Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Advice and individual advocacy

CARA defends the legal rights of poor people who cannot afford a lawyer and helps them to save their homes, keep their jobs and protect their loved ones by providing advice and information on immigration, debt, welfare benefits, housing and employment, HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support; quality basic education for all (especially girls), water and sanitation. Please donate to our work.

? Drop in: Information (multilingual translation, interpretation), Advice & guidance, referrals and sign posting? Education & Community development activities - employable skills workshops? Financial & Digital inclusion workshops? Events facilitation: community cohesion, events ? A range of recreational and leisure activities: Music, arts, outings and visits to local sites.

Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Advocacy/advice/information

We offer free 1:1 specialist trauma counselling to people affected by any crime in Kent and Medway. Our main office is in Maidstone. We have satellite offices in Medway, Ashford, Tonbridge.We run a Helpline for people who are unable to access our offices. Professionals may also use this Helpline if they wish.

To address health inequalities for women living in Wales; by providing advocacy, support, guidance, advice and a range of resources. We aim to empower, inform, educate and raise awareness, whilst conducting and publishing relevant research. We work with NHS Wales, health boards and clinical institutions to input into strategy development.

The Charity provides advocacy support, domiciliary support, advice and guidance to family members and carers.We also intend to offer day services specifically applicable to but not exclusively for persons with a Brain Injury.

The charity provides day care (including transport,bathing, a shopping service, advocacy and recreational activities) for people over 60 and who are isolated for whatever reason living in a radius of 7 miles of Halstead town.

Support to Cancer Patients and their Families. The Centre is the Multi Agency Cancer Service for Bury and local areas A range of Services : Counselling . Hypnotherapy Relaxation Classes . Nutrional Advice ,Financial and Debt advice. Benefits Advice. Health and Employment Support. Massage. Bowen Therapy. Aromatherapy . Mindfulness . Reiki. Qi Gong.

For the public benefit, the promotion of social inclusion and the relief of need among women and girls in the UK and Kenya who are living with incontinence, stoma or childbirth injury, and their families. We: provide equipment, education, information to maximise the quality of life of people with these conditions; raise public awareness; provide workshops and advocacy to our beneficiaries.

London Fatwa Council offers legal advice and counselling in accordance with Islamic law on personal issues such as; marriage, divorce and wills to more commercial legal advice in relation to contracts, mortgages and Islamic finance to the Muslim community primarily in Brent and extended to the community in the UK and overseas.The Council works extensively to foster dialogue and cohesion in the UK.

Support for teachers and educators e.g. conferences, training, workshops, newsletters, roadmaps to resources and website. Support for NGOs e.g. website, research, advocacy, information, policy fora and developing partnerships. Support for government e.g. acting as an umbrella organisation, Sustainable Schools Alliance and research.

The Africa College Foundation (UK) works to advance and promote learning and education at or in connection with the Maharishi Invincibility Institute (MII) in South Africa and elsewhere through the provision of grants of financial assistance. Our activities include fundraising, advocacy and research, as well as technical support to MII.

We provide a daily (mon-Fri) drop-in service for information, support and guidance many issues, including benefits, debt, relationships, health and wellbeing, housing, etc. We provide home visits and advocacy as needed. We offer a community scribe service, job-search help, informal basic skills tuitioin and study support. We encourage volunteering and progression to mainstream work/education.

Clothing Solutions provide a unique bespoke garment making, alterations and adaptations service to physical disabled people and those with learning difficulties, to improve their life choices and independence. We also provide garments to other people such as the elderly and infirm that are not registered disabled but require help. We also offer an advice and information service.

Peer Advice Services UK (PAS UK) is a focus-led Charitable Incorporated Organisation providing Peer Advice and Advocacy Services for people affected by disability or the challenges of life. PAS UK support focuses on the individual and their immediate family along with their friends. PAS UK works within the Armed Forces and NHS environments. We support people throughout the United Kingdom .

For the public benefit for the prevention or relief of poverty, advocacy of child welfare and improvement of education for residents of Tanzania. Specifically by working with our sister organisation Pamoja Leo to provide funding for their projects to enhance the education of children and young adults and to provide welfare support for Orphans and Vulnerable Children.

BrightSparks Arts in Mental Health CIO (BSA) provides creative opportunities for people living with mental health conditions in Leicester/Shire and beyond to enable them to build self esteem, develop skills and challenge stigma. BSA delivers workshops, projects, events, exhibitions and publications to showcase the work of participants, and provides advocacy and advice to organisations/ the public.

For the public benefit. To relieve the needs of homeless persons or those at risk of homelessness in Selby and the surrounding areas by the provision of temporary accommodation, providing food, drink, warmth ,washing facilities, replacement clothing, companionship, advocacy services, signposting and help accessing external support.

Providing services across the range of disabilities for people in the Croydon area . The service include Advocacy , Employment Services , Information and Advice and general supportDisability Croydon provides bespoke Disability Awareness Training - Hidden Disability Awareness Training and Training on Equalities and Discrimination to Employers and employees in the Private and Public Sector

Living Way seeks to relieve poverty through information, advice, counselling, advocacy, training, work experience, job search, skills audit, CV writing & reference provision.In collaboration with statutory, voluntary and private organisations, Living Way supports people of all orientation, especially children & young people, to achieve their potentials towards becoming whole persons.

The Sikh Helpline is a professional and confidential telephone counselling and email inquiry service where you can get help, advice, counselling and information - Bullying and Racism - Discrimination - Relationship Issues-Domestic Violence- Addiction- Problems at school or home Call: 0845 644 0704 / 07999 00 4364

Pro Bono Community seeks to improve access to justice by providing specialist training in legal advice and social welfare law to lawyers, trainees and students and then coordinating, managing and monitoring placements for them as volunteers at Law Centres and advice agencies including PBC's own remote appeals advice clinic.

We support 1. Training of special needs children 2. Micro-businesses for the poor & disabled in Ecuador. With an Ecuadorian Foundation, we run a project for women & children suffering physical & sexual abuse, with support, counselling, legal advocacy & places of safety. Our ultimate goal is self-sufficiency of these projects in Ecuadorian hands. We also grant-fund similar work in other countries.

Free and confidential national helpline, welfare and benefits support, remote advocacy, establishing of Support Groups. Funded services include one-to-One In-Home Therapeutic and Practical Support Programme and training.

Fightback provides mediation, advocacy and representation to the disabled, refugees, asylum seeker, BME groups, the homeless and destitute. We provide a weekly coffee morning, befriending and drop in service, use of phones, computers, form filling, various health related classes, CV writing, updating U/C journals and food parcels.