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• Community Development: See under Social Economy/Regeneration; Community Group Resources page; Professional Bodies for Community Matters.

• Areas of Concern home page to find a different category.
• General disabled support groups on Welfare page, specific problems under Self-Help Groups. For homeless groups, see Housing. General equaiities bodies under Human Rights, or see Employment related links.
• Resources for Community Groups.

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Black/Ethnic

Also see Sub-sector support.

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

Elderly/Ageism

• Age Concern.
• Help the Aged.
• Third Age Employment Network works for better opportunities for mature people to continue to learn, work and earn.

Faith

• Churches' Community Work Alliance.
• Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
• The Faithworks Movement "exists to empower and inspire local churches to develop their role at the heart of their community".
• Inter Faith Network for the UK.

Families and Parents

• Centre for Separated Families Training and advice and information to professionals working in this area.
• Family Holiday Association Run the Time2Care project to provide holidays for children in residential care.
• Families Need Fathers.
• Family and Parenting Institute.
• One Parent Families Scotland.
• Parents for Inclusion "Parents helping parents so their disabled children can learn, make friends and have a voice in ordinary schools and throughout life."
• Parentline Plus Support to anyone parenting a child.
• Single Parent Action Network appears to have become One Space, providing a resource for those parenting alone.

Refugee

Also see Human Rights/Immigration on Welfare page.

• Asylum Aid Free legal advice and representation.
• Exiled Journalists' Network.
• Refugee Council.
• Refugee and Migrant Justice (was Refugee Legal Centre) Provides training to other advisers as well as legal advice and representation.
• Scottish Refugee Council.
• Student Action for Refugees#.

Rural and Travellers

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

Sexuality

• Consortium of lesbian, gay & bisexual voluntary & community organisations.
• London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard.

Veterans

• Veterans Scotland.

Women

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

Youth/Children

Also see Education/Play; Umbrella groups/networks.

• BASPCAN# British Association for Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.
• British Youth Council Promotes citizenship type issues.
• Children and Young People Monthly web magazine for those working with and caring for children and young people from Social Education Trust.
• Childnet Promoting wide access and quality content for children.
• Children's Centre Project ended AMrch 08. Looked at ways the children’s voluntary sector can work together to improve the lives of children and young people.
• Children's Play Council has closed down - see Play England instead.
• Children's Rights Alliance for England.
• Children in Wales Umbrella children's organisation in Wales.
• The Children's Society Not just welfare services, but also advocating social justice for children and young people.
• Generation Youth Issues Research and development work around young people's peer relations and how they connect with adults.
• Login Internet Cafe A Youth Internet Cafe and ICT Learning Centre in Barrhead - check it out for ideas!
• National Children's Bureau. England.
• National Youth Advocacy Service.
• National Youth Agency. See also their YouthInformation site.
• Participation Workers Network England.
• Save the Children - child refugees in their own words and pictures.
• World Association of Girl Guides and Girls Scouts.
• Taking IT Global promoting young people's involvement in ICT for development.
• UNICEF, the international childrens organisation, has many facets in the UK, such as Teacherzone education resources and information about the Rights Respecting Schools Award. Also see Tagd (replaces Youth Voice), a place for young people to talk about issues.
• YMCA.
• YouthAction# - Northern Ireland. Youth Council Northern Ireland#.