Based in Braintree, First Stop Centre is a grass roots project that offers real and immediate help to members of the community who are struggling with problems, and want to improve the quality of their lives.
​Our services encourage individuals to make positive choices; which is often a first step in re-engagement with other services and the wider community.
​Our centre serves as a location for delivering services such as:
Counselling, anger management groups, English, Maths, ICT lessons and much more. These can be accessed by making contact with a member of our team.
- Affordable Counselling- 1:1 appointments (assessments for interventions carried out by our qualified counselling co-ordinator)
- Benefits Advice- via signposting
- Community Fridge- Access to fresh food via our   commitment as a Community Fridge
- CV construction
- Education Classes:
- Anger Management/Understanding your Emotions
- Confidence/Employability courses
- Digital Confidence- including: Learn my Way
- Using a tablet and Job Seeking Skills
- Basic Skills via our Sunday Learning group- making learning fun!
- Internet Safety   (All over- seen and facilitated by our qualified Education Co-ordinator)
- Impartial Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) and access to our partner organisations and other providers, via our qualified IAG specialist
- Safe c/o address for post
- A meeting venue- for other organisations
All offered at First Stop Centre in Braintree- our services are for all those in the Braintree district.
All our classes must be booked in advance and our counselling service as well.
