Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Advice and individual advocacy

To support disabled people to speak up & have control over their lives. Self advocacy, advocacy, consultancy & training, person centred planning for disabled people & those who support them. User involvement in services for disabled people & their families.

Supporting members of the farming community who are going through difficult times. Running a confidential, national helpline and e-helpline which is open every day of the year from 7am - 11pm. Working with different stakeholders, including government bodies, agricultural organisations, healthcare services and other "Farming Help" charities, who are critical to the successful outcome of cases.

Advocacy, Day Care, Independent Living, Supporting You, Falls Prevention, Befriending, Information & Advice inc Welfare Benefits, Phonelink, Get Active, Adult Education & IT classes, Arts project, Mentoring, Campaigning, Resource Groups, Volunteering, Charity Shops, Fundraising, Men in Sheds, Wellbeing, Dementia advisors, Social isolationFurther information at www.ageukcheshire.org.uk

London Higher is the place where universities and higher education colleges come together to identify the opportunities and address the challenges of working in London.We are a not-for-profit charity and company limited by guarantee established in 1999 by over forty higher education providers. We run four core collaborative programmes, each with its own stream of research and advocacy activities.

The Association promotes communication for social change. It believes that communication is a basic human right that define's people's common humanity ,strengthens cultures,enables participation ,creates community & challenges tyranny & oppression. It works through advocacy,education,training and the creation & sharing of knowledge.Its worldwide membership works with faithbased & secular partners

Provides a specialist community centre, practical and emotional support, information, outreach and advice to people with hearing loss, of all faiths or none. Services include day centre, social/cultural activities and support/advocacy services for Deaf/Deafblind British Sign Language users, Deaf Awareness training/support for care homes, technology room, lipreading classes and family services

To support adult and young carers residing in Bristol and South Gloucestershire who are, or werecarrying out a caring role for persons who are disabled, elderly or ill, by the provision of practical help,advice, assistance, service, advocacy and support.

Provides free, confidential, impartial advice to everybody regardless of race, gender, sexuality or disability

The Law Centre provides legal advice and advocacy service for unwaged and low paid people and for people experiencing unlawful discrimination

Specialist service for female victims of domestic violence 16 years and over.We provide Advocacy, Support, Sanctuary Scheme, Counselling, Legal Advice, Training, Women's groups.

Wheatsheaf Trust undertakes a range of practical interventions to promote social inclusion, economic development and lifelong learning for the communities in Southampton City and the region. These activities include providing Information, Advice and Guidance around employment and training, supported work placements and work-related learning, specialised diversity training, research and consultancy

The charity is a specialist organisation focusing exclusively on issues relating to the abuse of older people. We combine influencing, with the provision of information, and with practical help for older people, care providers and government/other statutory bodies. We provide a helpline and website; media work; training; conferences; membership; project work; and social policy activity.

Halton Citizens Advice Bureau service provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities. It values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination.The service aims: * To provide the advice people need for the problems they face * To improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives.

ISWAN is an international NGO set up to promote seafarers welfare and related issues and the application of therelevant sections of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006. From 1st April 2013 it is also responsible for the SeafarerHelp 24/7 helpline formerly operated by The Internattional Seafarers Assistance Network.

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United for Global Mental Health, seeks to raise awareness of mental health issues through campaigning and advocacy and to promote the de-stigmatisation of mental health issues by campaigning for the implementation of effective interventions. We campaign for financing to support mental health initiatives so that additional funding can be made available to programmes that develop national capacity.

To provide a range of accessible health and welfare services which improve the quality of life of local people. The Charity accomplishes this by running services including a Pre-school, Friendship Network, Health Advocacy Projects, a Community Stroke Service and a Mental Wellbeing Project. The Charity provides office and activity space for other local not-for profit organisations.

Our current key activities include:* Running regular forums/ events for DDPOs * Running bespoke capacity building training for DDPOs. * Providing '1-2-1' business and financial advice to DDPOs* Supporting partnership working and consortia working amongst DDPOs . * Carrying out campaign work on issues affecting Deaf and Disabled Londoners.

Citizens Advice Merton and Lambeth is the leading advice charity supporting individuals and families who live, work or study primarily in the London boroughs of Merton and Lambeth, but also elsewhere. We also work to raise awareness and understanding of the challenging issues affecting individuals and our communities.

The bureau operates in Nuneaton, Bedworth and Rugby and the surrounding areas of Warwickshire to provide free, confidential, impartial and independent generalist advice on most subjects. The bureau also undertakes social policy campaign work and financial capability training for community groups and individuals.

RESULTS works to generate the public and political will to make a difference to the lives of the poorest people in the developing world. RESULTS carries out strategic advocacy, media and public awareness-raising campaigns at national and international level. We seek to engage, influence and encourage parliamentarians and public officials in their efforts to alleviate world hunger and poverty.

Provision of direct support services to female survivors of sexual violence aged 13 and over who live in Tyneside or Northumberland. The direct services we provide include counselling, group work, helpline, email support and practical/emotional support.Provision of specialist training, workshops and talks to local professionals and the wider public to raise awareness about our work.

To establish and provide and assist in the provision of Citizens Advice bureau services and outlets a free independent confidential and impartial service of advice information and counsel for the public in the fields of benefits debt employment housing relationships consumer immigration health education legal problemsTo influence policies where possible and lawfully seek to amend these.

Advice ,Information, Advocacy, InterpretingSuplementary Classes, shortbreaks for carers, social activity and recreationLuncheon club Domicialary Care

1. MAKES GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS2. MAKES GRANTS TO ORGANISATIONS/ 3. PROVIDES HUMAN RESOURCES/ 4. PROVIDES BUILDINGS / FACILITIES / OPEN SPACE 5. PROVIDES SERVICES 6. PROVIDES ADVOCACY / ADVICE / INFORMATION 7. ACTS AS AN UMBRELLA OR RESOURCE BODY