tower hamlets centre

020 7790 8478 (telephone/fax)
020 7791 0105 (textphone)

020 7790 9227 (textphone)

info@deafplus.org

Trinity Centre
Key Close

Whitechapel

London

E1 4HG

Staff

Rebecca Mansell	Service Manager
Neelma Saleem	Advocacy and Community Officer
Maria Barroso	Advocacy and Community Officer
Lucky Khatun	Community Officer
Clare Davies	Employment Advisor
Tracy Rose	CSW
Naima Boukriss	CSW
Lucy Franklin	CSW

Walk-in enquiries:

Mondays	10.00	- 4.00
Tuesdays	10.00	- 4.00
Wednesdays	10.00	- 2.00
Thursdays	10.00	- 4.00
Fridays	10.00	- 4.00

The Tower Hamlets Centre is funded by Tower Hamlets Social Services and provides the following:

• Information
• Advocacy and advice
• Employment support
• Personal Development
• Sports
• Social sctivities
• Social groups
• Asian deaf

The service provides support to deaf and hard of hearing people living in postcode areas E1, E2, E3 and E14.

TOWER HAMLETS CENTRE NEWS UPDATES

Newsletter

The THC have just put out their Second newsletter. Click here to download a copy.

Moon and Lights Festival.

The THC are organising a Moon and Lights Festival on the 15th November. Go to the Events page for more information.

The Moon and Lights Festival is looking for volunteers to help with the smooth runnng of the event. Please click for more information.

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Neelma working hard!

Neelma provides advice and advocacy to deaf people who live in Tower Hamlets.

Neelma is an advocate for Deaf and hard of hearing people with several years experience in this field.

See her if you need to make a benefits claim, want advice on welfare rights or want to discuss services provided by the Council of the health authority.

Neelma works Mondays to Thursdays 10am to 2pm, but is available only for appointments on Mondays and you can see her at other times during our drop-in hours.

Naima Boukriss provides commuinication support to Neelma.

Maria at her desk

Maria arranges support, learning and social programmes for Deaf and hard of hearing people from all backgrounds.

In addition Maria is an advocate for Deaf and hard of hearing people. See her if you need to make a benefits claim, want advice on welfare rights or want to discuss services provided by the Council of the health authority.

Maria works 25 hours a week Mondays to Fridays except Wednesdays.

Lucky coordinates our Deaf Club every Friday afternoon where people play pool or chat, or even go away for the afternoon.

She works 2pm to 7pm on Fridays.

Clare helps Deaf and hard of hearing people living in Tower Hamlets to find employment. Rebecca Mansell and Tracy Rose provide assistance to Clare.

Also Clare organises training courses at Whitechapel in:

• Job Preparation
• Maths and English
• Interview Skills
• Computers (IT)

So if you want to get a job, and also live in Tower Hamlets, make an appointment to see Clare!

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

Employment Support

The Tower Hamlets Centre provides an empoyment service for Deaf and had of hearing residents of Tower Hamlets

Clare Davies is the Employment Advisor, with communication support provided by Tracy Rose. The service is managed by Rebecca Mansell

Asian Deaf Service

Lucky provides information and advocacy support to Asian deaf people, and also she organises group learning sessions and social events.

Deaf Club

We have Deaf club every Friday afternoon between 2 and 6pm

Come and play pool and join us for tea and coffee. Chat with friends too!

Click the button on the left for a poster with more information.

Our volunteer Jane at her desk


A group of service users and staff

The Tower Hamlets Centre is funded by