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Alana House - Women's Community Project - Covid 19 response

COVID-19 Update

*Notice* 07/04/2020

Starting on Wednesday the 8th of April we will be holding a virtual Drop In session with Alana House. It will start at 11.30am until 12.30pm.

We will do this every week on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at the same time each day.

We are going to use ZOOM which can be accessed via your mobile or laptop. If you have WiFi then you can join in the group with video facility, or if you do not have WiFi then you can still participate just by calling.

If you have a 1:1 support worker they will be contacting you shortly to discuss this further. If you just use our Drop In Service then please call Alana House on 01189217640. Our administration team will talk you through how to join.

Alana House is an award winning innovative women's community project run by Parents and Children Together (PACT) charity that uses a holistic approach to support vulnerable women with complex needs, including ex offenders and those at risk of offending. Alana House won the Howard league for Penal reform "Womens" category in 2014 & 2017.

Part of the PACT Communities Team, Alana House works alongside Bounce Back 4 Kids (BB4K) project, which supports children and parents who have previously experienced domestic abuse.

Open sessions run on Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 12.30pm - 2.30pm  

Who to contact

Contact Name
Alana House
Contact Position
Women's Project Administrator
Telephone
0118 9217640
E-mail
alana.house@pactcharity.org
Website
https://www.pactcharity.org/alana-house
Parent Organisation
Parents And Children Together (PACT) - Covid 19 response

Where to go

Name
Alana House
Address
2 Southern Court
South Street
Reading
Berkshire
Postcode
RG1 4QS

Time / Date Details

When is it on
Drop in sessions on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 1.00 - 3.00
Time of day
Afternoon
Session Information
Drop in open to females only. For information on current activities please contact us

Other Details

Costs

Is there a charge for
using this service?
No

Availability

Referral required
Yes
Referral Details

If you would like to make a referral please contact the Communities Team on 01189 217640 or email alana.house@pactcharity.org. Alternatively women can self-refer at drop in

Other notes

Alana House provides information, support and advice to women across Reading, and areas of Berkshire to help with a wide variety of needs including accommodation, domestic abuse, children and families, social isolation, offending behaviour and substance misuse.

Support Workers help women to identify their needs and work in partnership through keywork to achieve their goals. Alana House often supports women to engage with statutory services, where they would otherwise struggle.

Alana House group programme changes quarterly, and includes a job club where women develop employability skills, wellbeing and mindfulness sessions, fitness, literacy and numeracy and parenting skills. Alana House utilises a multiagency approach, liaising with other agencies often to facilitate support at their premises on South Street, so women can access services in a safe environment. Specialist services available during the week include Reading Borough Council Outreach worker in attendance at drop ins, Sexual Health Nurse and drug and alcohol misuse support group.

Alana House also runs BB4K programmes (www.pactcharity.org/community-projects/bounce-back-4-kids). Bounce Back 4 Kids (BB4K) is a support programme developed by PACT that uses therapeutic techniques to support children who have been victims or witnesses of domestic abuse. The programme works with the children and their parents to come to terms with experiencing family breakdowns. The programme consists of children’s support groups run concurrently with parent support groups.

The BB4K programme has a number of key aims:

  • To help break the cycle of domestic abuse
  • To raise children’s self-esteem and to give them an opportunity to explore and express their feelings through fun, child-focussed activities, in a safe therapeutic way
  • To improve children’s school attendance and learning and development

Ratings

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This information has been collected from third party providers therefore the Reading Services Guide, Reading Borough Council (RBC) and Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC) cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy of this information and recommends that parents, carers, young people, residents and professionals check with providers regarding DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) and OFSTED registrations and CQC registrations. Information collected by Reading Service Guide; is used solely to implement and supply the Family Information Service (FIS), Special Educational Needs & Disabilities - Reading's Local Offer, Adults & Carers Support Group and Reading Youth.

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