House Terrace, London, E14 3RW
St Andrews Wharf
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
Girls Skate & Mental Health sessions
530-7.30pm
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Food Creativity/Multi Sports, 6-9pm
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CLOSED
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Girls Creativity and Sports, 3-6pm
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Study/ Employability Support, 6-9pm
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CLOSED
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Programmes and times are subject to change. Please visit the Sporting Foundation website for the latest information and to book sessions.
Contact
Aroz Miah CEO
Tel: 07949 204 103
Email: aroz@sportingfoundation.com
Website: www.sportingfoundation.com
LGBTQi offer
Step Forward have been working in Tower Hamlets for more than 30 years offering LGBTQi young people support and counselling services.
Step Forward will continue to offer this support to all our young people.
Step Forward
234 Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 0AA
Step Forward
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
12-8pm
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10am-8pm
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12-7pm
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10am-7pm
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10am-6pm
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11am-4pm
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Step Forward: is open when our clients are more likely to be free.
Monday – Saturday via telephone and video calls.
Contact
Jennifer Fear CEO
Tel: 020 7739 3082 or 07961 201234
Website: info@step-forward.org
SEND offer
Tower Project are a specialist provider for SEND provision and have been offering services to young people for many years.
The Tower Projects Youth Groups provide an evening service for young people with disabilities aged between 11–25 years old.
Mile End Stadium
190 Burdett Rd, London, E3 4HL
Mile End Stadium
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
6-8pm
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CLOSED
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CLOSED
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CLOSED
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CLOSED
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CLOSED
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The Tower Project
45-55 Whitehorse Road, London, E1 0ND
The Tower Project
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
CLOSED
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6-8pm
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CLOSED
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6-8pm
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CLOSED
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CLOSED
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Contact
Samantha Johnstone
Youth Service Co-coordinator
Tel: 020 7790 9085
Email: sam.johnstone@towerproject.org.uk
Website: www.towerproject.org.uk or Youth Leisure Centre
Next Steps Transition Programme
Half Moon Theatre have been delivering the Next Steps transition programme since 2018.
This programme mainly works with young people transitioning from year 6 to year 7 and helping these young people with this transition time that can be very volatile.
Many of the participants are referred by school and other are self-referral and all young people have benefited from the intervention, which is aimed at creating friendships, breaking down barriers, raising self-esteem and building self-confidence.
The programme offers young people free after-school sessions in the second half of their summer term of year 6, a week-long summer school and after-school sessions on the first half of their autumn term of Year 7.
An extension of this programme is our satellite Afterschool Drama Clubs, which continue to focus on building self-confidence and making new friends while developing drama skills.
These are open to young people in Years 7, 8 and 9 and take place during term time Mondays- Fridays.
Half Moon Theatre
43 White Horse Road, E1 0ND
Next Steps – Summer Term 2022 (6 June – 14 July)
Mon | Tues | Weds | Thurs | Fri | Sat |
4-6pm
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4-6pm
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4-6pm
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4-6pm
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CLOSED
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CLOSED
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Half Moon Theatre (E1 0ND)
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Bow Community Hub (E3 3QE)
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Sundial Centre (E2 7RU)
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Poplar Baths (E14 0ED)
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CLOSED
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CLOSED
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Half Moon Afterschool Drama Clubs – Summer Term 2022 (25 April – 7 July)
Mon | Tues | Weds | Thur | Fri | Sat |
4.30-6.30pm
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4.30-6.30pm
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4.30-6.30pm
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4.30-6.30pm
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CLOSED
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CLOSED
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Harford Centre (E1 4FG)
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Shadwell Centre (E1W 3HP)
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Osmani Trust (E1 5AW)
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The Reach (E14 0GB)
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CLOSED
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CLOSED
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Contact
Jen Pearcy-Edwards
Creative Learning Manager
Tel: 020 7709 8905
Email: jen@halfmoon.org.uk
Website: www.halfmoon.org.uk
Breaking the Cycle (BTC)
Our team of BTC Youth Support Caseworkers aim to reduce the number of young people going into the Youth Justice System or other statutory services. They do this by providing additional help and tailored interventions at the earliest opportunity to vulnerable families displaying complex needs and young people aged 5 to 19 years old (up to 25 for SEND).
This includes those displaying harmful behaviour, offending behaviour, being at risk of engaging in youth violence, criminal activity, ASB/ involved in substance misuse or coming to the attention of police/or becoming a teenage parent / young carer/ at risk of being excluded from school or are NEET.
The team takes a partnership approach to offering preventative interventions through
- 1:1 support
- building relationships
- delivering group work programmes and activities that encourages youth voice and influence,
- maximises engagement
- participation and learning to support reducing risks and
- making informed choices to improve and maintain
- positive pathways
- achieving positive outcomes in their personal, social and emotional development, effecting positive change.
Contact
Haileybury Youth Hub, Ben Jonson Rd, London E1 3FQ (offer localised service across the borough)
Office hours: Monday to Friday 9.30am-5.30pm
Akhtar Rahim
Tel: 020 7364 5995/ 07961 898 320
For enquires to the BTC project please complete the Early Help Enquiry form.
Young Carers/Children in Care Council (CLICC)/Youth Council & Young Mayor
The service also delivers face to face session with young carers from Haileybury Youth Centre every Monday and Tuesday from 4-6pm.
Contact Samantha.anderson@towerhamlets.gov.uk for more information.
The Junior and Teen CLICC meet every Friday from 4-6pm at Haileybury Youth Centre. For more information email Samantha.anderson@towerhamlets.gov.uk.
The Senior CLICC (18 plus) meets every Wednesday from 4-6pm at Kitkat Terrace. For more information contact Samantha.anderson@towerhamlets.gov.uk.
The Youth Council and the Young Mayor Team meet every Wednesday at Mulberry Place from 5-7pm. For more information email Khadra.said@towerhamlets.gov.uk.
Check the procedures we have on young carers.
Young carers
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Friday |
Junior Young Carers @ HYC
4-6pm Samantha Anderson Shamina Ali Jamal Coley
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Teen Young Carers @ HYC
4-6pm Samantha Anderson Shamina Ali Jamal Coley
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CLICC Plus @ Kitkat
4-6pm Samantha Anderson
Youth Council @ Mulberry Place
5-7pm Khadra Said Inderpal Matharoo Shamina Ali
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Girls NIGHT Plus Teen CLICC @ HYC
4-6pm
Samantha Anderson Shamina Ali
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Additional information
If you have an enquiry regarding a child / young person, you can contact the Early Help Hub Duty line on 020 7364 5006 (option 2).
Visit the Early Help page and complete an Early Help Enquiry form.
For any safeguarding queries / concerns, please contact:
Tower Hamlets Children’s Social Care Emergency Duty line
Tel: 020 7364 2972 from (9am - 5pm)
Tel: 020 7364 4079 (out of office hours 5pm – onwards).