Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Advice and individual advocacy

Suffolk West Citizens Advice Bureau provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities. It values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination.

Assist immigration detainees to get independent medical advice and legal advice, challenge instances of inadequate healthcare provision, monitor how the Home Office and its contractors implement policy and seek improvements to policies.

? PROVIDES SERVICES? PROVIDES ADVOCACY / ADVICE / INFORMATION? SPONSORS OR UNDERTAKES RESEARCH

North Kensington Law Centre provides a free and or subsidised independent specialist legal service to the community and promotes access to legal rights and equality of opportunity.

To promote any charitable purpose for the public benefit by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health, and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress in particular, but without limitation, for the benefit of the community in the Districts of Stroud, Cotswold, Gloucestershire and surrounding areas.

To preserve, protect and advise on the historic fabric of York. To publish promote and educate the public and encourage their participation in cultural activities. To provide advocacy in areas of concern to York. To make grants which concur with the trust's objectives. To raise and pay funds in the furtherance of the objects and co-operate with others having similar objects.

The Charities principle objective is the provision of free advice to the community of Calderdale. This objective is met by the provision of local CAB outreach services, a Telephone Advice Line and specialist advice in Welfare Benefit and Debt

Advice and Advocacy Service for refugees and asylum seekers in Suffolk, including health, employment, housing, education.International Women's GroupESOL and English conversation classesYoung refugees' sports, academic and conversation groupsRefugee Skills Exchange GroupImmigration legal advice surgeryTalks and Publicity re. refugee issues to host population

Derman provide holistic health and social care services such as Bilingual Health Advocacy, Counselling/Psychological Therapies, Mental Health Recovery Support and Welfare Rights Advice for the Kurdish, Turkish and Turkish Cypriot communities to greatly improve the quality of life and to promote the continued wellbeing of people within these communities.

The Carers Centre for Brighton & Hove takes a holistic approach to all its work, considering the needs of carers, and those they care for. Core activities include information and advice giving, advocacy work, emotional support, one to one casework, support groups and activities for both adult carers and young carers.

Legal advice and information service to people held in immigration detention

Provides specialist, independent and confidential support services to women and girls whose lives have been affected by sexual violence of any kind at any time. Currently offers freephone telephone helpline, helpline support via text and e-mail and face-to-face emotional support, Also raises awareness and understanding of sexual violence through the delivery of talks, workshops etc.

PROVIDES EXTRA SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ESCAPING AND RECOVERING FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE. THE 2 MAIN AREAS OF SUPPORT ARE:A BESPOKE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY SERVICE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES HELPING THEM IN THEIR RECOVERY FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE.A PET FOSTERING SERVICE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST, TO AID FAMILIES IN THE ACCESS OF EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION.

Generalist and specialist advice

To relieve the effects of mental health problems, disadvantage and disengagement amongst those people living in West Wales and those areas of Wales commissioning advocacy in partnership with commissioners in West Wales , through the provision of a comprehensive independent advocacy service.

- Influencing government agencies and other bodies to develop policies and practices that support our vision- Adopting an advocacy role (in relation, for example, to legislative and scholarly communication developments)- Facilitative and collaborative working both within the sector and with other partners (including an observatory and technology watch role).

Church services; Christian courses and events; youth work; children's work; pre-school; coffee shop and bookshop; counselling; operation of community centre; schools' work; community work; assisting homeless people; weddings and funerals; support for overseas missionaries and aid workers; assisting people with addictions; providing food parcels and furniture for the destitute.

The Charity provides advice, information, advocacy and support to "unpaid" family and friend Carers to ensure that they have access to practical and emotional support, and time out from their caring role. The Charity also provides assistance to enable Carers to continue in their caring role whilst maintaining their own health & wellbeing. Acts strategically to ensure that Carers' voices are heard.

The Bureau is for the benefit of the community in the county of Ceredigion and aims to ensure that individuals do not suffer through lack of knowledge of their rights and responsibilities or of the services available to them or through an inability to express their needs effectively. The service is free, confidential, independent and impartial and offered to anyone in need of advice.

ACMHS is a community based organisation providing free confidential and culturally appropriate services to African and African Caribbean people suffering from mental ill health. Main activities are assessment and management of care, Mental health services, IAPT, CBT, Advocacy, Volunteering, Carers Group, Student Placement, Advice and Support, Counselling, Drop-ins, Befriending/peer support

The charity provides support to those affected by sexual assault and abuse including counselling, a telephone helpline and an information, advice and guidance service. The service is provided at dedicated premises in both Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes.

Pembrokeshire People First is an organisation for adults with learning disabilities, autism and neurodiversity. The services provided include 1:1 advocacy, support with campaigning on issues important to our members, StaySocial - a drop in centre, counseling, self advocacy groups and training in independent living skills.

The charity promotes the care, resettlement and rehabilitation of offenders and ex-offenders, in particular those over the age of 50, through the provision of support services, advocacy, financial advice and mentoring. It aims to enable them to take control of their lives and remain free from offending and prevent them from being socially excluded.

The preservation and protection of the mental health, wellbeing and the relief of need for Armed Forces Veterans (both Regular and Reservist) or former members of the merchant marines and their family members by providing assessment, treatment, support, advice and advocacy. Operating in South East England, mainly Hampshire and Isle of Wight.

Nova, based in North Kensington, offers holistic support via four programme areas: Education; Information, Advice & Guidance (IAG); Families, Children & Young People and Social Change. Our activities help people gain confidence, education, and experience, to fully participate in society to work towards a more inclusive society where all have an equal chance to get ahead, belong and be recognised.