Charitable activities Charities That specialise in Advice and individual advocacy

We provide information, advice and support for carers all across Surrey. Including benefits advice, advocacy, guidance on moving and handling, support groups, free resources and more. We also help carers have their say on carer matters in Surrey, and nationally. We have specialist support available for young carers, young adult carers (18-24), and people connected to the Armed Forces

We have a strategic legal focus, working to ensure refugees seeking asylum have material access to safe and legal routes to protection and a dignified life. We champion refugees' rights to legal safe passage through direct casework, strategic legal work, advocacy, capacity building and community organising to effect systemic change in European refugee policy; with offices in UK, France and Greece

The Advocacy Project ensures that London's most vulnerable people have meaningful choice and control over what happens in their lives. We support people living with mental health conditions, eating disorders,learning disabilities, dementia. We work with all age ranges from children and young people, adults and older people. We provide 1:1 advocacy, group advocacy and user involvement/engagement.

Guidance, advice and representation covering the city of Wolverhampton and Dudley borough, surrounding areas (for particular specialist legal aid cases, pension guidance, debt advice and most aspects of benefits). Influencing social policy, improving employability, financial capability and energy advice is also offered.

Promote, support and provide advocacy services as a means by which people disadvantaged can make known their needs and wishes in order to obtain appropriate services and so increase their quality of life.To relieve distress of people affected by Domestic Abuse

Citizens Advice Somerset aims to ensure that everyone has somewhere trusted to turn to for help and advice. Our services empower people and advocate for social change. We enable clients to act early to prevent a problem becoming a long term issue, address those critical issues and crisis that affect their lives and to tackle the underlying causes of inequality, financial distress and injustice

Our objectives are to help prevent glaucoma blindness and support people living with glaucoma. We:Provide information, advice and support through a telephone helpline and online forum.Publish a wide range of booklets and leaflets and distribute regular newsletters.Fund glaucoma researchRun support groups, conferences & awareness raising activities for patients and professionals.

WWiN provides a range of direct community support services and supported accommodation for adults and children affected by domestic abuse.The Charity also delivers a range of prevention services:(i) Direct work with perpetrators of domestic abuse(ii) Delivery of training, awareness raising and community engagement (iii) Advocacy and support to family and friends

The Charity offers a range of services including: supporting unemployed local people into employment by providing advice and guidance, facilitating and providing work experience and training; business development support, including training, advice and guidance to local people considering self-employment and to community and voluntary groups looking to develop social enterprises.

Colchester Mind provides support, advocacy, advice and information to children and young people with emotional and/or behavioural difficulties, and adults with with mental health issues, across Essex although predominantly in Colchester and Tendring.

Autism related family respite services, Youth groups, Summer activity schemes, Helpline, life/social/work skills training, parent training, library.

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is a Christian organisation working for religious freedom through advocacy and human rights, in the pursuit of justice

Primarily involved in supporting homeless and vulnerable veterans who have served in the British armed forces. Services include the provision of accommodation, social work, alcohol counselling, and advocacy.

To give free,impartial advice to all people of North Tyneside.

The Citizens Advice service aims to: Provide the advice people need for the problems they face Improve the policies and practices that affect peoples livesOur free, independent, confidential and impartial advice and information services are available to all residents of Norfolk regardless of race, gender, disability, sexuality or nationality.

We provide a range of services to support families face to face, on the phone and on-line. Including: Parentline, free 24hr confidential helpline; extended support for complex, difficult issues; online advice, livechat/email, ask the expert, peer support and information on all aspects of family live; face to face support, group parenting programmes and workshops.

Provision of services to disabled persons: Information service,Independent life project,youth development,leisure services,Advocacy,direct payments,

The provision of legal advice and representation to people seeking asylum in the UK, lobbying and campaigning with the aim of achieving a fairer asylum process in the UK and advancing public and understanding of the position of asylum seekers and refugees in the UK.

provides, information, advice, advocacy, support, activities for people suffering with mental health problems and their families.

Elmore Community Services works with people with complex needs who do not easily fit the remit of other agencies. Needs arise from combinations of problems with mental health, substance misuse, homelessness, offending, exploitation and trafficking, learning and communication difficulties. We work across Oxfordshire. We provide practical help, emotional support, advocacy and outreach.

Provision of free, independant, impartial and confidential advice

Advonet exists to ensure everyone can have their needs heard and their rights respected. It both delivers services directly and promotes independent advocacy provided by partners in Leeds and the surrounding area. Advonet will work to strengthen and empower, individuals, families and communities. Advonet will champion and inspire positive change in service provision.

We give specialist advice, representation and training in Housing, Welfare Rights, Immigration and Employment Law. We are a referral agency.

Homelessness:Client involvement in services and policy. Peer research.Peer advocacy. Peer education.

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