Work and Employment
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SWALLOW
SWALLOW is based in Bath and North East Somerset and aims to enable teenagers and adults with learning disabilities.
They offer support on housing, work skills, independent living training and much more.
Multilingua Devon
Multilingua Devon provide a database of over 300 local interpreters and translators in over 100 languages. Over 99% of interpreters are native speakers with a BA or higher degree from their own country.
They match each case by taking into consideration qualification, experience, age, gender and location.
VOYC Devon
VOYC works with children and young people aged 0 to 25 in Devon to create a vibrant, diverse and sustainable community. They offer learning, practical help and create networks across Devon.
Young Devon
Young Devon is a young people’s charity in the South West They work with over 2000 young people a year with skills, wellbeing, advocacy and accommodation,.
Devon Communities Together
Devon Communities Together provide a range of projects and services which support communities throughout Devon.
They offer programmes and advice on a range of topics such as benefits, money, business, health, affordable housing and more.
Gloucestershire Chinese Women's Guild
Gloucestershire Chinese Women's Guild provides free language support, home visits, advocacy, interpretation, advice on benefits and education and training.
Their staff speak Cantonese, Hakka, Mandarin, Shanghainese and English.
InfoBuzz
InfoBuzz offers therapeutic and practical support for families and young people with complex needs in Gloucestershire.
They have a wide range of services including around criminal justice, community mental health and more.
Young Gloucestershire
Young Gloucestershire is a countywide charity that supports young people who are facing challenges.
They offer counselling, a substance misuse support group, a chat and drop-in service as well as training and mentoring for young people including those not in education, employment or training.
Insight Gloucestershire
Insight Gloucestershire are a local charity dedicated to supporting those living with sight loss or blindness.
They offer outreach, mobile phones, IT courses and training, clubs and groups, sport clubs and a range of other support.
Hikmat Devon CIC
Hikmat Devon is a user-led co-operative working with members of Black and Minority Ethnic (racialised) communities across Devon. They run activity and interest groups, 1 to 1 mentoring, training, signposting, counselling and person centred goal planning.
They speak a range of languages.
Bournemouth Interpreters' Group
The Bournemouth Interpreters' Group have a local interpreter register for public sector and voluntary organisations in the area.
They offer translation services into and from English, while providing advice on approaching such translations and on many other community language issues.
Latin Elephant
Latin Elephant is a charity that promotes alternative and innovative ways of engaging and incorporating migrant and ethnic (racialised) groups in processes of urban change in London.
They organise activities to bring communities together, organising workshops and activities.
Latin American Disabled People's Project (LADPP)
Latin American Disabled People's Project (LADPP) support disabled Spanish and Portuguese speaking people living in London including their carers, families and communities.
They have a range of services, projects and information such as English classes, a food bank, befriending group, housing support and more.
Latin American Women's Rights Service (LAWRS)
Latin American Women's Rights Service are a human rights, feminist organisation run by and for Latin American migrant women in the UK.
Their direct support includes casework for women experiencing gender-based violence, counselling and emotional support, advice on benefits, employment rights, family law and immigration and workshops.
Coalition of Latin Americans in the UK (CLAUK)
CLAUK is a coalition of Latin American organisations from the voluntary sector that have come together to raise awareness and understanding of the issues facing the Latin American community in the UK.
Membership is free, and they offer support in education, health, for victims of violence, legal advice, cultural projects and more.
Indoamerican Refugee and Migrant Organization (IRMO)
IRMO is a community-led organisation that provides Latin Americans with tools and information in an empowering process to build fulfilled, independent and integrated lives in the UK using a rights-based approach.
Their work spans education, training, employment, advice, case-work and immigration and wellbeing support.
Latin American House
Latin American House works for the integration, social inclusion and well-being of Latin American and other Spanish and Portuguese-speaking migrants in London.
They offer legal and social welfare advice, a nursery, children's education, adult community learning, a community centre and EU settlement assistance.
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) Bristol
The Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Bristol website has useful telephone numbers and information on accessing services such as health, education, accommodation, benefits and emergency services.
They support the community through form filling, benefits advice, council tax, planning issues, health care services and equality issues.
Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT)
Friends, Families and Travellers are the only national charity working on behalf of all Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities regardless of ethnicity, culture or background.
They offer health support, provide accommodation services through casework and outreach teams, support children and young people with schoolwork and more.
Sacro
Sacro is a Scottish community justice organisation which works to create safer and more cohesive communities across Scotland.
They provide a wide range of services spanning all aspects of community justice. These range from conflict resolution to prevent disputes escalating, to supporting prisoners on release and housing.
FearFree
FearFree offer support for people experiencing domestic abuse in Scotland who identify as a man or from the LGBT+ community.
Their workers offer a range of support including safety planning, emotional support, mentoring, alongside practical support with housing, employment/education and accessing appropriate benefits.
Down's Syndrome Scotland
Down’s Syndrome Scotland is a member-led charity and the only charity in Scotland dedicated solely to supporting people all through life with Down’s syndrome and their families and carers.
GYROS
GYROS is a charity that supports migrants and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in East Anglia, UK.
They provide free information, advice, guidance and advocacy on a range of subjects, including immigration, housing, Universal Credit, debt, EUSS, rights in the UK and more
The Bridge Plus+
The Bridge Plus+ is a Norfolk based Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (racialised) organisation.
They offer information on a wide range of issues, from ESOL to healthcare services, advice on benefits, legal immigration support and more.
The Centre for African Entrepreneurship (The CAE)
The Centre for African Entrepreneurship is a South-Wales based charity that aims to inspire, support and promote Ethnic Minority (racialised peoples) entrepreneurship.
They were created to tackle poverty, inequality, and the issues and challenges faced by migrants in the UK.
People and Gardens
Through gardening and growing, People and Gardens in St Austell enables people with learning disabilities or emotional impairments to be able to develop as individuals, to learn work and social skills and to have equality of choice and opportunity in the workplace.
Bristol Outreach for the Homeless (BOSH)
BOSH provides an outreach service providing anything they reasonably can to make lives more comfortable for people experiencing homelessness.
They also provide advocacy, advice, one to one support and help settling in to a new home and maintaining a tenancy.
The Chinese Community Wellbeing Society
The Chinese Community Wellbeing Society exists to support the health and social care needs of the Chinese speaking community across the South West of England.
They provide assistance, advice, representation and services, as well as facilities for recreation and leisure time.
Black Voices Cornwall
Black Voices Cornwall work with communities and organisations, providing education, support and training on anti-racism including free services to survivors of hate crimes.
Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support Group
Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support provides advice, support, education, IT facilities and a friendly communal space for asylum seekers in the region.They also offer emergency food support and a clothing store.
Refugees in Effective and Active Partnership
REAP is an independent refugee-led charity in West London that aims to support refugees as they rebuild new lives in West London, and to live as valued and equal members of British society.
Black and Minority Ethnics in Psychiatry & Psychology Network (BIPP Network)
A non-profit organisation which prioritises and advances the representation of Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds within psychiatry and psychology. They host events and provide a network.
Toynbee Hall
Toynbee Hall work to tackle the causes and impacts of poverty in East London. They provide: Legal advice, debt advice, work advice, youth projects, learning programmes and create research and policy reports
Working on our Power (WOOP)
Working On Our Power Is A Transformative Leadership Programme For Trans*, Non-Binary And Cis Women Of Colour. They run facilitated workshops, workbooks, meditations and yoga, healing spaces and more. There is a range of accessibility support such as bursaries, child care assistance, language translations, closed captions and more.
JET
JET, based in Newcastle, provide support and free ESOL classes for people from ethnic (racialised) backgrounds, refugees and asylum seekers.
They also help searching for work, suitable training and work experience, as well as integrating into society and local communities.
YES Outdoors
YES Outdoors are a charity that support young people from the London boroughs of Islington, Camden, Hackney and Haringey.
Their projects include challenging activities, mentoring from inspiring role models and employment support for young people experiencing homelessness.
The Other Box
The Other Box educate and empower people to work and live more inclusively through training, consultancy and brand partnerships. They run a Facebook group that provides a supportive online community for people and parents of colour (racialised people).
Chinese Information and Advice Centre (CIAC)
CIAC is a free information, advice and support to Chinese people who are disadvantaged and living in the UK. They offer support on navigating immigration, home and housing help, legal assistance and more.
The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network (TERN)
TERN supports refugee entrepreneurs in the creation and development of their businesses, providing services throughout three stages of entrepreneurial process: business exploration, business start-up and business growth.
Breaking Barriers
Are you a refugee looking for support with finding a job? Breaking Barriers provides support to refugees (people seeking refuge) in London with finding a job, understanding the UK job market, employability skills and education.
The Sharan Project
The Sharan Project aims to empower, educate and inspire vulnerable women, particularly of South Asian origin.
They offer free impartial, confidential and culturally sensitive support, advice and information including around employment, education, financial, and legal.
EmployAbility
EmployAbility provides resources, support and opportunities for disabled and dyslexic students and graduates, and consultancy for employers and professionals. Their support for students, graduates and disabled people is free.
The Black Young Professional Network (BYP Network)
The Black Young Professionals Network connects Black professionals to job opportunities, events, and each other. The website includes a filterable jobs board, content hub, events and more
Barclay's Life Skills
From personal development and employability, to starting a business, managing your personal finance and looking after well-being, Barclays Life Skills has a range of resources, training and free tools available.
Turn2us
Turn2us is a national charity that helps people in financial hardship to access welfare benefits, charitable grants and support services.
They have a benefits calculator and tailored advice for young people, older people, migrants, disabled people, people in the criminal justice system and other groups.