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Cheetham Advice Centre is a local charity that provides free, confidential advice and support to residents in Cheetham, Crumpsall and across Manchester. Their aim is to help individuals navigate various challenges, including financial difficulties, housing issues, and welfare benefits.

Services include:

We provide advice on a wide range of subjects including-

• Welfare Benefits

• Money & Debt

• Housing/Homelessness

• Consumer and employment problems

• Getting into work

• Access to adult learning, training and volunteering

• Immigration/Nationality issues (we are registered with IAA to provide Level 1 advice)

• Access to Education, Health and other statutory services

• Information about other local services and opportunities

Volunteering:

We regularly recruit and train local people as volunteers, enabling them to undertake a range of roles e.g. to give advice, provide interpreting or carry out administration work.

How to access:

Please call or email us for more information

If you would like to volunteer, please contact our Advice and Volunteer Manager via email: admin@cheethamadvice.org.uk

The main support we give to asylum seekers and new refugees is through our weekly asylum hub on Tuesdays from 12noon at the Unity Centre.

At the hub we have multi lingual workers available, as well as immigration and health advisers.

Service includes:

• Advice and information
• A meal
• Free ESOL
• Often projects that we have running at the time

How to access:

There is no need to book – asylum seekers or refugees can just turn up on the day. We also provide multi lingual support workers at Trinity Church asylum drop in at Ellesmere Port on Thursday mornings.

We are also running regular courses to support wellbeing and mental health for asylum seekers and refugees, contact us to find out more.

English not your first language? Do you need to brush up your English language skills or want to gain a qualification? We are specialists in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and offer a wide range of classes to suit your needs.

We have small class sizes and friendly tutors so you won’t feel overwhelmed.

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) includes:

• Qualified ESOL tutors
• Small class sizes
• All abilities catered for
• Both accredited and non accredited classes
• One to one support

How to access:

We offer free drop-in classes for all in Chester, Northwich, Ellesmere Port, Crewe, Macclesfield.

These are usually 1.5-2 hour classes per week. Students do not have to attend every week, but is beneficial for their language development if they do. Anyone can attend who lives in the Council borough, with no need for testing.

Download the current timetable here: https://irp.cdn-website.com/2e734203/files/uploaded/ESOL_Drop_in_April_2025.pdf

The Chinese Health Information Centre (CHIC) provides health-related services and support for Chinese communities in the UK. Their main aim is to improve the health and well-being of these communities through various programmes and information services.

CHIC offers health education, including workshops on topics like nutrition, mental health, and chronic disease management. They provide advice on accessing healthcare services and navigating the NHS. For example, they may help individuals understand how to register with a doctor or access mental health services.

How to access:

Please call or email for more info, or drop in at our centre. Referrals can come from healthcare providers who recognise patients requiring assistance or from community organisations.

Chit Chat Chai offers free basic English classes and a cafe for women who are new to English and very often new to the country.

How to access:

Service runs every Monday during term time.

• English Lessons run from 9:30- 11am

• Cafe runs from 11am- 12:30pm

CAP Job Clubs is a service provided by Christians Against Poverty (CAP) that supports individuals seeking employment across the UK. The aim is to help people develop job-seeking skills and boost their confidence.

CAP Job Clubs offer a range of services, including workshops on CV writing, interview preparation, and job search strategies. They provide a supportive environment where participants can receive guidance and encouragement from trained coaches and peers.

Referrals can come from local churches, community organisations, or individuals seeking help directly. The focus of CAP Job Clubs is on empowering individuals to find meaningful employment, improving their financial stability and overall well-being.

How to access:

Contact directly to book an appointment

Low cost ethical immigration advice to people with the right to work and claim benefits so that we can provide free advice to people without the right to work and claim benefits as a long term route out of destitution. We are registered with IAA (previously OISC) Level 3.

Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton has developed, and continues to maintain, a strong and trusted presence locally, aimed at supporting individuals and communities across the Bury & Bolton boundaries with a range of social welfare issues.

We provide one off advice/ information and casework (subject to funding and eligibility criteria). 

Our services are focused on supporting communities who are most vulnerable and those who are locked out of the welfare system, or on the verge of being excluded. 

We have specialist advisers in the following areas:

• Welfare Benefits
• Money & Debt
• Community Care
• Housing

Face to Face Advice: Bury & Bolton
Tuesday:
• 1st Floor Castle Buildings, 5-10 Market Place, Bury- 10am-3pm

Thursday:
• Victoria Plaza, Oxford Street, Bolton- 10am-3pm

How to access:

Drop-in

We provide free, confidential, independent and impartial advice to help you find a way forward with your problems.

Whoever you are, whatever the problem. We’re here to help.

Services include:

• Housing advice
• Debt advice
• Pension Wise
• Reporting a hate crime

How to access:

We offer advice on a wide range of subjects. Get in touch with us in a way that works for you. Call our advice line, chat with an advisor on line or visit one of our community hubs which are available across Manchester (listed here: https://www.citizensadvicemanchester.org.uk/face-to-face)

The Out of Hours Advice Service allows you to contact us by Telephone, SMS, and Facebook Messenger between 7pm and 10pm 7 days a week- call us at 01618505053

Citizens Advice Stockport provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities.

Face to Face Advice: Oldham
Monday:
• Customer Contact Centre - drop-in 10am-4pm

• Lees Library - drop-in 9.30 to 12pm and appointments in the afternoon

• Werneth and Freehold Community Project - drop-in 9.30 to 12pm and appointments in the afternoon

Tuesday:

• Customer Contact Centre - drop-in 10am-4pm

• Limehurst Library - appointments only

Wednesday:

• Customer Contact Centre - drop-in 10am-4pm

• Neon Oldham - drop-in 9.30am-12pm and appointments in the afternoon

• Crompton Library - drop-in 9.30am to 12pm and appointments in the afternoon

Thursday:

• Customer Contact Centre - drop-in 10am-4pm

• Chadderton Library - drop-in 9.30am to 12pm and appointments in the afternoon

• Failsworth Library - drop-in 9.30am to 12pm and appointments in the afternoon

• Oldham Integrated Care Centre (ICC)- Benefits Advice Drop in 9.30 to 12.30pm

Friday:

• Customer Contact Centre - drop-in 10am-3pm

• Honeywell Centre (Hathershaw) - drop-in 9.30 to 12pm and Appointments in the afternoon

How to access:

Drop-in

Citizens Advice Stockport provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities.

Face to Face Advice: Rochdale
Monday:
• Number One Riverside- general advice drop-in 9am-3pm

Tuesday:
• Smallbridge Library- general advice drop-in 9am-3pm

Wednesday:
• Number One Riverside- general advice drop-in 9am-3pm

Thursday:
• Number One Riverside- general advice drop-in 9am-3pm
• Heywood Library (Appointment only)- contact advice-line on 0808 278 7803 to book

Friday:

• Littleborough Library - general advice drop-in 9am-3pm

How to access:

Drop-in

We provide free, confidential and impartial advice to residents of Salford, and campaign on big issues affecting people’s lives.

People come to us with all sorts of issues. You may have money, benefit, housing or employment problems. You may be facing a crisis, or just considering your options.

It doesn’t matter who you are, or what your situation is, Citizens Advice Salford will always give you free, confidential and impartial advice.

Face to Face Advice: Salford
Monday:
• Pendleton Gateway- drop-in 9am-1pm
• Eccles Gateway Centre- drop-in 9am-1pm

Tuesday:
• The Walkden Gateway- drop-in 9am-1pm
• Cadishead Library- drop-in 10am-12:30pm

Wednesday:
• Broughton Hub- drop-in 9am-1pm
• Eccles Gateway Centre- drop-in 9am-1pm
• Pendleton Gateway- drop-in 9am-1pm

Thursday:
• The Walkden Gateway- drop-in 9am-1pm

How to access:

Drop-in

Citizens Advice Stockport provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities.

Face to Face Advice: Stockport

Monday:
• Stopford House- general drop-in and energy drop-in 9am-4pm
• Brinnington Library- Appointments only bookable via advice line
• Bredbury Library- drop in 10am-12:30pm

Tuesday:
• Stopford House- drop-in 9am-4pm
• Stockport Yorkshire Building Society- Appointment only (AM)

Wednesday:
• Stopford House- drop-in 9am-4pm
• Reddish Library- Appointments only bookable via advice line

Thursday:
• Adswood and Bridgehall Library- Appointments only bookable via advice line
• Stopford House- drop-in 9am-4pm
• Stockport Yorkshire Building Society- Appointment only (AM)

Friday:
• Stopford House- drop-in 9am-4pm

How to access:

Drop-in

Our service is free, confidential, independent and impartial. We’re open to everyone in the community. Our staff are trained to give information on virtually any issue.

Services Include:

• Immigration – Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) Level 1 Initial Advice
• Welfare Benefits
• Financial Capability
• Consumer
• Neighbourhood Disputes
• Education
• Healthcare
• Human Rights
• Family & Personal Issues.
• We offer specialist services in debt, housing and employment.

How to access:

Attend drop in at one of these locations https://www.tamesidecab.org.uk/get-advice/outreach/, call advice line 0808 278 7805 open Monday to Friday 9am to 1pm (excluding Bank Holidays) or by email at advice@tamesidecab.org.uk '

Citizens Advice provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities.

Face to Face Advice: Trafford
Monday:
• Partington Library- drop-in 10am-3.30pm

Tuesday:
• Stretford Public Hall- drop in 9.30am-3pm

Wednesday:
• Altrincham Hub- drop in 9.30am-3.30pm
• Sale Waterside- drop in 10am-4pm

Thursday:
• Sale West Community Centre- drop in 9.30am-3.30pm

Friday:
• Urmston Library- drop in 10.00am to 4pm

How to access:

Drop-in

Our aim is to give you the knowledge and confidence to find a way forward, whatever the problem. Our advisers will not tell you what to do, but will give you the information or advice for you to make an informed decision.

As a charity we receive funding to deliver services focusing on certain advice matters.
We are able to offer information and advice on the following areas:

• Benefits

• Debt

• Employment

• Housing

Face to Face Advice: Oldham

• Wigan Life Centre North- Monday to Thursday. 9am-12pm

• Magnum House Leigh- Monday to Thursday. 9am-12pm

How to access:

Drop-in

Project CLEAR provides support for asylum seekers with multiple complex needs, which make it particularly difficult to navigate the asylum system and access other support. CLEAR clients typically have experience of more than one of the following: severe mental and/or physical health issues, disabilities, complex immigration history, experience of the criminal justice system, long term rough sleeping, survivors of domestic abuse.

This service is access via an internal referral from BRR advice service.

Coffee4Craig is open every single evening. The drop-in offers respite from the streets, hot food, showers, clean clothing, toiletries, haircuts, conversation with staff and volunteers, snacks, hot drinks, water refill point, medical support, emergency crisis intervention and advice. ​

Coffee4Craig does not directly offer accommodation but we do support the Homeless Partnership and MCC to offer an out of hours service for referrals and allocations into accommodation when the temperature drops below zero.

How to access:

Attend a drop in

Community Action Network (CAN) is an organisation that supports local communities and groups in the UK. Their main aim is to empower people to make positive changes in their neighbourhoods.

CAN provides a range of arts activities, accessible events, training for artists from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds and projects which we deliver in partnership with other organisations and community groups.

We also run the Horizons Festival which usually coincides with Refugee Week and often run free events for refugees and asylum seekers as part of that.

We have a children and young people’s programme providing free, accessible, participatory cultural activities which are intercultural.

How to access:

Send referrals through, Katherine Rogers, katherine@can.uk.com; 0161 234 2987'

Our community cohesion workshops and activities known as Celebrating Sanctuary Local, is a package of local activities to educate and promote how to include marginalised refugees and asylum seekers locally, including welcome chats and creating spaces of welcome workshops, culminating in a localised celebratory event co-created by refugees and asylum seekers and local residents. We work in communities across Bristol and South Gloucestershire and if you are an organisation, community hub or individual who would like to be involved, please get in touch.

Community Group Support

Feeding the Community Every Wednesday at the Coexist Community Kitchen our team, and a group of amazing volunteers, prepare and cook up to 150 free meals that are available to anyone in the community who may need them. If you, or someone you know would benefit from this service – please contact Joey for more information: joey@coexistuk.org

Community Revival is a specialist English Language teaching institution, accredited by the prestigious British Council.

Services include:

• Community Revival UK offers non-accredited and accredited courses to ESOL learners.

• They provide informal and relaxed classes designed to improve wellbeing and language skills, particularly those from the BAME community including asylum seekers and refugees.

• Their varied online ESOL programme across Tameside includes Functional Skills qualifications, wellbeing courses, as well as information, advice and guidance to learners.

• ESOL Skills for Life courses are available from Entry 1 to Level 2 and cover everyday scenarios to develop reading, writing, listening and speaking to support English language skills both at home and in the workplace.

• Courses last typically for 60 hours and a City & Guilds Certificate is awarded on successful completion.

How to access:

Call or email

Community Revival is a specialist English Language teaching institution, accredited by the prestigious British Council.

Services include:

• We offer courses in ESOL, Maths, English, Education and Training, Information, Advice and Guidance, Skills Support for the Workforce and Digital Skills.

• We also run projects aimed at improving individuals’ wellbeing.

• ESOL Skills for Life courses are available from Entry 1 to Level 2 and cover everyday scenarios to develop reading, writing, listening and speaking to support English language skills both at home and in the workplace.

• Courses last typically for 60 hours and a City & Guilds Certificate is awarded on successful completion.

Classes at:

Chorlton: (Monday to Thursday 9.30am to.30pm & 1.30pm to 3.30pm) – 2 Selborne Rd, Manchester M21 0BL

Rusholme: (Monday to Wednesday 10am to 12.30pm) – Ethnic Health Forum, 1st Floor, 195 Wilmslow Rd, Manchester M14 5AQ

Cheetham Hill: (Monday to Wednesday 10am to 12.30pm) – Welcome Centre, 18 Brentfield Ave, Manchester M8 0TW

Longsight: (Thursday Morning 10am to 12pm) – Rethink Rebuild Society, Unit 7 Longsight Business Park, Manchester M13 0PQ

How to access:

Drop in to our centre 11am - 3pm on Weekdays. Please bring ID, and proof of address if you have it. Alternatively, you can fill our our online application form at http://www.communityrevival.co.uk/index.php/local-application/

Support in Hubs for all refugees, people seeking asylum, Ukrainian guests and hosts, and people from Hong Kong on BN(O) visas Our weekly sessions offer:
• Advice around housing
• Information about Health and Wellbeing services
• Employment support
• Support with welfare benefits
• Information about services in South Gloucestershire
• Language skills provision

To compliment the excellent therapy that we provide at VitaMinds and to better serve the community we work in, we have partnered with several outstanding providers who offer a range of alternative therapeutic experiences that could support you when you need it the most.

Read more below City Farms The City Farms in Bristol have partnered with VitaMinds to provide some supplementary support for our patients. By referring to the City Farms, patients can benefit from taking part in outdoors activity, building their confidence and self-esteem in a safe and constructive environment. They don’t have to have any interest in farms, gardening, or animals, just a willingness to give it a go. Whilst there are a variety of courses on offer, they are all suitable for a client who is feeling a bit low and is keen to socialise again.

There are currently three farms available across the Bristol area, open to anyone across BNSSG. Bluebell Bluebell provide support to help families manage their mental health and wellbeing during pregnancy and after birth. They provide a range of different services through VitaMinds for Mums and Dads with during pregnancy or up to 2 years after birth.

The Greater Manchester Urgent Primary Care Alliance (GMUPCA) is a community interest company that brings together gtd healthcare, Mastercall Healthcare and Bardoc, to provide healthcare services across Greater Manchester.

Please note, if you are given an appointment with a dentist, fees are payable for treatment under the NHS unless you receive certain benefits. There will be a minimum charge of £26.80 for the attention you receive during your appointment.

If you are exempt from payment, please bring proof with you to the practice as our dentist will ask for evidence that you are entitled to free NHS dental treatment.

How to access:

Appointment only. Patients who are not registered with a dentist can access the service between 8am and 10pm, seven-days-a-week;. Outside these hours, please call NHS 111 for urgent advice.

Our bilingual Community workers welcome, register and be-friend with new women using the service, providing information, guidance and practical support regarding the different activities at the drop-in (including crèche, English classes, arts and crafts etc, training courses). They carry out in-depth needs assessments to identify each woman’s individual needs. Our community workers provide interpretation support on a 1-1 basis and for group workshops and talks. We ensure that all our written information is translated or communicated verbally for those who are illiterate in their first language. Our Community workers currently translate and interpret in three languages; Somali, Chinese and Arabic. We also have volunteer community workers who speak a range of languages.

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.

The Salford Employability Support program is a service for immigrants, refugees, or asylum seekers who are seeking work in warehouse operations, retail, construction, customer service, hospitality, or event management.

It is a free service with support from trained staff and volunteers.

Service includes:

• Essential skills training with a certificate
• CV writing assistance
• Job Search

How to access:

For more information please call or email us.

Register via- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCZeGpetMKIZThp1KJW9fV4tGYjDUfTAZwGKOvb-ItjNX3zw/viewform

Connect Talent CIO in Salford are excited to share with you the launch of our Music and Dance Club, a new and inclusive initiative aimed at empowering young people and older adults through creative and digital engagement.

This initiative offers a safe, vibrant space for individuals to relax, recreate, or even develop a career in music and dance.

Completely free to attend.

Service includes:

• Music Education
• Community Choir
• Dance Groups
• Fitness & Fun
• Professional Support

How to access:

There is no audition or prior experience required, just a willingness to participate and connect.

To sign up, please complete this registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfaooiM0AvqVCd3jNE4bzVBn1uF7IFeeRmuRtNbjjQ8ZC0RbA/viewform

We encourage you to practice English, meet like-minded people, and play games. This is a relaxed drop-in like session; and we provide hot drinks and can also refer people to other services within the community.

Embark on a journey from passionate home cook to confident cookery class teacher! Our programme spans two enriching years, beginning with a comprehensive 12-14-week workshop. We provide a safe and supportive environment where you can: Learn To Teach Enhance Communication Forge Connections Earn Income (if you have the right to work) Qualifications: Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate (upon completion) Gain work experience and plan your own business / earning opportunities

Our Migrant Children’s Project (MCP) provides one-to-one legal advice on issues affecting children subject to immigration control through email advice and outreach programme and a range of free resources and online information.

We also offer Pro Bono Nationality Representation and run a Legal Practice Unit for which we have a Legal Aid contract.

How to access:

We no longer offer telephone advice. Please email your query.

Always Heard can provide an Advocate to children and young people who cannot access the local advocacy support they are entitled to. Always Heard provides advice and advocacy for Looked After Children, Care Leavers and young people on the edge of care from 0-25 years old.

How to access:

Referrals to Coram Voice can come from social workers, schools, or the young people themselves. They also provide a free helpline for young people to get immediate advice.

TFSW offers refugees and asylum seekers free, specialised, long-term psychotherapy and counselling in Bristol. Please note, although we do our best to see clients for an initial session soon after referral, we do have a waiting list and are not a front-line crisis service. 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. Please visit our website for more information on how to refer.

Funding of up to £500 for people in crisis where all other avenues have been explored.

ABC has a small pot of money for people who meet the criteria below and this can be applied up to a maximum of £500. Once the application has been made it will be considered by our crisis fund team and the referral partner will be notified of the outcome. At this point ABC may take the steps needed or we may ask the referrer to do so. Please make sure you give as much detail as possible and manage expectations as we predict that there will be a large number of referrals.

Examples of successful applications include:

• Shoes for street homeless person £35 
• Prescription glasses £98 
• Train ticket to medical appointment £24 
• Contribution to legal fees £500 
• Bike trailer for family with 2 children with disabilities £200 
• Leg braces for service user with arthritic knees £12 

How to access

Referral only. Referral partners: BRASP.

To access the ABC Crisis Fund these criteria must be met: 

• The person must be a refugee, asylum seeker/refused asylum seeker/deemed inadmissible 
• In crisis and in need of emergency support 
• Are unable to access this support elsewhere 
• Without this support their mental/physical health or asylum claim will be adversely impacted 

Equipping people to thrive in an interconnected world, we offer a range of training courses that develop cultural awareness and equip people and organisations to be more welcoming and inclusive in today’s diverse and interconnected world. Our courses include: Welcome to the UK, Supporting Refugees & Asylum Seekers, and Cultural Awareness Training.

Culture Bridge is a CIC Limited community group facilitating a dialogue of communication and trust between cultures and the advancement of education of the public. We aim to push our limits through ideas and creations.

Culture Bridge run a drop in service on Wednesdays which offers multiple activities including art, music, ESOL, women's groups and culturally appropriate meals and sports.

Services include:

• On Tuesdays, the Culture Bridge-Stockport CAN project runs. They also support the refugee women at the Bradberry Hotel

• Wednesdays are the Refugee Connect Day. There are also Women Group Workshops. Multicultural Art activities are run for the refugee, asylum seeking and migrant women group, to meet in a safe space where they can share their experiences and journeys.

• On Thursdays, Culture Bridge works with the Woodbank Community Gardening workshop to support a group of the asylum-seeking adults at the Britannia hotel to improve their mental and physical health wellbeing.

• On Fridays there are Women’s Multicultural Art & culture activities.

How to access:

For more information please phone or email Culture Bridge, or check their Facebook page for updates: https://en-gb.facebook.com/culturebridgemcr/

Free Funded counselling and psychotherapy services for BAME women and youth.

Services include:

• Face to face individual counselling

• Group therapy

• Telephone Counselling

• FGM Trauma Focused

• CBT Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

• Psychotherapy services

• Life coaching and Mentoring

• Wellbeing Workshops/Seminars

• Signposting

• Advocacy

How to access:

Online booking form - https://www.debutterflycic.com/book

Deeplish Community Centre is a place that offers support and activities for local people, especially those from diverse backgrounds. They aim to strengthen the community by providing a range of services, including educational classes, health workshops, and social events. Their job club is every Monday.

How to access:

Attend drop in or call us.

If you have no income and no other way of getting any, together with other partners in Bristol we may be able to provide you with assistance for a short period of time.

Detention Action is a charity that provides emotional and practical support for people in immigration detention.

We are completely independent from the Home Office, prisons and the detention centres.

Are you in Detention? Give us a call 0800 587 2096

We support people in Harmondsworth, Colnbrook, Derwentside and Sahara Unit detention centres and people held under immigration powers in prisons

It's free. It's confidential.

If you’re unable to use our Freephone number, you can call us on 020 7226 3114

How to access:

If you leave a message with your name, number and CID, we will call you back. If you are in a prison, please share your prison reference number and the name of the prison you are in.

Diversity Matters North West works with various groups, including individuals, families, and community organisations. They aim to empower people by providing access to resources, training, and support.

They offer workshops on job skills, help to create CVs and connect clients with counselling services. Diversity Matters Northwest also works on community projects to promote inclusivity and understanding among different cultures.

How to access:

Drop in or referral through email/phone.

Doctors of the World is a charity that provides healthcare services to vulnerable people in the UK, including migrants, refugees, and those without access to health services. They aim to ensure that everyone can receive medical care, regardless of their immigration status.

The organisation works with individuals who may face barriers to accessing healthcare, such as language difficulties or fear of deportation. They operate clinics in various locations, offering services like medical consultations, mental health support, and vaccinations. For example, they might provide a free health check to a refugee who has recently arrived in the UK.

Doctors of the World cannot help people who are already registered with a GP unless there are very particular circumstances.

How to access:

Call advice line that runs Monday to Thursday from 10 to 12.

The UK volunteering database, Do-it.life makes it easy for anyone to volunteer in their community. Do-it.life lists over 1 million volunteering opportunities that are posted by volunteer centres, national/local charities and voluntary groups.

How to access:

Charity organisations are required to create accounts on the website with enough information about charity events, their locations, time, and the type of help needed.

Volunteers are asked to create an account and enter their location and area of volunteering preferences via: https://app.doit.life/sign-up

Then volunteers are provided with matching events created by charity organisations based on the location. A volunteer can then select and apply to any of the events recommended to them.

For more information, fill in the form via: https://www.doit.life/contact

(OR)

Get in touch with us directly at hello@doit.life, and a member of the team will be happy to help you.

We befriend and support people seeking asylum and new refugees helping them to promote their asylum claims, settle into a new life in the UK and to integrate into Doncaster.

We can arrange access to official agencies offering professional support. We offer help with access to health services, understanding the asylum process, finding a solicitor, arranging travel, form filling as well as helping our service users to make sense of a wide variety of other problems.

We offer ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) lessons. See website for contact details.

The group has English conversation and an art sessions such as craft, maths and chess. Also, we do some family activities such as picnics and cooking for mothers and children.

The group collaborates with other communities and organisations to run events such as refugee week, New year, Black history month, festivals, and Hate crime week.

In all activities, we inform family and participants to join the event. In addition, we have some workshops related to well-being and mental health and the group is doing signposting and receiving referrals.

How to access:

Call us for more information about joining activities

We are a local charity based in Parbold, Lancashire which provides a welcoming, befriending and practical support including English language skills to asylum seekers and refugees living in the local areas of Skelmersdale and Wigan. We have over 20 volunteers working with families in Wigan and Skelmersdale befriending, helping with English conversation and supporting them as they settle into our community.

How to access

Email us

At Doulas Without Borders, our UK-wide network of voluntary doulas provides women and birthing people who have experienced trauma and are in financial hardship with the companionship, physical, emotional and educational support needed during pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.

Doulas do not offer medical advice or apply clinical measures, but do offer a wealth of knowledge about birth. We help people to have a positive experience by providing information, support, and encouragement—without judgment.

We accept referrals on behalf of people from 6 months of pregnancy or within the first 6 weeks of the postnatal period, who are in isolation, or unsupported, in disadvantage and in financial hardship.

How to access service

Referrals can be made online via: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf_bn_t5ol2nkEkvujljkiUVA3qPcA9xfL34CiklDEaN7Oyhg/viewform '

Come meet us at one of our friendly community-based drop-in sessions. We will have someone available at each of the sites listed below to talk about our services and how we might be able to help you. No booking required. Look forward to seeing you there. Are you in need of immediate help? VitaMinds is not an emergency service and is not able to offer urgent help for crisis situations. If you are thinking of hurting yourself, or suicide feels like the only option, please contact your GP or visit your local Accident and Emergency Department. If you think you are struggling to keep yourself safe, or are seeking help for a medical emergency, call 999.

These general advice sessions offer support and signposting for all kinds of issues, including work support, financial support, isolation, food supplies, and anything else you might need help with.

Every week we have:

Free English classes from Pre Entry to Entry 3 every week unless otherwise stated in the timetable and one to one reading practice is also available.

Lunch and breakfast provided for registered members.

Free crèche for up to 10 pre-school children 10.00 to 12.00

Information and Advocacy provided by community workers in community languages (Somali, Arabic and Chinese). We also have volunteer community workers who speak a range of languages.

We offer various well-being workshops and activities including arts and crafts.

We have specialist support available for members who are survivors or are currently experiencing violence against women and girls.

Our solicitors in Manchester can assist in over 25 areas of law such as Criminal Defence, Fraud Defence, Immigration, Medical Negligence & Mental Capacity/Court of Protection matters.

Our Legal Aid solicitors will be happy to meet with you to discuss, in detail whether or not your case can be funded by Legal Aid. If your case cannot be funded by Legal Aid, our solicitors will explore other alternative means of funding i.e., privately, fixed fees, legal expenses insurance and no win no fee.

How to access:

In order to book an appointment please make an enquiry via: https://www.duncanlewis.co.uk/Home/Contact/

Please remember to provide as much information as possible so that your enquiry can be directed to the most appropriate lawyer.

At Early Essentials we give out newborn baby starter packs that are packed into a Moses basket to pregnant women who are deemed to be in need.

How to access

Through referral from midwife, health visitors, outreach workers, charities or equivalent. Please use this form https://earlyessentials.org.uk/refer '

At Early Essentials we give out newborn baby starter packs that are packed into a Moses basket to pregnant women who are deemed to be in need.

How to access

Through referral from midwife, health visitors, outreach workers, charities or equivalent. Please use this form https://earlyessentials.org.uk/refer '

Our creche is the heart of all our services. Refugee women who would otherwise be unable to access our service are able to. The creche is managed by our partner organisation Bristol Refugee Rights. We offer free a crèche for up to 10 pre-school children 10.00 to 12.00.

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.

EAICO gives young people the opportunity to get involved in activities based around African, Caribbean and British culture.

Services include:

• Drama: With the experience gained through regular drama activities the young people will plan, stage and perform annual productions.

• Singing: Community choir made up of young people from different cultural backgrounds.  This builds team spirit and confidence, leading to new and exciting friendships.

• Bespoke Workshops: Deliver tailor made workshops as extra curricular activities for special occasions.  These are fully resourced by the organisation and can be devised to explore various themes on request.

Cultural Workshops: Explore a sense of self esteem, personal empowerment and increased stability in the social and home environment. Sessions are aimed at families and recommended for boys age 10-18.  The topics are wide ranging including:

• Black & British
• Identity and Experiences
• The Physical Self; presentation & self-perception
• Black History; role models & celebration
• Training
• Career Support

• Cultural Awareness training & workshops

How to access:

For more information, please email or call us or use the email form at: http://www.eaico.org/contact-us/

Ebony and Ivory Community Organisation want to encourage families to learn and share together. There are opportunities and activities open to all family members including, Family Sessions, Mixed Heritage Forum, Volunteer Opportunities, Women’s Forum, Cultural Workshops and Careers Advice.

Services include:

• Careers Advice
• Access to Employment
• Mentoring

How to access:

For more information, please email or call us or use the email form at: http://www.eaico.org/contact-us/

EGG (Engage, Grow, Go) is a Greater Manchester charity dedicated to helping people move beyond homelessness for good.

Unlike quick-fix approaches, we focus on long-term solutions—supporting individuals into stable housing, employment, and independence.

Services include:

• Once someone experiencing homelessness joins EGG, they become a client. We provide long-term, tailored support to help them transform their lives.

• Each client receives one-to-one mentoring, guiding them through challenges and helping them achieve their personal goals.

• We assist with essential needs

How to access:

To make a referral please complete this referral form: https://egg.charity/referrals/

Lucie’s Pantry is a social supermarket currently operating as a food bank.

Our Pantry provides a sustainable and affordable source of food and household essentials to members of the Bolton community struggling to make ends meet through debt, illness or low income. Together we’re providing great food for great people.

How to access:

People who want to use the social supermarket become a member of Lucie’s Pantry

To join as a member you need a referral from one of our referral partners. For more information about this, please speak to us at our Derby Barracks base, from Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am to 5pm or give us a call on 01204 398056.

For more information please call us

Emmaus communities provide a home and meaningful work to people who have experienced homelessness and social exclusion. Our communities are situated all across the UK.

Most offer between 20 and 40 places for people to live. Once someone joins an Emmaus community, they are known as an Emmaus companion.

Unlike a lot of provision for homeless people, Emmaus communities offer a home for as long as someone needs it. Emmaus companions get a room of their own, food, clothing and a small weekly allowance.

How to access:

If you are currently homeless, or if you know someone who could benefit from support from Emmaus, get in touch with your local community. They will be able to tell you if they have spaces available and if they are able to meet your individual needs.

To find your local Emmaus, please use this link: https://emmaus.org.uk/your-local-emmaus/?region=all

To contact Emmaus please call us or complete this contact form: https://emmaus.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/

Emmeline’s Pantry provides a foodbank, clothes, toiletries and baby items to women in need and their families This is open to all women across Manchester who, for a donation, can access the service either weekly or monthly depending on need. This is accessed by referral only.

How to access:

Referral only through this online form https://emmelinespantry.com/referral-criteria/