Advice and Advocacy Groups in Plymouth
Advice & Advocacy Groups
Counselling, education & training
contact: Paul Wolf-Light
email:
nicky@ahimsa.org.uk
phone: 01752 213535/213520 (fax)
Amber Initiatives
To help diverse communities to be integrated with British
society and to provide accurate quality information/assistance for BME
communities (migrant workers).
contact: Rupert Blomfield
email:
amberinitiatives@googlemail.com
phone: 01752 07867765717
Mental Health Advocate
For people with mental health issues. Contact Marguerite Stirling at Plymouth Guild Tel 01752 - 201766
Bereavement Counselling Service
Bereavement counselling
contact: Diane Voyzey / Pam West
email:
bereavement2@surefish.com
phone: 01752 223332
Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support Council
Support and relief to refugees and asylum seekers in Devon & Cornwall and in conditions of hardship and distress. contact: phone: 01752 265998 (0870 7626228 fax)
Devon Law Centre
Advice/representation in connection with immigration,
asylum, education, community care, housing.
contact: Ann Holdsworth
email:
information@devonlawcentre.org.uk
website:
www.devonlawcentre.org.uk
phone: 01752 519794 (519795 fax)
Sexual health helpline, loss and Bereavement counselling
for those affected by HIV
contact: Marcey Fisher
email:
marcey@eddystone.org.uk
website:
www.eddystone.org.uk
phone: 01752 257077 (252093 fax)
Family Matters of Plymouth
Provision of family therapy in the Waterfront area.
contact: Penny Quarm
email:
penny.quarm@virgin.net
phone: 01752 606826 (tel/fax)
Offers structured day support to the identified substance
misuser and their families. Focused group support, health, leisure activities,
life skills, learning and focusing on criminal activities.
contact: Mark Bignell
email:
office@hamoazehouse.org.uk
phone: 01752 566100
Hands on Pottery (PLUSS)
Pluss provide employment and training opportunities to
people with disabilities in the south west.
contact: David John
email:
david.john@pluss.org.uk
website:
www.pluss.org.uk
phone: 01752 205147 (209293 fax)
Harbour - Drug & Alcohol Services
Counselling, advice, outreach, training and support.
Needle exchange, prison work.
contact: Siobhan Breslin
email:
enquiries@harbour.nhs.uk
website:
www.harbour.org.uk
phone: 01752 314265 (314277 fax)
Money Advice Plymouth
Works across the 5 NRF areas to provide: Training from
basis skills through to Money Advice Training courses; Consultancy support for
practitioners working with clients with a money related query; Anti-poverty work
within the NRF areas.
contact: Colin Trend
email:
enquiries@moneyadviceplymouth.org.uk
phone: 01752 208128 (364759 fax)
PACT Prison Advice & Care Trust
Information, advice & support to prisoners & their
families
contact: Andy Quick
email:
plymouth@prisonadvice.org.uk
website:
www.prisonadvice.org.uk
phone: 01752 671555
Plymouth & District Racial Equality Council
Towards elimination of racial discrimination, to promote
equality of opportunity in the regions of Plymouth and surrounding districts.
Maintaining a programme of public information and education.
contact: Zoe Campbell
email:
enquiries@plymouthrec.org
website:
www.plymouthrec.org
phone: 01752 224555
(220258 fax)
Plymouth Advocacy Gaining Empowerment & Support (PAGES)
Provision of
advocacy to those with mental health issues through an independent user led
service.
contact: James Back
phone: 01752 700202 (tel/fax)
Plymouth Breakthrough Breast Cancer
To raise funds for research into the causes of breast
cancer to obtain a cure and ultimately eradicate the disease. To raise awareness
of the disease locally.
contact: Miss Christine Whyte
email:
whyte.christine@googlemail.com
website:
www.breakthrough.org
phone: 01752 346108
Plymouth Centre for Faiths & Cultural Diversity
Organising an inter faith service to promote one work week
and emphasise different faiths. Talks on various faiths.
contact: Jonathan Marshall
email:
pcfcd@plymouth.gov.uk
website:
www.plymouthcfcd.co.uk
phone: 01752 254438 (tel/fax)
Plymouth Citizens Advice Bureau
Face to face counselling, telephone advice, information
giving, training, development of services.
contact: Sheila Key
email:
bureau.plymouthcab@cabnet.org.uk
website:
www.plymouthcab.org.uk
phone: 01752 507706 (253928 fax)
Plymouth Focus Advice Centre
Providing advice
and information services with a focus towards vulmerable groups eg homeless,
refugees, etc
contact: Trevor Turnbull
phone: 01752 702874
Plymouth Group for Individuals
Provides a means of allowing ordinary individuals to have
their say on proposed changes taking place in their community environment.
contact: Marie Butler
email:
marie.butler@which.net
phone: 01752 510162
Plymouth Support Group
A self-advocacy or speaking up group for adults with
learning disabilities living in Plymouth
contact: Paul Mattock
email:
plymouthsupportgroup@tiscali.co.uk
phone: 01752 753713 (796299 fax)
Plymouth Women's Aid Ltd
1:1 therapeutic counselling, emotional & practical support
for women & children affected by the emperience of domestic abuse.
contact: Lynne Fyfe
email:
info@westcountryha.org.uk
website:
www.westcountryha.org.uk
phone: 01752 01803 200300 (01803 292227 fax)
Advice & advocacy for asylum seekers & refugees. Awareness
raising training & projects. Community network liaison.
contact: Agnieszka Zamonski
email:
agnieszkaz@refugee-action.org.uk
phone: 01752 235030 (268805 fax)
Refugees First
Development of a range of services to improve the quality
of life of asylum seekers & refugees in Plymouth. The empowerment & suport of
ASRs who are in conditions of poverty, disadvantage, discrimination & social
exclusion.
contact: Roya Rafati
email:
mel@refugeesfirst.org
phone: 01752 242156 (242155 fax)
Relate Plymouth & District
Counselling for
relationships
contact: Susan Hirons
phone: 01752 213131 (213771 fax)
Helping adults who were sexually abused as children.
contact: Tracey White
email:
saltsouthwest@btinternet.com
phone: 01752 600599
Shelter - Devon
Campaigning and social policy work, advice & advocacy all
in the field of housing and homelessness
contact: Lynne Barnes
email:
devon@shelter.org.uk
website:
www.shelter.org.uk
phone: 01752 0844 515 2293 (0844 5152925 fax)
Students and Refugees Together - START
Providing a needs-led service to refugee families and
individual to help them access existing services and to integrate into the
community.
contact: Rowena Cerrino
website:
www.studentsandrefugeestogether.com
phone: 01752 255200 (668826 fax)
Offers free 1-to-1 information, advice and guidance to
unemployed people seeking work. Includes 'Moneywise' debt counselling service.
contact: David Sayer
email:
dsayer@tomorrows-people.co.uk
website:
www.tomorrows-people.co.uk
phone: 01752 672200 (672201 fax)
Victim Support Devon
Advice support counselling for victims of crime listening
enabling victims to make applications for compensation
contact: Mr John Harrall
email:
info@victimsupportdevon.org.uk
phone: 01752 01626 356695 (01626 369033 fax)
Providing free, independent energy efficiency advice to
the public
contact: Graham Horler
email:
info@devon-energy-advice.co.uk
website:
www.est.org.uk
phone: 01752 235180 (235181 fax)