Volunteers’ Week (1st – 7th June)


This Pride Month, letβs celebrate visibility, connection, and community by highlighting the amazing LGBTQ+ organisations, support groups, and inclusive services across Essex.
The Essex Map is a free community directory designed to help people find local support, activities, wellbeing services, charities, and community groups all in one place. It includes dedicated LGBTQ+ listings featuring organisations such as The OutHouse, Basildon Pride, MindOut, LGBTQ+ youth groups, and more.
Whether youβre:
π³οΈβπ Looking for support
π³οΈββ§οΈ Searching for inclusive local services
π¬ Wanting to connect with community groups
π€ Or promoting an organisation that supports LGBTQ+ people
β¦the Essex Map is here to help.
You can add your service or group to the map for free, helping more people across Essex discover the support, spaces, and communities available to them.
π Explore the map:
www.essexmap.co.uk
π’ Add your organisation or service listing today and help make support more visible this Pride Month.
This week is Dying Matters Awareness Week (4β10 May) β a national campaign led by Hospice UK encouraging more open conversations about death, dying and grief. The aim is to break down stigma, help people feel less alone, and make it easier to find support when itβs needed.
If youβre looking for support in Essex β or if your organisation offers services that could help others β The Essex Map is here for you.
π Whether you provide bereavement support, counselling, end of life care, community groups, practical advice or wellbeing services, you can add your organisation to the map and help people find the support they need.
π And if you or someone you know needs guidance, care or support, you can explore local services here:
https://www.essexmap.co.uk/
Because talking matters. Support matters. Community matters.
Looking for mental health support in Essex?
Or do you run a group that helps others?
Check out The Essex Map β a free resource where you can find local services, support groups, and activities that promote mental wellbeing.
π‘ Support available:
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Mental health charities
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Peer support groups
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Wellbeing activities
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Crisis help
π’ Do you offer mental health support in Essex? Add your group to the map so more people can find you!
π§ Contact us: communications@essexalliance.org.uk
Letβs work together to make mental health support accessible to everyone in Essex. π
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