Issue based support

Also see: generic national and management bodies, function-based support.

Various

• Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers.
• National Association of Credit Union Workers £50 full membership. c/o SCUDA, Bessemer House, 59 Carlisle Street East, Sheffield, S4 7QN
• National Association of Family Information Services is connected with Family and Childcare Trust.

Areas of Concern pages have more links, particularly of less formal networks. Selected areas:

• Offenders, criminal justice, community safety

Also see: Trade Unions on Employing Staff page.

Health, Care, Social Care

Also see relevant Areas of Concern page.

• The Consortium of Therapeutic Communities.
• Hospice UK – likely to merge with National Council for Palliative Care in 2017.
• Hospice Lotteries Association.
• National Care Forum has a mission to support our members to improve social care provision and enhance the quality of life, choice, control and wellbeing of people who use care services
• Voluntary Health Scotland network of voluntary organisations.

Immigration

• Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees (AVID).
• Evelyn Oldfield Unit Professional support and training for Refugee and Migrant organisations.
• Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association Training courses open to non-members.
• Migrants Organise (was Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum, north west London).
• Migrant Rights Network.
• Right to Remain (was National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns).
• Also see Refugees under Areas of Concern.

Faith

• Cinnamon Network “helps churches respond to the most pressing needs in their community”.
• Church Urban Fund supporting practical action in disadvantaged and marginalised communities in England.
• Caritas Social Action Network – the Roman Catholic Church’s official agency for domestic social action in England and Wales.
• Faith Action – the voice of faith and community organisations delivering public services.
• Muslim Charities Forum.

Public Information, Law and Advice

• Advice UK Major support network for free, independent advice centres. Non-members can subscribe to mailings, specialist insurance and some services. 12th Floor, New London Bridge House, 25 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9ST, phone 020 7407 4070, email: general@adviceuk.org.uk. Advice NI is the equivalent in Northern Ireland.
• Advice Services Alliance Main membership is national networks of independent advice services.
• Law Centres Network For community-based (or specialist) non-profit law centres.
• Institute of Money Advisers exists to give professional support to Money Advisers, provide a forum etc. There are membership fees.
• Money Advice Scotland Training, research etc. Suite 306 Pentagon Centre, 36 Washington Street, Glasgow, G3 8AZ, phone 0141 572 0237, email: moneyadv@globalnet.co.uk
• National Association of Welfare Rights Advisers
• Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance.
• Helplines Partnership The helpline for helplines, producing a range of publications aimed at supporting the development of helpline services. Also a full consultancy service, training, special deals, regional meetings etc. 9 Marshalsea Road, London, SE1 1EP, phone 0845 120 3767, email: info@helplines.org.uk
• Helplines Network NI.
• Also see Areas of Concern: Welfare, Rights, health

Recreation

Also see: Areas of interest – Leisure, culture, education.

• Fields in Trust (was National Playing Fields Association) works to protect and improve recreation areas like kids playgrounds and leisure areas for older people, not just community playing fields.
• National Community Boats Association.
• Working on Wheels (aka National Playbus Association) – for mobile community projects – closed 2017.

Youth, Children

• Children England provides support to voluntary and community sector organisations working with children, young people and families.
• Children in Northern Ireland Regional umbrella organisation for the children’s sector.
• Children in Scotland Agency for voluntary, statutory and professional organisations and individuals working with children and their families in Scotland.
• Federation for Detached Youth Work.
• National Council for Voluntary Youth Service closed April 2016. Some services moved to Ambition (was Clubs for Young People), such as representation for voluntary youth sector in England.
• UK Youth network of youth associations.
• YouthLink Scotland and its member organisations support 40,000 youth workers across Scotland.

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