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Agencies that provide local, regional or national advice, support or guidance on a range of issues.

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Action For Happiness
www.actionforhappiness.org
Action for Happiness is a movement of people committed to building a happier society. We want to see a fundamentally different way of life where people care less about what they can get for themselves and more about the happiness of others.

ASPIRE – asylum seekers refugees
www.aspire-birmingham.org.uk
ASPIRE (Asylum Seekers Pursuing Integration, Refuge and Empowerment) is a Development Partnership (DP) covering Birmingham and Solihull which aims to develop innovative solutions for supporting asylum seekers and organisations working with them while they await a decision from the Home Office.

Birmingham Irish Community Forum
www.irishforum.co.uk
Set up in 1993 the Birmingham Irish Community Forum (BICF) strives to represent and support the Irish Community in Birmingham. The Birmingham Irish Community Forum tries to reach out to all areas of the Irish community, helping the Irish in Birmingham to deal with economic, social, cultural, health, and educational issues.

BRAP
www.brap.org.uk
b:RAP aims to help people, communities and the organisations that serve them to turn equality into reality. Their aim is to encourage a society which is more equitable and confident in its diversity.

Birmingham Racial Attacks Monitoring Unit [BRAMU]
www.bramu.info
The Birmingham Racial Attack Monitoring Unit (BRAMU) was established by the Home Office Inter-departmental Report in 1989. BRAMU is an independent community based organisation working with victims of racial harassment.

Campaign for Freedom of Information
www.cfoi.org.uk
The Campaign for Freedom of Information is a non-profit organisation working to improve public access to official information and to ensure that the Freedom of Information Act is implemented effectively.

Community, Advocacy, Support and Advice (C.A.S.A.)
www.casa-link.co.uk
C.A.S.A. is a non-profit company limited by guarantee established in 2002 to provide community-based mediation, advocacy, information & advice, guidance service to individuals who face a variety of barriers to accessing mainstream services.

Environmental Law Foundation
www.elflaw.org
The Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) is the national UK charity linking communities and individuals to legal and technical expertise to prevent damage to the environment and to improve the quality for all. Through its network of members, ELF provides people with information and advice on how the law can help resolve environmental problems such as pollution, development and health.

Freshwinds
www.freshwinds.org.uk
Since 1992 Freshwinds has been offering care and support, without charge, to adults and children living with life threatening and life-limiting illness as well as individuals from socially excluded backgrounds.

Irish Welfare & Information Centre
www.iwic.org.uk
IWIC works in partnership with other statutory organisations, voluntary organisations and local community groups to provide and develop further, highly professional, integrated, and culturally sensitive services; to provide an accessible information service to the entire Irish community.

LawWorks
www.lawworks.org.uk
LawWorks is the operating name of the Solicitors Pro Bono Group (SPBG) – an independent charity with a mission to support, promote and encourage a commitment to pro bono across the solicitors’ profession.

Neighbourhood Initiatives Foundation
www.nif.co.uk
The Neighbourhood Initiatives Foundation is a UK charity based in Telford, Shropshire, specialising in community participation, training and development. Working with local authorities, housing associations, voluntary agencies and community groups.

Open Space Society
www.oss.org.uk
The Open Spaces Society protects common land and public rights of way. If you know of a blocked public path or encroachment on common land, or you want to register a ‘new’ green, we can help you, once you have joined the Society.

Refugee Council
www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
The Refugee Council is the largest organisation in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees. We not only give help and support, but also work with asylum seekers and refugees to ensure their needs and concerns are addressed.

The Safe Network
www.safenetwork.org.uk
The Safe Network provides safeguarding information related to activities outside the home – from after school art clubs to weekend reading groups. So if you’re wondering whether your child or group is safe.

The Trussell Trust
www.trusselltrust.org
The Trussell Trust works to empower local communities to combat poverty and exclusion in the UK and Bulgaria. We work with the people that society forgets, providing practical help through sustainable projects and enabling each person to realise that they are valued. Our vision is to build communities where people of all backgrounds are included and have the opportunity to live in dignity with hope for the future.