Areas of Concern

COMMUNITIES AND SOCIAL GROUPINGS

Updated 16/1/12

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Families/Parents; Refugees; Rural/Travellers;

Sexuality; Veterans; Women; Youth/Children.

Elsewhere

Community Development: See under Social Economy/Regeneration; Community Group Resources page; Professional Bodies for Community Matters.
Areas of Concern home page to find a different category.
General disabled support groups on Welfare page, specific problems under Self-Help Groups. For homeless groups, see Housing. General equaiities bodies under Human Rights, or see Employment related links.
Resources for Community Groups.

Apologies for the crude categories - anything more sophisticated would need more complex software and longer downloads! If you can't find it here, an organisation may be referenced on another VolResource page. Use our links header, or try the search engines.

Black/Ethnic

Also see Sub-sector support.

Black Development Agency 'empowers Black and Minority Ethnic communities', Bristol area.
Black Neighbourhood Renewal and Regeneration Network. London focus.
Campaign Against Racism and Fascism.
NICEM# Northern Ireland's voice for ethnic minorities.
Positive Action in Housing is a Scottish organisation..
United for Intercultural Action A coalition of 500 European organisations working against racism, witha variety of useful materials.
Centre for Reseach in Ethnic Relations.

Elderly/Ageism

Age Concern and Help the Aged have merged - see AgeUK.
Third Age Employment Network works for better opportunities for mature people to continue to learn, work and earn.

Faith

Churches' Community Work Alliance.
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
Oasis Faithworks "inspires and equips Christians and churches to develop their role at the hub of their community".
Inter Faith Network for the UK.
Faith Action network of Faith based and Community organisations.

Families and Parents

Centre for Separated Families Training and advice and information to professionals working in this area.
Family Holiday Association Run the Time2Care project to provide holidays for children in residential care.
Families Need Fathers.
Family Lives (previously Parentline Plus) Support to anyone parenting a child.
Family and Parenting Institute.
Grandparents Plus has set up an advice line for those bringing up a child who is not their own.
One Parent Families Scotland.
Parents for Inclusion "Parents helping parents so their disabled children can learn, make friends and have a voice in ordinary schools and throughout life."
Single Parent Action Network appears to have become One Space, providing a resource for those parenting alone.

Refugee

Also see Human Rights/Immigration on Welfare page.

Asylum Aid Free legal advice and representation.
Exiled Journalists' Network (link problem Jan 2012).
Refugee Council.
Scottish Refugee Council.
Student Action for Refugees.

Rural and Travellers

ACRE (Action with Communities in Rural England).
Action for Market Towns.
Arkleton Centre for Rural Development Research (Aberdeen).
Arthur Rank Centre is a focus and resource for the work of the Christian Churches in rural areas.
Countryside and Community Research Institute.
Friends Families and Travellers. Has an Emergency Guide, for immediate information on evictions, planning, the law.
Institute of Rural Health.
Irish Travellers Movement.
Rural Community Gateway# For Scotland, from SCVO.
Rural Community Network# Northern Ireland's version.
Rural Community Shops (was VIRSA), a project of the Plunkett Foundation, supporting rural areas to develop community-owned shops.
Rural Cultural Forum "a coalition of grassroots rural and farming community organisations, and professionals from the arts, design and rural media sectors".
Travellers Aid Trust.
Traveller Law Reform Project.

Sexuality

Veterans

Veterans Scotland.

Women

Engender Information, research and networking organisation for women in Scotland.
Abortion Rights.
Prowess promotes women's enterprise.
Rights of Women Confidential advice line, training for organisations on essential issues.
Womens Aid Federation of England. For women and children experiencing physical, sexual or emotional abuse in their homes.
Womens National Commission The 'official, independent, advisory body giving the views of women to the Government' acts as an umbrella body.
Women's Resource Centre.

Youth/Children

Also see Education/Play; Umbrella groups/networks.

BASPCAN# British Association for Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.
British Youth Council Promotes citizenship type issues.
Children and Young People Monthly web magazine for those working with and caring for children and young people from Social Education Trust.
Childnet Promoting wide access and quality content for children.
Children's Play Council has closed down - see Play England instead.
Children's Rights Alliance for England.
Children in Wales Umbrella children's organisation in Wales.
The Children's Society Not just welfare services, but also advocating social justice for children and young people.
Generation Youth Issues Research and development work around young people's peer relations and how they connect with adults.
Login Internet Cafe A Youth Internet Cafe and ICT Learning Centre in Barrhead - check it out for ideas!
National Children's Bureau. England.
National Youth Advocacy Service.
National Youth Agency. See also their YouthInformation site.
Participation Works - partnership of 6 agencies to help organisations "effectively involve children and young people".
Save the Children - child refugees in their own words and pictures.
World Association of Girl Guides and Girls Scouts.
Taking IT Global promoting young people's involvement in ICT for development.
UNICEF, the international childrens organisation, has many facets in the UK. Also see Tagd (replaces Youth Voice), a place for young people to talk about issues.
YMCA.
YouthAction# - Northern Ireland. Youth Council Northern Ireland#.

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