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This directory contains information on 187 voluntary and community organizations in Leicestershire that provide services to support economic inclusion such as housing assistance, employment skills training, and financial well-being services. It introduces the organizations by type of service offered and provides contact details for each in an A-Z listing. Users can search for organizations that address their specific needs. The directory aims to promote awareness of the economic contributions of the voluntary and community sector in the local area.

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VAL Directory of Voluntary & Community Organisations Find Voluntary & Community organisations working in Economic Inclusion Economic Inclusion
VAL Directory • Economic Inclusion 2 Here at Voluntary Action LeicesterShire we believe in promoting the services that are provided by the voluntary and community sector in Leicester and Leicestershire. These groups contribute £630 million to the local economy and provide vital support to communities on a daily basis. About this Directory This directory includes details of 187 voluntary and community sector organisations1 that are delivering services to actively support and promote economic inclusion. These organisations offer a range of services to support people’s housing needs, increase people’s employability skills and generally promote their economic wellbeing. At VAL, we’re working to raise awareness of the sector’s economic contribution. This directory is also part of that work, providing some key facts about the economic contribution of the VCS in Leicester and Leicestershire How to use this directory Organisations are listed at the front of the directory in relation to the type of service they deliver. You can then find the group listed alphabetically. Should you have any queries about the directory, please don’t hesitate to get in touch using the contact details on the back of this directory. 1. The groups included in this directory have given VAL specific permission to publicise their service and economic inclusion forms a core part of their service offer. There are many more organisations on VAL’s database that are either indirectly contributing towards economic inclusion and/or have not given VAL permission to share their information. Welcome
3 VAL Directory • Economic Inclusion Contents 4 The VCS in Leicester and Leicestershire 6 About VAL 10 Groups by Type of Service 14 A-Z Organisations 51 Disclaimer
Economic Inclusion • VAL Directory 4 £630 million The local sector is worth Leicester & Leicestershire’s Voluntary Sector 189,000 volunteers The sector provides 12,700 jobs 24m annual volunteer hours donated In Leicester & Leicestershire: £473m income1 £157m volunteer hours2 Micro Groups Income £0 - £10,000 Small Groups Income £10,001 - £100,000 Medium Groups Income £100,001 - £1m Large Groups Income above £1m £3.8m 1095 groups £104m 770 groups £25m 351 groups £338 million 71 groups 3
5 VAL Directory • Economic Inclusion Percentage of population claiming JSA in Leicestershire by district4 Percentage of Leicester City’s total JSA claimants by ward5 Footnotes 1. Income figures are based on data from the Charity Commission. 2. Based on the minimum wage of £6.50 per hour. 3. Based on the VCS accounting 2.7% of workforce. Independent Living 72 87 85 Economic Wellbeing Education & lifelong learning 1 Young people (aged 13-19) 2 People from BME communities 3 Socially excluded / vulnerable people 4 People with particular health needs or disabilities 5 Faith communities 6 Older people 7 Women 8 People with mental health needs 9 Carers / parents 10 Offenders, victims of crime & their families Economic Inclusion in Leicestershire Types of local economic inclusion groups included in this Directory Where are the problems? Top 10 Beneficiaries of Economic Inclusion Groups ☼ 2.5% 1% 0.5% 1.5% 2% 10% 4% 2% 6% 8% 4. Percentage based on total number of working age adults. 5. Figures are based on total number of JSA claimaints in Leicester City.
About VAL • VAL Directory 6 The VCS supports communities’ most vulnerable people, so when the VCS’ voice is heard, communities are heard. We work to strengthen the voice of the VCS and ensure that the most marginalised communities can speak out. We do this by: §§ Encouraging conversations between decision makers and VCS groups of all sizes §§ Highlighting the value of the VCS by gathering and promoting data about the sector §§ Enabling the VCS to influence key local strategies and plans §§ Raising awareness of the importance of the VCS Join the conversation Find out more or join an upcoming event by visiting: www.valonline.org.uk/groups/forums-voice Connecting the VCS with decision markers
7 VAL Directory • About VAL We work with organisations of all shapes and sizes to ensure that they can keep delivering vital services. We do this by: §§ Facilitating collaboration between VCS groups §§ Offering support to help groups to develop funding bids and consortia §§ Providing high quality information, advice and training Get information, advice and support Find out more or access support by visiting: www.valonline.org.uk/groups/advice-support You can also call the VAL Helpline on 0116 257 5050. Supporting the VCS
About VAL • VAL Directory 8 Involve Volunteers We can help all types of organisations to recruit and manage volunteers. We can: §§ Advertise your opportunities online, at our face-to-face drop-ins and in our newsletters §§ Provide one to one advice and support on managing volunteers §§ Deliver free training for your organisation §§ Support your organisation with its volunteering policies and procedures Start Volunteering it us online at www.valonline.org.uk/volunteers or ring us on 0116 257 5050.
9 VAL Directory • About VAL Find details of over 2,000 local groups on our directory The directory allows you to find VCS organisations working in your area. Organisations can also list their details on the directory. The benefits of listing a VCS organisation on our directory include: §§ Ensuring that funders can find your group §§ Helping service users find your group §§ Promoting your groups work Access the directory To start searching or list an organisation, visit www.valdirectory.org.uk/. If you have queries, please call us on 0116 256 5050 or email helpline@valonline.org.uk. VAL Directory
Type of service • VAL Directory 10 Groups by Type of Service Accommodation and Housing Action Homeless Active Wesley Hall Adullam Homes Housing Association Advance Advance Employment Ambition East Midlands Anchor Centre (LCPT) Asian Community Association Asra Housing Group b-inspired Bethany (Adullam Homes HA) Bridge House Project Building and Social Housing Foundation Carr-Gomm Catch 22 (Leicester) Community Advice Law Service (CALS) Community of Grace Contact Project (The) Cossington Street Housing Co-operative Creative Support Darus Salam Trust EMH Homes Emmaus Leicestershire Rutland Enable Care and Home Support Exaireo Trust Excluded Ltd Eyres Monsell Tenants Assoc Gap Project (The) Hft Leicestershire Hinckley Homeless Group Hits Homes Trust Limited Hodan Somali Community Group Home Group Limited - Stonham Office Wykin Home Group Limited - Stonham services Leicester Leicester Community Music Project LCMP Leicestershire Rutland Rural Housing Enabler Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living (LCiL) Liberty House Little Hill Residents Association Living Without Abuse (LWA) Making Friends Group Mencap Carers Support Service Minnies Friends MYST (Melton Young Singles Trust) Myst Lodge Westbourne House Neston Action Group Network For Change Ltd Next Generation Nirankari Advice Centre North West Leicestershire Homeless Project Panahghar Safehouse Park Lodge Raglan Housing Rise and Shine Riverside Midlands Ruach Care Seven Locks Housing - Market Harborough Shelter Housing Aid Research Project (SHARP) Shree UK Luwar Gnati Mandal Sikh Welfare Cultural Society (The) Soldier’s, Sailor’s, Airmen and Families Association - Forces Help (The) (SSAFA) Solutions 4 Community Support Ltd Somali Development Services Ltd SoundCafe Leicester St Andrews Tenants Association The Baca Project The Bridge The Bridge The Carpenter’s Arms (Midlands) Trust Womens Aid Leicestershire Ltd (WALL) Y Advice Support Centre (YASC) Youth Shelter (Falcon Centre) Advice and information Action for Blind People Apex Works Aspiro best m8s mentoring and training CIC Caribbean Community Enterprise Castle Donington Volunteer Centre Catch 22 (Leicester) Chamber of Commerce and Industry Charnwood CAB Charnwood Connect Clockwise Credit Union Community Advice Law Service (CALS) Community Health and Learning Foundation Ltd (CIC) CHLF Community Transport Association UK Compact for Change Cooke E-Learning Foundation CT Skills EMH Homes Emmaus Leicestershire Rutland Faith in People with HIV Family Lives For Families Glebe House Go! Healthy Lifestyle Limited Good Vibrations
11 VAL Directory • Type of service Helping Hands Community Trust Hinckley Homeless Group Home Group Limited - Stonham services Leicester i-decide IOSSAC Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living (LCiL) Loughborough Youth Affairs Lutterworth Speakers Club Lutterworth Volunteer Centre MRC Community Action (Marlene Reid Centre) Narborough Christians Against Poverty Centre National Autistic Society Leicester New Dawn New Day (NDND) Nirankari Advice Centre Refuel Royal British Legion Leicestershire and Rutland Saffron Lane Neighbourhood Council/Saffron Resource Centre SEEM - Supporting Social Business Shelter Housing Aid Research Project (SHARP) Signing Network CIC Soldier’s, Sailor’s, Airmen and Families Association - Forces Help (The) (SSAFA) Spring To Action Swanswell The Brunswick Association The Centre Project Limited The Leicester Enterprise Club UK CIC The Nelson Mandela Community Programme The Stroke Association Y Advice Support Centre (YASC) YEP! Youth Education Project Economic wellbeing Action Homeless ADHD Solutions CIC African Caribbean Citizens Forum (ACCF) After 18 Apex Works Aspiro Asra Housing Group b-inspired b-working best m8s mentoring and training CIC Bethany (Adullam Homes HA) Caribbean Community Enterprise CASE Chamber of Commerce and Industry Clockwise Coleman Youth and Community Association Community Advice Law Service (CALS) Community Service Volunteers Contact Project (The) Cooke E-Learning Foundation Darus Salam Trust Diversity Hub EMH Homes Emmaus Leicestershire Rutland Enable Care and Home Support Enactus Loughborough Exaireo Trust Faith in People with HIV Focus Glebe House Glebe House (Charnwood) Ltd Go Getta Green Solutions (Midlands) Ltd Helping Hands Community Trust Highfield Rangers Hinckley Homeless Group Hinckley Town Centre Partnership Home-Start Leicester i-decide Leicester Community Music Project LCMP Leicestershire Asian Business Association (LABA) Leicestershire Cares Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living (LCiL) Leicestershire Education Business Company (LEBC) Leicestershire Employment For Autism Today (LEAT) Liberty House Little Bird SOS Living Without Abuse (LWA) Lutterworth Speakers Club Making Friends Group Manna Resource Centre Melton Training Centre Mencap Carers Support Service MRC Community Action (Marlene Reid Centre) Network For Change Ltd New Communities Resource Advice Bureau (NCRB) New Dawn New Day (NDND) Pakistani Youth Community Association (PYCA) Park Lodge Phoenix Therapies and Training Princes Trust (The) Rise and Shine Royal British Legion Leicestershire and Rutland Saffron Community Enterprises Limited Saffron Lane Neighbourhood Council/Saffron Resource Centre Seed Creativity Ltd SEEM - Supporting Social Business Shama Womens Centre Shelter Housing Aid Research Project (SHARP) Shree UK Luwar Gnati Mandal Signing Network CIC Skillshare International Solutions 4 Community Support Ltd Somali Community Parents Association (SOCOPA) Somali Development Services Ltd Spring To Action St Matthews Big Local Sure Start Childrens Cen The Brunswick Association The Centre Project Limited The Fit For Work Team The Leicester Enterprise Club UK CIC tre (New Parks)
Type of service • VAL Directory 12 UnLtd Untapped Me Vista Vocational Training Enterprise Centre (VTEC) Voluntary Action LeicesterShire (VAL) Whitwick Community Enterprises Work-Link Project (Churches Together in Hinckley and District) Worth-It Projects YEP! Youth Education Project Youth Shelter (Falcon Centre) 1st Great Bowden Brownie Pack Action for Blind People ADHD Solutions CIC African Caribbean Citizens Forum (ACCF) Alpha Tutorials Education and life-long learning Action Homeless ADHD Solutions CIC African Caribbean Citizens Forum (ACCF) After 18 Apex Works Aspiro Asra Housing Group b-inspired b-working best m8s mentoring and training CIC Bethany (Adullam Homes HA) Caribbean Community Enterprise CASE Chamber of Commerce and Industry Clockwise Credit Union Coleman Youth and Community Association Community Advice Law Service (CALS) Community Service Volunteers Contact Project (The) Cooke E-Learning Foundation Darus Salam Trust Diversity Hub EMH Homes Emmaus Leicestershire Rutland Enable Care and Home Support Enactus Loughborough Exaireo Trust Faith in People with HIV Focus Glebe House Glebe House (Charnwood) Ltd Go Getta Green Solutions (Midlands) Ltd Helping Hands Community Trust Highfield Rangers Hinckley Homeless Group Hinckley Town Centre Partnership i-decide Leicester Community Music Project LCMP Leicestershire Cares Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living (LCiL) Leicestershire Education Business Company (LEBC) Leicestershire Employment For Autism Today (LEAT) Liberty House Little Bird SOS Living Without Abuse (LWA) Lutterworth Speakers Club Making Friends Group Manna Resource Centre Melton Training Centre Mencap Carers Support Service MRC Community Action (Marlene Reid Centre) Network For Change Ltd New Communities Resource Advice Bureau (NCRB) New Dawn New Day (NDND) Pakistani Youth Community Association (PYCA) Park Lodge Phoenix Therapies and Training Princes Trust (The) Rise and Shine Royal British Legion Leicestershire and Rutland Saffron Community Enterprises Limited Saffron Lane Neighbourhood Council/Saffron Resource Centre Seed Creativity Ltd SEEM - Supporting Social Business Shama Womens Centre Shelter Housing Aid Research Project (SHARP) Shree UK Luwar Gnati Mandal Signing Network CIC Skillshare International Solutions 4 Community Support Ltd Somali Community Parents Association (SOCOPA) Somali Development Services Ltd Spring To Action Sure Start Childrens Centre (New Parks) The Brunswick Association The Centre Project Limited The Fit For Work Team The Leicester Enterprise Club UK CIC Untapped Me Vista Vocational Training Enterprise Centre (VTEC) Whitwick Community Enterprises Work-Link Project (Churches Together in Hinckley and District) Worth-It Projects YEP! Youth Education Project Youth Shelter (Falcon Centre)
13 VAL Directory • Type of service
A • Groups 14 A-Z Organisations Action for Blind People PO Box 8382 Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 9BL Tel: 01509 632400 Email: fadhil.hassoun@actionforblindpeople.org.uk Website: https://www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk/ Action for Blind People is a national charity with local reach, providing practical help and support to blind and partially sighted people of all ages. We offer visually impaired people a number of services, including help with finding a job, applying for benefits, housing issues, aids and adaptations, holiday breaks and information on local services. Currently, Action for Blind Peoples’Black and Ethnic Minority (BME) volunteering and self-help project works with BME communities across the East Midlands. The focus of the project is to recruit and train volunteers to increase awareness amongst BME communities of avoidable sight loss and eye care service provision. This project aims to increase the number of BME volunteers and to improve the well being of visually impaired BME people. Action Homeless Ridgeway House Little Hill, Newton Lane Wigston Leicestershire LE18 3SE Tel: 0116 221 1851 Email: markgrant@actionhomeless.org.uk Website: www.actionhomeless.org.uk Action Homeless is a charity that works across Leicester and Leicestershire to tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness. We provide supported accommodation and resettlement services which seek to enable people who are homeless to rebuild their lives. We also undertake preventative work in the community to stop homelessness from occurring, especially amongst groups of people who are particularly at risk. Active Wesley Hall 76 Hartington Road Leicester Leicestershire LE2 0GN Tel: 0116 262 6791 Email: sd@wesleyhallcc.org.uk Website: www.activewesleyhall.org.uk Active Wesley Hall is a day centre which provides a programme of educational, recreational activities and living skills. We are open from 10am - 3pm Monday to Friday. Our services are person centred and specifically designed to meet the needs of those who have mental health difficulties and those who have learning disabilities. The weekly activities include art, cooking, baking, exercise, laughing yoga, developing communication skills, confidence building, trips out and IT skills ADHD Solutions CIC St Gabriel’s Community Centre Kerrysdale Avenue Leicester Leicestershire LE4 7GH Tel: 0116 261 0711 Email: info@adhdsolutions.org Website: www.adhdsolutions.org ADHD Solutions supports children, young people and adults diagnosed with or suspected of having ADHD and co-occurrring conditions, their families and any professionals that work with them. Providing a range of support services including - support groups, parenting programmes, young peoples activities, adult programmes and training for professionals.
15 Groups • A Adullam Homes Housing Association 23 Ashleigh Road Leicester Leicestershire LE3 0FA Tel: 0116 285 4026 Email: scooper@adullam.org.uk Website: www.adullam.org.uk Short term stay for ex-offenders; parolees; people on bail; giving fixed home for a period to enable residents to stabilise their lives. Men only - 14 beds. Minimum age 25 years. The organisation is not a bail hostel is not directly connected to the probation service. Advance 94 New Walk Leicester Leicestershire LE1 7EA Tel: 0116 2559935 Email: david.young@advanceuk.org Website: www.advanceuk.org Advance began providing support services to people with mental health issues and learning disabilities in 1974. Now, more than thirty years later, we provide a flexible range of housing and personalised support options. We aim to provide the best housing, support and employment options available to people with learning disabilities or mental health problems in order to make their lives better. People are at the centre of our work, and we consider their needs from a holistic point of view; we aim to make sure they are involved in the way their services are run where they live, who they live with and who supports them. Three homes offering support to people with mental health problems, Payne Street, a project for 8 individuals from the Asian community with Mental health problems. 86 independent flats with support for people with Mental Health problems. 24 hour staffed team in Glengarry Court - a 24hr supported housing scheme and a Community Support scheme for people in their own homes. Advance Employment 86-92 Regent Road Leicester Leicestershire LE1 7DD Tel: 0116 247 3900 Email: leicester.receptionist@advanceuk.org Website: www.advanceuk.org Creating real employment opportunities for people with disabilities in particular people who have experienced mental health problems. African Caribbean Citizens Forum (ACCF) 1st Floor, Apex House 74-76 Charles Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 1FB Tel: 0116 253 0947 Email: info@accforum.co.uk Website: www.accforum.org.uk To develop the capacity and skills of members of the African Heritage communities of Leicester and Leicestershire in such a way that they are better able to identify and help meet their needs and participate more fully in society. Information, advice, development support, advocacy and representation to African and African Caribbean VCS groups and the community and those wishing to engage with or provide services to the African Heritage community After 18 2 Saxby Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 OND Tel: 07851 022125 Email: alison_l_birch@hotmail.com Website: www.after18.org.uk After18 is a resource for unaccompanied asylum seeking young people up to the age of 25 in Leicester. We provide a dedicated helpline for young people turning 18 and activities to develop their skills and well being. Alpha Tutorials 308 Melton Road Leicester Leicestershire LE4 7SL Tel: 0116 2669800 Email: hchandarana@leicestercollege.ac.uk Website: www.alphatutorials.org We provide tuition in Leicester. We prepare children for SATS at 7, 11 and 14 teach basic skills in Numeracy, Literacy and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teach GCSEs and A-Levels offer basic computing courses including The Internet, Word Processing and the European Computing Driving Licence (ECDL) deliver book-keeping and payroll courses.
A • Groups 16 Ambition East Midlands c/o The Y 7 East Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 6EY Tel: 07908 265058 Email: lrobinson-aem@hotmail.co.uk Working with 18-24 year olds who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Anatolia Educational Cultural Society 2 Kirby Road Leicestershire LE3 6BA Tel: 0116 262 5130 Email: aces_le@hotmail.com Website: www.anatolia.org.uk Improving educational capabilities and attainment of the Turkish and Kurdish minority and inter-marriage family members, including men, women and children. We also provide a supplementary school support service for children of school age. Anchor Centre (LCPT) The Anchor Centre 23 Dover Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 6PW Tel: 0116 255 1608 Email: anchoractive@yahoo.co.uk Website: www.lcp-trust.org.uk/?q=adults/anchor-centre Day Centre for homeless or ex-homeless street drinkers and drug users. Open 10-4 Monday-Saturday for registered clients. Open door 1-4 weekdays and Saturdays. Provides cheap snacks, free drinks, advice and support. Wet room for street drinkers Apex Works Apex House 74-76 Charles Street Leicestershire LE1 1FB Tel: 0116 261 6510 Email: info@apex-works.co.uk Website: www.apex-works.co.uk APEX provides education, training, employment preparation, advice, guidance and support to those excluded from or otherwise disadvantaged in the labour market due to: long term unemployment, basic employability needs, being at risk of offending, or suffering a range of barriers to employment such as ESOL, disability, substance misuse problems, health needs, exclusion from mainstream education, homlessness etc. APEX aims to engage, integrate, enable and encourage all users to progress towards mainstream provision and or sustainable employment. The organisation also works with employer and employer organisations to address prejudice, reduce discrimination and to promote work based experience, training and employment opportunities. Aqoon Community Education and Training Services 28 Saxby Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 0NE Tel: 0116 247 1144 Email: a.tarah@aqoon.org Website: www.aqoon.org.uk Aqoon is an educational charity supporting families and children regarding educational issues such us special educational needs, school exclusion, translation and interpreting, placement for volunteers who want to work in schools. Complementary Education programmes, short breaks for disabled children, family support, interpreting and translation specialised for educational purpose. Asian Community Association 12 Harwin Road Leicestershire LE5 6ED Tel: 0116 273 4339 Group is looking to meet the common needs of Asian men and women in health care, social welfare, education, employment, immigration, racial discrimination.
17 Groups • A-B Aspiro 9 Newarke Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 5SN Tel: 0800 098 8708 Email: info@aspiro.org.uk Website: www.aspiro.org.uk Aspiro provides end to end employment support services across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We believe that working and learning can seriously improve individuals’confidence, quality of life, and mental health. We provide similar services to other groups facing disadvantage in accessing employment and we see how working improves chances of recovery from substance misuse and reduces offending. We provide relevant one to one advice, support to access paid work, volunteering and learning, including jobsearch help and brokerage with employers, plus group sessions and courses to build confidence, motivation and positive attitudes. We work with local employers to develop work placements as well as try and reduce stigma around mental ill health, substance misuse and offenders, so they see with Aspiro’s provision of both pre-employment and in-work support, our customers in recovery can become valued employees. Asra Housing Group 3 Bede Island Road Leicester Leicestershire LE2 7EA Tel: 0116 257 6749 Email: natalie.robertson@lha.org.uk Website: www.asra.org.uk Registered Housing Association and Regeneration agency, providing rented accommodation, shared ownership, and supported housing for various client groups. Also works with Housing Co-ops and is involved in a wide range of activities to tackle social exclusion. Kirton Lodge - hostel for women with children b-inspired Business Box Oswin Road Leicester Leicestershire LE3 1HR Tel: 0116 279 5000 Email: angela.wright@braunstone.com Website: www.b-inspired.org.uk b-inspired enables communities to reach their full potential, through a range of high quality services and community-based interventions. It operates under a Charity - The Braunstone Foundation, a company limited by guarantee with charitable status. Services include: Business Start-Up Support; A FREE programme to those in Oadby Wigston who are interested in being Self-employed. We also deliver a series of workshops, business seminars, networking events and offer 1-to-1 support. b-working Gallards Hill Leicestershire LE3 1QR Tel: 0116 225 2484 Email: linda.grubb@b-inspired.org.uk Website: www.b-inspired.org.uk A one stop shop for jobs and training in Braunstone. Beauty and Utility Arts Room G007, Atkins Building Lower Bond Street Hinckley Leicestershire LE10 1QU Tel: 07908 750187 Email: beautyandutilityarts@hotmail.co.uk Website: www.beautyandutility.co.uk Beauty and Utility is a Leicestershire based Arts and Health Social Enterprise, developing and managing creative projects and resources with social benefits. We work with organisations, groups and individuals to identify needs and interests and match up creative projects using our extensive database of participatory artists. Since 2010 we have worked with people using mental health and learning disability services, ex offenders, people living with dementia, alcohol support groups, children and older people.
B • Groups 18 best m8s mentoring and training CIC 55 Neville Street Glascote Tamworth Leicestershire B77 2BD Tel: 07856 907036 Email: ianhale@gmx.co.uk Website: www.bestm8smentoring.com Best m8s mentoring provides mentoring for young people 11 - 18 years. We work with young people excluded from school, in pupil referral units, care leavers and young people leaving prison/YOl. The aim of our work is to support young people with the opportunity to achieve their full potential, whatever that may be. We host a website to support young people who are being bullied, supplemented by anti bullying workshops and activities within schools and community groups Bethany (Adullam Homes HA) 25 Tarragon Road Leicester Leicestershire LE2 7ET Tel: 0116 275 5923 Email: aclarke@adullam.org.uk Bethany offers temporary fully furnished accommodation in self-contained flats to women and women with children who are homeless. Key workers provide a range of care, support and advice. Bridge House Project c/o Action Homeless Leicester Wigston Leicestershire LE18 3SE Tel: 0116 222 1845 Email: info@actionhomeless.org.uk Website: www.actionhomeless.org.uk Bridge House is a voluntary sector project, providing accomodation and support to homeless women and their children. Bridge House is a women only project and works predominantly with women fleeing domestic violence and sexual abuse. Now offers 24 hour support and staff on premises 24 hours. British Deaf Association Rycote Centre, Parker Street Derby Leicestershire 3HFDE1 Tel: Website: www.bda.org.uk To ensure that the language, culture, community, diversity and heritage of Deaf people in the UK is respected and fully protected, ensuring that they can participate and contribute as equal and valued citizens in the wider society. This will be achieved through: Improving the quality of life by empowering Deaf individuals and groups; enhancing freedom, equality and diversity; and Protecting and promoting BSL. We aim to set up forums so that your services can meet you and you can say what you think about your services. We do not provide services so we are impartial - we facilitate many forums to make sure that both sides learn from them. Our work is mainly focused on local authorities and health boards. Sometimes we also work with local police services. Building and Social Housing Foundation Memorial Square Leicestershire LE67 3TU Tel: 01530 510444 Email: bshf@bshf.org Website: www.bshf.org Our vision and mission BSHF believes that everyone should have access to decent housing When we say that housing should be decent, we mean that it should: Provide durable shelter from the elements Be sufficiently affordable that other basic needs can be met Provide secure tenure without fear of eviction Have access to clean water and sanitation Be large enough for the household Be energy efficient and environmentally responsible Offer access to livelihood opportunities and health and education provision Promote a sense of safety, well-being and belonging. BSHF is working to help people access decent housing through identifying innovative housing policy and practice, promoting these ideas and examples and supporting the exchange and transfer of good practice. BSHF works both in the UK and internationally, in collaboration with a range of organisations.
19 Groups • C Caribbean Community Enterprise Business Advice Centre Leicester Leicestershire LE5 5FD Tel: 0116 273 6752/1933 Provides advice/support to African Caribbean businesses and to encourage economic development in the Arican Caribbean community. Carr-Gomm Lyndon Lodge Leicester Leicestershire LE2 8TA Tel: 0116 283 3146 Email: rubina.chand@sanctuary-housing.co.uk Website: www.carr-gomm.org.uk A charitable Housing Association which provides long term, supportive housing for individuals with a range of special needs, including mental health and learning disabilities. Enables people to fulfill their potential within a safe environment as well as participation in decisions that affect service provision. Provides support to individuals on benefits, including resettlement, employment, and health matters. Encourages independence. CASE First Floor, 1 The Crescent King Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 6RX Tel: 0116 222 5010 Email: b.francis@case-da.co.uk Website: www.case-da.co.uk Business advice, training and support for new and existing co-operative businesses and social enterprises throughout Leicester and Leicestershire. Also deliver co- op and social enterprise services throughout Derbyshire. Opening hours 9a.m. - 5p.m. Monday - Friday. Castle Donington Volunteer Centre 25a Borough Street Castle Donington Leicestershire DE72 3UA Tel: 01332 850526 Email: julia@cdvc.org.uk Website: www.cdvc.org.uk A busy volunteering and advice centre in Castle Donington - we are providing Community Transport to people in the North West Leicestershire area with our fleet of community minibuses and volunteer cars/ drivers. If you want to volunteer we would love to see you and talk about what opportunities there are locally; from an hour or two to a regular commitment, we have something for everyone! If you are looking for support for someone in the area - please contact us and we will provide information on what is available and how to access it. We can help with shopping bus services; transport to medical appointments; short local social car journeys; and help with getting in touch with other services. We also have a Citizens Advice Bureau once a week; Please ring if you want to book an appointment with us. Catch 22 (Leicester) The Saffron Research Centre Saffron Lane Leicester Leicestershire LE2 6SB Tel: 0116 283 7212 Email: michaela.betts@catch-22.org.uk Website: htt://www.catch-22.org.uk Catch 22 Care Leavers Project is commissioned by Leicestershire CYPS. The project accommodates young care leavers aged 16-18 yrs. Support is given to ensure that Young people are equipped with the practical skills needed to ensure for the smooth transition into independent living post 18yrs. Chamber of Commerce and Industry 1 Mill Lane Leicester Leicestershire LE2 1HU Tel: 01246 207207 Website: www.dncc.co.uk Provides the following services to businesses; All forms of advice and help, export support, networking opportunities, seminars, publications.
C • Groups 20 Charnwood CAB Woodgate Chambers 70 Woodgate Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 2TZ Tel: 0844 4171025 Website: www.charnwoodcab.org.uk Charnwood Citizens Advice Bureau aims are: - to provide the advice people need for the problems they face - to improve the policies and practices that affect people’s lives. We play an essential part in helping anyone living or working in the borough of Charnwood by providing information, directing them to the best source of help for their issues, and giving advice through trained generalist advisers and specialists. The service we provide is free, independent, confidential and impartial. The advice we give covers all categories of social welfare law, although over 60% of our work actually relates to debt and welfare benefits. Other areas we cover include housing, employment, consumer and relationship issues. Charnwood Connect Woodgate Chambers 70 Woodgate Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 2TZ Tel: 01509 221200 Email: admin@charnwoodcab.co.uk Website: http://charnwoodconnect.org.uk Advice and Information Clockwise Credit Union 1 St Nicholas Place Leicester Leicestershire LE1 5LB Tel: 0116 242 3900 Email: enquiries@clockwise.coop Website: www.clockwise-cu.co.uk Clockwise credit union provides safe savings and affordable loan options to everybody working or living in Leicester, Leicestershire or Rutland. As a cooperative Clockwise is owned and run by it’s members for the benefit of the entire community. Coleman Youth and Community Association 68 Gwendolen Road Leicester Leicestershire LE5 5FE Tel: 07968 404490 Email: cyca@hotmail.co.uk CYCA has been set up to help break down barriers and participation to sport and recreation; alongside heping to use info and knowledge gained to help with economic development and regeneration by educating, training, advising and supporting all beneficiaries and members of the organistion. Community Advice Law Service (CALS) 1st Floor, Epic House Charles Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 3SH Tel: 0116 242 1120 Website: www.cals.uk.net The Community Advice and Law Service offers advice in the areas of Debt, Housing and Welfare Benefits. Please refer to the individual pages on the website for further information in each of these categories of work. We provide a range of services including self-help packs and fact sheets, information and advice, telephone advice and face to face advice, casework services and representation at court. As an agency we also provide consultancy and training and support to other agencies. We deliver training sessions including budgeting and financial capability and financial education courses and take an active part in influencing social policy matters. If a client has complex debt problems or is unable to deal with their creditors without the assistance of one of our advisers, that client will be offered an appointment within the casework service operated by CALS. Appointments are arranged primarily for clients to be seen at Epic House Charles Street Leicester. Home visits can be arranged if necessary.
21 Groups • C Community Arts LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 1RE Tel: 07462 683338 Email: commonunityarts@gmail.com Website: http://commonunityarts.wordpress.com/ Maximise and release potential through the creative use of multi-media in order to bring about individual and social change. Commonunity Arts is a creative video production and multimedia company delivering content rich video and motion graphics, producing uniquely engaging films. We provide a complete in-house service from project planning, development, delivery management, filming, editing, motion graphics, animation, DVD, interactive media solutions, graphic design, branding, advertising social marketing. Community Health and Learning Foundation Ltd (CIC) CHLF 28 Beresford Drive Leicester Leicestershire LE3 2LA Tel: 0772 508 7186 Email: janet.solla@chlfoundation.org.uk Website: www.chlfoundation.org.uk We deliver fun and interactive Skilled for Health courses about healthy eating, shopping on a budget, exercise, mental wellbeing, accessing services, talking to a GP and much more. The resources we use embed language, literacy, numeracy and ESOL so as well as learning how to make informed decisions to improve their own and their family’s health and mental wellbeing they also gain those important life skills that help them to move into further education, volunteering or work opportunities. Community of Grace Hunter Lodge Leicester Leicestershire LE5 5FF Tel: 07970 346215 Website: www.communityofgrace.co.uk Community of Grace attempts to offer something approaching home and family or household and community to homeless, isolated and“damaged”men. Care and support will be attempted in respect of specific needs on a freely agreed basis within the Community. Specialist help is engaged on the same basis. Community Service Volunteers 5th Floor Scala House West Midlands B1 1EQ Tel: 0800 374 991 Website: www.csv.org.uk/fulltimevolunteering Provide long term placements for volunteers between 6 months and 12 months. Placements are in the social care sector, for social services, special schools and so on. Community Transport Association UK Highbank Halton Street Hyde Leicestershire SK14 2NY Tel: 0161 367 1307 Email: vicky@ctauk.org Website: www.ctauk.org The CTA is a rapidly growing national charity giving voice and providing leadership, learning and enterprise support to a wide range of organisations delivering innovative and flexible transport solutions to achieve social change in their communities. Compact for Change 149 Harris Road Leicester Leicestershire LE4 0QW Tel: 0116 299 5427 Email: compactforchange@gmail.com We are a community organisation providing projects to Migrants with difficulties integrating into the community.
C • Groups 22 Contact Project (The) 25 Kamloops Crescent St Matthews Leicester Leicestershire LE1 2HX Tel: 0116 262 2727 Email: gw@contactproject.org.uk Website: www.contactproject.org.uk The Contact Project works with children and young people aged between 5 and 25 years old. The project delivers an innovative and creative programme enabling all service users to access a wide range of services including 1:1’s, small group work, personal and community development opportunities and much more. A particular focus of the Contact Project is working with those within NEET. Cooke E-Learning Foundation 72 Boston Road Leicester Leicestershire LE4 1HB Tel: 07711 688732 Email: peter@celfd.co.uk Website: www.celfd.co.uk The Cooke e-Learning Foundation was established in 2005 to help bridge the digital divide by helping more people understand how to go online and get access to modern digital technology. Our charity works to regenerate disadvantaged communities, promote active citizenship and encourage people to increase their self-esteem and well-being. We help people to learn new skills and gain qualifications to further their chances of securing long-term employment. ESOL training is provided for people who do not speak English as their first language and we offer volunteering opportunities and work experience placements for job seekers. We also run a vocational education programme for young people at risk of becoming NEETs to encourage them return to mainstream education or progress into employment or training. As a social enterprise organisation we run a computer recycle and repair service for the general public, local businesses and voluntary organisations. We offer undergraduate placements for De Montfort University and accept PGCE student placements from the University of Bedfordshire. The charity provides work placements for local schools and unemployed adults as IT technicians, reception, administration and classroom assistants. Cossington Street Housing Co-operative 131 Loughborough Road Leicester Leicestershire LE4 5LQ Tel: 0116 257 6800 Website: www.cossingtoncoop.org.uk Provision of Housing in Belgrave Creative Support 136 Mere Road Leicester Leicestershire LE5 5GN Tel: 0116 220 1781 Email: tom.brown@creativesupport.org.uk Website: www.creativesupport.co.uk Creative Support is a not for profit support organisation with charitable status. It provides support nationally to individuals with mental health issues, learning disabilities and autism. Creative Support Parkside comprises of two services for adults with mild and moderate learning disabilities. Parkside is 6 bedroom service which provides a short term base for service users to learn housing related skills. Outreach Leicester is a service which provides support to service users in their own tenancies to maintain their tenancy and achieve positive outcomes. Both services are Supporting People funded and accredited. CT Skills 6 Millstone Lane Leicester Leicestershire LE1 5JN Tel: 0116 242 5586 Email: kavita.lukka@ctskills.co.uk Website: http://www.ctskills.co.uk CT Skills is an Ofsted grade two regional training provider, providing support to both individuals and businesses by delivering industry specific training and qualifications. In 2013, CT Skills supported over 4,000 people to achieve a qualification and progress in employment. Within the top 200 Skills Funding Agency Providers in the UK, we deliver Traineeships and Apprenticeships to progress young people into sustainable employment. We utilise government funding to build the skills of their workforce and support future recruitment. Our expert team will work with you to create a bespoke training plan for yourself.
23 Groups • D Darus Salam Trust 55/57 Upper Tichbourne Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 1GL Tel: 0116 254 3887 07944 838 960 Email: darussalam_trust@yahoo.co.uk Provides training, education, advice and leisure activities, education courses, training courses, runs advice session. Undertakes research and campaigns. Offers assistance and support for people in need. Healthy Living Centre Day Centre for elderly people, Women’s Centre, Enterprise support and advice Diversity Hub 4 Lovelace Crescent Elmesthorpe Leicestershire LE9 7SL Tel: 7980221797 Email: margaret@diversityhub.org.uk Website: www.diversityhub.org.uk To promote leadership where there is prejudice and discrimination and conflict. This is achieved through training programmes, workshops and train the trainer programmes, conflict resolution, team building. The Leicester Team meet regularly to practice skills and plan bridge building activities and also runs Friends Against Bullying teams in schools and colleges. Donington Training The Laurels, Berry Hill Lane Donington le Heath Coalville Leicestershire LE67 2FB Tel: 01530 836780 Email: training@dpets.co.uk Website: http://www.dpets.demon.co.uk Donington Training offers self development training based on experiential, holistic learning. Principle courses include assertiveness, helping skills and co-counselling. Helping skills includes listening and counselling skills, incorporates a wide range of interventions and how to use the skills in all situations. The courses are suitable for people of most levels of ability. Students pay what they think the training is worth and they can afford. EMH Homes 7 Faraday Court Conduit Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 0JN Tel: 0116 254 4230 Email: nikki.chawda@foundationhousing.co.uk Website: www.foundationhousing.org The Foundation Housing Association povides housing, hostel accommodation, care and advice for homeless people and support for Mental Health patients, especially those of African Caribbean origin. Opening times Monday to Friday 9 am - 5 pm or phone 0116 254 4230. Hostels at 102/104 Myrtle Road for men Tel:0116 275 5344 and 12/14 St Stephens Road for women Tel:0116 255 7647. Hostels attended 24 hours every day. Emmaus Leicestershire Rutland Stockwell Head Hinckley Leicestershire LE10 1RD Tel: 01455 637587 Email: christinedallas@emmauslandr.org Website: www.emmauslandr.org Emmaus Leicestershire Rutland is a homelessness charity with a difference, providing more than just a bed for the night for people who have experienced homelessness and social exclusion. For many people who experience homelessness, one of the biggest obstacles they must overcome is a loss of self esteem. Emmaus provides an opprtunity to regain this, with a chance to make a real contribution to their community.Emmaus communities are not hostels for the homeless; they provide a home as long as someone needs it. For many, this support and stability is like the family they don’t have, providing a safe environment in which to settle and rebuild their lives. Often this is a opportunity to overcome issues or rebuild relationships with estranged family. Emmaus is not about giving hand outs, it’s about providing an opportunity for each individual to overcome homelessness. Social enterprise is central to the Emmaus model as it provides meaningful work for companions but also generates funding to maintain communities. Companions are expected to work for 40 hours per week, or to the best of their ability, in the charity’s social enterprise and are required to sign of all benefits, with the exception of housing benefit, which is claimed to help support the community. This approach has been proven to produce long term, sustainable results, and for many who have been stuck in a cycle of homelessnes, offers the support they need to overcome this. For every £1 spent with Emmaus there is a £11 social, economic and environmental return on investment. This was the finding of a Social Return on Investment study carried out on behalf of Emmaus. The research showed that Emmaus can deliver a significant impact, with savings to the healthcare system, a reduction in crime, reoffending and savings to the benefits bill.
E • Groups 24 Enable Care and Home Support 7 Faraday Court Conduit Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 0JN Tel: 0300 123 1571 Email: Alison.Morley@emhenable.org.uk Website: http://www.enable-group.org.uk/ Enable are the care and support arm of the emh Group and provide services across the East Midlands. Enable can offer a range of support which is tailored to meet our service users needs, promoting independence, safety and well being. We ensure that all our service users have a person centred care and/ or support plan which is updated regularly. Our experienced staff team work with the service user empowering them to receive the care and/or support which they want on a level that they are comfortable with. Enable provides services for people expriencing learning difficulties; independant living support; mental health issues; homelessness; older persons with support needs; acquired brain injuries; people with an autistic spectrum disorder; teenage parents; womens services and domiciliary care Enactus Loughborough Loughborough University Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3TU Email: vice-president@enactuslboro.co.uk Website: http://enactuslboro.co.uk/ We are a community of student, academic and business leaders committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better, more sustainable world. We have different projects, such as Commercial, Abuse and Social enterprise which help tackle problems to shape a more sustainable world. Exaireo Trust 39 Granby Street Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3DU Tel: 01509 266422 Email: info@exaireo.org Website: www.exaireo.org The Exaireo Trust was formed to help homeless people to rehabilitate themselves by providing accommodation, education, skills training, advice, support and practical work experience. The Trust currently provides accommodation in seven houses in Loughborough and two in Coalville and has helped more than fifty residents in the three years since opening. The support we give our residents includes helping them back into work. One way we do this is by providing work placements with our connected Community Interest Company - GS Services. Excluded Ltd LCB Depot Leicestershire LE1 1RE Tel: 07846 309454 Email: excluded@talktalk.net Website: www.excluded.org.uk Excluded Ltd provides a mobile computer music studio service and a digital record label service. We intend to deliver inclusion to talented people excluded from mainstream provision. We also provide training on digital audio software. Our primary customers are hostel residents for our funded activity, however we also service those with personal budgets and undertake commercial work. Our mobile studio has recorded indie music, rap, hiphop, dub step, grime, traditional Angolan music, reggae, all sorts. We can provide the beats for singers/ rappers or provide a pre production service to songwriters and musicians. We can also facilitate sound engineering production skills with our software Avids Pro tools and Propellerheads Reason. Our desktop studio also boasts a mobile vocal booth providing professional results in some surprising locations. Eyres Monsell Tenants Assoc 60 The Exchange Leicester Leicestershire LE2 9BA Tel: 0116 277 0075 Advice and support to tenants
25 Groups • F Faith in People with HIV 5 Castle View Leicester Leicestershire LE1 5WH Tel: 0116 251 0843 Email: ian.clowes@faithinpeople.co.uk Website: www.faithinpeople.co.uk Faith in People with HIV is a charity based in Leicester. Faith in People with HIV was set up in 1996 in response to the need for HIV positive people of all faiths and none to access emotional and spiritual support in living with their diagnosis. Faith in People seeks to walk alongside an individual whatever their beliefs, background or life experiences and offer a safe and confidential place to explore how these issues can impact upon our sense of self and well-being. We also offer confidential and free rapid HIV testing, Support back into work, advice on money and housing, run a food bank alongside a drop in support service, complimentary therapies, training mentoring and befriending along with a counselling service. Family Lives Unit 12, The Beeches Portland College, Nottingham Road Mansfield Nottinghamshire NG18 4TJ Tel: 01623 494320/ 0808 800 2222 Email: parentsupport@familylives.org.uk Website: www.familylives.org.uk Family Lives has over 30 years’experience of working with families and can achieve significant and demonstrable outcomes for parents forging positive changes for the family. Free 24 hour confidential helpline on 0808 800 2222; Extended support for complex and difficult issues; Personalised email service and online peer support; Online advice and information on all aspects of family life; Face to face support groups and workshops. Family Lives also offers one-to-one support through a programme of six weekly intensive coaching sessions and/or a volunteer befriending scheme which is a voluntary option for mums, dads and carers of children. The service is free of charge to families and is confidential. Focus 73 Churchgate Leicester Leicestershire LE1 3AN Tel: 0116 251 0369 Email: admin@focus-charity.co.uk Website: www.focus-charity.co.uk Focus is a Leicester-based charity that aims to inspire and empower young people to become more actively involved in their communities. In doing so, we aim to raise the self-confidence, self-esteem, aspirations and employability of the young people involved. We provide a range of projects including a leadership skills development course, a team-based community involvement project for schools and youth organisations, youth volunteering workshops that explore the barriers and benefits of volunteering, and a leadership course for managers and young people together. Central to our work is our Youth Action Team - a group of young people who act as ambassadors of youth volunteering. For Families 11 Ringwood Road Leicester Leicestershire LE5 1SH Tel: 7891020886 Email: For.families@yahoo.co.uk The aims of this Group shall be to promote: *Healthy lifestyle and care for environment *Support and participate in craft workshop *Physical activities for kids and their parents *Reunited all cultures and celebrations of many events Forward Thinking Movement and Dance (FTM Dance) Embrace Arts Centre Leicester Leicestershire LE1 7HA Tel: 7543068872 Email: ftmdance@gmail.com Website: www.ftmdance.co.uk Forward Thinking Movement and Dance is a performing arts project for young people with additional and complex health needs.
F-G • Groups 26 Friends Of BB19 c/o Blaby District Council Desford Road Narborough Leicestershire LE19 2EP Tel: 0116 272 7723 Email: sgr@blaby.gov.uk Friends Of BB19 is a mobile youth provision that travels around the Blaby District and works with young people aged 11-19 years. Gap Project (The) 25 Scalpay Close Leicester Leicestershire LE4 0QS Tel: 0116 2350138 Email: sandra.green@emha.org Support pregnant teenagers and young parents by providing accommodation and tailored support to enable young parents to become socially and financially independent. Glebe House Glebe House 190 Forest Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3HU Tel: 01509 218096 Email: enquiries@glebehouseproject.org.uk Website: www.glebehouseproject.org.uk The Glebe House Project is aimed at adults and children in Loughborough, Charnwood and the County with a learning disability. The organisation offers opportunities for volunteering, work skills, support in the home, autism services, day services social clubs. Contact Sue about Adult Services and Vanessa about Children’s services. Glebe House (Charnwood) Ltd Woodgate Chambers Leicestershire LE11 2XB Tel: 01509 218096 Email: enquiries@glebehouseproject.org.uk Website: www.glebehouseproject.org.uk Newly set-up Social Enterprise, encompassing an internet cafe, employment agency for Personal Assistants, Ebay and Fair Trade shops and meeting rooms. Go Getta Leicester Leicestershire LE3 6PX Tel: 07939 199549 Email: info@go-getta.org.uk Website: go-getta.org.uk Go Getta is a community interest company who work with young people adults. We aim to: encourage young people to participate in a wide range of activities appropriate to their age and stage of development; assist young people in their personal and social development so as to encourage growth in self esteem and confidence and help young people to learn from their experiences and cope with positive and critical feedback; help young people to, express their views and play an active part in their planning and management of their own activities; help young people to gain a greater understanding and respect for their own traditions and those of others by engaging in programmes that reflect the principles of equality, diversity and inter dependence; assist young people to become aware of their rights and responsibilities as active citizens; promote the welfare and safety of young people at all times; and encourage young people to take an active role in their communities. We are keen for any volunteers regardless of background, in return offer full training.
27 Groups • G-H Go! Healthy Lifestyle Limited 63 Pochins Bridge Wigston Leicestershire LE18 4NR Tel: 0116 319 0541 Email: faithnyandoro@hotmail.co.uk Go! Healthy Lifestyle is a Community Health Promotion and Education organisation which aims to improve the health and lifestyles of children, young people and families; to enable them to live healthier, better and fulfilling lives through the promotion of Health and Wellbeing by providing targeted health education, awareness, health outreach and prevention progammes. Unlocking the assets within the communities and working in collaboration with partners to tackle the underlying causes of poor health and reduce health inequalities. All activity is founded on a practical, ethical, strong evidence and research based. Good Vibrations 8 Cooks Lane Sapcote Leicester Leicestershire LE9 4FE Tel: 01455 274 988 Email: sheila_lyon@footspecial.plus.com Our aim is to serve the interests of people, groups and communities in a positive, therapeutic way. Our purpose is to bring clarity and to raise awareness to the benefits of holistic health and complementary therapies. To provide self-help programmes and advice to enable you to achieve and maintain the best possible health. To provide a contact point seeking the services of qualified practitioners.Good Vibrations are a group of experienced, qualified complementary therapists whose aim is to reach the many members of the community who we feel may benefit significantly from our therapies. We offer a large range of therapies by appointment which include Reflexology, Indian Head Massage, Hand and/or foot massage (using aromatherapy oils), Reiki healing, Crystal healing and Metamorphic Technique cost at the Walter Charles Community Hall in Oadby. We also offer methods of stress release and relaxation as we realise that stress can have a devastating effect if left long term. Good Vibrations would also be interested in working with communities, groups, organisations etc who feel that they would benefit from our services. Please ring Sheila Lyon on 01455 274988 or mobile 07762 766691 or email goodvibrations@hotmail.co.uk Green Solutions (Midlands) Ltd 1 The Green Stonesby Melton Mowbray Leicestershire LE14 4QE Tel: 01157 143333 Email: william@greensolutionsmidlands.co.uk We are a Social Enterprise based in Melton Mowbray helping to provide jobseekers in Leicestershire and Rutland with experience and accredited training in land based skills including horticulture and grounds maintenance. We work especially with ex-offenders and aim to provide a practical pathway back into fulltime work by establishing good working practices and routines. In so doing, we are able to support and deliver economic development and regeneration to the local community, environment and businesses. Guru Nanak Punjabi School 9 Holybones Leicester Leicestershire LE1 4LJ Tel: 0116 262 8606 Supplementary school providing educational opportunities from 5 years to adult age to teach Punjabi language from foundation to ‘A’level, courses in A-S level Sikhism, Sikh performing art (Keertan) and Marshal Art (Gratka). Open during evenings Monday - Saturday 7 pm - 8.30 pm, Sundays 10 am to 12 noon and from 12.30-2.00pm. Also run classes to teach sewing and ESOL. Provides luncheon club. Healthy Community Lifestyle Promotions (HCLP) Unit 9 Linwood Workshop Leicester Leicestershire LE2 6QJ Tel: 07702 047773 Email: healthy-lifestyle@hotmail.co.uk The organisation supports local people in local communities who are either unemployed or in receipt of benefit to make lifestyle changes in terms of becoming work ready either paid, volunteering or assisting into further learning.
H • Groups 28 Helping Hands Community Trust Helping Hands Advice Centre 66-68 Blaby Road Wigston Leicestershire LE18 4SD Tel: 0116 2782001 Email: office@helpinghandscentre.co.uk Website: www.helpinghandsadvice.co.uk Helping Hands provides free, independent and confidential advice support and assistance to all members of the public. We are specialists in helping people with all aspect of Welfare Benefit problems, debts, housing, employment, consumer, local and national government queries. We assist with form filling, letter writing and phone calls. We specialise in face to face assistance for people at our‘one stop shop’centres in South Wigston, Wigston Magna and Oadby. We also provide free computer terminals for those who are able to help themselves with information gathering or form filling. We look at the needs of the‘whole person’and encourage them to‘unpack’their troubles. Our unique‘outreach’ services enable us to reach working age people in the county who are housebound for whatever reason. Our Welfare Benefit specialist is able to advice, assist and advocate on behalf of those who have to face Welfare Benefit appeals and Tribunals. Our Mental Health Support Worker will support people with mental health problems and encourage them into independent living. Our partner solicitors offer free limited legal advice on family law issues. We will contact our partners and other local services for those who need further help. Details of our locations and opening hours are on our website at www.helpinghandsadvice.co.uk Hft Leicestershire Melton Road Shangton Leicestershire LE8 0PS Tel: 01858 545401 Email: hftleicestershire@hft.org.uk Website: www.hft.org.uk Hft is a national charity, providing local support services for people with learning disabilities throughout England. We support people to live life the way they choose - whether providing support for just a couple of hours a week, or 24 hours a day. We support people with learning disabilities and family carers across England. Our services include Supported Living, Residential Care and Short Break services. We empower people to make their own choices, including finding a job, building friendships and relationships and taking part in activities. Whatever your needs, we’ll find the best way to give you the right support. Through supported living, we can support people to live however and wherever they choose. While we support more and more people living in their own homes, sometimes residential care is the best option. We offer high-quality residential care in some of the regions we operate in. We also offer flexible short breaks, respite and holidays from just a few hours here and there to longer trips abroad. We also provide specialist support services to those with specific or complex care needs. Our East Midlands service is based in Leicestershire. It provides a range of support for people with learning disabilities including: Supported living services - supporting individuals with varying degrees of disability to live in supported living arrangements within the community. We have recently helped 13 people we support to move from residential care to brand-new housing in Market Harborough. Residential care - is provided at our site at Shangton and also in homely surroundings in houses in the Market Harborough area. Occupation Employment - such as Out About , Make Sell, Transportation, Catering, Unlimited Support (including gardening, woodwork and basic car maintenance) and Supported Employment. Training and Employment - at our cafe at Welland Park and also at Central Office in Kibworth.
29 Groups • H High Impact Education Services Ltd 14 Smyth Close Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7NS Tel: 01858 468115 Email: alisonrockett@yahoo.com We run lunch and after-school Enterprise Clubs in which students re-design and re-construct recycled, natural, donated and low- cost materials into high-quality craft products that they sell at school and community events. The aim of the club is to raise confidence, improve social relationships and team skills and develop a strong sense of pride and achievement. Very effective with those vulnerable to educational disengagement. Rolling recycled paper into jewellery features highly at the start of the sessions; the club members learn about a group of women in Uganda who produce paper jewellery as an alternative to their dangerous work breaking rocks in a stone quarry producing gravel for a living. The members link with the Ugandan beadmakers through letters and photos and model their own jewellery after them. They go on to produce other up-cycled crafts like origami flowers, embellished vases, pencil holders, seasonal wreaths. The participants learn enterpise skills such as costing, pricing, marketing, labelling, displaying, demonstrating to the public, talking to customers, making change, reinvesting profits. During the year the participants also produce and donate educational resources to Early Years settings such as counting lines made from garden wire and plastic milk bottle tops, flash cards from recycled Xmas cards, beanbags. Members of the public get involved in supporting the young people through donating their recyclables. Highfield Rangers 443 Gleneagles Avenue Leicester Leicestershire LE4 7YJ Tel: 0116 266 0009 Provides opportunities for young Afro/Caribbean people to participate in recreational and educational activities in order to provide them with personal and life skills development. (St Matthew’s Office - 154 Wharf Street North, Leicester LE1 2AB - TeL:0116 222 1155 Fax No. 0116 222 1156) Hinckley Homeless Group Lawrence House Leicestershire LE10 1JQ Tel: 01455 890688 Email: Info@hinckleyhomeless.com Website: http://www.hinckleyhomeless.com/ Supported accommodation for homeless single young people aged 16 to 24 years. We provide support for each young person to help them gain independence. This includes working with outside agencies on their behalf. Hinckley Library Volunteering Group The Library Leicestershire LE10 1HD Tel: 1455 Email: ruthmedhurst@live.co.uk We are a small, firendly, fun, enthusiastic group of people with learning disabilities. We are keen to use our skils and talents as volunteers to help others. Hinckley Town Centre Partnership 76 Castle Street Leicestershire LE10 1DD Tel: 01455 698494 Email: jonathan@hinckleybid.co.uk Website: www.hinckleybid.co.uk The Hinckley Business Improvement District (BID) aims to encourage a sense of local pride, gain the support of the local community to‘Keep Business Local’and encourage local trade within the wider business community.
H-I • Groups 30 Hits Homes Trust Limited 86 Evington Road Leicester Leicestershire LE2 1HH Tel: 0116 254 5429 Email: hitshomestrust@live.co.uk Website: www.hitshomestrust.co.uk To provide temporary accommodation for young, single homeless people aged 16 to 25 and to assist them to find permanent accommodation. We also provide support in welfare benefits and on education/employment. Assistance in managing a flat, development of confidence and social skills, also offers individual counselling. Hodan Somali Community Group 54 Swainson Road Leicester Leicestershire LE4 9DQ Tel: 0116 212 8692 E.S.O.L Classes. Educational events for women and girls. Social events for women and children Home Group Limited - Stonham Office Wykin 8 Frederick Avenue Leicestershire LE10 0EX Tel: 01455 635093 Website: www.stonham.org.uk Project for single homeless people from 16-30 providing advice and guidance together with other partners within housing and benefits. Supported lodgings available for 16-17 yrs with host families. Home Group Limited - Stonham services Leicester Bradgate House 71-73 Stretton Road Leicester Leicestershire LE3 6BL Tel: 0116 233 5733 Email: kate.stretton@homegroup.org.uk Website: www.homegroup.org.uk We are a supported housing scheme who work specifically with ex offenders. We offer support with housing, drug and alcohol support needs, budgeting, mental health and work with clients to reduce the risk of re-offending. We offer accommodation with support. Each client is assigned an individual link or support worker who will work on a one-to-one basis with the client to set manageable and achievable goals. i-decide Room G, 2nd Floor 9 Newarke Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 5SN Tel: 1162169682 Email: info@i-decide.co.uk Website: www.i-decide.co.uk i-decide is an exciting new social enterprise that delivers brokerage+services for the Leicester City Council and individuals. We are passionate about working alongside our customers to ensure they receive the right advice and support, in line with our vision of promoting self-determination, independence and customer decision making. With i-decide individuals will be able to manage direct payments and the associated responsibilities whilst having a range of options to creatively use their payments. As well as agency support, i-decide can use person tailored service to help find a PA who is suitable including interview support and DBS checks. An individual will be the employer of the PA and receive HMRC support and can be advised with managed accounts where i-decide can administer their care budget and pay staff if preferred. Whilst providing suppport across the disability spectrum at all ages, we are a subsidiary of Deafblind UK and can offer our specialist services to those with sensory loss, complex or simple needs. i-decide can make home visits and offer an induction on direct payments, we value personalisation and welcome feedback to meet the wishes of our customers. Leicestershire has many support services across the disability spectrum and i-decide will engage with the local community to meet lifestyle choices and aspirations of the people we serve. Please contact info@i-decide.co.uk for more information and visit www.i-decide.co.uk to learn more about our social enterprise.
31 Groups • I-K IOSSAC 149 Harris Road Leicester Leicestershire LE4 0QW Tel: 0116 2995427 Email: iossac7@gmail.com IOSSAC is a voluntary and community organisation providing to community groups based in Leicester in response to their different needs. We work with asylum seekers and refugees, offering mentoring and advice, and help people with cultural skills to enable them to integrate into the community. Just Wood Leicestershire Unit 6 62- 66 Friday Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 3BW Tel: 0116 251 1483 Email: jfoster@justwoodleicestershire.org.uk Website: www.justwoodleicestershire.org.uk Just Wood LeicestershireCIC reclaims waste wood from the construction industry and other wood waste creators. Some of our clients include BQ, Taylor Wimpey and Kier Construction. We resell the wood to the community and make bespoke items for sale. We have volunteering opportunities for members of the community only accepting 5 at any one time to ensure they enjoy a meaningful work placement or volunteering opportunity. kb designz 2 William Street Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3BZ Tel: 074297 40639 Email: kbdesignz1@hotmail.co.uk Website: www.kolorblindesignz.blogspot.com Art, Design and Creative Studies based around Spraycan Art, Digital printing and Bespoke Couture Workshops and Courses offer an exciting and positive way of engaging young people. Especially for young people at risk of social exclusion or young offenders. Helping build confidence and self esteem in a relaxed, comfortable and creative environment. The Art, Design and Creative Studies Courses can be tailor made to your needs covering various educational formats for your youth groups and individual participants needs and requirements. Key Roots Formation Ltd (KROF) 28 Saxby Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 0NE Tel: 07757 006384 Website: www.krof.org KROF is a Social Enterprise committed to providing high quality supplementary education to students at KS2 to KS5 (5 - 18 years). We use the academic coaching model to inspire, develop interest in learning, be challenging and identifying how each student learns best. This method tailors learning to each student’s individual needs and encourages them to take control of their learning. They are equipped with knowledge, skills, learning tools techniques allowing them to take more responsibility of their learning. KROF has a holistic approach, involving children and their parents in the process which include: (i) Wellbeing workshops that helps young people develop social emotional intelligence. (ii) Family Learning workshops to enable parents to be more proactive in their child’s education build and enhance better relationships between parents and children, develop better awareness and understanding of current learning social needs. Kickstarting CIC Leicester Leicestershire Tel: 7869554023 Email: contact@kickstarting.co.uk Website: www.kickstarting.co.uk We work with parents and offer courses, one-to-one coaching in parenting and confidence building.
L • Groups 32 Leicester Community Music Project LCMP LCMP HQ 38 Charles Street Loughborough Leicestershire LE1 1FB Tel: 7835243805 LCMP (Leicester Community Music Project) Community Interest Company Co-Operative successfully delivers music technology based workshops and training programmes that have helped to engage and re-motivate local NEET (Not in Employment Education or Training) individuals back into work and/or education, plus instill the skills to lead a more productive and positive lifestyle. Primary aims for our new HQ Charles Street creative hub premises include to open an art gallery, creative space and retail facility on the ground floor of the building, and to open a recording studio and training facilities on the first floor. LCMP intends to become a self-sustainable organisation by the end of 2011. Leicestershire Rutland Rural Housing Enabler Unit 19 Leicestershire LE67 4JP Tel: 01530 276546 Email: richard.windley@midlandsrh.org.uk Website: www.nwleics.gov.uk/pages/affordable_rural_housing Housing Leicestershire Cares 42 Tower Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 6WT Tel: 0116 275 6469 Email: katharine@leicestershirecares.co.uk Website: www.leicestershirecares.co.uk We support employee volunteering across Leicestershire with many of the largest employers providing benefits to local groups and public services. We have particular initiatives with schools and the criminal justice system. Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living (LCiL) The West End Centre Andrewes Street Leicester Leicestershire LE3 5PA Tel: 0116 222 5008 Email: admin@lcil.org.uk Website: www.lcil.org.uk An organisation made up of people with disabilities, which works for people with a focus on empowering disabled people to take things into their own hands and lead a more independent life. Hours of opening: 9.30am - 12.00pm Mon - Fri 1.00pm - 4.00pm Mon - Thurs. LCIL provides a range of direct services supporting disabled people in training related to IT. Leicestershire Education Business Company (LEBC) LEBC, Ashcroft House Ervington Court, Harcourt Way, Meridian Business Park Leicester Leicestershire LE19 1WL Tel: 0116 240 7000 Email: contactus@leics-ebc.org.uk Website: www.leics-ebc.org.uk LEBC inspires and motivates young people by developing partnerships between schools, businesses and the wider community in the City and County. Volunteers mainly from the world of work enhance the curriculum and bring it to life for the students. Leicestershire Employment For Autism Today (LEAT) 182 London Road Leicester Leicestershire LE2 1ND Tel: 0116 254 1664 Email: carolhunt@btconnect.com Website: http://www.leatleicester.org.uk The object of LEAT is to provide a specialist support service to young people (16+) and adults with Asperger’s Syndrome in Leicester and Leicestershire. The support is wide ranging.
33 Groups • L Liberty House 291 Liberty Road Leicester Leicestershire LE3 6NP Tel: 0116 232 2888 Email: liberty@emha.org Comes under the umbrella of East Midlands Housing Association. We offer medium term move on accommodation to women who are homeless and have at least one pre-school child. There is a creche during the hours 9 a.m. - 4.00 p.m. All women must have a commitment to undertake a course of training or education. Women in the later stages of pregnancy are also accommodated. Little Bird SOS Cross Corners Community Arts Centre 2 Thurcaston Road Leicester Leicestershire LE4 5PE Tel: 07760 232059 Email: lisa@littlebirdsos.co.uk Website: http://www.littlebirdsos.co.uk Little Bird SOS positively engages with people to provide life enrichment, education, socialisation, creative distraction and personal growth. Our positive ideas about recycling and re-using resources for eco friendly arts and crafts reinforces a feeling in the learner of doing something positive and useful by reducing their own environmental impact. We provide‘Crafting for Health Wellbeing’activities, along with other educational activities aimed at both children and adults. We also give online tutorials and opportunities for people who would like to volunteer to work with us. We are a source of encouragement and support to individuals, having enabled them to run other community craft groups in the area. As a Social Enterprise we are a non- profit making organisation. We don’t function for private profit but for social and community purposes and enrichment. Little Hill Residents Association 2 Crowen Drive Leicestershire LE18 2GS Tel: 0116 288 2760 For the good of the Little Hill Residents and the improvement of our estate. The Committee meets every 3 months and we have an open meeting once a year where any residents may stand to be voted onto the committee. Living Without Abuse (LWA) PO Box 16 Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3AX Tel: 01509 550317 Email: debbie@lwa.org.uk Website: www.lwa.org.uk LWA provides practical and emotional support to anyone experiencing domestic abuse, including men, women, children and young people. The services include support through the civil and criminal law system, including child contact issues; with housing, including accessing refuge; with safety planning and security measures; emotional support and counselling; photographing injuries for court; making reports to the police; support with health issues, including drug and alcohol problems; and with financial issues. We also provide group support programmes including the Freedom Programme and Recovery Toolkit. Loughborough Youth Affairs Mountfields Lodge Youth Centre Epinal Way Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3GE Tel: 01509 236043 Email: amy.cope@leics.gov.uk Youth centre used by wide range of groups. Advice for young people on a range of issues, including benefits, housing problems, family problems. Youth projects. Disability project. Young carers project. Support for young people who self harm. Refugee/asylum seekers group. Women’s and men’s groups. Holiday activities. Outreach services. Lutterworth Speakers Club 5 Shelley Drive Lutterworth Leicestershire LE17 4XF Tel: 01455 553787 Email: speakersclublutterworth@gmail.com Website: www.lutterworthspeakersclub.com Are you interested in meeting new people? Do you want to increase your confidence and learn to overcome your fear of speaking in public? Do you need to improve your presentation skills? We can help you achieve all that... and more, by learning the art of Public Speaking! Most importantly, it’s a lot of fun and you’ll make some good friends too. If you don’t believe that Public Speaking can ever be fun, come along and see for yourself. Laughter is guaranteed! See Website For More Details
L-M • Groups 34 Lutterworth Volunteer Centre One Stop Shop Leicestershire LE17 4DY Tel: 01455 555570 Email: man.luttvc@onestopshop.org.uk Website: www.volunteer-lutterworth.org.uk Lutterworth Volunteer Centre is a local volunteering development agency, ( a Company Ltd by guarantee and a registered charity) providing a range of services, the main one being Community Transport. We have been established for 25 years. Covering Lutterworth, Broughton Astley and the surrounding 25 villages. Making Friends Group 22-24 Pocklingtons Walk Leicester Leicestershire LE1 6BU Tel: 0116 2721345 Email: melissa@accredo.org.uk Our‘making friends group’has been set up to enable people to get together to socialise and build confidence. We arrange outings like going to the cinema, for meals, bowling and day trips. We help get people into work, education and housing. We also offer advice and guidance on relationships, advocacy, direct payments, personalisation and self directed support, events up-and coming, service providers within the city and county and much more. Manna Resource Centre 18a Halford Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 1JB Tel: 0116 253 2408 Email: jmartinson@mannaresourcecentre.org A cluster of about 10 projects to help socially challenged ethnic minorities (open to all). Work includes pastoral counselling, health and social care and education. Melton Learning Hub Burton Road Melton Leicestershire LE13 1DJ Tel: 01664 564967 Email: david.cowell@meltonlearninghub.org.uk Website: www.themeltonlearninghub.com The Melton Learning Hub is an alternative learning facility that offers young people who are disengaged from learning a wide variety of exciting and practical courses. Activities include: Beauty, construction, exercise studies, employabiltiy skills, child care, Cooking, Retail skills, Animal care, fishing. All of these are certificated courses. Melton Training Centre Unit 23, The Old Dairy North Street Melton Mowbray Leicestershire LE13 1NL Tel: 01664 668201 Email: janbox@meltontrainingcentre.co.uk Website: www.meltontrainingcentre.co.uk We are an Alternative Curriculum organisation who enable young people the opportunity to gain qualifications that are equivalent to GCSE’s. We work alongside schools with pupils for whom the school system does not work or a number of reasons. We also work with those aged 16-18 and 19-24 who wish to gain qualifications, confidence, employability skills and more. Apart from gaining official qualifications our young people also gain life skills and informal qualifications. On top of these we also offer awareness sessions in: Budgeting, Sexual Health, Drug Awareness, Healthy Eating and more ....
35 Groups • M Mencap Carers Support Service Business Box Oswin Rd Leicester Leicestershire LE3 1HR Tel: 7717734144 Email: matthew.gallagher@mencap.org.uk Website: www.mencap.org.uk We provide a range of support and information to carers of people with a Learning Disability living in Leicestershire. We work to raise awareness of carers and Learning Disability and identify gaps in support for the carer or the person they are caring for. We also support carers from black and ethnic minority groups. Mencap believes that all carers should get the support they need, so they can continue to care for the person they love, if that is their choice and carers’rights should be a reality - they should know what support they are entitled to and how to get it. The county- wide support offered includes, benefits and form filling, planning for the future e.g. wills trusts housing options, short breaks, emotional support, support with social care assessments and fairer charging, putting carers in touch with peer support and other specialist support in their local area. We provide support to carers to talk about their needs in their own language. Mental Health First Mental health First-Social Enterprise University of Leicester Leicester Leicestershire LE1 7RH Email: becky@mentalhealthfirst.co.uk Mental Health First is a Social Enterprise providing low cost training including Mental Health First Aid, Mental Health First Aid Lite, as well as Confidence Building and bespoke training. Our profits go back into local mental health groups. Minnies Friends 41a Nottingham Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 1ER Tel: 01509 732376 Email: carolphillips1950@hotmail.co.uk Delivering support services to individuals suffering from alcohol and drug addiction, also problems with any form of abuse or even debt worries. Provide food, tea and coffee, clothes and various other household items. The centre is open from 10am-3pm Monday to Friday. MRC Community Action (Marlene Reid Centre) The Marlene Reid Centre 85 Belvoir Road Coalville Leicestershire LE67 3PH Tel: 0845 4812655 Email: info@mrc.uk.net Website: www.mrc.uk.net MRC Community Action runs a variety of projects - Carers support, training for employment, furniture recycling, play, money and debt advice and community development. Community Transport service provides social car scheme and DIAL a ride shopping services for frail older people. Shopping trips and afternoon tea trips are also scheduled during the year MYST (Melton Young Singles Trust) C/o 23 Leicester Street Melton Mowbray Leicestershire LE13 0PP Tel: 01664 562484 Email: andrewleaver@houseofpolly.com Supporting homeless young people aged 16 to 25 in Melton Mowbray Myst Lodge Westbourne House Myst Lodge 15-17 Nottingham Road Melton Mowbray Leicestershire LE13 0NP Tel: 01664 481411 Email: john.thompson@emha.org Website: www.emha.org Myst Lodge and Westbourne House provides supported accommodation for 16-25 year old people and homeless families - specific support depending on the individual.
N • Groups 36 Narborough Christians Against Poverty Centre Narborough Congregational Church School Lane Narborough Leicestershire LE19 2GS Tel: 07729 564599 We provide Free Debt Counselling to anyone regardless of age, gender, faith, sexual orientation or disability. We provide a one to one service direct to people’s homes (or outside of the the home if they wish). We also provide free CAP Money Courses, which is our short budgeting and money management course again available to all. Call 0800 328 0006 for FREE CAP Debt Counselling and 07729 564599 for more information about CAP Money and our services. National Autistic Society Leicester Grovebrook House Brook Street Whetstone Leicestershire LE8 6LA Tel: 0116 286 6956 Email: stephan.dziewanowski@nas.org.uk Website: www.autism.org.uk Runs services for people who suffer from Autism including supporting young people at college, visiting families at home and a residential home for people with Autism. Helpline Number: 0845 0704004 Neston Action Group 48 Neston Gardens Leicester Leicestershire LE2 6RE Tel: 0116 299 6149 Email: may.j@ntlworld.com We improve the local area by maintaining housing, the environment and stopping anti-social behaviour. Network For Change Ltd 150-152 London Road Leicester Leicestershire LE2 1ND Tel: 0116 247 0335 Email: gabby@networkforchange.org.uk Website: www.networkforchange.org.uk We provide supported housing and outreach services to up to 65 adults with long-term mental health problems living in the City (and Coalville). We also run a Resource Centre providing a lively programme of groups/activities/training and volunteering opportunities for our client group. We plan to open a Crisis House alternative to acute hospital, subject to funding. New Communities Resource Advice Bureau (NCRB) 92 Wharf Street North Leicester Leicestershire LE1 2AB Tel: 0116 251 6193 Email: ncrbadvice@hotmail.co.uk New Communities Resource Advice Bureau group supports new communities, by signposting them to agencies that they can go for help with Job Seekers Allowance, Housing and welfare benefits etc. They also offer an interpreting/translation service to the community. The organisation also runs an extended schools project to support children in the local community.
37 Groups • N New Dawn New Day (NDND) 27 Cantrell Road Braunstone Leicester Leicestershire LE3 1SD Tel: 0116 279 5095 Email: sara.swire@ndnd.org.uk Website: www.ndnd.org.uk New Dawn New Day exists to inspire women and their families to change their lives and their communities for the better. Our mission is to work with women and their families, inspiring them to reach their potential and to overcome poverty, disadvantage and inequality. Open 9.00am-3.00pm Monday-Friday, we provide holistic support services to women which includes: one-to- one intensive support, including emotional support, advice, advocacy, counselling and psychotherapy; as well as group programmes and activities. Our work is woman-centered in that we work with individual women to identify their support needs and work together to implement a support plan to meet those needs. Currently we specialise in working with women with specific vulnerabilities who find themselves in the criminal justice system and those whose experiences and circumstances place them at risk of offending. We also have a specific service working with young victims and survivors of sexual and/or domestic abuse. We also run 2 social enterprises including a low cost counselling service and a Sex and Relationships Training Programme offering sessions designed to educate children and young people on the realities of being a teenage parent, healthy relationships, developing a positive body image, delaying early sexual activity and information on contraception and STIs. This service also runs programmes specifically to support parents to communicate with their children about relationships and sex. New Parks Community Centre St Oswalds Road Leicester Leicestershire LE3 6RJ Tel: 0116 222 1072 Email: Kathryn.Birks@leicester.gov.uk New Parks Community Centre provides training and learning opportunities for adults living in the Greater New Parks area. The centre is used by a variety of community groups - over 60s, community partnership, and staff are involved in developing community activities based on residents needs/aspirations. It is also a venue where adult learning courses are offered. Next Generation 108 Castle Street Leicestershire LE10 1DD Tel: 01455 632984 Email: shani@nxt-gen.org.uk Website: http://communityconnect.org.uk/ Services to young people - 13-25 Housing Restlement, Employment Training, Counselling Substance and Alchol Misuse Sexual Health Issues, Pregnancy Testing Nirankari Advice Centre 2a Prebend Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 0LA Tel: 0116 255 0843 Advanced spiritual centre and community advice centre providing advice on DSS matters, housing benefit and immigration, Luncheon Club, health and sports, advice, information and guidance. North West Leicestershire Homeless Project Marlene Reid Centre Leicestershire LE67 3PH Tel: 01530 510515 Email: lbwistle@googlemail.com This small charitable organisation exists to give assistance to persons of any age within North West Leicestershire who are homeless or threatened with homelessness. Principally by helping them to find appropriate accommodation but also other support to enable them to maintain a settled way of life. Nuur Media Productions Charnwood Learning Centre Floor 1, 257 Belgrave Gate Leicester Leicestershire LE1 3HU Tel: 07946 686693 Email: nuurmedia@gmail.com Website: www.nuurmedia.com Social Enterprise set up to provide media training to young people and help them back into education or develop a career in media.
P • Groups 38 PACE City House 202 Ashby Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3AG Tel: 01509 211194 Email: ellen@paceuk.org.uk Website: http://www.paceuk.org.uk We run a number of activities aimed at creating a strong community, based in Loughborough most of these are free and will benefit families, children and young people, those with a mental health problem, disabilities and practical needs e.g. food, debt problem. We look at helping the whole person and love being a part of the solution to the communities needs where we can. Free debt advice‘enQuire’- drop in service but people can ring to make a appointment. Free emergency food parcels ‘Agape’- can be accessed on referral from another agency (i.e.charity, community group or council), should feed a family of four for 3-4 days. Generic Counselling‘ Access’- Qualified counsellors registered with BACP. Currently a free service. We also provide: On Track - financial capability course ((5 weeks), Camp Supreme - 2 week non-residential camp aimed at 8 - 15yr olds 9:15 - 5:30pm held in Loughborough during the summer holidays. Crafty Capers - group for ladies and gentle men that may be isolated, disabled and/or lonely. They get together to do crafts and eat cake and chat. Alive Amplified youth group - for 11 - 18 year olds, 50p entry young people can take part in sporting and creative activities as well as spend time with their friends. Pakistani Youth Community Association (PYCA) Pakistan Centre 58 Earl Howe Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 0DF Tel: 0116 254 8012 Email: info@pyca.org.uk Website: www.pyca.org.uk To assist members of the Pakistani and other minority ethnic individuals to develop themselves, in order to participate in mainstream society. PYCA provides educational, leisure, advisory and support services to the wider local community in Leicester. Our training programme covers a wide variety of accredited as well as non accredited courses. We are an approved Training Centre by University of Cambridge, Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) and Future Awards Qualifications. PYCA is accredited information, advice and guidance (IAG) centre with MATRIX accreditation, and we also hold Investors In People status. Our activities include: Information, Advice Guidance (IAG) in Careers and Employment.Training Programme / Courses / Workshops Delivered Skills for Life. Young person’s support programmes. BME complementary education programmes.Learning programmes to the over-50s, including additional ICT provision to encourage older people to have better access to computing.Women girls social and cultural activities.Social events.Health advice and information. Panahghar Safehouse PO Box 5531 Leicester Leicestershire LE1 1AA Tel: 02476 228952 Website: www.safehouse.org.uk We provide emergency temporary accommodation and a range of direct support services to young Asian Women experiencing domestic violence, abuse, emotional distress, family disputes, forced marriages, stress etc. Park Lodge 2 Central Avenue Leicester Leicestershire LE2 1TB Tel: 0116 270 7319 Email: manager@parklodgeproject.org Website: www.parklodgeproject.org Offers housing, support and advice to single homeless young people aged 16-25 years.
39 Groups • P-R Phoenix Therapies and Training 4 Aisne Road Leicester Leicestershire LE18 4UA Tel: 07722 026705 Email: phoenixtherapies@live.co.uk Website: http://www.phoenixtherapiesleicester.co.uk We are a local community group that provides quality personal development programmes and weekly support groups for people who want to improve their mental health. Our qualified therapists teach people how to; 1. Take more control of their mind. 2. How to become happier, balanced and achieve their goals. 3. Facilitate new friendships. 4. Support people to heal the damage of negativity. Polish Community Leicester Manor House Neighbourhood Centre Haddenham Road Leicester Leicestershire LE3 2BG Tel: Email: i.makuchowska@gmail.com Website: www.rodzina.org.uk To associate Polish people living in the East Midlands area to develop language, cultural, artistic and sports skills to integrate Polish community with the local environment Poplars Club Water Leys Primary School Leicestershire LE18 1HG Tel: 0789 5255 881 Website: www.poplarsgroup.co.uk To provide a safe, secure and familiar place for children to play in whilst enabling parents to work out of school hours. Princes Trust (The) 6 Faraday Court Leicester Leicestershire LE2 0JN Tel: 0116 255 0400 Email: lisa.capell@princes-trust.org.uk Website: www.princes-trust.org.uk The Prince’s Trust is the UK’s leading Youth Charity. We enable 14-30 years-old to develop skills and move forward with their lives, reaching out to those who need help the most with Business Start-up, Team Programmes and Developing Programmes. Raglan Housing Suite C, Lancaster House Grange Business Park, Enderby Rd Whetstone Leicestershire LE8 6EP Tel: 0845 070 7772 Email: info@raglan.org Website: www.raglan.org/main.cfm Registered housing association providing accommodation for the elderly and disabled throughout the East Midlands. General needs and sheltered housing throughout the East Midlands. Rathbone Training 2-4 Colton Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 1QA Tel: 0116 242 3810 Email: glenda.symmonds@rathboneuk.org Project offers youth training and training for work for people with moderate learning difficulties and unemployed people with special needs.
R-S • Groups 40 Refuel 20 Gladstone Street Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 5LE Tel: 01509 646556 Email: refuelhathern@gmail.com Refuel is a weekly run group for parents, carers and their under five aged children. We offer play experiences that focus on the interaction between child and adult. We provide take home resource/information sheets and access external professional support for those families that need additional help and information. We aim to support families through the early years stage. We provide play and learning activities and experiences aimed at children under five. We access external professional support when this is asked for. We have recently been able to provide a parenting course as an additional session. We have facilitated play sessions with Musical bumps and an art workshop with Art Tracks. We work in partnership with Shepshed Toy Library to provide a monthly toy lending service to Hathern and surrounding areas. We are forging links with the Shepshed and Hathern Health Visiting service. Rise and Shine 11 Buchan Walk Leicester Leicestershire LE3 1LY Tel: 0116 225 2479 Email: pauldavis7@mail.com A self-help group set up to provide support to service and ex-service users of the RISE housing support group. Riverside Midlands 49 Western Boulevard Leicester Leicestershire LE2 7HN Tel: 0116 2473800 Email: jane.page@riverside.org.uk Website: www.riverside.org.uk Part of the national Riverside Group. Provides affordable housing for rent mainly in the Leicester Area, including sheltered scheme for housing associations the elderly. Works with agencies to provide supported housing schemes. Royal British Legion Leicestershire and Rutland Saxon House Heritage Gate Derby Leicestershire DE1 1NL Tel: 0808 802 8080 Email: airedale@britishlegion.org.uk Website: www.britishlegion.org.uk Our organisation is set up to provide direct assistance to the ex- services community, their partners and dependents. To qualify you have to have served in the British armed forces and have received 7 days pay, this includes Home Guard and Territorial Army. Ruach Care Greenclose Lane Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 5AS Tel: 01509 235173 Email: info@ruachcare.co.uk Website: www.ruachcare.co.uk Ruach Care Limited is a specialist charitable company providing services, accommodation, and care packages for young people and adults with Asperger’s Syndrome and mental health difficulties. All our services are underlined by excellence and quality. Ruach Care is committed to offering a range of stimulating experiences and support in order to offer meaningful and realistic choices in respect of day to day provision. Ruach Care acknowledges that in some cases a high level of staffing will be necessary for service users to reach their true potential and participate in society. As environments are a key to a persons well being Ruach Care places emphasis on providing safe, warm, and friendly environments to aid in the service users recovery. Saffron Community Enterprises Limited Linwood Centre Leicester Leicestershire LE2 6QJ Tel: 0116 2453025 Email: kpickering@saffron.org.uk Website: www.saffron.org.uk Saffron Community Enterprises Limited is a not for profit company limited by guarantee, which is involved in local social and economic regeneration, in the Saffron Lane area of the city. The organisation is the Development Trust for the Saffron area.
41 Groups • S Saffron Lane Neighbourhood Council/ Saffron Resource Centre 432 Saffron Lane Leicester Leicestershire LE2 6SB Tel: 0116 2831765 Email: info@srcentre.org.uk Website: www.srcentre.org.uk We exist to improve the life chances of residents of the Freemen, Eyres Monsell and Aylestone Wards by providing a range of social welfare, health and recreational services to help residents achieve financial and social inclusion and reach their potential. Services currently include: elderly day care; youth work; drugs; alcohol; health and pregnancy counselling; debt and welfare benefits advice; an environmental project; credit union agency; tenancy support; and a mobility project. Samatus Development Organisation 1 St Stephens Road Leicester Leicestershire LE2 1DR Tel: 7432107943 Email: samodevelopment@hotmail.co.uk Samatus Development organisation is a British Somali Organisation that seeks to provide education and sports activities for the development of Somali Young people as productive citizens of the world. Support communities in Leicester and Somalia by providing: (a) Opportunities for young people to access education and vocational training (b) Support for parents of young people (c) Opportunities for people of all ages to participate in sporting activities (d) Funds to build centres for autistic children in Somalia School Development Support Agency (SDSA) 1st Floor Alliance House 6 Bishop Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 6AF Tel: 0116 299 5942 Email: peter.chilvers@sdsa.net Website: www.sdsa.net We are a rapidly developing not-for-profit organisation that provides leadership for a range of projects and partnerships of schools and children’s service providers Seed Creativity Ltd Workspace 30, Phoenix Square 4 Midlands Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 1TG Tel: 7595979209 Email: dan@seedcreativity.co.uk Website: www.seedcreativity.co.uk Seed is a media design agency and training provider, promoting and facilitating a culture of creative enterprise in the East Midlands. Seed provides video production, graphic design and web and mobile technologies production services, alongside managing and editing fd2d.com the online creative network. Seed works with DMU, Leicester College, Talent Match and other education and training providers to supply experiential learning provision to enhance young peoples employability and confidence to enter the workplace. SEEM - Supporting Social Business Castle Cavendish Business Centre Dorking Road Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG7 5PN Tel: 0115 964 8372 Email: roger.moors@seem.uk.net To support the growth development of social businesses and social enterprises particularly by assisting and facilitating organisations and individuals to access social finance. From start ups to established businesses - unsecured and secured loan and equity investments. We understand the needs of the applicant, assist where necessary with presentation and application, broker relations between applicant and social finance intermediary. We also provide a range of other services including training, consultancy and advice around the principals of social business
S • Groups 42 Seven Locks Housing - Market Harborough 1a Anson House 8 Compass Point, Northampton Road, Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 9HW Tel: 01858 414500 Email: joanne.miller@sevenlockshousing.co.uk Website: www.sevenlockshousing.co.uk We work to meet the needs of our customers and communities by providing continually improving high quality homes and services. We provide volunteer opportunities and added value services to our customers and the community. We are currently working towards setting up various community lunch club to help residents who are vunerable, elderly or isolated. We support residents by offering free computer sessions and advice. We also provice volunteer activity coordinators to help organise socail activities for our older residents. Volunteers receive full support from SLH through training, development and regular support sessions. Shama Womens Centre 39-45 Sparkenhoe Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 0TD Tel: 0116 251 4747 Email: shama_womens_centre@hotmail.com Women’s only centre based in Highfields. We provide accredited training in crafts, ICT and ESOL. Onsite creche provides quality childcare. Plenty of health and well-being activities including yoga, keep fit, aerobics, gym and sauna. Shelter Housing Aid Research Project (SHARP) 13 Welford Road Leicester Leicestershire LE2 7AD Tel: 0116 254 6064 Email: info@leicestershelter.org.uk Website: http://www.leicestershelter.org.uk/ Provides a free housing aid service, including advice, assistance and representation to people with housing problems. We also undertake research relating to housing and provide information about homelessness to the public. We also provide housing support to help people achieve independent living. Shree UK Luwar Gnati Mandal 102 Doncaster Road Leicester Leicestershire LE4 6JJ Provides training, social/cultural activities, education, economic and various other miscellaneous activities, including celebrations in respect of religious/cultural festivals. Provides Social, Cultural, Religious and Educational Activities. Celebrates Ram Naumi, Janmashtmi, Navaratri, Dashera, Sharad poonam and Diwali. Signing Network CIC 12 Frog Island Leicester Leicestershire LE3 5BG Tel: 0116 253 2571 Email: tony.barlow@signingnetwork.org.uk Website: www.signingnetwork.org.uk Signing Network is an interpreter-led co-operative supporting the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Leicester and Leicestershire. Our aim is to provide choice and opportunities for the community to lead the way through empowerment and by focusing on their needs. We provide: a weekly free letter translation service; advocacy; a deaf-led job club; Sign Language courses; networking events; communication support workers and fully qualified British Sign Language interpreters. Sikh Welfare Cultural Society (The) Tel: 0788 1760 852 Email: resham.sandhu1@btinternet.com Raising inter-cultural awareness across organisations public, voluntary and private sector. Training - events, young persons participation, encouragement and equality and human rights counselling and advocacy.
43 Groups • S Skillshare International Imperial House St Nicholas Circle Leicester Leicestershire LE1 4LF Tel: 0116 254 1862 Email: cliff.allum@skillshare.org Website: www.skillshare.org Skillshare International works to reduce poverty, injustice and inequality and to further economic and social development in partnership with people and communities throughout the world. We do this by sharing and developing skills and ideas, facilitating organisational and social change and building awareness of development. Soldier’s, Sailor’s, Airmen and Families Association - Forces Help (The) (SSAFA) Clarence House 46 Humberstone Gate Leicester Leicestershire LE1 3PJ Tel: 0116 251 1033 Email: Leicestershire@ssafa.org.uk Website: www.ssafa.org.uk/ssafa-near-you/leicestershire-rutland Advice on accommodation; care and advice for homeless persons. All aspects of welfare for those who are currently serving or who have served in the armed forces, their wives, widows or dependants, including financial. Solutions 4 Community Support Ltd 74 Hamilford Close Leicester Leicestershire LE7 9SZ Tel: 0116 260 3391 Email: enquiries@s4cs.org.uk Website: www.s4cs.org.uk We provide a Community Support provision to Deaf, deafened, Hard of Hearing and deafblind individuals, who may have additional needs such as learning disabilities or physical disabilities. We provide a wise range of community support services to enable individuals to access a range of social and everyday activities, such as budgeting, shopping, back to work support and attending social groups. All services can be funded through personal budget or direct payment and are bespoke to needs of each person we support. Somali Community Parents Association (SOCOPA) 19 Brunswick Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 2LP Tel: 0116 262 8632 Email: info@socopa.org.uk Website: www.socopa.org.uk Our mission is to create an environment where everyone feels welcome and supported. Somali Community Parents Association(SOCOPA) was established in 2005 and re-registered as a charity CIO in June 2013. SOCOPA is charity organisation based in Leicester. It is established to provide community based services and give support to the Black Minority Ethnic (BME) in the UK. We provide practical skills and support for the social and emotional well-being of families and stand to enhance the prospects of individuals within the family and wider community. SOCOPA facilitates range of services and opportunities to both youth and adults who are unemployed. In addition, we also arrange leisure opportunities for children and young people who have missed out on childhood experience. SOCOPA has successfully delivered projects such as study support for children and young people. In addition, SOCOPA has also organised events and workshops relating smoke free homes and parenting skills seminars. We engage and train unemployed and provide them confidence building skills such as ESOL and ICT Classes in cooporation with Leicester College. Somali Development Services Ltd 39 Abingdon Road Leicester Leicestershire LE2 1HA Tel: 0116 2854646 Email: jdaahir@somalidevelopmentservicesltd.co.uk Website: www.somalidevelopmentservicesltd.co.uk The Somali Development Services is a social enterprise which assists and supports the Somali community development needs in Leicester such as education, employment and welfare issues. We offer a variety of services for the Somali community and other BME groups, including homework help clubs for younger users, and drop in centres for adult users.
S • Groups 44 SoundCafe Leicester c/o Church of the Martyrs Westcotes Drive Leicester Leicestershire LE3 0QT Tel: 07867 963328 Email: soundcafeleics@gmail.com SoundCafe meets once a week at St Martins House, Peacock Lane, Leicester to provide a safe creative space for people who are homeless or vulnerably housed. Light refreshments are provided. At present we meet on Wednesday afternoons 1.30pm - 3.30pm. We have music, poetry and arts to listen to, watch or take part in. We have choir practices before the sessions from 12.45pm for anyone who wants to sing. Our first performance was a sell-out at Leicester Cathedral on 31st January 2015. Spring To Action Phoenix Studios 253-255 Belgrave Gate Leicester Leicestershire LE1 3HU Tel: 0116 2179250 Email: kash.khunkhuna@springtoaction.co.uk Spring To Action is a not for profit business support organisation based in Leicester. We help support individuals who are hoping to start a business or have started a business by providing them business advice, guidance, training, mentoring, support and networking. St Andrews Tenants Association 6 Martindale Close Leicester Leicestershire LE2 7HJ Tel: 0116 2758555 We offer advice to tenants on all aspects or issues related to housing. We work on behalf of tenants, with the Council to get repairs carried out efficiently. We also fundraise to enable tenants to organise social activities and events. SteppingOut - Rawlins Community College Loughborough Road Quorn Leicestershire LE12 8DY Tel: 01509 622827 ext 354 Website: SteppingOut@rawlinscollege.org.uk Stepping Out is based at Rawlins Community College and is an Adult Education service for people with learning difficulties. Sure Start Childrens Centre (New Parks) New Parks Children’s Centre Pinder Road New Parks, Leicester Leicestershire LE3 9RN Tel: 0116 231 4418 Various opportunities to volunteer within a busy children’s centre. Roles include administration assistant, reception assistant, childcare worker, family support befriender, handy-person assistant and community involvement assistant. Full training provided, subject to enhanced DBS check. Suitable for anyone wishing to increase their skill base. To find out more please contact Geraldine Connor or Sue Kenny on 0116 231 4418 Swanswell 42 High Street Coalville Leicestershire LE67 3EE Tel: 01530 275970 Email: caroline.gadsby@swanswell.org Website: www.swanswell.org.uk We are a national alcohol and drug charity that helps people change and be happy. We believe in a society free from problem alcohol and drug use.
45 Groups • T The Baca Project 19/20 Baxter Gate Leicestershire LE11 1TG Tel: 01509 550438 Email: bex.griffiths@bacaproject.org.uk Website: www.bacaproject.org.uk Befriending the forced migrants in our care is the basis for our relationship. Trust is also foundational as we welcome them into Loughborough and help them to adapt to and integrate into local life. We currently have four Baca houses each of which has a Live-In Support Worker. Our houses provide a place of safety and a base from which a new phase of life can be nurtured. The Bridge 38 Leicester Road Leicestershire LE11 2AG Tel: 01509 260500 Email: peter.davey@bridgehousingservices.com Website: www.bridgehousingservices.com The Bridge is Charnwood’s independent housing advice and support service covering Housing Advice and Support, Tenancy Relations, Mediation, and a Single Access Point for all 16/17 year olds with housing problems. The Bridge 38 Leicester Road Leicestershire LE11 2AG Tel: 01509 260500 Email: peter.davey@bridgehousingservices.com Website: www.bridgehousingservices.com The Bridge is Charnwood’s independent housing advice and support service covering Housing Advice and Support, Tenancy Relations, Mediation, and a Single Access Point for all 16/17 year olds with housing problems. The Brunswick Association 19 Brunswick Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 2LP Tel: 07453 993554 Email: info@bwassociation.org.uk This is a group working to improve employability for young students by providing a centre to help them attain their professional goal or desired career. The Carpenter’s Arms (Midlands) Trust Carpenter’s Arms Wharncliffe Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 1SL Tel: 01509 767550 Email: carpentersarms@talktalkbusiness.net Website: www.carpenters-arms.org Abstinence-based residential rehab centre for men challenged with homelessness due to an addictive life- style. We also run a food parcel project on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons between 14.30 and 15.30 The Centre Project Limited 1 Alfred Place Leicester Leicestershire LE1 1EB Tel: 0116 255 4013 Email: centre@central-baptist.org.uk Website: www.centreproject.org The Centre Project has since 1996 been working to reduce isolation and promote the wellbeing of vulnerable and socially isolated members of our community. We offer community day drop-in services and we support people to build and sustain appropriate peer relationships and reduce isolation. We enable and encourage people to engage in the community. We provide practical support to enable people to quickly address issues such as form filling, internet access, telephone access and call support. We also support people to maintain their own tenancies, promore independent living, social, emotional and economic wellbeing and greater inclusion in the wider community. Call us on 0116 255 4013 for more information.
T • Groups 46 The Fit For Work Team 9 Newarke Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 5SN Tel: 0116 2851706 Email: judith.wildig@leicesterfit4work.org.uk Website: www.leicesterfit4work.org.uk The FREE service helps people who are employed/self-employed and off on long-term sickness get back to work. We offer individual, 1-2-1, personalised case-managed support and interventions to enable employed people to overcome barriers and remain in work. These interventions include: physiotherapy, psychological therapies, debt advice, employer mediation, bereavement support, etc. All you need to do to enter the service is go to your GP and ask them to assess your suitability for referral into the service. The Leicester Enterprise Club UK CIC Alpha House Countesthorpe Road Wigston Leicestershire LE18 4PJ Tel: 0116 299 7831 Email: steve@leicesterenterpriseclub.com Website: www.leicesterenterpriseclub.com Provides business support, advice and information to members of the African, African-Caribbean and Mixed Heritage community. The Nelson Mandela Community Programme Leicester Leicestershire LE3 8BE Tel: 07789 013948 Email: thenelsonmandelaprogramme@gmail.com The Nelson Mandela Community Programme (TNMCP) was established for the purposes of achieving four objectives, which are; advance citizenship and raise the awareness and the profile of the African Heritage people living in Leicester and Leicestershire. Advance art, culture and heritage by erecting a statue of Nelson Mandela in the city of Leicester, encourage and educate African Heritage people of Leicester and Leicestershire to take a leading role in shaping the future of Leicester and Leicestershire and to be an agent for the African Heritage people of Leicester and Leicestershire. The Stroke Association Ward 3 Leicester General Hospital Gwendolen Road Leicester Leicestershire LE5 4PW Tel: 07538 795269/0116 260 3030 Email: dolores.watters@stroke.org.uk Website: www.stroke.org.uk Information advice and support for stroke survivors and their families / carers in living in Leicester City. 1:1 support, home visits can be arranged. Our vision is for a world where there are fewer strokes and all those touched by stroke get the help they need. Our mission is to prevent strokes and achieve life after stroke through providing services, campaigning, education and research. We work with stroke survivors and their families/carers providing practical advice, essential information and emotional support. We work with stroke survivors to set their own goals and help them achieve them, making sure their needs are met as they make the best possible recovery. This service is for residents of Leicester City and is available for up to 12 months from referral. Twenty Twenty The Schofield Centre Greenclose Lane Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 5AS Tel: 0300 111 2020 Website: www.twentytwenty.org.uk TwentyTwenty is a highly respected and very well-loved charity, whose life changing intergenerational youth inclusion work with ‘at-risk’and particularly hard to reach disadvantaged 11 19 year olds has achieved national acclaim and recognition. Each year we transform the lives hundreds of disadvantaged and disengaged young people. Our efforts are concentrated towards helping vulnerable young people who are excluded (or in danger of being) from school or are long-term unemployed, to develop self-belief and motivation, improve emotional and physical health and well- being, achieve in education, nurture healthy relationships and learn work ready skills and attitudes, in order that they develop healthier lifestyles enabling them to find and sustain jobs and pursue positive leisure activities. We do this through our award-winning Lifeskills Centre model, which puts a range of different professionals, volunteers and local businesses around the young people to divert them away from unhealthy relationships and criminality, and drives them into positive independence and sustained success.
47 Groups • U-W University of Leicester Volunteering Team University of Leicester Volunteering Team David Wilson Library, University Road Leicester Leicestershire LE1 7RH Tel: 0116 252 3890 The University of Leicester has a long successful history of working with a wide range charitable and community groups who are seeking volunteers and community partnerships. Our volunteers have a range of backgrounds and skills which can support your organisation. Whether you are looking for someone who can offer long-term commitment or help a one off project, we can help match you up. Current activities include volunteering with events, schools, fundraising, community research, environmental, sports, counselling, befriending and more. Untapped Me The Cherry Shed Leicestershire LE7 9WE Tel: 7968700034 Email: donna@untapped.me.uk Website: http://www.untapped.me.uk/ The company’s activities w ill be carried out for the benefit of vulnerable w omen in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, with a particular focus on those young w omen w ho became parents before the age of 20 and those experiencing a range of issues that lead to them becoming socially isolated. The aim and ethos of the company is to empower, nurture and support vulnerable w omen through using creative approaches to engagement; building self-esteem; providing practical, skills-based learning, and by offering flexible, needs-led accredited learning leading to meaningful w ork experience and progression opportunities. We w ill use the development of craft skills as a means of promoting improved self-confidence and self-esteem. Ultimately we would like to build in the ability for women to sell the goods they have made as a means of creating an income stream. We offer commercial activities (mostly paid-for craft workshops) with surplus generated reinvested into our core purpose. One off craft workshops to learn new skills 12 week learning programmes w orking with young people Progress learning Award, Certificates and Diplomas Bespoke sessions Volunteer opportunities Vista 1a Salisbury Road Leicester Leicestershire LE1 7QR Tel: 0116 2490909 Email: paul.bott@vistablind.org.uk Website: www.vistablind.org.uk Vista is a charity which is dedicated to improving the lives of people with sight loss in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Every year Vista provides services, support, advice and information to almost 6000 registered blind and partially sighted local people. Our Vision is a world in which people with sight loss of all ages have choice and control over their lives and no-one experiences avoidable sight loss. Vocational Training Enterprise Centre (VTEC) Unit 13, Fairmcharm Trading Estate Evelyn Drive Leicester Leicestershire LE3 2BU Email: sean.lynch@vtec-leics.co.uk VTEC remit is to: support those at risk of offending/ re offending, re-engage young and adult learners into meaningful learning, support with opportunities for employment, further learning and re-engagement into society. VTEC deliver courses in construction and Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS Cards) training West Leicestershire U3A The Sports and Social Club 107 Main Street Newbold Verdon Leicestershire LE9 9NP Website: http://u3asites.org.uk/westleicestershire Each U3A is an autonomous self-help organisation for people who are no longer in full time employment. Our aim is to help you make new friends, develop your interests and enjoy yourself. The U3A has an informal style of learning with the ethos of members sharing their knowledge and skills in a relaxed way whilst having fun. Groups meet regularly to study a common interest, with the style, format and content being agreed by consensus. Groups meet in a variety of venues to suit their needs and cover their own expenses (eg room hire). Each group has one or two Leaders who are not necessarily experts in a subject but are enthusiastic and act as main contact for the group.
W • Groups 48 Whitwick Community Enterprises 74 North Street Whitwick Leicestershire LE67 5HA Tel: 01530 519696 Email: rosemary@whitwickcommunityenterprises.co.uk Website: www.whitwickcommunityenterprises.co.uk Whitwick Community Enterprises works to combat social exclusion and build up community coherence. It is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee. We provide a safe, welcoming environment where the community can meet, either informally or formally at organised events, to enjoy each other’s company and affordable nutritious food in our Coffee Shop. We offer volunteering and work placement opportunities to all, and work to overcome barriers that cause people to struggle to take up these opportunities.‘We work with other community groups, encouraging partnership working and sharing of resources to avoid duplication and ensure facilities and services in our community are maximised. We run the following projects: Training for 16-19 year olds; 19+ NVQ qualifications, for part time workers; apprenticeship scheme; Party in the Park; Food Parcels; Close Knit Whitwick Village Magazine; Whitwick Coffee Shop; outside catering and Lunch Clubs Womens Aid Leicestershire Ltd (WALL) PO Box 7067 Leicester Leicestershire LE1 7WB Tel: 0116 242 6440 Email: pjr@wallaction.org.uk Website: www.wa-leicester.org.uk To provide advice, information, support and a place of safety on request, for any woman and her children, who are suffering from domestic violence. Includes emergency, temporary accommodation. Words 2 Pictures 29 Narborough Road Cosby Leicestershire LE9 1TB Tel: 0116 286 5322 Email: m.simpsonwedge@gmail.com Website: www.words2pictures.co.uk By working with service providers like councils, charities and other organisations Words 2 Pictures takes the written word in forums and instructions and turn them into videos, animations or images so that those that can’t read fluently can understand the information they receive. Johnny Rowlatt, a teacher from the Holbrook Centre for Autism in Derbyshire, was training some new staff and asked me to make a video explaining to the staff why people with autism are fond of technology. This is the result: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNNcrGJAVcY. Work-Link Project (Churches Together in Hinckley and District) Amity House Holliers Walk Hinckley Leicestershire LE10 1QW Tel: 01455 636506 Email: mandyquinn@worklinkproject.co.uk Website: www.worklinkproject.co.uk Work-Link provide meaningful volunteering and training opportunities for people with mental ill health and other disabilities, or those who, for a variety of reasons are not ready to embark on paid employment. These opportunities are based around the recycling of furniture which is passed on to individuals in receipt of government benefits. Workers’Educational Association (WEA East Midland District) Vaughan College St Nicholas Circle Leicester Leicestershire LE1 4LB Tel: 0116 251 9740 Email: cheinrich@wea.org.uk Website: www.weaeastmidlands.org/brochure The Workers Educational Association (WEA) is the UK’s largest voluntary provider of adult education. The WEA operates at local, regional and national levels. Courses are created and delivered in response to local need, often in partnership with local groups and organisations.
49 Groups • W-Y Worth-It Projects Marlene Reid Centre 85 Belvoir Road Coalville Leicestershire LE67 3PH Tel: 01509 833007 Email: liz@worth-itprojects.co.uk Website: http://worth-itprojects.co.uk/ We are providers of positive psychology coaching, personal development and training interventions that specialise in the promotion and protection of mental well-being. Based in Leicestershire we are the first UK social enterprise pioneering the use of positive psychology coaching within education, health and employability. We help“at risk”young people through changing their mind-set and supporting them to develop positive emotions and make positive changes. This way of working develops mental wellbeing through building confidence, self awareness and resilience. Y Advice Support Centre (YASC) c/o The Dawn Centre Conduit Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 0JN Tel: 0116 221 2787 Website: www.leicesterymca.co.uk/homeless-support.php The‘Y’Advice Support Centre is a part of Leicester YMCA and offers advice and information on all aspects of care and support to homeless and potentially homeless people, alongside the provision of primary health care. YEP! Youth Education Project 17 Gower Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 3LH Tel: 0116 319 6585 Email: yepmainoffice@gmail.com Website: www.youtheducationproject.org.uk An alternative education training provider offering opportunities to young people14-18 (Up to 24 subject to learning needs). We offer vocational courses in motor vehicle studies, art design, fashion design, digital music production and childcare. We currently offer functional skills maths English (and GCSE’s starting August 2015), We also offer independent life skills sessions (personal social development) and sports enrichment activities as part of our non credited learning sessions. We aim to improve the outcomes for young people by becoming a hub of support and advice by promoting training, employment and educational opportunities. We are based in Leicester City Centre easily accessible via bus, train. Youth Shelter (Falcon Centre) The Falcon Centre 27-31 Pinfold Gate Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 1BE Tel: 01509 268699 Email: Marie.Davis@youthshelter.org.uk Website: www.youthshelter.org.uk Youth Shelter a is homeless charity, working with the most vulnerable people aged 16+, both male and female in North Leicestershire. We provide over 50 bed spaces in supported accommodation (The Falcon Centre, CIYA House, Moor House, Marshalls Court, Bridgeland Rd) to help people learning independent living skills and move on to permanent accommodation. We have Social Enterprises offering volunteer and work opportunities including Second Chance, My Chance and Mo Wear. We also offer community support and an advice drop in service weekly.
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VAL Directory • Economic Inclusion 51 Voluntary Action Leicester has provided this data specifically and exclusively for the purpose of sharing information using data provided by it and it’s partner organisations. This data is provided for the purpose of informing the public and other VCS organisations of the services these organisations provide. Under no circumstances should the data provided (or any derivative thereof) be used in whole or in part for any other purpose other than the above. Voluntary Action Leicester does not accept any responsibility or liability whatsoever for use by any party of the data provided in breach of these terms. All data provided by Voluntary Action Leicester is proprietary to the trustees of the organisation. All such data shall not be used by any party for commercial gain. The information included in this directory has been provided by the organisations themselves. It reflects the information held on VAL’s database as of June 2015. We are constantly updating our data; if you come across something that is incorrect then please let us know by emailing 0116 257 5050 or emailing helpline@valonline.org.uk. We will then amend our records and reflect the most up-to-date Disclaimer
SUPPORTINGVOLUNTARYACTION VAL Directory of Voluntary Community Organisations Economic Inclusion Voluntary Action LeicesterShire 9 Newarke Street, Leicester LE1 5SN Tel: 0116 258 0666 Fax: 0116 257 5059 Email: info@valonline.org.uk Web: www.valonline.org.uk Looking for more? Visit our online directory at www.valdirectory.org.uk for a more up to date list of organisations. Voluntary Action LeicesterShire is the trading name of Voluntary Action Leicester. Voluntary Action Leicester is a registered charity (No. 509300) Company Limited by Guarantee (No. 1356513) Registered in England and Wales

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Val economic inclusion directory

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    VAL Directory ofVoluntary & Community Organisations Find Voluntary & Community organisations working in Economic Inclusion Economic Inclusion
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    VAL Directory •Economic Inclusion 2 Here at Voluntary Action LeicesterShire we believe in promoting the services that are provided by the voluntary and community sector in Leicester and Leicestershire. These groups contribute £630 million to the local economy and provide vital support to communities on a daily basis. About this Directory This directory includes details of 187 voluntary and community sector organisations1 that are delivering services to actively support and promote economic inclusion. These organisations offer a range of services to support people’s housing needs, increase people’s employability skills and generally promote their economic wellbeing. At VAL, we’re working to raise awareness of the sector’s economic contribution. This directory is also part of that work, providing some key facts about the economic contribution of the VCS in Leicester and Leicestershire How to use this directory Organisations are listed at the front of the directory in relation to the type of service they deliver. You can then find the group listed alphabetically. Should you have any queries about the directory, please don’t hesitate to get in touch using the contact details on the back of this directory. 1. The groups included in this directory have given VAL specific permission to publicise their service and economic inclusion forms a core part of their service offer. There are many more organisations on VAL’s database that are either indirectly contributing towards economic inclusion and/or have not given VAL permission to share their information. Welcome
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    3 VAL Directory •Economic Inclusion Contents 4 The VCS in Leicester and Leicestershire 6 About VAL 10 Groups by Type of Service 14 A-Z Organisations 51 Disclaimer
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    Economic Inclusion •VAL Directory 4 £630 million The local sector is worth Leicester & Leicestershire’s Voluntary Sector 189,000 volunteers The sector provides 12,700 jobs 24m annual volunteer hours donated In Leicester & Leicestershire: £473m income1 £157m volunteer hours2 Micro Groups Income £0 - £10,000 Small Groups Income £10,001 - £100,000 Medium Groups Income £100,001 - £1m Large Groups Income above £1m £3.8m 1095 groups £104m 770 groups £25m 351 groups £338 million 71 groups 3
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    5 VAL Directory •Economic Inclusion Percentage of population claiming JSA in Leicestershire by district4 Percentage of Leicester City’s total JSA claimants by ward5 Footnotes 1. Income figures are based on data from the Charity Commission. 2. Based on the minimum wage of £6.50 per hour. 3. Based on the VCS accounting 2.7% of workforce. Independent Living 72 87 85 Economic Wellbeing Education & lifelong learning 1 Young people (aged 13-19) 2 People from BME communities 3 Socially excluded / vulnerable people 4 People with particular health needs or disabilities 5 Faith communities 6 Older people 7 Women 8 People with mental health needs 9 Carers / parents 10 Offenders, victims of crime & their families Economic Inclusion in Leicestershire Types of local economic inclusion groups included in this Directory Where are the problems? Top 10 Beneficiaries of Economic Inclusion Groups ☼ 2.5% 1% 0.5% 1.5% 2% 10% 4% 2% 6% 8% 4. Percentage based on total number of working age adults. 5. Figures are based on total number of JSA claimaints in Leicester City.
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    About VAL •VAL Directory 6 The VCS supports communities’ most vulnerable people, so when the VCS’ voice is heard, communities are heard. We work to strengthen the voice of the VCS and ensure that the most marginalised communities can speak out. We do this by: §§ Encouraging conversations between decision makers and VCS groups of all sizes §§ Highlighting the value of the VCS by gathering and promoting data about the sector §§ Enabling the VCS to influence key local strategies and plans §§ Raising awareness of the importance of the VCS Join the conversation Find out more or join an upcoming event by visiting: www.valonline.org.uk/groups/forums-voice Connecting the VCS with decision markers
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    7 VAL Directory• About VAL We work with organisations of all shapes and sizes to ensure that they can keep delivering vital services. We do this by: §§ Facilitating collaboration between VCS groups §§ Offering support to help groups to develop funding bids and consortia §§ Providing high quality information, advice and training Get information, advice and support Find out more or access support by visiting: www.valonline.org.uk/groups/advice-support You can also call the VAL Helpline on 0116 257 5050. Supporting the VCS
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    About VAL •VAL Directory 8 Involve Volunteers We can help all types of organisations to recruit and manage volunteers. We can: §§ Advertise your opportunities online, at our face-to-face drop-ins and in our newsletters §§ Provide one to one advice and support on managing volunteers §§ Deliver free training for your organisation §§ Support your organisation with its volunteering policies and procedures Start Volunteering it us online at www.valonline.org.uk/volunteers or ring us on 0116 257 5050.
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    9 VAL Directory• About VAL Find details of over 2,000 local groups on our directory The directory allows you to find VCS organisations working in your area. Organisations can also list their details on the directory. The benefits of listing a VCS organisation on our directory include: §§ Ensuring that funders can find your group §§ Helping service users find your group §§ Promoting your groups work Access the directory To start searching or list an organisation, visit www.valdirectory.org.uk/. If you have queries, please call us on 0116 256 5050 or email helpline@valonline.org.uk. VAL Directory
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    Type of service• VAL Directory 10 Groups by Type of Service Accommodation and Housing Action Homeless Active Wesley Hall Adullam Homes Housing Association Advance Advance Employment Ambition East Midlands Anchor Centre (LCPT) Asian Community Association Asra Housing Group b-inspired Bethany (Adullam Homes HA) Bridge House Project Building and Social Housing Foundation Carr-Gomm Catch 22 (Leicester) Community Advice Law Service (CALS) Community of Grace Contact Project (The) Cossington Street Housing Co-operative Creative Support Darus Salam Trust EMH Homes Emmaus Leicestershire Rutland Enable Care and Home Support Exaireo Trust Excluded Ltd Eyres Monsell Tenants Assoc Gap Project (The) Hft Leicestershire Hinckley Homeless Group Hits Homes Trust Limited Hodan Somali Community Group Home Group Limited - Stonham Office Wykin Home Group Limited - Stonham services Leicester Leicester Community Music Project LCMP Leicestershire Rutland Rural Housing Enabler Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living (LCiL) Liberty House Little Hill Residents Association Living Without Abuse (LWA) Making Friends Group Mencap Carers Support Service Minnies Friends MYST (Melton Young Singles Trust) Myst Lodge Westbourne House Neston Action Group Network For Change Ltd Next Generation Nirankari Advice Centre North West Leicestershire Homeless Project Panahghar Safehouse Park Lodge Raglan Housing Rise and Shine Riverside Midlands Ruach Care Seven Locks Housing - Market Harborough Shelter Housing Aid Research Project (SHARP) Shree UK Luwar Gnati Mandal Sikh Welfare Cultural Society (The) Soldier’s, Sailor’s, Airmen and Families Association - Forces Help (The) (SSAFA) Solutions 4 Community Support Ltd Somali Development Services Ltd SoundCafe Leicester St Andrews Tenants Association The Baca Project The Bridge The Bridge The Carpenter’s Arms (Midlands) Trust Womens Aid Leicestershire Ltd (WALL) Y Advice Support Centre (YASC) Youth Shelter (Falcon Centre) Advice and information Action for Blind People Apex Works Aspiro best m8s mentoring and training CIC Caribbean Community Enterprise Castle Donington Volunteer Centre Catch 22 (Leicester) Chamber of Commerce and Industry Charnwood CAB Charnwood Connect Clockwise Credit Union Community Advice Law Service (CALS) Community Health and Learning Foundation Ltd (CIC) CHLF Community Transport Association UK Compact for Change Cooke E-Learning Foundation CT Skills EMH Homes Emmaus Leicestershire Rutland Faith in People with HIV Family Lives For Families Glebe House Go! Healthy Lifestyle Limited Good Vibrations
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    11 VAL Directory• Type of service Helping Hands Community Trust Hinckley Homeless Group Home Group Limited - Stonham services Leicester i-decide IOSSAC Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living (LCiL) Loughborough Youth Affairs Lutterworth Speakers Club Lutterworth Volunteer Centre MRC Community Action (Marlene Reid Centre) Narborough Christians Against Poverty Centre National Autistic Society Leicester New Dawn New Day (NDND) Nirankari Advice Centre Refuel Royal British Legion Leicestershire and Rutland Saffron Lane Neighbourhood Council/Saffron Resource Centre SEEM - Supporting Social Business Shelter Housing Aid Research Project (SHARP) Signing Network CIC Soldier’s, Sailor’s, Airmen and Families Association - Forces Help (The) (SSAFA) Spring To Action Swanswell The Brunswick Association The Centre Project Limited The Leicester Enterprise Club UK CIC The Nelson Mandela Community Programme The Stroke Association Y Advice Support Centre (YASC) YEP! Youth Education Project Economic wellbeing Action Homeless ADHD Solutions CIC African Caribbean Citizens Forum (ACCF) After 18 Apex Works Aspiro Asra Housing Group b-inspired b-working best m8s mentoring and training CIC Bethany (Adullam Homes HA) Caribbean Community Enterprise CASE Chamber of Commerce and Industry Clockwise Coleman Youth and Community Association Community Advice Law Service (CALS) Community Service Volunteers Contact Project (The) Cooke E-Learning Foundation Darus Salam Trust Diversity Hub EMH Homes Emmaus Leicestershire Rutland Enable Care and Home Support Enactus Loughborough Exaireo Trust Faith in People with HIV Focus Glebe House Glebe House (Charnwood) Ltd Go Getta Green Solutions (Midlands) Ltd Helping Hands Community Trust Highfield Rangers Hinckley Homeless Group Hinckley Town Centre Partnership Home-Start Leicester i-decide Leicester Community Music Project LCMP Leicestershire Asian Business Association (LABA) Leicestershire Cares Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living (LCiL) Leicestershire Education Business Company (LEBC) Leicestershire Employment For Autism Today (LEAT) Liberty House Little Bird SOS Living Without Abuse (LWA) Lutterworth Speakers Club Making Friends Group Manna Resource Centre Melton Training Centre Mencap Carers Support Service MRC Community Action (Marlene Reid Centre) Network For Change Ltd New Communities Resource Advice Bureau (NCRB) New Dawn New Day (NDND) Pakistani Youth Community Association (PYCA) Park Lodge Phoenix Therapies and Training Princes Trust (The) Rise and Shine Royal British Legion Leicestershire and Rutland Saffron Community Enterprises Limited Saffron Lane Neighbourhood Council/Saffron Resource Centre Seed Creativity Ltd SEEM - Supporting Social Business Shama Womens Centre Shelter Housing Aid Research Project (SHARP) Shree UK Luwar Gnati Mandal Signing Network CIC Skillshare International Solutions 4 Community Support Ltd Somali Community Parents Association (SOCOPA) Somali Development Services Ltd Spring To Action St Matthews Big Local Sure Start Childrens Cen The Brunswick Association The Centre Project Limited The Fit For Work Team The Leicester Enterprise Club UK CIC tre (New Parks)
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    Type of service• VAL Directory 12 UnLtd Untapped Me Vista Vocational Training Enterprise Centre (VTEC) Voluntary Action LeicesterShire (VAL) Whitwick Community Enterprises Work-Link Project (Churches Together in Hinckley and District) Worth-It Projects YEP! Youth Education Project Youth Shelter (Falcon Centre) 1st Great Bowden Brownie Pack Action for Blind People ADHD Solutions CIC African Caribbean Citizens Forum (ACCF) Alpha Tutorials Education and life-long learning Action Homeless ADHD Solutions CIC African Caribbean Citizens Forum (ACCF) After 18 Apex Works Aspiro Asra Housing Group b-inspired b-working best m8s mentoring and training CIC Bethany (Adullam Homes HA) Caribbean Community Enterprise CASE Chamber of Commerce and Industry Clockwise Credit Union Coleman Youth and Community Association Community Advice Law Service (CALS) Community Service Volunteers Contact Project (The) Cooke E-Learning Foundation Darus Salam Trust Diversity Hub EMH Homes Emmaus Leicestershire Rutland Enable Care and Home Support Enactus Loughborough Exaireo Trust Faith in People with HIV Focus Glebe House Glebe House (Charnwood) Ltd Go Getta Green Solutions (Midlands) Ltd Helping Hands Community Trust Highfield Rangers Hinckley Homeless Group Hinckley Town Centre Partnership i-decide Leicester Community Music Project LCMP Leicestershire Cares Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living (LCiL) Leicestershire Education Business Company (LEBC) Leicestershire Employment For Autism Today (LEAT) Liberty House Little Bird SOS Living Without Abuse (LWA) Lutterworth Speakers Club Making Friends Group Manna Resource Centre Melton Training Centre Mencap Carers Support Service MRC Community Action (Marlene Reid Centre) Network For Change Ltd New Communities Resource Advice Bureau (NCRB) New Dawn New Day (NDND) Pakistani Youth Community Association (PYCA) Park Lodge Phoenix Therapies and Training Princes Trust (The) Rise and Shine Royal British Legion Leicestershire and Rutland Saffron Community Enterprises Limited Saffron Lane Neighbourhood Council/Saffron Resource Centre Seed Creativity Ltd SEEM - Supporting Social Business Shama Womens Centre Shelter Housing Aid Research Project (SHARP) Shree UK Luwar Gnati Mandal Signing Network CIC Skillshare International Solutions 4 Community Support Ltd Somali Community Parents Association (SOCOPA) Somali Development Services Ltd Spring To Action Sure Start Childrens Centre (New Parks) The Brunswick Association The Centre Project Limited The Fit For Work Team The Leicester Enterprise Club UK CIC Untapped Me Vista Vocational Training Enterprise Centre (VTEC) Whitwick Community Enterprises Work-Link Project (Churches Together in Hinckley and District) Worth-It Projects YEP! Youth Education Project Youth Shelter (Falcon Centre)
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    A • Groups 14 A-ZOrganisations Action for Blind People PO Box 8382 Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 9BL Tel: 01509 632400 Email: fadhil.hassoun@actionforblindpeople.org.uk Website: https://www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk/ Action for Blind People is a national charity with local reach, providing practical help and support to blind and partially sighted people of all ages. We offer visually impaired people a number of services, including help with finding a job, applying for benefits, housing issues, aids and adaptations, holiday breaks and information on local services. Currently, Action for Blind Peoples’Black and Ethnic Minority (BME) volunteering and self-help project works with BME communities across the East Midlands. The focus of the project is to recruit and train volunteers to increase awareness amongst BME communities of avoidable sight loss and eye care service provision. This project aims to increase the number of BME volunteers and to improve the well being of visually impaired BME people. Action Homeless Ridgeway House Little Hill, Newton Lane Wigston Leicestershire LE18 3SE Tel: 0116 221 1851 Email: markgrant@actionhomeless.org.uk Website: www.actionhomeless.org.uk Action Homeless is a charity that works across Leicester and Leicestershire to tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness. We provide supported accommodation and resettlement services which seek to enable people who are homeless to rebuild their lives. We also undertake preventative work in the community to stop homelessness from occurring, especially amongst groups of people who are particularly at risk. Active Wesley Hall 76 Hartington Road Leicester Leicestershire LE2 0GN Tel: 0116 262 6791 Email: sd@wesleyhallcc.org.uk Website: www.activewesleyhall.org.uk Active Wesley Hall is a day centre which provides a programme of educational, recreational activities and living skills. We are open from 10am - 3pm Monday to Friday. Our services are person centred and specifically designed to meet the needs of those who have mental health difficulties and those who have learning disabilities. The weekly activities include art, cooking, baking, exercise, laughing yoga, developing communication skills, confidence building, trips out and IT skills ADHD Solutions CIC St Gabriel’s Community Centre Kerrysdale Avenue Leicester Leicestershire LE4 7GH Tel: 0116 261 0711 Email: info@adhdsolutions.org Website: www.adhdsolutions.org ADHD Solutions supports children, young people and adults diagnosed with or suspected of having ADHD and co-occurrring conditions, their families and any professionals that work with them. Providing a range of support services including - support groups, parenting programmes, young peoples activities, adult programmes and training for professionals.
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    15 Groups • A AdullamHomes Housing Association 23 Ashleigh Road Leicester Leicestershire LE3 0FA Tel: 0116 285 4026 Email: scooper@adullam.org.uk Website: www.adullam.org.uk Short term stay for ex-offenders; parolees; people on bail; giving fixed home for a period to enable residents to stabilise their lives. Men only - 14 beds. Minimum age 25 years. The organisation is not a bail hostel is not directly connected to the probation service. Advance 94 New Walk Leicester Leicestershire LE1 7EA Tel: 0116 2559935 Email: david.young@advanceuk.org Website: www.advanceuk.org Advance began providing support services to people with mental health issues and learning disabilities in 1974. Now, more than thirty years later, we provide a flexible range of housing and personalised support options. We aim to provide the best housing, support and employment options available to people with learning disabilities or mental health problems in order to make their lives better. People are at the centre of our work, and we consider their needs from a holistic point of view; we aim to make sure they are involved in the way their services are run where they live, who they live with and who supports them. Three homes offering support to people with mental health problems, Payne Street, a project for 8 individuals from the Asian community with Mental health problems. 86 independent flats with support for people with Mental Health problems. 24 hour staffed team in Glengarry Court - a 24hr supported housing scheme and a Community Support scheme for people in their own homes. Advance Employment 86-92 Regent Road Leicester Leicestershire LE1 7DD Tel: 0116 247 3900 Email: leicester.receptionist@advanceuk.org Website: www.advanceuk.org Creating real employment opportunities for people with disabilities in particular people who have experienced mental health problems. African Caribbean Citizens Forum (ACCF) 1st Floor, Apex House 74-76 Charles Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 1FB Tel: 0116 253 0947 Email: info@accforum.co.uk Website: www.accforum.org.uk To develop the capacity and skills of members of the African Heritage communities of Leicester and Leicestershire in such a way that they are better able to identify and help meet their needs and participate more fully in society. Information, advice, development support, advocacy and representation to African and African Caribbean VCS groups and the community and those wishing to engage with or provide services to the African Heritage community After 18 2 Saxby Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 OND Tel: 07851 022125 Email: alison_l_birch@hotmail.com Website: www.after18.org.uk After18 is a resource for unaccompanied asylum seeking young people up to the age of 25 in Leicester. We provide a dedicated helpline for young people turning 18 and activities to develop their skills and well being. Alpha Tutorials 308 Melton Road Leicester Leicestershire LE4 7SL Tel: 0116 2669800 Email: hchandarana@leicestercollege.ac.uk Website: www.alphatutorials.org We provide tuition in Leicester. We prepare children for SATS at 7, 11 and 14 teach basic skills in Numeracy, Literacy and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teach GCSEs and A-Levels offer basic computing courses including The Internet, Word Processing and the European Computing Driving Licence (ECDL) deliver book-keeping and payroll courses.
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    A • Groups 16 AmbitionEast Midlands c/o The Y 7 East Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 6EY Tel: 07908 265058 Email: lrobinson-aem@hotmail.co.uk Working with 18-24 year olds who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Anatolia Educational Cultural Society 2 Kirby Road Leicestershire LE3 6BA Tel: 0116 262 5130 Email: aces_le@hotmail.com Website: www.anatolia.org.uk Improving educational capabilities and attainment of the Turkish and Kurdish minority and inter-marriage family members, including men, women and children. We also provide a supplementary school support service for children of school age. Anchor Centre (LCPT) The Anchor Centre 23 Dover Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 6PW Tel: 0116 255 1608 Email: anchoractive@yahoo.co.uk Website: www.lcp-trust.org.uk/?q=adults/anchor-centre Day Centre for homeless or ex-homeless street drinkers and drug users. Open 10-4 Monday-Saturday for registered clients. Open door 1-4 weekdays and Saturdays. Provides cheap snacks, free drinks, advice and support. Wet room for street drinkers Apex Works Apex House 74-76 Charles Street Leicestershire LE1 1FB Tel: 0116 261 6510 Email: info@apex-works.co.uk Website: www.apex-works.co.uk APEX provides education, training, employment preparation, advice, guidance and support to those excluded from or otherwise disadvantaged in the labour market due to: long term unemployment, basic employability needs, being at risk of offending, or suffering a range of barriers to employment such as ESOL, disability, substance misuse problems, health needs, exclusion from mainstream education, homlessness etc. APEX aims to engage, integrate, enable and encourage all users to progress towards mainstream provision and or sustainable employment. The organisation also works with employer and employer organisations to address prejudice, reduce discrimination and to promote work based experience, training and employment opportunities. Aqoon Community Education and Training Services 28 Saxby Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 0NE Tel: 0116 247 1144 Email: a.tarah@aqoon.org Website: www.aqoon.org.uk Aqoon is an educational charity supporting families and children regarding educational issues such us special educational needs, school exclusion, translation and interpreting, placement for volunteers who want to work in schools. Complementary Education programmes, short breaks for disabled children, family support, interpreting and translation specialised for educational purpose. Asian Community Association 12 Harwin Road Leicestershire LE5 6ED Tel: 0116 273 4339 Group is looking to meet the common needs of Asian men and women in health care, social welfare, education, employment, immigration, racial discrimination.
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    17 Groups • A-B Aspiro 9Newarke Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 5SN Tel: 0800 098 8708 Email: info@aspiro.org.uk Website: www.aspiro.org.uk Aspiro provides end to end employment support services across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We believe that working and learning can seriously improve individuals’confidence, quality of life, and mental health. We provide similar services to other groups facing disadvantage in accessing employment and we see how working improves chances of recovery from substance misuse and reduces offending. We provide relevant one to one advice, support to access paid work, volunteering and learning, including jobsearch help and brokerage with employers, plus group sessions and courses to build confidence, motivation and positive attitudes. We work with local employers to develop work placements as well as try and reduce stigma around mental ill health, substance misuse and offenders, so they see with Aspiro’s provision of both pre-employment and in-work support, our customers in recovery can become valued employees. Asra Housing Group 3 Bede Island Road Leicester Leicestershire LE2 7EA Tel: 0116 257 6749 Email: natalie.robertson@lha.org.uk Website: www.asra.org.uk Registered Housing Association and Regeneration agency, providing rented accommodation, shared ownership, and supported housing for various client groups. Also works with Housing Co-ops and is involved in a wide range of activities to tackle social exclusion. Kirton Lodge - hostel for women with children b-inspired Business Box Oswin Road Leicester Leicestershire LE3 1HR Tel: 0116 279 5000 Email: angela.wright@braunstone.com Website: www.b-inspired.org.uk b-inspired enables communities to reach their full potential, through a range of high quality services and community-based interventions. It operates under a Charity - The Braunstone Foundation, a company limited by guarantee with charitable status. Services include: Business Start-Up Support; A FREE programme to those in Oadby Wigston who are interested in being Self-employed. We also deliver a series of workshops, business seminars, networking events and offer 1-to-1 support. b-working Gallards Hill Leicestershire LE3 1QR Tel: 0116 225 2484 Email: linda.grubb@b-inspired.org.uk Website: www.b-inspired.org.uk A one stop shop for jobs and training in Braunstone. Beauty and Utility Arts Room G007, Atkins Building Lower Bond Street Hinckley Leicestershire LE10 1QU Tel: 07908 750187 Email: beautyandutilityarts@hotmail.co.uk Website: www.beautyandutility.co.uk Beauty and Utility is a Leicestershire based Arts and Health Social Enterprise, developing and managing creative projects and resources with social benefits. We work with organisations, groups and individuals to identify needs and interests and match up creative projects using our extensive database of participatory artists. Since 2010 we have worked with people using mental health and learning disability services, ex offenders, people living with dementia, alcohol support groups, children and older people.
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    B • Groups 18 bestm8s mentoring and training CIC 55 Neville Street Glascote Tamworth Leicestershire B77 2BD Tel: 07856 907036 Email: ianhale@gmx.co.uk Website: www.bestm8smentoring.com Best m8s mentoring provides mentoring for young people 11 - 18 years. We work with young people excluded from school, in pupil referral units, care leavers and young people leaving prison/YOl. The aim of our work is to support young people with the opportunity to achieve their full potential, whatever that may be. We host a website to support young people who are being bullied, supplemented by anti bullying workshops and activities within schools and community groups Bethany (Adullam Homes HA) 25 Tarragon Road Leicester Leicestershire LE2 7ET Tel: 0116 275 5923 Email: aclarke@adullam.org.uk Bethany offers temporary fully furnished accommodation in self-contained flats to women and women with children who are homeless. Key workers provide a range of care, support and advice. Bridge House Project c/o Action Homeless Leicester Wigston Leicestershire LE18 3SE Tel: 0116 222 1845 Email: info@actionhomeless.org.uk Website: www.actionhomeless.org.uk Bridge House is a voluntary sector project, providing accomodation and support to homeless women and their children. Bridge House is a women only project and works predominantly with women fleeing domestic violence and sexual abuse. Now offers 24 hour support and staff on premises 24 hours. British Deaf Association Rycote Centre, Parker Street Derby Leicestershire 3HFDE1 Tel: Website: www.bda.org.uk To ensure that the language, culture, community, diversity and heritage of Deaf people in the UK is respected and fully protected, ensuring that they can participate and contribute as equal and valued citizens in the wider society. This will be achieved through: Improving the quality of life by empowering Deaf individuals and groups; enhancing freedom, equality and diversity; and Protecting and promoting BSL. We aim to set up forums so that your services can meet you and you can say what you think about your services. We do not provide services so we are impartial - we facilitate many forums to make sure that both sides learn from them. Our work is mainly focused on local authorities and health boards. Sometimes we also work with local police services. Building and Social Housing Foundation Memorial Square Leicestershire LE67 3TU Tel: 01530 510444 Email: bshf@bshf.org Website: www.bshf.org Our vision and mission BSHF believes that everyone should have access to decent housing When we say that housing should be decent, we mean that it should: Provide durable shelter from the elements Be sufficiently affordable that other basic needs can be met Provide secure tenure without fear of eviction Have access to clean water and sanitation Be large enough for the household Be energy efficient and environmentally responsible Offer access to livelihood opportunities and health and education provision Promote a sense of safety, well-being and belonging. BSHF is working to help people access decent housing through identifying innovative housing policy and practice, promoting these ideas and examples and supporting the exchange and transfer of good practice. BSHF works both in the UK and internationally, in collaboration with a range of organisations.
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    19 Groups • C CaribbeanCommunity Enterprise Business Advice Centre Leicester Leicestershire LE5 5FD Tel: 0116 273 6752/1933 Provides advice/support to African Caribbean businesses and to encourage economic development in the Arican Caribbean community. Carr-Gomm Lyndon Lodge Leicester Leicestershire LE2 8TA Tel: 0116 283 3146 Email: rubina.chand@sanctuary-housing.co.uk Website: www.carr-gomm.org.uk A charitable Housing Association which provides long term, supportive housing for individuals with a range of special needs, including mental health and learning disabilities. Enables people to fulfill their potential within a safe environment as well as participation in decisions that affect service provision. Provides support to individuals on benefits, including resettlement, employment, and health matters. Encourages independence. CASE First Floor, 1 The Crescent King Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 6RX Tel: 0116 222 5010 Email: b.francis@case-da.co.uk Website: www.case-da.co.uk Business advice, training and support for new and existing co-operative businesses and social enterprises throughout Leicester and Leicestershire. Also deliver co- op and social enterprise services throughout Derbyshire. Opening hours 9a.m. - 5p.m. Monday - Friday. Castle Donington Volunteer Centre 25a Borough Street Castle Donington Leicestershire DE72 3UA Tel: 01332 850526 Email: julia@cdvc.org.uk Website: www.cdvc.org.uk A busy volunteering and advice centre in Castle Donington - we are providing Community Transport to people in the North West Leicestershire area with our fleet of community minibuses and volunteer cars/ drivers. If you want to volunteer we would love to see you and talk about what opportunities there are locally; from an hour or two to a regular commitment, we have something for everyone! If you are looking for support for someone in the area - please contact us and we will provide information on what is available and how to access it. We can help with shopping bus services; transport to medical appointments; short local social car journeys; and help with getting in touch with other services. We also have a Citizens Advice Bureau once a week; Please ring if you want to book an appointment with us. Catch 22 (Leicester) The Saffron Research Centre Saffron Lane Leicester Leicestershire LE2 6SB Tel: 0116 283 7212 Email: michaela.betts@catch-22.org.uk Website: htt://www.catch-22.org.uk Catch 22 Care Leavers Project is commissioned by Leicestershire CYPS. The project accommodates young care leavers aged 16-18 yrs. Support is given to ensure that Young people are equipped with the practical skills needed to ensure for the smooth transition into independent living post 18yrs. Chamber of Commerce and Industry 1 Mill Lane Leicester Leicestershire LE2 1HU Tel: 01246 207207 Website: www.dncc.co.uk Provides the following services to businesses; All forms of advice and help, export support, networking opportunities, seminars, publications.
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    C • Groups 20 CharnwoodCAB Woodgate Chambers 70 Woodgate Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 2TZ Tel: 0844 4171025 Website: www.charnwoodcab.org.uk Charnwood Citizens Advice Bureau aims are: - to provide the advice people need for the problems they face - to improve the policies and practices that affect people’s lives. We play an essential part in helping anyone living or working in the borough of Charnwood by providing information, directing them to the best source of help for their issues, and giving advice through trained generalist advisers and specialists. The service we provide is free, independent, confidential and impartial. The advice we give covers all categories of social welfare law, although over 60% of our work actually relates to debt and welfare benefits. Other areas we cover include housing, employment, consumer and relationship issues. Charnwood Connect Woodgate Chambers 70 Woodgate Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 2TZ Tel: 01509 221200 Email: admin@charnwoodcab.co.uk Website: http://charnwoodconnect.org.uk Advice and Information Clockwise Credit Union 1 St Nicholas Place Leicester Leicestershire LE1 5LB Tel: 0116 242 3900 Email: enquiries@clockwise.coop Website: www.clockwise-cu.co.uk Clockwise credit union provides safe savings and affordable loan options to everybody working or living in Leicester, Leicestershire or Rutland. As a cooperative Clockwise is owned and run by it’s members for the benefit of the entire community. Coleman Youth and Community Association 68 Gwendolen Road Leicester Leicestershire LE5 5FE Tel: 07968 404490 Email: cyca@hotmail.co.uk CYCA has been set up to help break down barriers and participation to sport and recreation; alongside heping to use info and knowledge gained to help with economic development and regeneration by educating, training, advising and supporting all beneficiaries and members of the organistion. Community Advice Law Service (CALS) 1st Floor, Epic House Charles Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 3SH Tel: 0116 242 1120 Website: www.cals.uk.net The Community Advice and Law Service offers advice in the areas of Debt, Housing and Welfare Benefits. Please refer to the individual pages on the website for further information in each of these categories of work. We provide a range of services including self-help packs and fact sheets, information and advice, telephone advice and face to face advice, casework services and representation at court. As an agency we also provide consultancy and training and support to other agencies. We deliver training sessions including budgeting and financial capability and financial education courses and take an active part in influencing social policy matters. If a client has complex debt problems or is unable to deal with their creditors without the assistance of one of our advisers, that client will be offered an appointment within the casework service operated by CALS. Appointments are arranged primarily for clients to be seen at Epic House Charles Street Leicester. Home visits can be arranged if necessary.
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    21 Groups • C CommunityArts LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 1RE Tel: 07462 683338 Email: commonunityarts@gmail.com Website: http://commonunityarts.wordpress.com/ Maximise and release potential through the creative use of multi-media in order to bring about individual and social change. Commonunity Arts is a creative video production and multimedia company delivering content rich video and motion graphics, producing uniquely engaging films. We provide a complete in-house service from project planning, development, delivery management, filming, editing, motion graphics, animation, DVD, interactive media solutions, graphic design, branding, advertising social marketing. Community Health and Learning Foundation Ltd (CIC) CHLF 28 Beresford Drive Leicester Leicestershire LE3 2LA Tel: 0772 508 7186 Email: janet.solla@chlfoundation.org.uk Website: www.chlfoundation.org.uk We deliver fun and interactive Skilled for Health courses about healthy eating, shopping on a budget, exercise, mental wellbeing, accessing services, talking to a GP and much more. The resources we use embed language, literacy, numeracy and ESOL so as well as learning how to make informed decisions to improve their own and their family’s health and mental wellbeing they also gain those important life skills that help them to move into further education, volunteering or work opportunities. Community of Grace Hunter Lodge Leicester Leicestershire LE5 5FF Tel: 07970 346215 Website: www.communityofgrace.co.uk Community of Grace attempts to offer something approaching home and family or household and community to homeless, isolated and“damaged”men. Care and support will be attempted in respect of specific needs on a freely agreed basis within the Community. Specialist help is engaged on the same basis. Community Service Volunteers 5th Floor Scala House West Midlands B1 1EQ Tel: 0800 374 991 Website: www.csv.org.uk/fulltimevolunteering Provide long term placements for volunteers between 6 months and 12 months. Placements are in the social care sector, for social services, special schools and so on. Community Transport Association UK Highbank Halton Street Hyde Leicestershire SK14 2NY Tel: 0161 367 1307 Email: vicky@ctauk.org Website: www.ctauk.org The CTA is a rapidly growing national charity giving voice and providing leadership, learning and enterprise support to a wide range of organisations delivering innovative and flexible transport solutions to achieve social change in their communities. Compact for Change 149 Harris Road Leicester Leicestershire LE4 0QW Tel: 0116 299 5427 Email: compactforchange@gmail.com We are a community organisation providing projects to Migrants with difficulties integrating into the community.
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    C • Groups 22 ContactProject (The) 25 Kamloops Crescent St Matthews Leicester Leicestershire LE1 2HX Tel: 0116 262 2727 Email: gw@contactproject.org.uk Website: www.contactproject.org.uk The Contact Project works with children and young people aged between 5 and 25 years old. The project delivers an innovative and creative programme enabling all service users to access a wide range of services including 1:1’s, small group work, personal and community development opportunities and much more. A particular focus of the Contact Project is working with those within NEET. Cooke E-Learning Foundation 72 Boston Road Leicester Leicestershire LE4 1HB Tel: 07711 688732 Email: peter@celfd.co.uk Website: www.celfd.co.uk The Cooke e-Learning Foundation was established in 2005 to help bridge the digital divide by helping more people understand how to go online and get access to modern digital technology. Our charity works to regenerate disadvantaged communities, promote active citizenship and encourage people to increase their self-esteem and well-being. We help people to learn new skills and gain qualifications to further their chances of securing long-term employment. ESOL training is provided for people who do not speak English as their first language and we offer volunteering opportunities and work experience placements for job seekers. We also run a vocational education programme for young people at risk of becoming NEETs to encourage them return to mainstream education or progress into employment or training. As a social enterprise organisation we run a computer recycle and repair service for the general public, local businesses and voluntary organisations. We offer undergraduate placements for De Montfort University and accept PGCE student placements from the University of Bedfordshire. The charity provides work placements for local schools and unemployed adults as IT technicians, reception, administration and classroom assistants. Cossington Street Housing Co-operative 131 Loughborough Road Leicester Leicestershire LE4 5LQ Tel: 0116 257 6800 Website: www.cossingtoncoop.org.uk Provision of Housing in Belgrave Creative Support 136 Mere Road Leicester Leicestershire LE5 5GN Tel: 0116 220 1781 Email: tom.brown@creativesupport.org.uk Website: www.creativesupport.co.uk Creative Support is a not for profit support organisation with charitable status. It provides support nationally to individuals with mental health issues, learning disabilities and autism. Creative Support Parkside comprises of two services for adults with mild and moderate learning disabilities. Parkside is 6 bedroom service which provides a short term base for service users to learn housing related skills. Outreach Leicester is a service which provides support to service users in their own tenancies to maintain their tenancy and achieve positive outcomes. Both services are Supporting People funded and accredited. CT Skills 6 Millstone Lane Leicester Leicestershire LE1 5JN Tel: 0116 242 5586 Email: kavita.lukka@ctskills.co.uk Website: http://www.ctskills.co.uk CT Skills is an Ofsted grade two regional training provider, providing support to both individuals and businesses by delivering industry specific training and qualifications. In 2013, CT Skills supported over 4,000 people to achieve a qualification and progress in employment. Within the top 200 Skills Funding Agency Providers in the UK, we deliver Traineeships and Apprenticeships to progress young people into sustainable employment. We utilise government funding to build the skills of their workforce and support future recruitment. Our expert team will work with you to create a bespoke training plan for yourself.
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    23 Groups • D DarusSalam Trust 55/57 Upper Tichbourne Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 1GL Tel: 0116 254 3887 07944 838 960 Email: darussalam_trust@yahoo.co.uk Provides training, education, advice and leisure activities, education courses, training courses, runs advice session. Undertakes research and campaigns. Offers assistance and support for people in need. Healthy Living Centre Day Centre for elderly people, Women’s Centre, Enterprise support and advice Diversity Hub 4 Lovelace Crescent Elmesthorpe Leicestershire LE9 7SL Tel: 7980221797 Email: margaret@diversityhub.org.uk Website: www.diversityhub.org.uk To promote leadership where there is prejudice and discrimination and conflict. This is achieved through training programmes, workshops and train the trainer programmes, conflict resolution, team building. The Leicester Team meet regularly to practice skills and plan bridge building activities and also runs Friends Against Bullying teams in schools and colleges. Donington Training The Laurels, Berry Hill Lane Donington le Heath Coalville Leicestershire LE67 2FB Tel: 01530 836780 Email: training@dpets.co.uk Website: http://www.dpets.demon.co.uk Donington Training offers self development training based on experiential, holistic learning. Principle courses include assertiveness, helping skills and co-counselling. Helping skills includes listening and counselling skills, incorporates a wide range of interventions and how to use the skills in all situations. The courses are suitable for people of most levels of ability. Students pay what they think the training is worth and they can afford. EMH Homes 7 Faraday Court Conduit Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 0JN Tel: 0116 254 4230 Email: nikki.chawda@foundationhousing.co.uk Website: www.foundationhousing.org The Foundation Housing Association povides housing, hostel accommodation, care and advice for homeless people and support for Mental Health patients, especially those of African Caribbean origin. Opening times Monday to Friday 9 am - 5 pm or phone 0116 254 4230. Hostels at 102/104 Myrtle Road for men Tel:0116 275 5344 and 12/14 St Stephens Road for women Tel:0116 255 7647. Hostels attended 24 hours every day. Emmaus Leicestershire Rutland Stockwell Head Hinckley Leicestershire LE10 1RD Tel: 01455 637587 Email: christinedallas@emmauslandr.org Website: www.emmauslandr.org Emmaus Leicestershire Rutland is a homelessness charity with a difference, providing more than just a bed for the night for people who have experienced homelessness and social exclusion. For many people who experience homelessness, one of the biggest obstacles they must overcome is a loss of self esteem. Emmaus provides an opprtunity to regain this, with a chance to make a real contribution to their community.Emmaus communities are not hostels for the homeless; they provide a home as long as someone needs it. For many, this support and stability is like the family they don’t have, providing a safe environment in which to settle and rebuild their lives. Often this is a opportunity to overcome issues or rebuild relationships with estranged family. Emmaus is not about giving hand outs, it’s about providing an opportunity for each individual to overcome homelessness. Social enterprise is central to the Emmaus model as it provides meaningful work for companions but also generates funding to maintain communities. Companions are expected to work for 40 hours per week, or to the best of their ability, in the charity’s social enterprise and are required to sign of all benefits, with the exception of housing benefit, which is claimed to help support the community. This approach has been proven to produce long term, sustainable results, and for many who have been stuck in a cycle of homelessnes, offers the support they need to overcome this. For every £1 spent with Emmaus there is a £11 social, economic and environmental return on investment. This was the finding of a Social Return on Investment study carried out on behalf of Emmaus. The research showed that Emmaus can deliver a significant impact, with savings to the healthcare system, a reduction in crime, reoffending and savings to the benefits bill.
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    E • Groups 24 EnableCare and Home Support 7 Faraday Court Conduit Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 0JN Tel: 0300 123 1571 Email: Alison.Morley@emhenable.org.uk Website: http://www.enable-group.org.uk/ Enable are the care and support arm of the emh Group and provide services across the East Midlands. Enable can offer a range of support which is tailored to meet our service users needs, promoting independence, safety and well being. We ensure that all our service users have a person centred care and/ or support plan which is updated regularly. Our experienced staff team work with the service user empowering them to receive the care and/or support which they want on a level that they are comfortable with. Enable provides services for people expriencing learning difficulties; independant living support; mental health issues; homelessness; older persons with support needs; acquired brain injuries; people with an autistic spectrum disorder; teenage parents; womens services and domiciliary care Enactus Loughborough Loughborough University Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3TU Email: vice-president@enactuslboro.co.uk Website: http://enactuslboro.co.uk/ We are a community of student, academic and business leaders committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better, more sustainable world. We have different projects, such as Commercial, Abuse and Social enterprise which help tackle problems to shape a more sustainable world. Exaireo Trust 39 Granby Street Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3DU Tel: 01509 266422 Email: info@exaireo.org Website: www.exaireo.org The Exaireo Trust was formed to help homeless people to rehabilitate themselves by providing accommodation, education, skills training, advice, support and practical work experience. The Trust currently provides accommodation in seven houses in Loughborough and two in Coalville and has helped more than fifty residents in the three years since opening. The support we give our residents includes helping them back into work. One way we do this is by providing work placements with our connected Community Interest Company - GS Services. Excluded Ltd LCB Depot Leicestershire LE1 1RE Tel: 07846 309454 Email: excluded@talktalk.net Website: www.excluded.org.uk Excluded Ltd provides a mobile computer music studio service and a digital record label service. We intend to deliver inclusion to talented people excluded from mainstream provision. We also provide training on digital audio software. Our primary customers are hostel residents for our funded activity, however we also service those with personal budgets and undertake commercial work. Our mobile studio has recorded indie music, rap, hiphop, dub step, grime, traditional Angolan music, reggae, all sorts. We can provide the beats for singers/ rappers or provide a pre production service to songwriters and musicians. We can also facilitate sound engineering production skills with our software Avids Pro tools and Propellerheads Reason. Our desktop studio also boasts a mobile vocal booth providing professional results in some surprising locations. Eyres Monsell Tenants Assoc 60 The Exchange Leicester Leicestershire LE2 9BA Tel: 0116 277 0075 Advice and support to tenants
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    25 Groups • F Faithin People with HIV 5 Castle View Leicester Leicestershire LE1 5WH Tel: 0116 251 0843 Email: ian.clowes@faithinpeople.co.uk Website: www.faithinpeople.co.uk Faith in People with HIV is a charity based in Leicester. Faith in People with HIV was set up in 1996 in response to the need for HIV positive people of all faiths and none to access emotional and spiritual support in living with their diagnosis. Faith in People seeks to walk alongside an individual whatever their beliefs, background or life experiences and offer a safe and confidential place to explore how these issues can impact upon our sense of self and well-being. We also offer confidential and free rapid HIV testing, Support back into work, advice on money and housing, run a food bank alongside a drop in support service, complimentary therapies, training mentoring and befriending along with a counselling service. Family Lives Unit 12, The Beeches Portland College, Nottingham Road Mansfield Nottinghamshire NG18 4TJ Tel: 01623 494320/ 0808 800 2222 Email: parentsupport@familylives.org.uk Website: www.familylives.org.uk Family Lives has over 30 years’experience of working with families and can achieve significant and demonstrable outcomes for parents forging positive changes for the family. Free 24 hour confidential helpline on 0808 800 2222; Extended support for complex and difficult issues; Personalised email service and online peer support; Online advice and information on all aspects of family life; Face to face support groups and workshops. Family Lives also offers one-to-one support through a programme of six weekly intensive coaching sessions and/or a volunteer befriending scheme which is a voluntary option for mums, dads and carers of children. The service is free of charge to families and is confidential. Focus 73 Churchgate Leicester Leicestershire LE1 3AN Tel: 0116 251 0369 Email: admin@focus-charity.co.uk Website: www.focus-charity.co.uk Focus is a Leicester-based charity that aims to inspire and empower young people to become more actively involved in their communities. In doing so, we aim to raise the self-confidence, self-esteem, aspirations and employability of the young people involved. We provide a range of projects including a leadership skills development course, a team-based community involvement project for schools and youth organisations, youth volunteering workshops that explore the barriers and benefits of volunteering, and a leadership course for managers and young people together. Central to our work is our Youth Action Team - a group of young people who act as ambassadors of youth volunteering. For Families 11 Ringwood Road Leicester Leicestershire LE5 1SH Tel: 7891020886 Email: For.families@yahoo.co.uk The aims of this Group shall be to promote: *Healthy lifestyle and care for environment *Support and participate in craft workshop *Physical activities for kids and their parents *Reunited all cultures and celebrations of many events Forward Thinking Movement and Dance (FTM Dance) Embrace Arts Centre Leicester Leicestershire LE1 7HA Tel: 7543068872 Email: ftmdance@gmail.com Website: www.ftmdance.co.uk Forward Thinking Movement and Dance is a performing arts project for young people with additional and complex health needs.
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    F-G • Groups 26 FriendsOf BB19 c/o Blaby District Council Desford Road Narborough Leicestershire LE19 2EP Tel: 0116 272 7723 Email: sgr@blaby.gov.uk Friends Of BB19 is a mobile youth provision that travels around the Blaby District and works with young people aged 11-19 years. Gap Project (The) 25 Scalpay Close Leicester Leicestershire LE4 0QS Tel: 0116 2350138 Email: sandra.green@emha.org Support pregnant teenagers and young parents by providing accommodation and tailored support to enable young parents to become socially and financially independent. Glebe House Glebe House 190 Forest Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3HU Tel: 01509 218096 Email: enquiries@glebehouseproject.org.uk Website: www.glebehouseproject.org.uk The Glebe House Project is aimed at adults and children in Loughborough, Charnwood and the County with a learning disability. The organisation offers opportunities for volunteering, work skills, support in the home, autism services, day services social clubs. Contact Sue about Adult Services and Vanessa about Children’s services. Glebe House (Charnwood) Ltd Woodgate Chambers Leicestershire LE11 2XB Tel: 01509 218096 Email: enquiries@glebehouseproject.org.uk Website: www.glebehouseproject.org.uk Newly set-up Social Enterprise, encompassing an internet cafe, employment agency for Personal Assistants, Ebay and Fair Trade shops and meeting rooms. Go Getta Leicester Leicestershire LE3 6PX Tel: 07939 199549 Email: info@go-getta.org.uk Website: go-getta.org.uk Go Getta is a community interest company who work with young people adults. We aim to: encourage young people to participate in a wide range of activities appropriate to their age and stage of development; assist young people in their personal and social development so as to encourage growth in self esteem and confidence and help young people to learn from their experiences and cope with positive and critical feedback; help young people to, express their views and play an active part in their planning and management of their own activities; help young people to gain a greater understanding and respect for their own traditions and those of others by engaging in programmes that reflect the principles of equality, diversity and inter dependence; assist young people to become aware of their rights and responsibilities as active citizens; promote the welfare and safety of young people at all times; and encourage young people to take an active role in their communities. We are keen for any volunteers regardless of background, in return offer full training.
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    27 Groups • G-H Go!Healthy Lifestyle Limited 63 Pochins Bridge Wigston Leicestershire LE18 4NR Tel: 0116 319 0541 Email: faithnyandoro@hotmail.co.uk Go! Healthy Lifestyle is a Community Health Promotion and Education organisation which aims to improve the health and lifestyles of children, young people and families; to enable them to live healthier, better and fulfilling lives through the promotion of Health and Wellbeing by providing targeted health education, awareness, health outreach and prevention progammes. Unlocking the assets within the communities and working in collaboration with partners to tackle the underlying causes of poor health and reduce health inequalities. All activity is founded on a practical, ethical, strong evidence and research based. Good Vibrations 8 Cooks Lane Sapcote Leicester Leicestershire LE9 4FE Tel: 01455 274 988 Email: sheila_lyon@footspecial.plus.com Our aim is to serve the interests of people, groups and communities in a positive, therapeutic way. Our purpose is to bring clarity and to raise awareness to the benefits of holistic health and complementary therapies. To provide self-help programmes and advice to enable you to achieve and maintain the best possible health. To provide a contact point seeking the services of qualified practitioners.Good Vibrations are a group of experienced, qualified complementary therapists whose aim is to reach the many members of the community who we feel may benefit significantly from our therapies. We offer a large range of therapies by appointment which include Reflexology, Indian Head Massage, Hand and/or foot massage (using aromatherapy oils), Reiki healing, Crystal healing and Metamorphic Technique cost at the Walter Charles Community Hall in Oadby. We also offer methods of stress release and relaxation as we realise that stress can have a devastating effect if left long term. Good Vibrations would also be interested in working with communities, groups, organisations etc who feel that they would benefit from our services. Please ring Sheila Lyon on 01455 274988 or mobile 07762 766691 or email goodvibrations@hotmail.co.uk Green Solutions (Midlands) Ltd 1 The Green Stonesby Melton Mowbray Leicestershire LE14 4QE Tel: 01157 143333 Email: william@greensolutionsmidlands.co.uk We are a Social Enterprise based in Melton Mowbray helping to provide jobseekers in Leicestershire and Rutland with experience and accredited training in land based skills including horticulture and grounds maintenance. We work especially with ex-offenders and aim to provide a practical pathway back into fulltime work by establishing good working practices and routines. In so doing, we are able to support and deliver economic development and regeneration to the local community, environment and businesses. Guru Nanak Punjabi School 9 Holybones Leicester Leicestershire LE1 4LJ Tel: 0116 262 8606 Supplementary school providing educational opportunities from 5 years to adult age to teach Punjabi language from foundation to ‘A’level, courses in A-S level Sikhism, Sikh performing art (Keertan) and Marshal Art (Gratka). Open during evenings Monday - Saturday 7 pm - 8.30 pm, Sundays 10 am to 12 noon and from 12.30-2.00pm. Also run classes to teach sewing and ESOL. Provides luncheon club. Healthy Community Lifestyle Promotions (HCLP) Unit 9 Linwood Workshop Leicester Leicestershire LE2 6QJ Tel: 07702 047773 Email: healthy-lifestyle@hotmail.co.uk The organisation supports local people in local communities who are either unemployed or in receipt of benefit to make lifestyle changes in terms of becoming work ready either paid, volunteering or assisting into further learning.
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    H • Groups 28 HelpingHands Community Trust Helping Hands Advice Centre 66-68 Blaby Road Wigston Leicestershire LE18 4SD Tel: 0116 2782001 Email: office@helpinghandscentre.co.uk Website: www.helpinghandsadvice.co.uk Helping Hands provides free, independent and confidential advice support and assistance to all members of the public. We are specialists in helping people with all aspect of Welfare Benefit problems, debts, housing, employment, consumer, local and national government queries. We assist with form filling, letter writing and phone calls. We specialise in face to face assistance for people at our‘one stop shop’centres in South Wigston, Wigston Magna and Oadby. We also provide free computer terminals for those who are able to help themselves with information gathering or form filling. We look at the needs of the‘whole person’and encourage them to‘unpack’their troubles. Our unique‘outreach’ services enable us to reach working age people in the county who are housebound for whatever reason. Our Welfare Benefit specialist is able to advice, assist and advocate on behalf of those who have to face Welfare Benefit appeals and Tribunals. Our Mental Health Support Worker will support people with mental health problems and encourage them into independent living. Our partner solicitors offer free limited legal advice on family law issues. We will contact our partners and other local services for those who need further help. Details of our locations and opening hours are on our website at www.helpinghandsadvice.co.uk Hft Leicestershire Melton Road Shangton Leicestershire LE8 0PS Tel: 01858 545401 Email: hftleicestershire@hft.org.uk Website: www.hft.org.uk Hft is a national charity, providing local support services for people with learning disabilities throughout England. We support people to live life the way they choose - whether providing support for just a couple of hours a week, or 24 hours a day. We support people with learning disabilities and family carers across England. Our services include Supported Living, Residential Care and Short Break services. We empower people to make their own choices, including finding a job, building friendships and relationships and taking part in activities. Whatever your needs, we’ll find the best way to give you the right support. Through supported living, we can support people to live however and wherever they choose. While we support more and more people living in their own homes, sometimes residential care is the best option. We offer high-quality residential care in some of the regions we operate in. We also offer flexible short breaks, respite and holidays from just a few hours here and there to longer trips abroad. We also provide specialist support services to those with specific or complex care needs. Our East Midlands service is based in Leicestershire. It provides a range of support for people with learning disabilities including: Supported living services - supporting individuals with varying degrees of disability to live in supported living arrangements within the community. We have recently helped 13 people we support to move from residential care to brand-new housing in Market Harborough. Residential care - is provided at our site at Shangton and also in homely surroundings in houses in the Market Harborough area. Occupation Employment - such as Out About , Make Sell, Transportation, Catering, Unlimited Support (including gardening, woodwork and basic car maintenance) and Supported Employment. Training and Employment - at our cafe at Welland Park and also at Central Office in Kibworth.
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    29 Groups • H HighImpact Education Services Ltd 14 Smyth Close Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 7NS Tel: 01858 468115 Email: alisonrockett@yahoo.com We run lunch and after-school Enterprise Clubs in which students re-design and re-construct recycled, natural, donated and low- cost materials into high-quality craft products that they sell at school and community events. The aim of the club is to raise confidence, improve social relationships and team skills and develop a strong sense of pride and achievement. Very effective with those vulnerable to educational disengagement. Rolling recycled paper into jewellery features highly at the start of the sessions; the club members learn about a group of women in Uganda who produce paper jewellery as an alternative to their dangerous work breaking rocks in a stone quarry producing gravel for a living. The members link with the Ugandan beadmakers through letters and photos and model their own jewellery after them. They go on to produce other up-cycled crafts like origami flowers, embellished vases, pencil holders, seasonal wreaths. The participants learn enterpise skills such as costing, pricing, marketing, labelling, displaying, demonstrating to the public, talking to customers, making change, reinvesting profits. During the year the participants also produce and donate educational resources to Early Years settings such as counting lines made from garden wire and plastic milk bottle tops, flash cards from recycled Xmas cards, beanbags. Members of the public get involved in supporting the young people through donating their recyclables. Highfield Rangers 443 Gleneagles Avenue Leicester Leicestershire LE4 7YJ Tel: 0116 266 0009 Provides opportunities for young Afro/Caribbean people to participate in recreational and educational activities in order to provide them with personal and life skills development. (St Matthew’s Office - 154 Wharf Street North, Leicester LE1 2AB - TeL:0116 222 1155 Fax No. 0116 222 1156) Hinckley Homeless Group Lawrence House Leicestershire LE10 1JQ Tel: 01455 890688 Email: Info@hinckleyhomeless.com Website: http://www.hinckleyhomeless.com/ Supported accommodation for homeless single young people aged 16 to 24 years. We provide support for each young person to help them gain independence. This includes working with outside agencies on their behalf. Hinckley Library Volunteering Group The Library Leicestershire LE10 1HD Tel: 1455 Email: ruthmedhurst@live.co.uk We are a small, firendly, fun, enthusiastic group of people with learning disabilities. We are keen to use our skils and talents as volunteers to help others. Hinckley Town Centre Partnership 76 Castle Street Leicestershire LE10 1DD Tel: 01455 698494 Email: jonathan@hinckleybid.co.uk Website: www.hinckleybid.co.uk The Hinckley Business Improvement District (BID) aims to encourage a sense of local pride, gain the support of the local community to‘Keep Business Local’and encourage local trade within the wider business community.
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    H-I • Groups 30 HitsHomes Trust Limited 86 Evington Road Leicester Leicestershire LE2 1HH Tel: 0116 254 5429 Email: hitshomestrust@live.co.uk Website: www.hitshomestrust.co.uk To provide temporary accommodation for young, single homeless people aged 16 to 25 and to assist them to find permanent accommodation. We also provide support in welfare benefits and on education/employment. Assistance in managing a flat, development of confidence and social skills, also offers individual counselling. Hodan Somali Community Group 54 Swainson Road Leicester Leicestershire LE4 9DQ Tel: 0116 212 8692 E.S.O.L Classes. Educational events for women and girls. Social events for women and children Home Group Limited - Stonham Office Wykin 8 Frederick Avenue Leicestershire LE10 0EX Tel: 01455 635093 Website: www.stonham.org.uk Project for single homeless people from 16-30 providing advice and guidance together with other partners within housing and benefits. Supported lodgings available for 16-17 yrs with host families. Home Group Limited - Stonham services Leicester Bradgate House 71-73 Stretton Road Leicester Leicestershire LE3 6BL Tel: 0116 233 5733 Email: kate.stretton@homegroup.org.uk Website: www.homegroup.org.uk We are a supported housing scheme who work specifically with ex offenders. We offer support with housing, drug and alcohol support needs, budgeting, mental health and work with clients to reduce the risk of re-offending. We offer accommodation with support. Each client is assigned an individual link or support worker who will work on a one-to-one basis with the client to set manageable and achievable goals. i-decide Room G, 2nd Floor 9 Newarke Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 5SN Tel: 1162169682 Email: info@i-decide.co.uk Website: www.i-decide.co.uk i-decide is an exciting new social enterprise that delivers brokerage+services for the Leicester City Council and individuals. We are passionate about working alongside our customers to ensure they receive the right advice and support, in line with our vision of promoting self-determination, independence and customer decision making. With i-decide individuals will be able to manage direct payments and the associated responsibilities whilst having a range of options to creatively use their payments. As well as agency support, i-decide can use person tailored service to help find a PA who is suitable including interview support and DBS checks. An individual will be the employer of the PA and receive HMRC support and can be advised with managed accounts where i-decide can administer their care budget and pay staff if preferred. Whilst providing suppport across the disability spectrum at all ages, we are a subsidiary of Deafblind UK and can offer our specialist services to those with sensory loss, complex or simple needs. i-decide can make home visits and offer an induction on direct payments, we value personalisation and welcome feedback to meet the wishes of our customers. Leicestershire has many support services across the disability spectrum and i-decide will engage with the local community to meet lifestyle choices and aspirations of the people we serve. Please contact info@i-decide.co.uk for more information and visit www.i-decide.co.uk to learn more about our social enterprise.
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    31 Groups • I-K IOSSAC 149Harris Road Leicester Leicestershire LE4 0QW Tel: 0116 2995427 Email: iossac7@gmail.com IOSSAC is a voluntary and community organisation providing to community groups based in Leicester in response to their different needs. We work with asylum seekers and refugees, offering mentoring and advice, and help people with cultural skills to enable them to integrate into the community. Just Wood Leicestershire Unit 6 62- 66 Friday Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 3BW Tel: 0116 251 1483 Email: jfoster@justwoodleicestershire.org.uk Website: www.justwoodleicestershire.org.uk Just Wood LeicestershireCIC reclaims waste wood from the construction industry and other wood waste creators. Some of our clients include BQ, Taylor Wimpey and Kier Construction. We resell the wood to the community and make bespoke items for sale. We have volunteering opportunities for members of the community only accepting 5 at any one time to ensure they enjoy a meaningful work placement or volunteering opportunity. kb designz 2 William Street Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3BZ Tel: 074297 40639 Email: kbdesignz1@hotmail.co.uk Website: www.kolorblindesignz.blogspot.com Art, Design and Creative Studies based around Spraycan Art, Digital printing and Bespoke Couture Workshops and Courses offer an exciting and positive way of engaging young people. Especially for young people at risk of social exclusion or young offenders. Helping build confidence and self esteem in a relaxed, comfortable and creative environment. The Art, Design and Creative Studies Courses can be tailor made to your needs covering various educational formats for your youth groups and individual participants needs and requirements. Key Roots Formation Ltd (KROF) 28 Saxby Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 0NE Tel: 07757 006384 Website: www.krof.org KROF is a Social Enterprise committed to providing high quality supplementary education to students at KS2 to KS5 (5 - 18 years). We use the academic coaching model to inspire, develop interest in learning, be challenging and identifying how each student learns best. This method tailors learning to each student’s individual needs and encourages them to take control of their learning. They are equipped with knowledge, skills, learning tools techniques allowing them to take more responsibility of their learning. KROF has a holistic approach, involving children and their parents in the process which include: (i) Wellbeing workshops that helps young people develop social emotional intelligence. (ii) Family Learning workshops to enable parents to be more proactive in their child’s education build and enhance better relationships between parents and children, develop better awareness and understanding of current learning social needs. Kickstarting CIC Leicester Leicestershire Tel: 7869554023 Email: contact@kickstarting.co.uk Website: www.kickstarting.co.uk We work with parents and offer courses, one-to-one coaching in parenting and confidence building.
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    L • Groups 32 LeicesterCommunity Music Project LCMP LCMP HQ 38 Charles Street Loughborough Leicestershire LE1 1FB Tel: 7835243805 LCMP (Leicester Community Music Project) Community Interest Company Co-Operative successfully delivers music technology based workshops and training programmes that have helped to engage and re-motivate local NEET (Not in Employment Education or Training) individuals back into work and/or education, plus instill the skills to lead a more productive and positive lifestyle. Primary aims for our new HQ Charles Street creative hub premises include to open an art gallery, creative space and retail facility on the ground floor of the building, and to open a recording studio and training facilities on the first floor. LCMP intends to become a self-sustainable organisation by the end of 2011. Leicestershire Rutland Rural Housing Enabler Unit 19 Leicestershire LE67 4JP Tel: 01530 276546 Email: richard.windley@midlandsrh.org.uk Website: www.nwleics.gov.uk/pages/affordable_rural_housing Housing Leicestershire Cares 42 Tower Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 6WT Tel: 0116 275 6469 Email: katharine@leicestershirecares.co.uk Website: www.leicestershirecares.co.uk We support employee volunteering across Leicestershire with many of the largest employers providing benefits to local groups and public services. We have particular initiatives with schools and the criminal justice system. Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living (LCiL) The West End Centre Andrewes Street Leicester Leicestershire LE3 5PA Tel: 0116 222 5008 Email: admin@lcil.org.uk Website: www.lcil.org.uk An organisation made up of people with disabilities, which works for people with a focus on empowering disabled people to take things into their own hands and lead a more independent life. Hours of opening: 9.30am - 12.00pm Mon - Fri 1.00pm - 4.00pm Mon - Thurs. LCIL provides a range of direct services supporting disabled people in training related to IT. Leicestershire Education Business Company (LEBC) LEBC, Ashcroft House Ervington Court, Harcourt Way, Meridian Business Park Leicester Leicestershire LE19 1WL Tel: 0116 240 7000 Email: contactus@leics-ebc.org.uk Website: www.leics-ebc.org.uk LEBC inspires and motivates young people by developing partnerships between schools, businesses and the wider community in the City and County. Volunteers mainly from the world of work enhance the curriculum and bring it to life for the students. Leicestershire Employment For Autism Today (LEAT) 182 London Road Leicester Leicestershire LE2 1ND Tel: 0116 254 1664 Email: carolhunt@btconnect.com Website: http://www.leatleicester.org.uk The object of LEAT is to provide a specialist support service to young people (16+) and adults with Asperger’s Syndrome in Leicester and Leicestershire. The support is wide ranging.
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    33 Groups • L LibertyHouse 291 Liberty Road Leicester Leicestershire LE3 6NP Tel: 0116 232 2888 Email: liberty@emha.org Comes under the umbrella of East Midlands Housing Association. We offer medium term move on accommodation to women who are homeless and have at least one pre-school child. There is a creche during the hours 9 a.m. - 4.00 p.m. All women must have a commitment to undertake a course of training or education. Women in the later stages of pregnancy are also accommodated. Little Bird SOS Cross Corners Community Arts Centre 2 Thurcaston Road Leicester Leicestershire LE4 5PE Tel: 07760 232059 Email: lisa@littlebirdsos.co.uk Website: http://www.littlebirdsos.co.uk Little Bird SOS positively engages with people to provide life enrichment, education, socialisation, creative distraction and personal growth. Our positive ideas about recycling and re-using resources for eco friendly arts and crafts reinforces a feeling in the learner of doing something positive and useful by reducing their own environmental impact. We provide‘Crafting for Health Wellbeing’activities, along with other educational activities aimed at both children and adults. We also give online tutorials and opportunities for people who would like to volunteer to work with us. We are a source of encouragement and support to individuals, having enabled them to run other community craft groups in the area. As a Social Enterprise we are a non- profit making organisation. We don’t function for private profit but for social and community purposes and enrichment. Little Hill Residents Association 2 Crowen Drive Leicestershire LE18 2GS Tel: 0116 288 2760 For the good of the Little Hill Residents and the improvement of our estate. The Committee meets every 3 months and we have an open meeting once a year where any residents may stand to be voted onto the committee. Living Without Abuse (LWA) PO Box 16 Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3AX Tel: 01509 550317 Email: debbie@lwa.org.uk Website: www.lwa.org.uk LWA provides practical and emotional support to anyone experiencing domestic abuse, including men, women, children and young people. The services include support through the civil and criminal law system, including child contact issues; with housing, including accessing refuge; with safety planning and security measures; emotional support and counselling; photographing injuries for court; making reports to the police; support with health issues, including drug and alcohol problems; and with financial issues. We also provide group support programmes including the Freedom Programme and Recovery Toolkit. Loughborough Youth Affairs Mountfields Lodge Youth Centre Epinal Way Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3GE Tel: 01509 236043 Email: amy.cope@leics.gov.uk Youth centre used by wide range of groups. Advice for young people on a range of issues, including benefits, housing problems, family problems. Youth projects. Disability project. Young carers project. Support for young people who self harm. Refugee/asylum seekers group. Women’s and men’s groups. Holiday activities. Outreach services. Lutterworth Speakers Club 5 Shelley Drive Lutterworth Leicestershire LE17 4XF Tel: 01455 553787 Email: speakersclublutterworth@gmail.com Website: www.lutterworthspeakersclub.com Are you interested in meeting new people? Do you want to increase your confidence and learn to overcome your fear of speaking in public? Do you need to improve your presentation skills? We can help you achieve all that... and more, by learning the art of Public Speaking! Most importantly, it’s a lot of fun and you’ll make some good friends too. If you don’t believe that Public Speaking can ever be fun, come along and see for yourself. Laughter is guaranteed! See Website For More Details
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    L-M • Groups 34 LutterworthVolunteer Centre One Stop Shop Leicestershire LE17 4DY Tel: 01455 555570 Email: man.luttvc@onestopshop.org.uk Website: www.volunteer-lutterworth.org.uk Lutterworth Volunteer Centre is a local volunteering development agency, ( a Company Ltd by guarantee and a registered charity) providing a range of services, the main one being Community Transport. We have been established for 25 years. Covering Lutterworth, Broughton Astley and the surrounding 25 villages. Making Friends Group 22-24 Pocklingtons Walk Leicester Leicestershire LE1 6BU Tel: 0116 2721345 Email: melissa@accredo.org.uk Our‘making friends group’has been set up to enable people to get together to socialise and build confidence. We arrange outings like going to the cinema, for meals, bowling and day trips. We help get people into work, education and housing. We also offer advice and guidance on relationships, advocacy, direct payments, personalisation and self directed support, events up-and coming, service providers within the city and county and much more. Manna Resource Centre 18a Halford Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 1JB Tel: 0116 253 2408 Email: jmartinson@mannaresourcecentre.org A cluster of about 10 projects to help socially challenged ethnic minorities (open to all). Work includes pastoral counselling, health and social care and education. Melton Learning Hub Burton Road Melton Leicestershire LE13 1DJ Tel: 01664 564967 Email: david.cowell@meltonlearninghub.org.uk Website: www.themeltonlearninghub.com The Melton Learning Hub is an alternative learning facility that offers young people who are disengaged from learning a wide variety of exciting and practical courses. Activities include: Beauty, construction, exercise studies, employabiltiy skills, child care, Cooking, Retail skills, Animal care, fishing. All of these are certificated courses. Melton Training Centre Unit 23, The Old Dairy North Street Melton Mowbray Leicestershire LE13 1NL Tel: 01664 668201 Email: janbox@meltontrainingcentre.co.uk Website: www.meltontrainingcentre.co.uk We are an Alternative Curriculum organisation who enable young people the opportunity to gain qualifications that are equivalent to GCSE’s. We work alongside schools with pupils for whom the school system does not work or a number of reasons. We also work with those aged 16-18 and 19-24 who wish to gain qualifications, confidence, employability skills and more. Apart from gaining official qualifications our young people also gain life skills and informal qualifications. On top of these we also offer awareness sessions in: Budgeting, Sexual Health, Drug Awareness, Healthy Eating and more ....
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    35 Groups • M MencapCarers Support Service Business Box Oswin Rd Leicester Leicestershire LE3 1HR Tel: 7717734144 Email: matthew.gallagher@mencap.org.uk Website: www.mencap.org.uk We provide a range of support and information to carers of people with a Learning Disability living in Leicestershire. We work to raise awareness of carers and Learning Disability and identify gaps in support for the carer or the person they are caring for. We also support carers from black and ethnic minority groups. Mencap believes that all carers should get the support they need, so they can continue to care for the person they love, if that is their choice and carers’rights should be a reality - they should know what support they are entitled to and how to get it. The county- wide support offered includes, benefits and form filling, planning for the future e.g. wills trusts housing options, short breaks, emotional support, support with social care assessments and fairer charging, putting carers in touch with peer support and other specialist support in their local area. We provide support to carers to talk about their needs in their own language. Mental Health First Mental health First-Social Enterprise University of Leicester Leicester Leicestershire LE1 7RH Email: becky@mentalhealthfirst.co.uk Mental Health First is a Social Enterprise providing low cost training including Mental Health First Aid, Mental Health First Aid Lite, as well as Confidence Building and bespoke training. Our profits go back into local mental health groups. Minnies Friends 41a Nottingham Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 1ER Tel: 01509 732376 Email: carolphillips1950@hotmail.co.uk Delivering support services to individuals suffering from alcohol and drug addiction, also problems with any form of abuse or even debt worries. Provide food, tea and coffee, clothes and various other household items. The centre is open from 10am-3pm Monday to Friday. MRC Community Action (Marlene Reid Centre) The Marlene Reid Centre 85 Belvoir Road Coalville Leicestershire LE67 3PH Tel: 0845 4812655 Email: info@mrc.uk.net Website: www.mrc.uk.net MRC Community Action runs a variety of projects - Carers support, training for employment, furniture recycling, play, money and debt advice and community development. Community Transport service provides social car scheme and DIAL a ride shopping services for frail older people. Shopping trips and afternoon tea trips are also scheduled during the year MYST (Melton Young Singles Trust) C/o 23 Leicester Street Melton Mowbray Leicestershire LE13 0PP Tel: 01664 562484 Email: andrewleaver@houseofpolly.com Supporting homeless young people aged 16 to 25 in Melton Mowbray Myst Lodge Westbourne House Myst Lodge 15-17 Nottingham Road Melton Mowbray Leicestershire LE13 0NP Tel: 01664 481411 Email: john.thompson@emha.org Website: www.emha.org Myst Lodge and Westbourne House provides supported accommodation for 16-25 year old people and homeless families - specific support depending on the individual.
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    N • Groups 36 NarboroughChristians Against Poverty Centre Narborough Congregational Church School Lane Narborough Leicestershire LE19 2GS Tel: 07729 564599 We provide Free Debt Counselling to anyone regardless of age, gender, faith, sexual orientation or disability. We provide a one to one service direct to people’s homes (or outside of the the home if they wish). We also provide free CAP Money Courses, which is our short budgeting and money management course again available to all. Call 0800 328 0006 for FREE CAP Debt Counselling and 07729 564599 for more information about CAP Money and our services. National Autistic Society Leicester Grovebrook House Brook Street Whetstone Leicestershire LE8 6LA Tel: 0116 286 6956 Email: stephan.dziewanowski@nas.org.uk Website: www.autism.org.uk Runs services for people who suffer from Autism including supporting young people at college, visiting families at home and a residential home for people with Autism. Helpline Number: 0845 0704004 Neston Action Group 48 Neston Gardens Leicester Leicestershire LE2 6RE Tel: 0116 299 6149 Email: may.j@ntlworld.com We improve the local area by maintaining housing, the environment and stopping anti-social behaviour. Network For Change Ltd 150-152 London Road Leicester Leicestershire LE2 1ND Tel: 0116 247 0335 Email: gabby@networkforchange.org.uk Website: www.networkforchange.org.uk We provide supported housing and outreach services to up to 65 adults with long-term mental health problems living in the City (and Coalville). We also run a Resource Centre providing a lively programme of groups/activities/training and volunteering opportunities for our client group. We plan to open a Crisis House alternative to acute hospital, subject to funding. New Communities Resource Advice Bureau (NCRB) 92 Wharf Street North Leicester Leicestershire LE1 2AB Tel: 0116 251 6193 Email: ncrbadvice@hotmail.co.uk New Communities Resource Advice Bureau group supports new communities, by signposting them to agencies that they can go for help with Job Seekers Allowance, Housing and welfare benefits etc. They also offer an interpreting/translation service to the community. The organisation also runs an extended schools project to support children in the local community.
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    37 Groups • N NewDawn New Day (NDND) 27 Cantrell Road Braunstone Leicester Leicestershire LE3 1SD Tel: 0116 279 5095 Email: sara.swire@ndnd.org.uk Website: www.ndnd.org.uk New Dawn New Day exists to inspire women and their families to change their lives and their communities for the better. Our mission is to work with women and their families, inspiring them to reach their potential and to overcome poverty, disadvantage and inequality. Open 9.00am-3.00pm Monday-Friday, we provide holistic support services to women which includes: one-to- one intensive support, including emotional support, advice, advocacy, counselling and psychotherapy; as well as group programmes and activities. Our work is woman-centered in that we work with individual women to identify their support needs and work together to implement a support plan to meet those needs. Currently we specialise in working with women with specific vulnerabilities who find themselves in the criminal justice system and those whose experiences and circumstances place them at risk of offending. We also have a specific service working with young victims and survivors of sexual and/or domestic abuse. We also run 2 social enterprises including a low cost counselling service and a Sex and Relationships Training Programme offering sessions designed to educate children and young people on the realities of being a teenage parent, healthy relationships, developing a positive body image, delaying early sexual activity and information on contraception and STIs. This service also runs programmes specifically to support parents to communicate with their children about relationships and sex. New Parks Community Centre St Oswalds Road Leicester Leicestershire LE3 6RJ Tel: 0116 222 1072 Email: Kathryn.Birks@leicester.gov.uk New Parks Community Centre provides training and learning opportunities for adults living in the Greater New Parks area. The centre is used by a variety of community groups - over 60s, community partnership, and staff are involved in developing community activities based on residents needs/aspirations. It is also a venue where adult learning courses are offered. Next Generation 108 Castle Street Leicestershire LE10 1DD Tel: 01455 632984 Email: shani@nxt-gen.org.uk Website: http://communityconnect.org.uk/ Services to young people - 13-25 Housing Restlement, Employment Training, Counselling Substance and Alchol Misuse Sexual Health Issues, Pregnancy Testing Nirankari Advice Centre 2a Prebend Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 0LA Tel: 0116 255 0843 Advanced spiritual centre and community advice centre providing advice on DSS matters, housing benefit and immigration, Luncheon Club, health and sports, advice, information and guidance. North West Leicestershire Homeless Project Marlene Reid Centre Leicestershire LE67 3PH Tel: 01530 510515 Email: lbwistle@googlemail.com This small charitable organisation exists to give assistance to persons of any age within North West Leicestershire who are homeless or threatened with homelessness. Principally by helping them to find appropriate accommodation but also other support to enable them to maintain a settled way of life. Nuur Media Productions Charnwood Learning Centre Floor 1, 257 Belgrave Gate Leicester Leicestershire LE1 3HU Tel: 07946 686693 Email: nuurmedia@gmail.com Website: www.nuurmedia.com Social Enterprise set up to provide media training to young people and help them back into education or develop a career in media.
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    P • Groups 38 PACE CityHouse 202 Ashby Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3AG Tel: 01509 211194 Email: ellen@paceuk.org.uk Website: http://www.paceuk.org.uk We run a number of activities aimed at creating a strong community, based in Loughborough most of these are free and will benefit families, children and young people, those with a mental health problem, disabilities and practical needs e.g. food, debt problem. We look at helping the whole person and love being a part of the solution to the communities needs where we can. Free debt advice‘enQuire’- drop in service but people can ring to make a appointment. Free emergency food parcels ‘Agape’- can be accessed on referral from another agency (i.e.charity, community group or council), should feed a family of four for 3-4 days. Generic Counselling‘ Access’- Qualified counsellors registered with BACP. Currently a free service. We also provide: On Track - financial capability course ((5 weeks), Camp Supreme - 2 week non-residential camp aimed at 8 - 15yr olds 9:15 - 5:30pm held in Loughborough during the summer holidays. Crafty Capers - group for ladies and gentle men that may be isolated, disabled and/or lonely. They get together to do crafts and eat cake and chat. Alive Amplified youth group - for 11 - 18 year olds, 50p entry young people can take part in sporting and creative activities as well as spend time with their friends. Pakistani Youth Community Association (PYCA) Pakistan Centre 58 Earl Howe Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 0DF Tel: 0116 254 8012 Email: info@pyca.org.uk Website: www.pyca.org.uk To assist members of the Pakistani and other minority ethnic individuals to develop themselves, in order to participate in mainstream society. PYCA provides educational, leisure, advisory and support services to the wider local community in Leicester. Our training programme covers a wide variety of accredited as well as non accredited courses. We are an approved Training Centre by University of Cambridge, Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) and Future Awards Qualifications. PYCA is accredited information, advice and guidance (IAG) centre with MATRIX accreditation, and we also hold Investors In People status. Our activities include: Information, Advice Guidance (IAG) in Careers and Employment.Training Programme / Courses / Workshops Delivered Skills for Life. Young person’s support programmes. BME complementary education programmes.Learning programmes to the over-50s, including additional ICT provision to encourage older people to have better access to computing.Women girls social and cultural activities.Social events.Health advice and information. Panahghar Safehouse PO Box 5531 Leicester Leicestershire LE1 1AA Tel: 02476 228952 Website: www.safehouse.org.uk We provide emergency temporary accommodation and a range of direct support services to young Asian Women experiencing domestic violence, abuse, emotional distress, family disputes, forced marriages, stress etc. Park Lodge 2 Central Avenue Leicester Leicestershire LE2 1TB Tel: 0116 270 7319 Email: manager@parklodgeproject.org Website: www.parklodgeproject.org Offers housing, support and advice to single homeless young people aged 16-25 years.
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    39 Groups • P-R PhoenixTherapies and Training 4 Aisne Road Leicester Leicestershire LE18 4UA Tel: 07722 026705 Email: phoenixtherapies@live.co.uk Website: http://www.phoenixtherapiesleicester.co.uk We are a local community group that provides quality personal development programmes and weekly support groups for people who want to improve their mental health. Our qualified therapists teach people how to; 1. Take more control of their mind. 2. How to become happier, balanced and achieve their goals. 3. Facilitate new friendships. 4. Support people to heal the damage of negativity. Polish Community Leicester Manor House Neighbourhood Centre Haddenham Road Leicester Leicestershire LE3 2BG Tel: Email: i.makuchowska@gmail.com Website: www.rodzina.org.uk To associate Polish people living in the East Midlands area to develop language, cultural, artistic and sports skills to integrate Polish community with the local environment Poplars Club Water Leys Primary School Leicestershire LE18 1HG Tel: 0789 5255 881 Website: www.poplarsgroup.co.uk To provide a safe, secure and familiar place for children to play in whilst enabling parents to work out of school hours. Princes Trust (The) 6 Faraday Court Leicester Leicestershire LE2 0JN Tel: 0116 255 0400 Email: lisa.capell@princes-trust.org.uk Website: www.princes-trust.org.uk The Prince’s Trust is the UK’s leading Youth Charity. We enable 14-30 years-old to develop skills and move forward with their lives, reaching out to those who need help the most with Business Start-up, Team Programmes and Developing Programmes. Raglan Housing Suite C, Lancaster House Grange Business Park, Enderby Rd Whetstone Leicestershire LE8 6EP Tel: 0845 070 7772 Email: info@raglan.org Website: www.raglan.org/main.cfm Registered housing association providing accommodation for the elderly and disabled throughout the East Midlands. General needs and sheltered housing throughout the East Midlands. Rathbone Training 2-4 Colton Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 1QA Tel: 0116 242 3810 Email: glenda.symmonds@rathboneuk.org Project offers youth training and training for work for people with moderate learning difficulties and unemployed people with special needs.
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    R-S • Groups 40 Refuel 20Gladstone Street Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 5LE Tel: 01509 646556 Email: refuelhathern@gmail.com Refuel is a weekly run group for parents, carers and their under five aged children. We offer play experiences that focus on the interaction between child and adult. We provide take home resource/information sheets and access external professional support for those families that need additional help and information. We aim to support families through the early years stage. We provide play and learning activities and experiences aimed at children under five. We access external professional support when this is asked for. We have recently been able to provide a parenting course as an additional session. We have facilitated play sessions with Musical bumps and an art workshop with Art Tracks. We work in partnership with Shepshed Toy Library to provide a monthly toy lending service to Hathern and surrounding areas. We are forging links with the Shepshed and Hathern Health Visiting service. Rise and Shine 11 Buchan Walk Leicester Leicestershire LE3 1LY Tel: 0116 225 2479 Email: pauldavis7@mail.com A self-help group set up to provide support to service and ex-service users of the RISE housing support group. Riverside Midlands 49 Western Boulevard Leicester Leicestershire LE2 7HN Tel: 0116 2473800 Email: jane.page@riverside.org.uk Website: www.riverside.org.uk Part of the national Riverside Group. Provides affordable housing for rent mainly in the Leicester Area, including sheltered scheme for housing associations the elderly. Works with agencies to provide supported housing schemes. Royal British Legion Leicestershire and Rutland Saxon House Heritage Gate Derby Leicestershire DE1 1NL Tel: 0808 802 8080 Email: airedale@britishlegion.org.uk Website: www.britishlegion.org.uk Our organisation is set up to provide direct assistance to the ex- services community, their partners and dependents. To qualify you have to have served in the British armed forces and have received 7 days pay, this includes Home Guard and Territorial Army. Ruach Care Greenclose Lane Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 5AS Tel: 01509 235173 Email: info@ruachcare.co.uk Website: www.ruachcare.co.uk Ruach Care Limited is a specialist charitable company providing services, accommodation, and care packages for young people and adults with Asperger’s Syndrome and mental health difficulties. All our services are underlined by excellence and quality. Ruach Care is committed to offering a range of stimulating experiences and support in order to offer meaningful and realistic choices in respect of day to day provision. Ruach Care acknowledges that in some cases a high level of staffing will be necessary for service users to reach their true potential and participate in society. As environments are a key to a persons well being Ruach Care places emphasis on providing safe, warm, and friendly environments to aid in the service users recovery. Saffron Community Enterprises Limited Linwood Centre Leicester Leicestershire LE2 6QJ Tel: 0116 2453025 Email: kpickering@saffron.org.uk Website: www.saffron.org.uk Saffron Community Enterprises Limited is a not for profit company limited by guarantee, which is involved in local social and economic regeneration, in the Saffron Lane area of the city. The organisation is the Development Trust for the Saffron area.
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    41 Groups • S SaffronLane Neighbourhood Council/ Saffron Resource Centre 432 Saffron Lane Leicester Leicestershire LE2 6SB Tel: 0116 2831765 Email: info@srcentre.org.uk Website: www.srcentre.org.uk We exist to improve the life chances of residents of the Freemen, Eyres Monsell and Aylestone Wards by providing a range of social welfare, health and recreational services to help residents achieve financial and social inclusion and reach their potential. Services currently include: elderly day care; youth work; drugs; alcohol; health and pregnancy counselling; debt and welfare benefits advice; an environmental project; credit union agency; tenancy support; and a mobility project. Samatus Development Organisation 1 St Stephens Road Leicester Leicestershire LE2 1DR Tel: 7432107943 Email: samodevelopment@hotmail.co.uk Samatus Development organisation is a British Somali Organisation that seeks to provide education and sports activities for the development of Somali Young people as productive citizens of the world. Support communities in Leicester and Somalia by providing: (a) Opportunities for young people to access education and vocational training (b) Support for parents of young people (c) Opportunities for people of all ages to participate in sporting activities (d) Funds to build centres for autistic children in Somalia School Development Support Agency (SDSA) 1st Floor Alliance House 6 Bishop Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 6AF Tel: 0116 299 5942 Email: peter.chilvers@sdsa.net Website: www.sdsa.net We are a rapidly developing not-for-profit organisation that provides leadership for a range of projects and partnerships of schools and children’s service providers Seed Creativity Ltd Workspace 30, Phoenix Square 4 Midlands Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 1TG Tel: 7595979209 Email: dan@seedcreativity.co.uk Website: www.seedcreativity.co.uk Seed is a media design agency and training provider, promoting and facilitating a culture of creative enterprise in the East Midlands. Seed provides video production, graphic design and web and mobile technologies production services, alongside managing and editing fd2d.com the online creative network. Seed works with DMU, Leicester College, Talent Match and other education and training providers to supply experiential learning provision to enhance young peoples employability and confidence to enter the workplace. SEEM - Supporting Social Business Castle Cavendish Business Centre Dorking Road Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG7 5PN Tel: 0115 964 8372 Email: roger.moors@seem.uk.net To support the growth development of social businesses and social enterprises particularly by assisting and facilitating organisations and individuals to access social finance. From start ups to established businesses - unsecured and secured loan and equity investments. We understand the needs of the applicant, assist where necessary with presentation and application, broker relations between applicant and social finance intermediary. We also provide a range of other services including training, consultancy and advice around the principals of social business
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    S • Groups 42 SevenLocks Housing - Market Harborough 1a Anson House 8 Compass Point, Northampton Road, Market Harborough Leicestershire LE16 9HW Tel: 01858 414500 Email: joanne.miller@sevenlockshousing.co.uk Website: www.sevenlockshousing.co.uk We work to meet the needs of our customers and communities by providing continually improving high quality homes and services. We provide volunteer opportunities and added value services to our customers and the community. We are currently working towards setting up various community lunch club to help residents who are vunerable, elderly or isolated. We support residents by offering free computer sessions and advice. We also provice volunteer activity coordinators to help organise socail activities for our older residents. Volunteers receive full support from SLH through training, development and regular support sessions. Shama Womens Centre 39-45 Sparkenhoe Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 0TD Tel: 0116 251 4747 Email: shama_womens_centre@hotmail.com Women’s only centre based in Highfields. We provide accredited training in crafts, ICT and ESOL. Onsite creche provides quality childcare. Plenty of health and well-being activities including yoga, keep fit, aerobics, gym and sauna. Shelter Housing Aid Research Project (SHARP) 13 Welford Road Leicester Leicestershire LE2 7AD Tel: 0116 254 6064 Email: info@leicestershelter.org.uk Website: http://www.leicestershelter.org.uk/ Provides a free housing aid service, including advice, assistance and representation to people with housing problems. We also undertake research relating to housing and provide information about homelessness to the public. We also provide housing support to help people achieve independent living. Shree UK Luwar Gnati Mandal 102 Doncaster Road Leicester Leicestershire LE4 6JJ Provides training, social/cultural activities, education, economic and various other miscellaneous activities, including celebrations in respect of religious/cultural festivals. Provides Social, Cultural, Religious and Educational Activities. Celebrates Ram Naumi, Janmashtmi, Navaratri, Dashera, Sharad poonam and Diwali. Signing Network CIC 12 Frog Island Leicester Leicestershire LE3 5BG Tel: 0116 253 2571 Email: tony.barlow@signingnetwork.org.uk Website: www.signingnetwork.org.uk Signing Network is an interpreter-led co-operative supporting the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Leicester and Leicestershire. Our aim is to provide choice and opportunities for the community to lead the way through empowerment and by focusing on their needs. We provide: a weekly free letter translation service; advocacy; a deaf-led job club; Sign Language courses; networking events; communication support workers and fully qualified British Sign Language interpreters. Sikh Welfare Cultural Society (The) Tel: 0788 1760 852 Email: resham.sandhu1@btinternet.com Raising inter-cultural awareness across organisations public, voluntary and private sector. Training - events, young persons participation, encouragement and equality and human rights counselling and advocacy.
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    43 Groups • S SkillshareInternational Imperial House St Nicholas Circle Leicester Leicestershire LE1 4LF Tel: 0116 254 1862 Email: cliff.allum@skillshare.org Website: www.skillshare.org Skillshare International works to reduce poverty, injustice and inequality and to further economic and social development in partnership with people and communities throughout the world. We do this by sharing and developing skills and ideas, facilitating organisational and social change and building awareness of development. Soldier’s, Sailor’s, Airmen and Families Association - Forces Help (The) (SSAFA) Clarence House 46 Humberstone Gate Leicester Leicestershire LE1 3PJ Tel: 0116 251 1033 Email: Leicestershire@ssafa.org.uk Website: www.ssafa.org.uk/ssafa-near-you/leicestershire-rutland Advice on accommodation; care and advice for homeless persons. All aspects of welfare for those who are currently serving or who have served in the armed forces, their wives, widows or dependants, including financial. Solutions 4 Community Support Ltd 74 Hamilford Close Leicester Leicestershire LE7 9SZ Tel: 0116 260 3391 Email: enquiries@s4cs.org.uk Website: www.s4cs.org.uk We provide a Community Support provision to Deaf, deafened, Hard of Hearing and deafblind individuals, who may have additional needs such as learning disabilities or physical disabilities. We provide a wise range of community support services to enable individuals to access a range of social and everyday activities, such as budgeting, shopping, back to work support and attending social groups. All services can be funded through personal budget or direct payment and are bespoke to needs of each person we support. Somali Community Parents Association (SOCOPA) 19 Brunswick Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 2LP Tel: 0116 262 8632 Email: info@socopa.org.uk Website: www.socopa.org.uk Our mission is to create an environment where everyone feels welcome and supported. Somali Community Parents Association(SOCOPA) was established in 2005 and re-registered as a charity CIO in June 2013. SOCOPA is charity organisation based in Leicester. It is established to provide community based services and give support to the Black Minority Ethnic (BME) in the UK. We provide practical skills and support for the social and emotional well-being of families and stand to enhance the prospects of individuals within the family and wider community. SOCOPA facilitates range of services and opportunities to both youth and adults who are unemployed. In addition, we also arrange leisure opportunities for children and young people who have missed out on childhood experience. SOCOPA has successfully delivered projects such as study support for children and young people. In addition, SOCOPA has also organised events and workshops relating smoke free homes and parenting skills seminars. We engage and train unemployed and provide them confidence building skills such as ESOL and ICT Classes in cooporation with Leicester College. Somali Development Services Ltd 39 Abingdon Road Leicester Leicestershire LE2 1HA Tel: 0116 2854646 Email: jdaahir@somalidevelopmentservicesltd.co.uk Website: www.somalidevelopmentservicesltd.co.uk The Somali Development Services is a social enterprise which assists and supports the Somali community development needs in Leicester such as education, employment and welfare issues. We offer a variety of services for the Somali community and other BME groups, including homework help clubs for younger users, and drop in centres for adult users.
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    S • Groups 44 SoundCafeLeicester c/o Church of the Martyrs Westcotes Drive Leicester Leicestershire LE3 0QT Tel: 07867 963328 Email: soundcafeleics@gmail.com SoundCafe meets once a week at St Martins House, Peacock Lane, Leicester to provide a safe creative space for people who are homeless or vulnerably housed. Light refreshments are provided. At present we meet on Wednesday afternoons 1.30pm - 3.30pm. We have music, poetry and arts to listen to, watch or take part in. We have choir practices before the sessions from 12.45pm for anyone who wants to sing. Our first performance was a sell-out at Leicester Cathedral on 31st January 2015. Spring To Action Phoenix Studios 253-255 Belgrave Gate Leicester Leicestershire LE1 3HU Tel: 0116 2179250 Email: kash.khunkhuna@springtoaction.co.uk Spring To Action is a not for profit business support organisation based in Leicester. We help support individuals who are hoping to start a business or have started a business by providing them business advice, guidance, training, mentoring, support and networking. St Andrews Tenants Association 6 Martindale Close Leicester Leicestershire LE2 7HJ Tel: 0116 2758555 We offer advice to tenants on all aspects or issues related to housing. We work on behalf of tenants, with the Council to get repairs carried out efficiently. We also fundraise to enable tenants to organise social activities and events. SteppingOut - Rawlins Community College Loughborough Road Quorn Leicestershire LE12 8DY Tel: 01509 622827 ext 354 Website: SteppingOut@rawlinscollege.org.uk Stepping Out is based at Rawlins Community College and is an Adult Education service for people with learning difficulties. Sure Start Childrens Centre (New Parks) New Parks Children’s Centre Pinder Road New Parks, Leicester Leicestershire LE3 9RN Tel: 0116 231 4418 Various opportunities to volunteer within a busy children’s centre. Roles include administration assistant, reception assistant, childcare worker, family support befriender, handy-person assistant and community involvement assistant. Full training provided, subject to enhanced DBS check. Suitable for anyone wishing to increase their skill base. To find out more please contact Geraldine Connor or Sue Kenny on 0116 231 4418 Swanswell 42 High Street Coalville Leicestershire LE67 3EE Tel: 01530 275970 Email: caroline.gadsby@swanswell.org Website: www.swanswell.org.uk We are a national alcohol and drug charity that helps people change and be happy. We believe in a society free from problem alcohol and drug use.
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    45 Groups • T TheBaca Project 19/20 Baxter Gate Leicestershire LE11 1TG Tel: 01509 550438 Email: bex.griffiths@bacaproject.org.uk Website: www.bacaproject.org.uk Befriending the forced migrants in our care is the basis for our relationship. Trust is also foundational as we welcome them into Loughborough and help them to adapt to and integrate into local life. We currently have four Baca houses each of which has a Live-In Support Worker. Our houses provide a place of safety and a base from which a new phase of life can be nurtured. The Bridge 38 Leicester Road Leicestershire LE11 2AG Tel: 01509 260500 Email: peter.davey@bridgehousingservices.com Website: www.bridgehousingservices.com The Bridge is Charnwood’s independent housing advice and support service covering Housing Advice and Support, Tenancy Relations, Mediation, and a Single Access Point for all 16/17 year olds with housing problems. The Bridge 38 Leicester Road Leicestershire LE11 2AG Tel: 01509 260500 Email: peter.davey@bridgehousingservices.com Website: www.bridgehousingservices.com The Bridge is Charnwood’s independent housing advice and support service covering Housing Advice and Support, Tenancy Relations, Mediation, and a Single Access Point for all 16/17 year olds with housing problems. The Brunswick Association 19 Brunswick Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 2LP Tel: 07453 993554 Email: info@bwassociation.org.uk This is a group working to improve employability for young students by providing a centre to help them attain their professional goal or desired career. The Carpenter’s Arms (Midlands) Trust Carpenter’s Arms Wharncliffe Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 1SL Tel: 01509 767550 Email: carpentersarms@talktalkbusiness.net Website: www.carpenters-arms.org Abstinence-based residential rehab centre for men challenged with homelessness due to an addictive life- style. We also run a food parcel project on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons between 14.30 and 15.30 The Centre Project Limited 1 Alfred Place Leicester Leicestershire LE1 1EB Tel: 0116 255 4013 Email: centre@central-baptist.org.uk Website: www.centreproject.org The Centre Project has since 1996 been working to reduce isolation and promote the wellbeing of vulnerable and socially isolated members of our community. We offer community day drop-in services and we support people to build and sustain appropriate peer relationships and reduce isolation. We enable and encourage people to engage in the community. We provide practical support to enable people to quickly address issues such as form filling, internet access, telephone access and call support. We also support people to maintain their own tenancies, promore independent living, social, emotional and economic wellbeing and greater inclusion in the wider community. Call us on 0116 255 4013 for more information.
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    T • Groups 46 TheFit For Work Team 9 Newarke Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 5SN Tel: 0116 2851706 Email: judith.wildig@leicesterfit4work.org.uk Website: www.leicesterfit4work.org.uk The FREE service helps people who are employed/self-employed and off on long-term sickness get back to work. We offer individual, 1-2-1, personalised case-managed support and interventions to enable employed people to overcome barriers and remain in work. These interventions include: physiotherapy, psychological therapies, debt advice, employer mediation, bereavement support, etc. All you need to do to enter the service is go to your GP and ask them to assess your suitability for referral into the service. The Leicester Enterprise Club UK CIC Alpha House Countesthorpe Road Wigston Leicestershire LE18 4PJ Tel: 0116 299 7831 Email: steve@leicesterenterpriseclub.com Website: www.leicesterenterpriseclub.com Provides business support, advice and information to members of the African, African-Caribbean and Mixed Heritage community. The Nelson Mandela Community Programme Leicester Leicestershire LE3 8BE Tel: 07789 013948 Email: thenelsonmandelaprogramme@gmail.com The Nelson Mandela Community Programme (TNMCP) was established for the purposes of achieving four objectives, which are; advance citizenship and raise the awareness and the profile of the African Heritage people living in Leicester and Leicestershire. Advance art, culture and heritage by erecting a statue of Nelson Mandela in the city of Leicester, encourage and educate African Heritage people of Leicester and Leicestershire to take a leading role in shaping the future of Leicester and Leicestershire and to be an agent for the African Heritage people of Leicester and Leicestershire. The Stroke Association Ward 3 Leicester General Hospital Gwendolen Road Leicester Leicestershire LE5 4PW Tel: 07538 795269/0116 260 3030 Email: dolores.watters@stroke.org.uk Website: www.stroke.org.uk Information advice and support for stroke survivors and their families / carers in living in Leicester City. 1:1 support, home visits can be arranged. Our vision is for a world where there are fewer strokes and all those touched by stroke get the help they need. Our mission is to prevent strokes and achieve life after stroke through providing services, campaigning, education and research. We work with stroke survivors and their families/carers providing practical advice, essential information and emotional support. We work with stroke survivors to set their own goals and help them achieve them, making sure their needs are met as they make the best possible recovery. This service is for residents of Leicester City and is available for up to 12 months from referral. Twenty Twenty The Schofield Centre Greenclose Lane Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 5AS Tel: 0300 111 2020 Website: www.twentytwenty.org.uk TwentyTwenty is a highly respected and very well-loved charity, whose life changing intergenerational youth inclusion work with ‘at-risk’and particularly hard to reach disadvantaged 11 19 year olds has achieved national acclaim and recognition. Each year we transform the lives hundreds of disadvantaged and disengaged young people. Our efforts are concentrated towards helping vulnerable young people who are excluded (or in danger of being) from school or are long-term unemployed, to develop self-belief and motivation, improve emotional and physical health and well- being, achieve in education, nurture healthy relationships and learn work ready skills and attitudes, in order that they develop healthier lifestyles enabling them to find and sustain jobs and pursue positive leisure activities. We do this through our award-winning Lifeskills Centre model, which puts a range of different professionals, volunteers and local businesses around the young people to divert them away from unhealthy relationships and criminality, and drives them into positive independence and sustained success.
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    47 Groups • U-W Universityof Leicester Volunteering Team University of Leicester Volunteering Team David Wilson Library, University Road Leicester Leicestershire LE1 7RH Tel: 0116 252 3890 The University of Leicester has a long successful history of working with a wide range charitable and community groups who are seeking volunteers and community partnerships. Our volunteers have a range of backgrounds and skills which can support your organisation. Whether you are looking for someone who can offer long-term commitment or help a one off project, we can help match you up. Current activities include volunteering with events, schools, fundraising, community research, environmental, sports, counselling, befriending and more. Untapped Me The Cherry Shed Leicestershire LE7 9WE Tel: 7968700034 Email: donna@untapped.me.uk Website: http://www.untapped.me.uk/ The company’s activities w ill be carried out for the benefit of vulnerable w omen in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, with a particular focus on those young w omen w ho became parents before the age of 20 and those experiencing a range of issues that lead to them becoming socially isolated. The aim and ethos of the company is to empower, nurture and support vulnerable w omen through using creative approaches to engagement; building self-esteem; providing practical, skills-based learning, and by offering flexible, needs-led accredited learning leading to meaningful w ork experience and progression opportunities. We w ill use the development of craft skills as a means of promoting improved self-confidence and self-esteem. Ultimately we would like to build in the ability for women to sell the goods they have made as a means of creating an income stream. We offer commercial activities (mostly paid-for craft workshops) with surplus generated reinvested into our core purpose. One off craft workshops to learn new skills 12 week learning programmes w orking with young people Progress learning Award, Certificates and Diplomas Bespoke sessions Volunteer opportunities Vista 1a Salisbury Road Leicester Leicestershire LE1 7QR Tel: 0116 2490909 Email: paul.bott@vistablind.org.uk Website: www.vistablind.org.uk Vista is a charity which is dedicated to improving the lives of people with sight loss in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Every year Vista provides services, support, advice and information to almost 6000 registered blind and partially sighted local people. Our Vision is a world in which people with sight loss of all ages have choice and control over their lives and no-one experiences avoidable sight loss. Vocational Training Enterprise Centre (VTEC) Unit 13, Fairmcharm Trading Estate Evelyn Drive Leicester Leicestershire LE3 2BU Email: sean.lynch@vtec-leics.co.uk VTEC remit is to: support those at risk of offending/ re offending, re-engage young and adult learners into meaningful learning, support with opportunities for employment, further learning and re-engagement into society. VTEC deliver courses in construction and Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS Cards) training West Leicestershire U3A The Sports and Social Club 107 Main Street Newbold Verdon Leicestershire LE9 9NP Website: http://u3asites.org.uk/westleicestershire Each U3A is an autonomous self-help organisation for people who are no longer in full time employment. Our aim is to help you make new friends, develop your interests and enjoy yourself. The U3A has an informal style of learning with the ethos of members sharing their knowledge and skills in a relaxed way whilst having fun. Groups meet regularly to study a common interest, with the style, format and content being agreed by consensus. Groups meet in a variety of venues to suit their needs and cover their own expenses (eg room hire). Each group has one or two Leaders who are not necessarily experts in a subject but are enthusiastic and act as main contact for the group.
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    W • Groups 48 WhitwickCommunity Enterprises 74 North Street Whitwick Leicestershire LE67 5HA Tel: 01530 519696 Email: rosemary@whitwickcommunityenterprises.co.uk Website: www.whitwickcommunityenterprises.co.uk Whitwick Community Enterprises works to combat social exclusion and build up community coherence. It is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee. We provide a safe, welcoming environment where the community can meet, either informally or formally at organised events, to enjoy each other’s company and affordable nutritious food in our Coffee Shop. We offer volunteering and work placement opportunities to all, and work to overcome barriers that cause people to struggle to take up these opportunities.‘We work with other community groups, encouraging partnership working and sharing of resources to avoid duplication and ensure facilities and services in our community are maximised. We run the following projects: Training for 16-19 year olds; 19+ NVQ qualifications, for part time workers; apprenticeship scheme; Party in the Park; Food Parcels; Close Knit Whitwick Village Magazine; Whitwick Coffee Shop; outside catering and Lunch Clubs Womens Aid Leicestershire Ltd (WALL) PO Box 7067 Leicester Leicestershire LE1 7WB Tel: 0116 242 6440 Email: pjr@wallaction.org.uk Website: www.wa-leicester.org.uk To provide advice, information, support and a place of safety on request, for any woman and her children, who are suffering from domestic violence. Includes emergency, temporary accommodation. Words 2 Pictures 29 Narborough Road Cosby Leicestershire LE9 1TB Tel: 0116 286 5322 Email: m.simpsonwedge@gmail.com Website: www.words2pictures.co.uk By working with service providers like councils, charities and other organisations Words 2 Pictures takes the written word in forums and instructions and turn them into videos, animations or images so that those that can’t read fluently can understand the information they receive. Johnny Rowlatt, a teacher from the Holbrook Centre for Autism in Derbyshire, was training some new staff and asked me to make a video explaining to the staff why people with autism are fond of technology. This is the result: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNNcrGJAVcY. Work-Link Project (Churches Together in Hinckley and District) Amity House Holliers Walk Hinckley Leicestershire LE10 1QW Tel: 01455 636506 Email: mandyquinn@worklinkproject.co.uk Website: www.worklinkproject.co.uk Work-Link provide meaningful volunteering and training opportunities for people with mental ill health and other disabilities, or those who, for a variety of reasons are not ready to embark on paid employment. These opportunities are based around the recycling of furniture which is passed on to individuals in receipt of government benefits. Workers’Educational Association (WEA East Midland District) Vaughan College St Nicholas Circle Leicester Leicestershire LE1 4LB Tel: 0116 251 9740 Email: cheinrich@wea.org.uk Website: www.weaeastmidlands.org/brochure The Workers Educational Association (WEA) is the UK’s largest voluntary provider of adult education. The WEA operates at local, regional and national levels. Courses are created and delivered in response to local need, often in partnership with local groups and organisations.
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    49 Groups • W-Y Worth-ItProjects Marlene Reid Centre 85 Belvoir Road Coalville Leicestershire LE67 3PH Tel: 01509 833007 Email: liz@worth-itprojects.co.uk Website: http://worth-itprojects.co.uk/ We are providers of positive psychology coaching, personal development and training interventions that specialise in the promotion and protection of mental well-being. Based in Leicestershire we are the first UK social enterprise pioneering the use of positive psychology coaching within education, health and employability. We help“at risk”young people through changing their mind-set and supporting them to develop positive emotions and make positive changes. This way of working develops mental wellbeing through building confidence, self awareness and resilience. Y Advice Support Centre (YASC) c/o The Dawn Centre Conduit Street Leicester Leicestershire LE2 0JN Tel: 0116 221 2787 Website: www.leicesterymca.co.uk/homeless-support.php The‘Y’Advice Support Centre is a part of Leicester YMCA and offers advice and information on all aspects of care and support to homeless and potentially homeless people, alongside the provision of primary health care. YEP! Youth Education Project 17 Gower Street Leicester Leicestershire LE1 3LH Tel: 0116 319 6585 Email: yepmainoffice@gmail.com Website: www.youtheducationproject.org.uk An alternative education training provider offering opportunities to young people14-18 (Up to 24 subject to learning needs). We offer vocational courses in motor vehicle studies, art design, fashion design, digital music production and childcare. We currently offer functional skills maths English (and GCSE’s starting August 2015), We also offer independent life skills sessions (personal social development) and sports enrichment activities as part of our non credited learning sessions. We aim to improve the outcomes for young people by becoming a hub of support and advice by promoting training, employment and educational opportunities. We are based in Leicester City Centre easily accessible via bus, train. Youth Shelter (Falcon Centre) The Falcon Centre 27-31 Pinfold Gate Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 1BE Tel: 01509 268699 Email: Marie.Davis@youthshelter.org.uk Website: www.youthshelter.org.uk Youth Shelter a is homeless charity, working with the most vulnerable people aged 16+, both male and female in North Leicestershire. We provide over 50 bed spaces in supported accommodation (The Falcon Centre, CIYA House, Moor House, Marshalls Court, Bridgeland Rd) to help people learning independent living skills and move on to permanent accommodation. We have Social Enterprises offering volunteer and work opportunities including Second Chance, My Chance and Mo Wear. We also offer community support and an advice drop in service weekly.
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    VAL Directory •Economic Inclusion 51 Voluntary Action Leicester has provided this data specifically and exclusively for the purpose of sharing information using data provided by it and it’s partner organisations. This data is provided for the purpose of informing the public and other VCS organisations of the services these organisations provide. Under no circumstances should the data provided (or any derivative thereof) be used in whole or in part for any other purpose other than the above. Voluntary Action Leicester does not accept any responsibility or liability whatsoever for use by any party of the data provided in breach of these terms. All data provided by Voluntary Action Leicester is proprietary to the trustees of the organisation. All such data shall not be used by any party for commercial gain. The information included in this directory has been provided by the organisations themselves. It reflects the information held on VAL’s database as of June 2015. We are constantly updating our data; if you come across something that is incorrect then please let us know by emailing 0116 257 5050 or emailing helpline@valonline.org.uk. We will then amend our records and reflect the most up-to-date Disclaimer
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    SUPPORTINGVOLUNTARYACTION VAL Directory ofVoluntary Community Organisations Economic Inclusion Voluntary Action LeicesterShire 9 Newarke Street, Leicester LE1 5SN Tel: 0116 258 0666 Fax: 0116 257 5059 Email: info@valonline.org.uk Web: www.valonline.org.uk Looking for more? Visit our online directory at www.valdirectory.org.uk for a more up to date list of organisations. Voluntary Action LeicesterShire is the trading name of Voluntary Action Leicester. Voluntary Action Leicester is a registered charity (No. 509300) Company Limited by Guarantee (No. 1356513) Registered in England and Wales