About Choices
Choices is a Community Interest Company dedicated to changing the lives of people in our community. We have a holistic approach in tackling social and economic issues that affect the well being of our clients.
Our volunteering opportunities lead to employment for people that statutory agencies may find difficult to work with.
We offer an effective method of life and career coaching as well as addressing housing, homelessness, benefits, employment and other social issues.
Young people, especially those at risk of exclusion from school, not in education, employment or training (NEET) are encouraged to attend our programmes that provide information, advice and guidance, life skills, confidence building sessions and mentoring as well as fun projects.
Choices is also part of the Online Centres Network made up of over 5,000 grassroots organisations Brought together by Good Things Foundation. We are all working to tackle digital and social exclusion by providing people with the skills and confidence they need to access digital technology.
Black Leaders Alliance Community Korum
We are looking for Afro-Caribbean Islington residents to be a part of a dynamic team to help establish an Afro-Caribbean organisation in Islington for advice and representation focusing initially on education and exclusion, employment, financial exclusion, and the criminal justice system.
If you are interested, please contact Sheri Lawal on 02072816428 or at info@choiceslondoncic.com
Cultural Food
Co-operative
Anti Knife Crime Tournament
Clothes
Donation
Choices run a Cultural Food Co-operative where local residents pay a membership fee of £5 in return for £20 - £25 worth of Afro-Caribbean foods. The Co-operative takes place every first Saturday of the month at 2pm at Caxton House Community Centre.
If you are on low or no income, please contact us to join the membership at: info@choiceslondoncic.com
An Arsenal and Choices run football tournament with support from MET police Safer Schools Officers took place in October. Young people from Islington and Camden schools participated in the tournament and was a good opportunity for us to have informal talks with the young people about knife crime during the matches.
Do you have any good quality second hand clothes that you would like to donate for a good cause?
Please contact us on 02072816428to arrange collection.
"THE COMMUNITY IS OUR FOUNDATION
IT'S NEEDS ARE OUR AIMS
IT'S SUPPORT IS OUR MISSION
IT'S DEVELOPMENT IS OUR ACHIEVEMENT
IT'S EMPOWERMENT IS OUR SUCCESS"
If you:
- Are you feeling isolated or feeling lonely or just want a friendly voice to speak to
- Need our support with African/Caribbean foods and provisions
We can provide one to one counselling, group talk therapies and "Walk and Talk" so you can exercise and talk safely.
Please call us on 0207 281 6428 and leave your name and number and we will call you back.
UNIVERSAL CREDIT
Universal Credit replaces several benefits including Child Tax Credit, Housing Benefit, Income Support, Income-Based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), Working Tax Credit, Income-Related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
+ Initial claims for Universal Credit are made and managed online.
+ Unsure if this affects you?
+ Need help filling out the application?
+ Want 1-1 support? - Contact us