We offer a range of Talking Therapies to adults aged 16 and over, who live and are registered with a GP in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. A free and confidential NHS service We all experience difficult times when we feel like we can’t cope. These incidents can affect your everyday life and prevent you from leading a normal life. If you are suffering from depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, excessive worry or low mood, then NHS Talking Therapies can help. Vita Health Group provides the local Talking Therapies services on behalf of the NHS to adults 16-years and over, who live and are registered with a GP in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Free Drop-In Service: We now run in person drop-ins across BNSSG where you can come and talk to one of our friendly team about our services, and have a supported referral if needed. Click here for more information. NHS Talking Therapies is a FREE service that provides short-term, evidence-based treatments for anxiety and depression, and you don’t need to visit a GP to get help. You can self-refer using our Digital Assistant, Online Form or By Phone. Visit our website for more information. We are not an emergency service and are not able to help with immediate crisis situations. If you need immediate help please contact either your GP or go to the Accident and Emergency Department of your local hospital (24hrs). Alternatively, if you’re experiencing a crisis and need a person to talk things through with, you can call the Crisis Teams in your area: 0800 953 1919.

We are leading immigration solicitors in Manchester with a consistently strong success rate in complex immigration applications and appeals. We offer straightforward advice and practical solutions to your individual circumstances.

Our services include:

• Nationality, naturalisation and registration as a British
• Human Rights Claims
• Deportation and Removals
• Points Based System applications
• Tier 1 – Applications for individuals: Investor, Entrepreneur and Exceptional Talent
• Tier 2 – Sponsored workers (Business)
• Tier 2 – Sponsored workers (Personal)
• Tier 4 – Students
• Tier 5 – Temporary workers
• Spouses, civil partners, unmarried partners, children and other family dependants
• Appeals & Judicial Review
• EU and EEA law
• UK ancestry
• Visit visas
• Premium Service appointments
• Further Leave and Indefinite Leave to remain (settlement) applications

Wai Yin Society has been supporting, empowering and working in partnership with Chinese individuals and families for more than 30 years. Founded in 1988 by a group of community-minded Chinese women.

We have developed a range of employment, education and community services for Chinese men and women and for other ethnic minority groups, including Somali, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Indian and many European nationalities.

We currently have three bases in Manchester:

• Swan Street Headquarters - which provides services for children, young people and families, and also hosts our Learning Centre, which caters for about 70% Chinese learners and 30% other BME learners;
• Sheung Lok Centre - which provides the services for older Chinese people and for older Somali women.
• The Welcome Centre - which provides English Classes, IT classes, Work Club, Welfare Advice, free Lunches and Food parcels distribution to the most in need, gardening classes to grow your own food, arts and craft classes, and job search support to the local residents in Cheetham Hill and Crumpsall areas.

The charity was established in 2009 to support French speaking asylum seekers and refugees living in the Greater Manchester.

We run community activities that are preventative as well as early intervention which allow the community to make informed choices and improve their quality of life.

Most of our activities aim to alleviate isolation and depression, including emotional wellbeing, social, physical and recreational activities.

Examples of our work include:

• Securing permanent accommodation
• Helping to equip new houses or clearing utilities bills.
• Breaking the isolation of the over 60s by providing companionship, befriending and home visits.
• Providing emotional and practical support to those affected by life events such genital mutilation, life treating illnesses or rape.

We Belong is a migrant youth-led organisation, campaigning for the rights of young migrants, developing young leaders by providing advice, support and training. We engage 16–25-year-old migrants, once empowered, we work closely with young people to create a strong counter-narrative to the UK’s hostile environment by advocating for reform within the UK’s immigration system.

We Belong has 3 main projects:

1. Let Us Learn: equal access to higher education for young migrants.
2. Chasing Status: Advocating for an end to the UK’s hostile environment and calling for a shorter more affordable route to settlement for long-term young migrants.
3. Leadership Academy: equipping and developing young changemakers to affect change in society.

At WAD we work with the disadvantaged families, people from different backgrounds and minority ethnic groups to break social barriers improve the quality of life and raise people’s self-esteem.

We do this by organising meetings and activities such like cultural events, dancing and drumming, sporting and arts activities for all. WAD also provides information on training, health and social care, crime reduction, employment, benefit advice and volunteering opportunities.

Wirral Change is an advisory service provider dedicated to supporting ethnic minority residents in the Wirral area since 2006. Our primary goal is to offer advisory services, advocacy, information, advice, and guidance (IAG) to marginalized communities.

Services we offer range from running community groups, translation and interpreting, health and wellbeing and support for immigration processes.

Womankind is an established charity that is run by women for women. We help hundreds of women every year to improve their mental health and well-being so they can experience a better quality of life. We recognise that the roots of our difficulties are often linked to personal life histories. We also recognise that the social and political environment in which we live affects our mental health. It’s not always easy to ask for help but we would encourage you to not suffer in silence as talking to someone about your problems and how you feel can really help. We will work with you to understand your situation and can help you think things through so you get the support you need. We can help you to find your own voice, to express yourself and think about what’s happened.

Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST) is a charity and grassroots network based in Manchester.

The women in our network speak many languages and practice many religions. We are women of all ages, nationalities, ethnicities, sexual orientation and disabilities. Some of us have children and spouses or partners with us, others face our families being split up by deportation. Many of us are alone.

We use a peer-support model to help women who seek sanctuary in Manchester. Through practical advice and wellbeing activities, we support women through the asylum system. We campaign locally and nationally with our sister organisations and allies to improve the system and ensure women’s rights are upheld.

Wonderfully Made Woman provide services for women and girls across Greater Manchester: married, single, single mother, separated, divorced, or widow.

Our charity is set up to help women and girls get back their confidence in every area of their lives, and make them value themselves.

We offer a variety of services such as confidence building workshops, domestic abuse support groups, heritage projects and many skill training workshops in beads making, make-up classes, cooking, hair making, and digital literacy.

Wood Street Mission is a children’s charity helping children and families living on a low income in Manchester and Salford.

We offer practical help to help meet children’s day-to-day needs and improve their life chances. We provide struggling families with children’s clothes, bedding and baby equipment, and toys and books which are important for children’s wellbeing and development.

We promote engagement in education by helping families with the costs of going to school and run holiday book clubs to promote reading and improve children’s literacy. We also provide toys for children to have presents on Christmas Day.

We also raise awareness about child poverty through our communications, holding events and giving talks at schools, businesses and groups.

Our mission is to bring adult education within reach of everyone who needs it. We empower adults by bringing great teaching to local communities across England and Scotland, reaching tens of thousands of learners each year.  

We work closely with voluntary and community organisations that help refugees to give people the best start in this country.

We offer free courses for refugees and displaced people, both online and in the classroom.   

From offering ESOL courses for refugees to family learning that improves well-being. Talk to us about what classes we can offer to meet the needs of the people you are supporting.    

Our adult education classes can help improve mental health, build a new life in the UK and improve English skills.

We offer courses to help people develop the language skills and qualifications to work in the UK.

Some of the courses that we’ve delivered for refugee organisations include:   

• ESOL courses to build language skills   
• Life in the UK   
• Arts, craft and music classes for wellbeing   
• Family fitness and cookery classes   
• Supporting children’s education in the UK   
• Mental health and stress awareness   
• Working in the UK and employability courses   
• Level 1 Award in Workers' Rights and Labour Exploitation  

Working Wardrobe is a personal styling service which gives people the outfit and confidence they need to get the job that they deserve.

Clients will work with a personal stylist to choose clothing, shoes and accessories for their interview, as well as receiving advice from our team of employment specialists who will help with 1-2-1 interview preparation. The clothing is theirs to keep, at no cost to them.

Yaran Northwest was established as a not-for-profit organisation to provide a variety of counselling advocacy, recovery and wellbeing services to meet the needs of vulnerable adults, new immigrants, families and couples in Greater Manchester.

Psychological service - provides one-to-one and group counselling/psychotherapy for middle eastern, in particular Farsi, Dari, Arabic, Turkish, Kurdish and Urdu speaking residents, across Greater Manchester including new immigrants, families and couples who need urgent help and support in health and well-being.

The Advocacy service - assist people from Middle Eastern background and covers improving their confidence, developing their basic skills in learning English, understanding the world of work, and guidance in seeking jobs.

Workshops, community-based programmes and professionally led
self-help groups - are for those in the community experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues alongside a spectrum of life issues too.

Yes is an award winning Charity established over 10 years ago to help Manchester residents to access employment, volunteering and learning opportunities, improve their digital skills, and achieve their ambitions.

We offer free access to more than 50 internet enabled workstations where our customers can apply for work, develop their skills and receive coaching and mentoring in the use of digital equipment from our volunteer ‘Digital Champions’. 

We help our customers to build CVs, search for jobs and complete applications, as well as referring them to long-standing partners to get help with debt, health, relationship issues.  We also refer customers to training providers so clients can access skills training.

Your Zakat helps Muslims who are struggling to pay bills, put food on their table and provide for their families.

If you’re a Muslim in need of support, Zakat given through NZF may be able to help.

To apply for help from National Zakat Foundation you must have your own email address, mobile phone number and a device able to connect to the internet.

Hardship Relief Fund - provides cash grants towards monthly expenses, such as food and clothing, to help vulnerable Muslims in the UK who are unable to pay for basic living costs.

Housing - This fund offers grants to help Muslims in the UK who need support to live in affordable, liveable and safe accommodation.

Work and Education - This fund offers grants to help Muslims in the UK who are unemployed or on low incomes to get a job and increase their incomes.

Z-arts is the UK’s only arts centre dedicated to offering best-practice in creative provision for children and families.

We engage with tens of thousands of people annually in outreach programmes with local communities, schools and college groups, international touring theatre shows and with superb on-site facilities including: 230-seat theatre, studio theatre, gallery, cafe bar, recording studio, music space & dance studio.