Val economic inclusion directory

VAL Directory of Voluntary & Community Organisations
Find Voluntary & Community
organisations working in
Economic Inclusion
Economic Inclusion

VAL Directory • Economic Inclusion
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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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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
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£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
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
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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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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
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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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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
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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
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Charnwood CAB
Charnwood Connect
Clockwise Credit Union
Community Health and Learning Foundation Ltd (CIC) CHLF
Community Transport Association UK
Compact for Change
Cooke E-Learning Foundation
CT Skills
EMH Homes
Faith in People with HIV
Family Lives
For Families
Glebe House
Go! Healthy Lifestyle Limited
Good Vibrations

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VAL Directory • Type of service
Helping Hands Community Trust
i-decide
IOSSAC
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)
Refuel
Royal British Legion Leicestershire and Rutland
Saffron Lane Neighbourhood Council/Saffron Resource Centre
SEEM - Supporting Social Business
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
CASE
Clockwise
Coleman Youth and Community Association
Community Service Volunteers
Darus Salam Trust
Diversity Hub
EMH Homes
Enactus Loughborough
Exaireo Trust
Focus
Glebe House
Glebe House (Charnwood) Ltd
Go Getta
Green Solutions (Midlands) Ltd
Highfield Rangers
Hinckley Town Centre Partnership
Home-Start Leicester
i-decide
Leicestershire Asian Business Association (LABA)
Leicestershire Cares
Leicestershire Education Business Company (LEBC)
Leicestershire Employment For Autism Today (LEAT)
Liberty House
Little Bird SOS
Manna Resource Centre
Melton Training Centre
New Communities Resource Advice Bureau (NCRB)
Pakistani Youth Community Association (PYCA)
Park Lodge
Phoenix Therapies and Training
Princes Trust (The)
Rise and Shine
Saffron Community Enterprises Limited
Seed Creativity Ltd
Shama Womens Centre
Signing Network CIC
Skillshare International
Somali Community Parents Association (SOCOPA)
Spring To Action
St Matthews Big Local
Sure Start Childrens Cen
The Fit For Work Team
tre (New Parks)

Type of service • VAL Directory
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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
Youth Shelter (Falcon Centre) 1st Great Bowden Brownie Pack
ADHD Solutions CIC
Alpha Tutorials
Education and life-long
learning
Action Homeless
ADHD Solutions CIC
After 18
Apex Works
Aspiro
Asra Housing Group
b-inspired
b-working
CASE
Darus Salam Trust
Diversity Hub
EMH Homes
Exaireo Trust
Focus
Glebe House
Go Getta
Highfield Rangers
i-decide
Liberty House
Little Bird SOS
Park Lodge
Princes Trust (The)
Rise and Shine
Seed Creativity Ltd
Shama Womens Centre
Signing Network CIC
Skillshare International
Somali Community Parents Association (SOCOPA)
Spring To Action
Sure Start Childrens Centre (New Parks)
The Fit For Work Team
Untapped Me
Vista
Vocational Training Enterprise Centre (VTEC)
Whitwick Community Enterprises
Work-Link Project (Churches Together in Hinckley and District)
Worth-It Projects
Youth Shelter (Falcon Centre)

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VAL Directory • Type of service

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A-Z Organisations
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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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.
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
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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.

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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
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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
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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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.
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.
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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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
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.
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.
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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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.
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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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.
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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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.
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 Â£1 spent with Emmaus there is a
Â£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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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
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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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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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.
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
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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
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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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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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)
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.
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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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.
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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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.

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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
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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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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.
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.
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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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
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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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.
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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Groups • P-R
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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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.
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.
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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