0208 992 4621 info@caia.org.uk

Links

Charities, organisations and other service providers along with their websites

ADVICE AGENCIES

Age UK Ealing – https://www.ageuk.org.uk/ealing/
Asylos – https://www.asylos.eu/

Center for Armenian Information & Advice – https://caia.org.uk/
Ealing Advice Service – http://ealingadvice.org/
Ealing Law Centre – https://ealinglawcentre.org.uk/
Ealing Centre for Independent Living (ECIL) – http://www.ecil.org/
Havelock Family Centre – http://www.havelockfamilycentre.org.uk/
Helen Bamber Foundation – http://www.helenbamber.org/
IKWRO – Women’s Rights Organisation – www.ikwro.org.uk
Mind Ealing and Hounslow – https://www.hfehmind.org.uk/
Nucleus Legal Advice Centre – https://www.nucleus.org.uk/
West London Equality Centre – www.wlec.net
Women and Girls Network – http://www.wgn.org.uk/

FIND FUNDING

Turn 2 Us provides a free, confidential service to help people access the money available to them through welfare benefits, entitlements, grants and other help.

Family Action runs the Educational Grants Service (EGS) to help people find charitable funding for post-16 education or training within the UK.

Money Advice Service offers free and impartial money advice, including some advice on sourcing grants.

Sources of information, support or training for advice workers

Advice UK – www.adviceuk.org.uk – support for organisations, funding information and training for staff

Advice Quality Standard (AQS) – www.recognisingexcellence.co.uk/aqs/ – accreditation for advice services, managed by the Advice Services Alliance

CPAG – www.cpag.org.uk – online and hard copy resources and reference materials, training and campaigning

DRUK – www.disabilityrightsuk.org – resources and reference materials, campaigning

Disability Law Service – www.dls.org.uk – advice for clients and staff, and referrals for legal aid representation in some areas

FRU – www.thefru.org.uk – referrals for legal aid representation in some areas

RightsNet – www.rightsnet.org.uk – social welfare law discussion between advisers, current news and case law, training, online resources

Public Law Project – www.publiclawproject.org.uk – policy change and referrals for representation in specific areas of interest, assistance with judicial review

National Pro Bono Centre – www.nationalprobonocentre.org.uk/about-us – works with charities dedicated to the provision of pro bono legal services and access to justice. Has a list of these on it’s ‘about us’ page

NHAS – www.nhas.org.uk – training, housing advice line for advice workers

Shelter – www.england.shelter.org.uk/professional_resources – online and hard copy housing resources, training for advice workers

NRPF Network – www.nrpfnetwork.org.uk – resources and training for advice workers supporting people with no recourse to public funds

REAP – www.reap.org.uk – training and information for advisers and volunteers supporting and working with refugees

The Refugee Council – www.refugeecouncil.org.uk – refugee and asylum seeker advice, training and online information

Women and Girls Network – www.wgn.org.uk – advice, training and DV survivor gateway services

Social Welfare Training – www.socialwelfaretraining.co.uk – training for staff