Advicenow
www.advicenow.org.uk
Advicenow is an independent, not-for-profit website providing accurate, up-to-date information on rights and legal issues drawn from over 200 UK websites. Topics covered include benefits, education and training, employment, health and social care, housing and homelessness, immigration and nationality.
Breakaway Holiday Projects
Tel 020 8748 7965 (Wednesday and Friday, 9 am to 1 pm only)
2nd Floor, The Polish Centre, 246 King Street Hammersmith W6
Email breakawayhf@hotmail.com
Organises low-cost holidays for families living in Hammersmith & Fulham.
Citizens Advice Bureau Hammersmith & Fulham
www.fulhamcab.org.uk
Tel 0845 458 2515
The Pavilion, 1 Mund Street, London W14 9LY
Office hours vary, please call the above number for details or visit the website.
Helps people on low incomes in need of debt and benefit counselling. Provides telephone advice and information to anyone but visits by appointment only to those living in SW6, W6 (southern end) and W14. If you live elsewhere in the borough you should contact Shepherds Bush Advice Centre (tel 020 8753 5910).
DirectGov
www.direct.gov.uk
A user-friendly website providing the widest range of government information and services online. Users can search by audience group such as ‘disabled people’ or ‘parents’ or by topic such as money, tax and benefits, home and community, health and well-being among others.
Association of Charity Officers (ACO)
www.aco.uk.net/searchforhelp
Tel 01707-651777 (10.00-4.00pm)
ACO is a membership organisation for charity professionals who look aftr the needs of individuals and families and exists to put charities in touch with people and people in need in touch wth charities. It has a database detailing benevolent and charitable funds.
Fulham Good Neighbours
www.fgns.easynet.co.uk
Tel 020 7385 8850 (office hours Mon-Fri 9.00-5.00pm)
Rosaline Hall, 70 Rosaline Road, Fulham SW6 7QT
Helps needy people in the borough with befriending, transport, errands and general odd jobs through the aid of volunteers. Runs a seasonal gardening and decorating project for people on low incomes.
Fulham Legal Advice Centre (FLAC)
Tel 020 7731 2401
679a Fulham Road, London SW6 5PZ
Volunteer lawyers provide free legal advice on a wide range of issues. Anyone wanting to use their services should telephone after 3.00pm on a Monday, Tuesday or Thursday to check if a relevant adviser will be working that evening and if so, to book an appointment to see them then.
Furnish
www.furnish.org.uk
Tel 0208 969 3332 (office hours Mon-Fri 9.00-5.00pm)
Unit 20, Mitre Bridge Industrial Estate, Mitre Way, London W10 6AU
A community furniture project accepting good quality second-hand furniture for recycling and providing low cost new furniture.
HAFAD (Hammersmith & Fulham Action on Disability)
www.hafad.org.uk
Tel 0207 471 8510
Greswell Street, London SW6 6PX (office hours Mon-Fri 9.00-5.00pm)
Email info@hafad.org.uk
Gives advice and assistance on direct payments and welfare benefits and provides an employment service to disabled people of all ages and disabilities. Helps disabled young people through the Agenda for Youth and provides a computer suite for training disabled people. Hosts the Disability Forum and produces a magazine.
turn2us
www.turn2us.org.uk
turn2us can help you access funds if you are in financial need. For example some charities provide grants to pay bills or buy essential items. Start by finding a charity that could help you. Then register so you can send an enquiry today. When you get a reply, you may be able to apply online.
The Charity Commission
www.charitycommission.gov.uk
The official regulator and registrar for charities in England and Wales. Provides advice and information to help increase charities’ efficiency and effectiveness and public confidence in them.
Guidestar
www.guidestar.org.uk
A comprehensive source of accessible information about all UK charity and voluntary organisations, based on annual returns to the Charity Commission. Includes many smaller, specialist and local organisations that currently do not have websites.
CITAS (Community Interpreting Translation and Access Service)
www.citas.org.uk
Tel 020 7602 8830
4 Barb Mews London W6 7PA
Email interpreting@citas.org.uk
Offers language support in over 55 languages to the voluntary, community and public sectors in Hammersmith and Fulham and neighbouring boroughs. Provides interpreting, translation, telephone iinterpreting and bi-lingual health advocacy services.
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