Free confidential advice and advocacy service in Waltham Forest

POhWER Information and Advice Service offer a range of free, confidential and independent information, advice and advocacy services to help people make choices about their lives, to understand their rights, to be treated as equals and to be heard. The service is available to anyone who lives in Waltham Forest.

 

POhWER's skilled and trained staff are available to give information and advice within the community.

 

Some of the issues they can help with are:

If POhWER cannot help you directly they will link you with the best people who can. They can also find out about organisations /services/support groups which can help you with a range of other issues not listed.

 

You can visit them at their Information and Advice Centre based at:

 

90 Crownfield Road
Leytonstone
London
E15 2AJ

Telephone: 020 8221 2260

 

They are open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, and up to 7pm on Thursdays. They also have drop-in sessions on Tuesdays from 10am-12pm and Thursdays from 10am-12pm.

 

You can also visit them at the Customer Services Centre at 137 Hoe Street, London E17 4RT.

 

They have sessions there on Mondays from 9.30am - 12pm and Thursdays from 1pm-4pm.

 

If you are unable to visit them, POhWER can come to see you in your home or at a place of your choice for example a community or voluntary organisation you may attend regularly (please contact them to make arrangements).

 

Telephone - 020 8221 2260 (charged at local rate)

Minicom - 0300 456 2364

Text - send your name and number to 81025

Email - pohwer@pohwer.net

Skype -pohwer.advocacy

Fax - 0300 456 2365

Post - POhWER, 90 Crownfield Road, Leytonstone E15 2BG

Website - www.pohwer.net