Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Advice and individual advocacy

Music Support offers four key services:1. Helpline. We have developed an extensive network within the professional addiction and mental health service providers? community whom we signpost to. A free professional clinical assessment is offered to those in need.2. Safe Tents at music festivals3. Crisis support for emergencies4. Workshops and Training to educate and support.

GIVING FREE CONFIDENTIAL INDEPENDENT AND IMPARTIAL ADVICE

The charity offers free, confidential and impartial advice on a range of topics including welfare benefits, money and debt, employment, housing, consumer matters and legal issues.

The Centre provides, assessment, information, advice and guidance through personally tailored action plans. The Training Department offers1. Computer Training2. Breathe Wellbeing Programme (Confidence, Assertiveness and Mentoring)3. Advice, Advocacy and Support for Homeless People4. Christmas Homeless Shelter

Bolton Carers Support provides support for local carers over the age of 18 who look after a family member who is elderly, ill or disabled. Support is provided through the following: a carers helpline; information and advice appointments; short breaks; training; benefits advice; newsletter and factsheets. Hidden carers are identified through outreach work and work with GP practices.

Sound Connections develops, supports & empowers young Londoners through high quality music-making opportunities. We do this by delivering groundbreaking participatory music projects, providing professional development to music organisations and practitioners, and undertaking high quality action research and advocacy to promote best practice in music education.

Eastleigh Citizens Advice Bureau is an independent charity that helps people resolve their money, legal and other problems. We provide free, independent, impartial and confidential information and advice. We also aim to help shape social policies and services both locally and nationally.

Suicide Prevention UK is a charity that helps anyone with thoughts of suicide via telephone (National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK), social media & out in the community.We use our training in crisis intervention to offer supportive listening to start a dialogue and to encourage more hopeful solutions than suicide.

South Bristol Advice Services offer free, independent, accessible advice and advocacy service for the South Bristol community.

Founded as a grassroots organisation in Calais, we're now a Brighton based charity working locally with young refugees in Sussex and campaigning nationally. We provide specialist one to one casework support and advocacy as well as weekly youth groups that are developed alongside the young people accessing them.

The LSN is a national charity that provides information and support to people with lymphoedema. It runs a telephone/email helpline, produces newsletters, a wide range of fact sheets, social media accounts, You Tube channel and maintains an up-to-date website. It works to raise awareness of lymphoedema and campaigns for better national standards of care.

Operating, organising , managing and promoting an association for the training and/or education and or general advice into all areas of hereditary breast cancerIn order to achieve this objective the charity has opened charity shops which also act as community support and information centres providing support to patients and families

KARIS NEIGHBOUR SCHEME SEEKS TO OFFER PRACTICAL SUPPORT, FRIENDSHIP AND ADVOCACY IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF. WE AIM TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY LINKS AND ADDRESS NEEDS UNMET BY OTHER ORGANISATIONS.

The charity provides advocacy and information services to vulnerable residents of Sefton. Its objects are to relieve these vulnerable residents from social exclusion empowering them to make informed decisions and choices about their lives to achieve change. The charity promotes confidence to speak out and where this is not possible will represent and speak on behalf of the service user.

A Berkshire organisation which supports families, including working directly with children/young people with special needs, disabilities and/or early life trauma, and training professionals working with them. Holistic specialist services: helpline/triage service, workshops/courses, trauma/attachment, sleep, 1:1 work, support groups, transition into adulthood and neurodiverse children's groups.

Provides advocacy/advice/informationDeveloping the foundations for change and life skills with a new and innovative approach, which will shape the use of the mind.

Provision of social welfare advice and advocacy services, including welfare benefits, housing and debt advice

Volunteer Projects: Advocacy, Befriending, Chaplaincy & Listening Sevice, Clean Team,Hospital to Home Support, Hand & Nail Care, Friendship Lunch ClubsPaid for Services: Home Support, Wellbeing Wardens(CQC regulated)Campaigns: zero tolerance unsupported discharge home from hospital of older & vulnerable patients without carer/family support; trusted persons bank accounts

Provdes human resourcesProvides Advocacy advice informationCare and support to individuals with learning disabilies and high physical care needs locally

Activities for the benefit of sick and or disabled children in the UK by the provision of financial assistance to individuals, including holidays for themselves and their families. To Provide advocacy/information and emotional support to children and their families and or to support the charitable work of similar institutions.

Beth Johnson Foundation's purpose is to stimulate/facilitate change to enhance the quality of life and experience of the ageing process for older people through its current four programmes of work being Advocacy, Health, Intergenerational Practice and Midlife; to influence policy makers/ funders to have increasing focus on effective measures to increase people's well-being and health as they age.

Provision of Advocacy services for all eligible persons age over 18 who are a resident of Southend on Sea. Advocacy services provided: Care Act, IMCA, PRPR, IMHA, NHS Complaints, Child Protection(parent) and Citizen/General.

Independent advocacy services for people seeking or using mental health services, & for carers of those experiencing mental distressInformation resources on mental health matters & comprehensive directory of mental health servicesCommunity mental health web siteSupport & training -user & carer forums for mental health service users & their carers to shape current & future service provision

Building enterprising & aspirational communities by developing resilience, skills & knowledge of unemployed or inactive residents to find jobs; explore enterprise and self-employment; & gain experience from further training, education courses or volunteering. Activities include personal coaching, specialist enterprise & employability advice & guidance, workshops, accredited courses, and events.

ADHAR is a pro-active charity providing support and case management to a number of BME people in Leicestershire and runs several groups that meet regularly to provide a range of leisure educational and therapeutic interventions. We work actively to promote independence and social inclusion. The focus is on empowering service users by providing advocacy counselling-CBT, information and recovery.