Asylum Advice UK
A national charity providing free, confidential and impartial advice and guidance to adult asylum seekers and their dependants throughout the UK, in a language they understand.
Health and Adult Social Care directory
Health and Adult Social Care
Befriending Coalition
A group of local organisations that provide befriending services to a wide range of people at risk of isolation and loneliness. These mutually rewarding relationships are organised and supported by experienced and skilled befriending organisations who ensure that that the partnerships are effective, safe and structured.
Brighton & Hove City Council - Migrants, asylum seekers & refugees
Information about local and national specialist services working with refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrants in Brighton & Hove.
Brighton Housing Trust - Immigration legal advice
-
Brighton Housing Trust 113 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XG
Brighton Housing Trusts Immigration Legal Service can offer legal advice and representation for those eligible to legal aid funding e.g. asylum cases, bail and some specific cases involving domestic violence or human trafficking.
The Immigration Legal Service offer appointments for more complex matters where Legal aid is available for:
- Advice and representation in asylum and article 3 applications.
- Preparation and representation at asylum and article 3 appeals.
- Advice and representation in Bail, Domestic violence cases and for those who have been found to be the victims of trafficking and preparation and representation at Appeals
- Advising on the merits of making an application for Judicial Review.
- Advice, assistance and representation in the High Courts.
Brighton Voices in Exile
A local charity reaching out to those seeking asylum, refugees and those with no recourse to public funds within Sussex.
Dementia Friends
An Alzheimer's Society initiative that gives people an understanding of dementia and the small things they can do to make a difference to people living with dementia. People with dementia sometimes need a helping hand to go about their daily lives and feel included in their local community.
Facing the Future
The Facing the Future service has been developed by Samaritans and Cruse Bereavement Care to help support people who have been bereaved by suicide.
Facing the Future support groups will give you the opportunity to meet others who have lost someone to suicide and share your experiences and feelings. Each support group is run by two trained volunteer facilitators from Samaritans and Cruse Bereavement Care and the groups run once a week over six consecutive weeks, with each session lasting for 90 minutes. There are a minimum of five and a maximum of eight participants in each group and sessions are free of charge.
You can register your interest in attending a support group by completing the online registration form.
Friends of the Elderly
-
40-42 Ebury Street, London, SW1W 0LZ
A national charity that supports older people especially those in need due to physical or mental frailty, isolation or poverty. This is done by providing high quality caring services, personalised to the needs of the individual and integrated with local communities.
Fun in Action for Children
-
221 Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6SA
A local organisation that provides a befriending service to children and young people from disadvantaged lone parent families in Brighton and Hove.
GOV.UK - Visas and immigration
Government information on visas and immigration.
Helping Hands
-
3/80 Langdale Road, Hove, BN3 4HP
A local organisation providing care and assistance both in practical and emotional terms for all members across the community.
Hourglass
-
Office 8, Unit 5, Stour Valley Business Centre, Brundon Lane, , Sudbury, CO10 7GB
A specialist national organisation that works to protect and prevent the abuse of vulnerable older adults. They address abuse within peopleÂ's own homes (whether by family, friends or paid staff), within sheltered housing, and within care homes and hospitals.