Sure Start is the government programme to deliver the best start in life for every child.

Sure Start Children's Centres are places where children under five years old and their families can access a wide range of support services and information including early education, childcare, health and family support.

We are a youth movement that empowers refugees and asylum seekers to flourish in the place that they call home. Our residential experiences are at the start of a journey for our young refugees and asylum seekers, allowing them to create a space where together they can build a community and learn leadership skills.

Manchester Women’s Aid, part of The Pankhurst Trust, exists to offer clients the confidential help they need and to provide a holistic, safety-first approach, where the prospect of a life free from abuse is possible. 

Our specialist domestic abuse services focus on increasing the safety, health, wellbeing and confidence of survivors and include:

• Refuge accommodation
• A wide range of specialist services delivered in health settings such as doctors’ surgeries and hospitals.
• Child-led play and specialist groupwork services for children impacted by domestic abuse.
• Community based outreach teams delivering one-to-one and whole family practical and recovery-based support.
• Specialist groupwork and mentoring services supporting the recovery and empowerment of survivors and families.
• Services supporting those who are statutory homeless according to Manchester City Council and who are also experiencing domestic abuse.

PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people.

The work we do centres around five key pillars; Support, Equip, Influence, Sustain and Enable.

SUPPORT:

We offer professional advice and information to young people and those who are worried about them when suicide becomes part of their lived experience. We intervene to protect life where this is endangered. We do this every day of the year.

EQUIP:

Our people reach and engage with communities across the UK. We have strengthened our volunteering offer. Staff and volunteers reflect the diverse communities they engage with. They are geographically dispersed across the UK. They work with partners and local suicide prevention planning groups to aid joined-up thinking and action.

INFLUENCE:

We work with partners to shape and deliver effective suicide intervention initiatives in communities to meet the needs of young people who experience suicidal thoughts or behaviours, and those who are concerned about them. We lobby for policy change where these needs are not being met.

SUSTAIN:

We work hard to ensure we have a diverse income portfolio and have robust risk management and financial plans in place to ensure continuity and future growth within the charity.

ENABLE:

Our management structure enables good and timely decision-making and promotes subsidiarity. We invest in staff and volunteers so that they can be effective and productive. They are properly supported in delivering our mission to enable life for young people.

We are a leading education and employability business helping people to transform their lives and businesses through work, training, education and independent living.

We help people source and retain sustainable employment, whilst working with employers to develop work forces of the future.

To put it simply, we:

• Support people to find and keep jobs
• Rehabilitate people with convictions and tackle the root causes of offending
• Work with employers to build a skilled and happy workforce
• Promote social value and educate businesses on how they can be inclusive
• Deliver skills training to further people’s careers
• Help people to set up their own businesses
• Enable people to live independently
• Support carers

Positive Action in Housing is an independent homelessness and human rights charity dedicated to supporting refugees and migrants to rebuild their lives.

We empower people with information, advice and targeted practical support we enable individuals to achieve independence. Through proactive casework, we challenge unfair decisions and processes that make people’s lives harder.

Some of our projects include:

Housing and homelessness

The Housing & Homelessness Team runs four distinct projects designed to assist BME communities, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers

Emergency Relief Fund

Helping those who are facing severe hardship due to poverty or homelessness

Lifeline Destitution Service

The service consists of a highly proactive crisis intervention advice service focusing on getting people proper legal support, access to housing and crisis support.

Room for Refugees

The Room for Refugees Network helps men, women and children who are fleeing for their lives to rebuild their lives.

Money Skills Project

The Money Skills Project provides people from BME, refugee and migrant communities with one-to-one money, debt advice/representation, and workshops to reduce fuel poverty and improve financial stability.

Positive Cycles started as a community-based project delivering affordable bikes to local people. Since starting, the project has grown, encouraging more people to recycle and take up cycling.

We take old bikes, clean them up and then our groups of volunteers and young people fix them, gaining AQA qualifications in the process. The newly-refurbished bikes are then donated to local families, used in partnership with Transport for Greater Manchester or sold, with all profits being given back to the Positive Cycles project to buy equipment and parts.

The bike workshop is also used by our Youth Justice Service as part of the unpaid community work of young offenders.  The young people are involved in cleaning and fixing donated bikes and making sure they are ready to be resold.  In doing this they gain valuable experience and AQA qualifications.

Primus Solicitors is an established, niche law firm specialising in UK Immigration and nationality law.

Our Personal Immigration Services team provide individuals and families with the guidance they need to tackle any type of immigration case. From UK Spouse Visas to Applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain, we cover all areas of immigration.

We also have a deportation appeal Team which can provide legal representation to those in need, ensuring their human rights are upheld and their voices heard in the legal justice system.

Project MAMA exists so that no parent has to go it alone. We offer migrated Mamas holistic, compassionate support during pregnancy, birth, and early motherhood.

Rainbow Haven is a place of welcome, support, and opportunity for displaced people in Manchester and the surrounding areas.

We provide community drop-in sessions that offers support and activities for refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants.  

The drop-in is a welcoming and safe space for people to come and relax, have a drink or a hot meal, and meet others. Through the drop in, people can also access our advice and information services and learn more about our courses and activities programme. 

A creche is available during all basic classes.

Rainbow Noir is a volunteer-led social group, we celebrate, elevate and advocate for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer and Intersex People of Colour (LGBTQI PoC).

We are committed to creating a space of our own, places to feel safe, where LGBTQI people of colour can meet, hang out, form friendships and find community. We facilitate a bi-monthly social space in person and a lively WhatsApp group chat.

RAPAR (Refugee and Asylum Participatory Action Research) is a human rights organisation based in Manchester, UK, which is primarily concerned with displaced people, and issues relating to displaced people. We offer both community development projects such as the Football Freedom Project and casework.

Our casework very often involves us using our interpretation and translation skills to enable communication, for instance in the following areas:

• Deportation
• Education
• Employment
• Family Reunion
• Financial hardship
• Health
• Housing
• Destitution
• Safety
• Learning opportunities
• Violence
• Volunteering opportunities

The British Red Cross is the UK’s largest independent provider of services and support for refugees and people seeking asylum. We offer emergency help, one-to-one support and casework, special services for children and families, and family reunions. If you are a refugee or asylum seeker in the UK who needs help, or someone who works with refugees and people seeking asylum, our teams will speak to you and help you figure out what you need. We can offer help from the Red Cross, or refer you to other organisations for support.

Reel Rack provides activities, experiences, personal development and learning to engage, encourage and empower people find their purposeful life.

To date we have delivered a diverse range of successful programmes and have developed a positive reputation for our work which includes:

• Womens support group and mentoring
• Holiday initiatives and intervention projects for families in Oldham. 
• Baby and toddler programme which has encompassed employability skills, volunteering and peer support.
• Positive Parenting Courses
• Developing Core Family Relationships
• Family Resilience Work
• Meet, Cook and Eat 
• Talk, Cook & Eat 
• Baby and Parent Music, Dance and Rhyme Groups
• Toddler Creative Groups
• Community Holiday
• Junior and Senior Youth Clubs

Our Asylum Crisis Project works with asylum seekers, refused asylum seekers and those seeking to claim asylum, who are based in Greater Manchester, to understand their entitlements to accommodation and support, to access that support and to challenge barriers to that support, through advocacy, appeals and legal challenge. Asylum Crisis also seeks to ensure that the support provided is suitable and adequate for the needs of our clients.
Asylum Crisis strives to ensure our clients are aware of and able to access a range of services including legal advice, health and social care, education, community groups, charitable support social and well-being opportunities.

Refugee Aid (Chorlton) is a charity based in South Manchester. We are all volunteers and work with partner organisations to provide a range of practical items for asylum seekers and refugees across Greater Manchester.

We can provide:

• Clothes, shoes, new underwear and socks
• New toiletries
• Small toys, games, DVDs, craft materials and stationery for school/college aged pupil
• Baby equipment e.g. pram, buggy, stroller, Moses basket filled with clothes, toys, sling and new born nappies, bath
• Bikes, with lock & helmet, and scooters. We also provide mechanical help for clients who have a bike that we have provided.

The Refugee Council is a leading charity working with refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK. Founded in 1951 following the creation of the UN Refugee Convention, we exist to support and empower people who have fled conflict, violence and persecution in order to rebuild their lives here in the UK. We work with over 13,000 women, men and children each year who are desperately seeking safety. From the moment refugees arrive in the UK, we are here. We provide crisis advice, mental health counselling and practical support to help people settle and integrate into their new community We are specialists in working with refugee children who arrive in the UK alone We work with refugees and our partners to fight for improvements to the asylum protection system We inspire change in attitudes towards refugees and people seeking asylum—speaking out for compassion fairness and kindness.

The Refugee Council is a leading charity working with refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK. We exist to support and empower people who have fled conflict, violence and persecution in order to rebuild their lives here in the UK.

• We provide crisis advice, mental health counselling and practical support to help people settle and integrate into their new community.
• We are specialists in working with refugee children who arrive in the UK alone.
• We work with refugees and our partners to fight for improvements to the asylum protection system
• We inspire change in attitudes towards refugees and people seeking asylum—speaking out for compassion fairness and kindness.

Refugees at Home is a UK charity which connects those with a spare room in their home to refugees and people seeking asylum who are in need of somewhere to stay.

We recruit and support volunteer hosts who are willing to offer a temporary home and a helping hand.  Our role is to carefully match each guest and host, to assess and prepare them ready for hosting, to advise on hosting arrangements and accommodation, and to provide ongoing support to hosts throughout each stay.

At Refugees and Mentors we support refugees, people seeking asylum and vulnerable migrants to improve their employment prospects and to collaborate with other organisations to offer inclusive opportunities.

We support:

• Refugees, people seeking asylum and vulnerable migrants by offering pre-employment information, guidance and by working with others to create opportunities.
• Employers to develop inclusive recruitment practices, diversify their workforce, to fill skill gaps and offer support to refugees.

Refugees Welcome North Somerset (RWNS) is a community led charity. Established in 2016, RWNS started as a group of local people collecting aid for those in camps in Northern Europe and beyond. Volunteers have since worked with North Somerset Council to ready houses for vulnerable families arriving under the government’s resettlement schemes. RWNS offers friendship and support to refugees, asylum seekers, and other displaced people across North Somerset. Our work includes: Rehoming – preparing secure, comfortable accommodation for displaced people in the South West Donations – linking donations of items to those in need Befriending – our companionship service welcomes new arrivals and helps people settle into the area Welcome Centres – regular sessions for resettled refugees and newly arrived individuals Welcome Meals – opportunities to gain confidence and skills while sharing dishes from home Campaigning and fundraising – wider activities that support those in need of a safe place to go

Justice. Welcome. Partnership. Respect. Integrity. Refugee Welcome Homes is a Community Interest Company (CIC) based in Bristol. Our mission is to reduce homelessness for refugees by bringing people with a spare room in their home together with refugees needing a place to call home. We provide ongoing support and signposting to landlords and lodgers to enable refugees to resettle in Bristol.

Refugee Women Connect, previously known as MRANG, is a women-only charity set up to support women asylum-seekers, refugees and survivors of trafficking. We work together to build a safe life in the UK for all women in the asylum seeker and refugee community.

Our current activities include an extensive outreach programme which incorporates weekly visits to Initial Accommodation Centres and weekly drop-ins where women can access a range of emotional and practical support and activities.  We are also part of various multi-agency drop-ins that take place across the region.

With the support of our volunteers, we have been able to accompany women to appointments to offer much-needed support and encouragement and are hoping to develop this work further in the future. In response to the increased need for mental health support, we offer self-esteem support groups and one to one emotional support.  With the rise in homelessness and lack of legal support we are developing our casework, including becoming OISC accredited, to respond to the increased need for casework.  

Refugee Women of Bristol (RWoB) is the only multi-ethnic, multi-faith organisation that specifically targets the needs of refugee women in Bristol, we are directly governed by women of the refugee and asylum-seeking community. We provide services to disenfranchised groups over and above the generic category of ‘refugee’, and routinely reach cohorts of women that other service providers overlook or are unable to access.

Our services are available to registered members* only and take place in our weekly Tuesdays, term-time only drop-in centre. All pre-school children are welcome.

*Women and female-identifying only.

Rethink Rebuild Society (RR) is a Manchester-based charity that works towards improving the lives of refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants, in particular but not exclusively Syrians in the UK, helping them become positively established within British society.

At RR we offer:

• Refugee Support: Advice service that provides support with benefits, job searches, and immigration matters, thus working to improve the economic and social well-being of Syrians and refugees from other countries, helping them to become self-reliant in their new country. We also provide advice regarding education, housing and employment. Education and training are also provided in computer skills, entrepreneurship, and volunteering opportunities, mainly in English.

• Social Inclusion: Education and training in English language and culture; promotes the arts culture and heritage of refugee communities; and provides recreational facilities that bring communities together and relieve isolation.

• Social Gatherings: We run social gatherings, in particular but not exclusively, for the Syrian community during Eid days and Christmas and Easter holidays, a time when many may feel particularly lonely or isolated, away from family and friends.

• Annual Syrian Day: Our annual 'Syrian Fun Day' is a celebration of Syrian heritage that brings together hundreds of people from all over the country. Typically hosted during the summer, this event is widely attended by guests and dignitaries who enjoy Syrian food and explore a market-style array of clothing, literature, souvenirs, and more.

• Monthly Seminars and Movie Screenings: Our monthly seminars and movie screenings address issues pertaining to Syria or Syrians, or refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants from other countries, and allow for constructive discussion and debate.

• Educational Projects: In collaboration with a number of charities and organisations, has already initiated educational projects as well as children and adolescent protection programmes. We have helped establish and support schools in several parts of Syria that together are accommodating thousands of Syrian children of varying ages.

Revive is an independent community project which provides free practical support, services and advocacy for refugees and people seeking asylum, regardless of race, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, age or beliefs.

We offer a variety of support such as:

• Transition support to people granted refugee status
• English for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL course)
• Wellbeing and Employability (including IT) courses
• Benefits Advice
• Family support
• Health Matters
• Accessing Services
• Mainstream Housing
• Activities & Volunteering opportunities

Rochdale Borough Council offers a variety of services to support residents, including housing, education, social care, and community wellbeing. They work with individuals, families, and local organisations to provide essential support like housing advice, school admissions, and financial assistance.

Rochdale Borough Council provides advice and assistance to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. They work with local organisations and services to prevent homelessness and help individuals access safe accommodation.

Safety4Sisters was established to address the exclusion of migrant women (particularly those with 'no recourse to public funds') from the most basic rights of safety and protection. We work toward this through our policy work - highlighting strategies and practices that exclude migrant women from protection within statutory and voluntary provision.

The core work of Safety4Sisters is the Migrant Women’s Support Group that gives voice to migrant women fleeing abuse. This is a space which attends to the dynamics of both gender based violence and immigration controls, and which connects individual experiences with wider women's struggles.

During the school holidays we run weekly trips with the women and children - most importantly these are fun, but we’re also working to ensure that migrant families are able to access public space. We work with organisations to ensure that they are inclusive and accessible to migrant women.

At Saheli we provide support and refuge from domestic abuse to women from Black, Asian and minority communities and their children, to improve social inclusion, build confidence and skills, achieve emotional and practical well-being, and enable them to lead independent lives.

• Refuge accomodation
• Outreach support
• Group work in the community
• Aftercare and resettlement support
• Counselling
• Training
• Champa Champion Project - outreach and advocacy support to women experiencing domestic abuse, forced marriage and honour based abuse including supporting migrant women who have no recourse to public funds.
• So Safe Project - Support groups which enable women to develop and share skills, building resilience to respond to the issues they face. It will improve mental health with women learning how to manage their stress and anxiety as well as help them take practical steps to become financially independent, improve their physical health and relationships.

Salford Assist is a Salford City Council scheme that can offer short term support to people who are in a crisis, emergency or major disaster situation. These situations can mean that you are unable to meet the basic needs of yourself or your family.

Salford Assist doesn’t offer cash payments, but would consider your immediate needs and try to help with essential items such as:

• A referral for baby milk, nappies or food for your baby and your family
• Essential furniture items, for example a bed, or white goods
• Shopping vouchers
• Help with emergency supply of gas or electric where there is no heating in the household
• Advice and referrals to another service, agency or fund
• Council tax support
• Copies of birth certificates for homeless people

Assistance may also include things such as seeking debt advice, referral routes to affordable loans and recycled furniture schemes. We also give advice on how to access more affordable fuel tariffs and benefits.

Salford City Council offers a variety of services to support its residents, including help with housing, education, health, social care, and employment. They work closely with local organisations, families, and individuals to ensure access to necessary resources. Referrals can come from individuals, professionals, or community services. Their work includes managing school admissions, offering housing support, providing benefits advice, and helping people live independently.

Salford CVS is the city-wide infrastructure organisation for the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector; providing specialist information, advice, development support and opportunities for influence and collaboration. We provide support for organisations to establish and develop including training for their staff, volunteers and trustees.

Salford Food Parcels is a food bank fighting local food poverty.

We provide free food to anyone in food poverty. We work in collaboration with the Red Cross who provide destitute asylum seekers with bus fare to attend the project. We also help anyone who is struggling with coping for a short period until they are able to manage again.

We provide basic food stuff and as much fresh food as we are able to obtain from other food providers, such as Fareshare and Fareshare Go (food from Tesco extra and express) or from our allotment.

We’re a charity providing opportunities for young people and adults to create better futures.

Our doors are open to anyone who wishes to contribute to or use the service. Whatever your issue or situation, we welcome you and want you to feel at home.

We offer a range of services including:

Targeted Adult Support Services – Intensive support to adults with complex needs facing substantial barriers to their full participation in society due to issues such as social isolation, worklessness, poverty, debt, mental health and offending.

Women’s & Survivor’s Services – Trauma-informed, holistic services with specialist interventions and peer support which empowers women experiencing complex and multiple challenges to progress and change. Key groups include female offenders and victims/survivors of domestic abuse.

Youth Aspirations & Opportunity – Social action and workshops that raise aspirations and promote social mobility for disadvantaged young people aged 8-25 including personal, social, employability and life skills

 Targeted Youth Support Services – Early intervention and prevention with intensive support for vulnerable young people aged 8+ with emotional, social, behavioural needs and their families. Experiencing significant challenges and risks including: exclusion, violence, abuse, exploitation and family conflict.

Salford City Council provides support to individuals facing homelessness or those at risk of becoming homeless. They offer advice and assistance to prevent homelessness and help people find alternative accommodation. Referrals are made through a self-referral form, and a case officer will assess the situation within three working days. Services include temporary accommodation for those in priority need, emergency shelter for immediate homelessness, and tailored housing plans. They work with local organisations to provide support, including emergency contact for after-hours situations.

The Salvation Army expresses its faith through charitable action. We have 650 churches and community centres where we offer friendship, practical help and support to some of the most disadvantaged people in our communities.

Motivated by our Christian faith we offer practical support and services to all who need them, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender or sexual orientation. Our work includes:

• Homelessness
• Modern slavery
• Poverty
• Addiction
• Campaigning and social policy
• Older people
• Community - debt advice, unemployment, isolation

Samaritans are here every day and night of the year for anyone struggling to cope. We make sure people have somewhere to turn and support when they need it most. We work with communities to let people know we’re here for them and we campaign to make suicide prevention a priority.

You can get in touch about anything that’s troubling you, no matter how large or small the issue feels.

We're here to listen, no judgement, no pressure, and help you work through what's on your mind. We'll never tell you what to do.

We are here for you. SARI provides free and confidential support for anyone who is a victim of hate crime across Avon and Somerset. Whether that’s based on race, faith, disability, sexual orientation, transgender identity, age, or sex. We also work to build greater understanding and respect for diversity and difference within our community.

Our ESOL Skills for Life Academy is ideal for adults aged 19+ who want to improve their English, find work and integrate successfully into life in the UK.

Courses are free to eligible learners and build important communication, social and functional skills. We can help you with the settlement process and with boosting employability.

In addition we provide:

• Face-to-face delivery
• An understanding of British culture and values to help you adjust to life in the UK
• Support with IT skills
• Enrichment opportunities, including visits to libraries, museums and art galleries

Seetec Pluss and our sister social enterprise, Pluss, delivers a wide range of work and wellbeing services that empowers thousands of people to find and progress in work each year.

We work closely with our participants, commissioners, local communities and businesses to empower people to feel good, find work, gain independence and take control of their lives.

We offer a variety of services including

Restart Scheme

• 1:1 coaching, advice and guidance;
• Job search, CVs and interviews;
• Support to enhance your health and wellbeing;
• Priority access to local services, such as Citizens Advice;
• Meeting local and national employers.

Work and Health Programme

We will help you to identify your strengths and find the right job. Don’t worry if you don’t feel ready for work when we first meet. It is our job to help you get ready in a way that works for you.

• Explore your strengths and the type of work you want to do
• Look at your support needs and develop an action plan designed to achieve your goals.
• Using a computer for all kinds of online learning on the Opportunities Hub – from exploring self-employment to improving computer skills and learning about useful ways to relax
• Community based activities – things like exercise and physical activity of your choosing, volunteering, healthy eating, money advice and much more
• Working with our trainers on your interview skills and job search
• Getting specialist help if you need to overcome a particular barrier – like substance misuse, managing anxiety or family support
• Searching and applying for jobs, and helping you to feel confident about interviews
• Introducing you to open-minded employers to arrange work trials and interviews
• Helping you to learn and manage your new work routine
• In-work support for both you and your employer – including advice and funding towards workplace adjustments
• Getting you the right help to understand benefits and money advice

Sheba Arts is a refugee and migrant-led arts organisation based in Greater Manchester. We make art accessible to everyone and support the artistic practice and expression of people from the global majority, refugee and migrant communities.

Home is a human right. It's our foundation and it's where we thrive. Yet, every day millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.

Shelter exists to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.

Shelter can help in a number of ways:

• Locally
  Our advice and support services offer one-to-one, personalised help with housing issues and homelessness.
• Online
  On our website, find expert information about everything from reclaiming your deposit to applying as homeless, or speak to an adviser over webchat.
• Over the phone
  Our free emergency helpline offers urgent advice if you are homeless, have nowhere to stay tonight or are at risk of harm or abuse in your home.
• Legal
  Our solicitors provide free legal advice and attend court to help people who’ve lost their homes or are facing eviction.

Smart Works Greater Manchester supports unemployed women from across all Greater Manchester boroughs and the wider North West and from a range of different backgrounds and age groups (16+ years). Our services enable women to feel more confident and start believing in their own ability to succeed.

Our free services include:

• Pre-employment Career Coaching session for unemployed women who are looking for work.
• For unemployed women with a confirmed job interview, our Interview Styling and Coaching session provides high-quality interview-appropriate clothing, shoes and accessories (theirs to keep) to wear for their job interview and a 1:2:1 personalised interview preparation coaching session.

At Social Adventures we inspire people to change their behaviour by using innovative, evidence based interventions. Our unique integrated wellbeing pathway takes referrals from a variety of healthcare professionals to support positive change.

We are all about delivering great impacts for the communities we work within and work with all sections of the community – Start Well, Live Well and Age Well.

Spotland Community Association is a registered charity which works with disadvantaged & deprived communities of Rochdale - providing support, advice & guidance around welfare rights/ benefits, education & training and social inclusion activities to improve the overall quality of life. We work with all age groups delivering projects and services for the youth & adults through our educational programmes and training.

We have a variety of projects including:

• ESOL and basic English classes
• Smart Hub - The Hub teaches you all types of social media including Facebook, Twitter and Skype. Whether your looking for employment or just social interaction with friends our Smart Hub provides all the details to get you up and running
• Maverick Lab - Community project including Digital Skills, basic Maths and basic English
• Benefits and Welfare Advice Service
• Jobs club

STAR (Student Action for Refugees) is the national network of students building a more understanding and just society where refugees are welcomed and can thrive in the UK.

Our student groups based in colleges and universities and a central team of experts, work together at a number of levels to bring about lasting change. We:

• Volunteer locally working directly with refugees, building understanding and connections
• Campaign nationally for policy change and equal access to higher education for refugees
• Learn about refugee protection and the asylum journey in the UK with experts and peers

Start Your Own Business is designed to help anyone running their own business or thinking of doing so. The aim is to increase your chances of success by providing a selection of FREE start-up resources and to highlight the support that is available in each area.

Stepping Stone Projects provides accommodation and support across the North-West to people who are homeless or at risk of losing their homes.

By offering a range of stable short-term accommodation with both on-site and floating support services, we aim to help our customers to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to secure and maintain independent accommodation.

At the St Johns Centre we help local people to reach their potential through education, recreation and practical support and to nurture good relationships within our diverse and vibrant community.

We do this by providing adult learning courses, volunteering opportunities, wellbeing activities and events to bring together our community. We also offer space for community groups, as well as for parties and other private events.

Our Community Hub provides help with food, energy costs and household items, and signposting to other sources of support.

Saint Mary’s Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) provides a comprehensive and co-ordinated forensic, counselling and aftercare service to men, women and children living in the Greater Manchester area who have experienced rape or sexual assault, whether this has happened recently or in the past. We also offer immediate crisis support and a forensic service to Cheshire.

You can use our services without making a report to the police or we can support you if and when you want to speak to the police

We offer the following services:

• Immediate crisis support
• Forensic medical examinations
• Pregnancy advice
• Sexual health screening and information
• Independent sexual violence advisors
• Counselling

At Stockport Continuing Education Service, we believe that education is a lifelong journey, and it's never too late to start. Our mission is: to support and develop learning communities in order to promote economic well-being and social inclusion.

We offer a variety of courses including

• English
• ESOL
• Maths
• Children & Young People
• Community Interpreting
• Counselling

Stockport Homes was formed in 2005, to manage housing stock across Stockport on behalf of Stockport Council.

We are dedicated to growing our organisation to enable us to deliver high quality, award winning services to our customers and communities. We aim to transform lives and create homes and communities that are safe and secure. 

We provide a wide range of professional and friendly advice to help you in further areas of life, ensuring that you feel supported to live happily and healthily.

Stockport Council provides a wide range of services to support the local community. They work with families, children, and adults to offer assistance in areas like housing, education, health, and social care. Referral pathways include contacting local services directly or through council departments. Examples of their work include providing school admissions, housing assistance, and benefits support. They also focus on fostering community wellbeing by collaborating with health services and local organisations to ensure that residents have access to the resources they need for independent living.

At Stockport Race Equality Partnership we aim to integrate communities in Stockport, influence decision-makers, improve health outcomes, tackle food poverty, align services and funding to better support EDC, strengthen EDC-led organisations.

We work to bring different communities together, to learn from each other, reduce mistrust and generate positive relationships. We do this by running:

• Knowledge Forums | regular events that bring people from all backgrounds together
• Educational events | at key times of the year, eg Black History Month, Hate Crime Awareness Week.
• Brave Spaces | cross-cultural conversations to help us build back better.
• Bring together key NHS, social care and other partners to improve the services our communities receive.
• We can represent ethnically diverse communities in Stockport to the Council, the Mayor, GMCA, our MP, the NHS and others.

We work with voluntary & community organisations in Stockport to offer a platform of diverse volunteering opportunities; that enable individuals to discover their passions, explore their potential, and develop valuable skills.

Stride Partnership is a Community Interest Company (CIC) that provides accommodation and basic reintegration support services to refugees within the North West of England, predominantly focussing on the Greater Manchester region and Lancashire.

We primarily tailor our training and events to refugees that have intentions of gaining a tenancy within the UK. Further to this, we provide educational events on budgeting and on integrating in diverse communities.

• Housing - To provide accommodation to newly granted refugees who might otherwise struggle.
• Support - Providing a short to medium term support network as a refugee acclimatises to their new environment.
• Integration - Making use of services to help the refugee integrate into the local community as naturally as possible.
• Partnerships - Working with other refugee and migrant services that can provide support when requested.

St Thomas’ and St Luke’s work alongside several other local churches to support asylum seekers and refugees who are based in our town. This ministry is an important way in which we can show God’s love to people who have had to leave their homes and face very tough situations. Our ministry to support asylums seekers includes:

• Language classes. On Thursday afternoons at 3:00 pm we provide weekly English classes for those who want to come along and improve their English language skills. The classes take place in St Thomas’ church hall.
• Social. At 1 pm on Sundays, we provide a drop-in for those who want to come along for a drink and a chat or to play games. These socials take place in St Thomas’ church hall.
• Discipleship Group. There is a WhatsApp Group where Farsi speaking Christians can encourage each other in their faith and pray for each other. There is also a bible study in Farsi on a Friday morning, details of which are shared on WhatsApp. Please contact Sue Thomas (07877704645) to be added into this group. Each third Sunday of the month there is a service in St Thomas in Farsi at 4pm.
• Compass meets at Emma and Antony Billington’s  home each Monday from 3pm until 5pm. Come for a drink and a chat or to use the wi-fi. We are happy to help with making phone calls, writing letters and emails, and sorting any problems online. If you would like to attend and don’t know the address then please contact Emma on 07922 091896.

We Are Survivors is a survivor focused voluntary sector organisation that aims to create and facilitate safe spaces for male (including trans and non-binary individuals) survivors of sexual abuse, rape and sexual exploitation across Greater Manchester providing to access quality assured support.

Our work is focused on developing ways for individuals to empower themselves to work through personal and sometimes painful issues, guided and supported by our trauma-informed team, following the trauma and recovery model.

Support for Wigan Arrivals Project supports asylum seekers and refugees.

SWAP provide practical hands on support through a range of services, including 1:1 advocacy and case work, educational and support groups.

We also have close working relationships with a large number of specialist providers that we can signpost people to. Please note that SWAP does not give legal advice on immigration matters, and we are unable to help clients to fill in legal forms, but we can signpost people to agencies that provide this help.

Support for Wigan Arrivals Project supports asylum seekers and refugees who are living in the Wigan Borough.

Our vision is for everyone living in Wigan to feel welcome, to be given an equal chance to build a decent life, and to know where and how to access support when necessary.

SWAP provide practical hands on support through a range of services, including 1:1 advocacy and case work, educational and support groups.

We also have close working relationships with a large number of specialist providers that we can signpost people to. Please note that SWAP does not give legal advice on immigration matters, and we are unable to help clients to fill in legal forms, but we can signpost people to agencies that provide this help.

We assist Farsi-speaking asylum seekers and refugees to access resources and Information. We offer various services to provide individuals with the assistance they require. We also advocate for them when necessary and make referrals to relevant agencies.

Our primary objective is empowering individuals to seek Information and access resources confidently.

Mentoring - Our goal is to help individuals start their professional journey. Our mentors offer guidance to help them improve their skills and reach their full potential. 

Cultural Events - We organize regular cultural events and celebrations engaging the broader Farsi-speaking community.

Talk English can help you learn English and get involved in the wider community.

We can help to improve your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in English. You can practise your English through online learning activities on our website.

Tameside Borough Council provides a wide range of services to support the local community. They work with families, children, and adults to offer assistance in areas like housing, education, health, and social care. Referral pathways include contacting local services directly or through council departments. Examples of their work include providing school admissions, housing assistance, and benefits support. They also focus on fostering community wellbeing by collaborating with health services and local organisations to ensure that residents have access to the resources they need for independent living.

Tameside Housing Advice provides housing advice and assistance via telephone and email.

The Trust provides adult learning, youth work, employment support and community development across the city. most of its employees and volunteers live within an 8-mile radius of the organisation.

In partnership with a range of employers and training providers we provide a pathway into meaningful employment for the unqualified, unskilled and inexperienced, particularly in fields such as construction, hospitality and personal services. We offer a range of services from job clubs, pre-employment training and work sampling all underpinned by 1:1 support. We contact some of the most difficult to track and place young adults (the ‘invisible’) who are on no-one’s register, who claim no benefits and who live outside the system.

We have also helped to organise recycling projects, fashion and dance events, sponsored bike rides and cross-generational projects.

DP aims to provide a safe environment for asylum seekers and refugees where they can find friendship, food and practical help.

Asylum seekers, destitute/refused asylum seekers and refugees are welcome to visit the Drop-In for tea and coffee, a hot cooked meal, free clothes and bedding as well as games for children, english lessons and arts and crafts.

Everything we offer is FREE for our service users, however, first priority is given to refused asylum seekers (with no recourse to public funds), asylum seekers and then refugees.

We also provide casework support for asylum seekers and refused asylum seekers who live in Bolton. Please note that, based on our Charity’s registration, we are not able to provide casework help to anyone living outside of Bolton or anyone who is an EU citizen or a British passport holder.

The Haven is a specialist primary healthcare service for asylum seekers and refugees who are new to Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Our team of staff consists of a GP and nurses who will assess and meet the initial health needs of asylum seekers and new refugees. We also help people to access health services and other services they need.

The Hope service is an NHS service which helps asylum seekers, refugees and victims of trafficking who have experienced trauma in adulthood and have a primary diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The people we support have often experienced multiple traumas in their home country and on their journey to the UK. They may face other practical challenges, for example unstable housing, poverty and discrimination. The care pathway within the service involves Moving On After Trauma (MOAT) groups and one-to-one specialist trauma-focused psychological support. We also provide wellbeing initiatives, such as a walking group and art group. These are run by our recovery coordinators, working with voluntary sector partners where possible. We work closely with Bristol Refugee Rights, Borderlands, Mind and Unseen to ensure our service users receive specialist support across their different needs.

The Hub is a partnership between Trafford Council and Altrincham Baptist Church, providing a community space for Trafford residents. This is a place to connect with others and make friendships as well as a place to learn, to be supported, and 'to be part of something.'

From tiny tots to seniors, and everyone in between, we have a whole host of groups and activities on offer inside our doors.

You can access a range of support services via The Hub. From Citizen's Advice, to language courses or simply a listening ear, if we can't meet your needs here at The Hub we will do our best to find someone who can.

The Oasis centre offers support to address the needs of people in crisis situations.

We have four interlinked projects focusing on different areas of support required through a period of crisis.

Re-build

Our Re-build project offers emergency provisions such as food and clothing, a cafe which is open four days a week offering hot nutritious food, and our own dedicated crisis support team who can signpost to relevant agencies and support with the root cause of the emergency such as debt or mental health difficulties.

Re-engage

Through our re-engage project we help everybody to feel like part of the community. We offer wellbeing support activities such as trips and social days, leisure activities such as board games, quizzes and workshops. In addition our community support team are on hand to help with the process of re-engagement.

Re-skill

Through our Re-skill programme, we provide a relaxed and encouraging setting to learn and practice. Clients are given the opportunity to develop the pre-requisite skills necessary for a functional lifestyle and successful employment. We introduce them to literacy, numeracy, home economics and art in a creative and non-threatening way. This one year programme includes: Urban Art; Cookery Workshop; English For Everyone; Maths Made Easy and Science workshops. 

We are an independent, grantmaking trust, based in Manchester and primarily focused on activity in the North of England. Our work is driven by our core purpose: Creating Thriving Communities.

The Sudanese Community aids refugees and those seeking asylum in their transition into a new life in a different country. We do this by offering information, advice and guidance , as well as helping members with social, cultural, psychological and communication issues. We also offer educational and recreational programs.

We’re an anti-poverty charity and community of food banks. We work together to ensure no one in the UK needs a food bank to survive, while providing food and practical support to people left without enough money to live on. 

We also offer access a range of advice and support, including helplines and guidance on social security payments and grants that may be available to you.

Housing Options Service Trafford (HOST) provides housing advice and assistance via telephone and email during our normal operating hours. If you become homeless outside of these hours, your call will automatically divert to HOST’s out of hours service.

We provide free, long-term psychotherapy and counselling to highly traumatised refugees and asylum seekers. We also provide specialist training, supervision and consultancy to agencies and individuals who work with traumatised people. We try to be as accessible as possible; we provide interpreters and can see clients both in person and remotely. We only take third party referrals from: 1625 Independent People, ABC , BHN, Borderlands, Brigstowe , Bristol Refugee Rights, British Red Cross - Bristol Refugee Service, NHS Talking Therapies, NRPF & Asylum Team BCC, Refugee Women of Bristol, SARI, The Haven, The Hope Service, Unseen, Womankind

UKeff is a charity that was set up in 2009 to educate the communities of Oldham following the riots and increasing levels of Islamophobia. Their aim was to repair the divided community through education, to show that our differences are beneficial, and that we can unite on the common good.

We offer a variety of services from food aid, support groups, coffee mornings and support to the homeless.

UK International Lawyers has an established and experienced team for providing Immigration & Asylum advice. From the initial application to representation, we aim to ensure a smooth transition in acquiring residence and citizenship to the UK. We advise on all aspects of Immigration & Asylum including:

• Investors & Entrepreneurs
• Highly Skilled Migrants
• Graduate Entrepreneurs
• Exceptionally Talented Migrants
• Family Migration
• Indefinite Leave to Remain
• British Nationality & Ancestry
• Visitors
• Overstayers
• EU nationals & family members
• Adoption
• Students
• Refusals and Appeals
• Judicial Reviews

Asylum including:

• Fresh Claims
• Legacy Cases
• Family Reunion
• Deportation & Removal
• Detention & Bail

We also provide our clients with assistance on document attestation, sponsorship declaration and travel documents.

Supporting survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking. We work alongside survivors to identify their needs and assist them with their recovery. This includes support to access legal and immigration advice, physical and mental health care, accommodation and education. In order to access our services, survivors first need to be referred into the National Referral Mechanism by a First Responder. First responders include statutory agencies such as the police, local authorities, the Gangmasters Licensing Authority and some designated charities, including Unseen. For more information on how to refer into the NRM call the uk modern slavery & exploitation helpline on 08000 121 700 or visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/human-trafficking-victims-referral-and-assessment-forms

We are an independent, evangelical church based in Victoria Park, Manchester. We are a warm, friendly, family church that welcomes everyone. We meet every Sunday morning at 10.30am - join us any Sunday.

At Visit from the Stork we support network for parents and their children who have no one else to turn to; a tribe of parents and professionals alike who encourage, empower and connect each other.

We offer:

Baby and Household essentials - We give vital baby and household essentials to the most vulnerable families through Stork Support. Our friendly 1:1 professional support enables families to feel informed about choices they are making and more knowledgeable about important issues such as finances and housing.

Connecting families together - Through our Stork Peer Support groups and Stay & Play sessions, we ensure parents can make friends with others who have both the same and different experiences of parenthood, sharing languages, cultures and more.

Breast feeding support - Our BOOBS approved venues, breastfeeding cafes, specialist antenatal classes and 1:1 peer support helps mums to achieve their breastfeeding goals - whether for one week, 6 months or 2 years and beyond.

Stork Store community shop - Provides affordable toys, games, clothes and equipment 0-teenager, as well as free school uniform and books and discounted baby essentials. We run weekly sessions from the hub and offer drop-in appointments to help with benefit forms and Healthy start applications.