Links

Government websites

Progress GB

Useful contacts in Plymouth

Information about benefits, employment, etc.

Information for refugees and asylum seekers

Migrant and refugee support organisations


Resources to improve your English

Workers' rights


Education and training


Government websites


General information - http://www.direct.gov.uk

Home Office - www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Immigration and Nationality Directorate - www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk


PROGRESS GB partnership in the UK

NIACE (National Institute of Adult Continuing Education)
www.niace.org.uk
robert.gray@niace.org.uk

Birmingham University, Centre for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS)
www.bham.ac.uk
l.j.goodson@bham.ac.uk

Cambridge Independent Advice Centre
(CIAC)
www.ciac.org.uk
iag@ciac.org.uk

Heartland Homes
forbesdavidh@yahoo.co.uk

Midlands Refugee Council
(MRC)
www.mrcbirmingham.co.uk
david.forbes@mcrbirmingham.co.uk

The North East Consortium for Asylum and Refugee Support (NECARS)
nadeem.ahmad@newcastle.gov.uk

Plymouth & District Mind
www.plymouthmind.org.uk
progressgb@plymouthmind.org.uk

Sheffield College
www.sheffcol.ac.uk
andrew.oatridge@sheffcol.ac.uk

Ufi/learndirect
www.ufi.com


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Useful contacts in Plymouth

Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support Council
7 Whimple Street
Telephone: 01752 265952 (tel/fax)

JobCentre Plus

2-4 Buckwell Street
Telephone: 01752 616000
4 Hoegate Street
Telephone: 01752 616100

PA 8 Project

35 Armada Street
Telephone: 01752 290015
mobile: 07867765714 or 07815664392
e-mail: amberinitiatives@yahoo.co.uk

Refugee Action
Prideaux Court, Palace Street
Telephone: 01752 235030
Refugee First
1st floor Anglia House, Derrys Cross
Telephone: 01752 242156

Time Together

Suzanne Shaw
8 Woodside, Plymouth & District Mind
Telephone: 01752 512284
e-mail: timetogether@plymouthmind.org.uk

Tomorrows People

The Basement, 5 The Crescent
Telephone: 01752 672200
e-mail: plymouth@tomorrows-people.co.uk

Information about benefits, employment, etc.
www.adviceguide.org.uk

Information for refugees and asylum seekers
www.icar.org.uk
www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
www.employabilityforum.co.uk


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Migrant and Refugee Support Organizations


Refugee Council
Head Office
240-250 Ferndale Road
London SW9 8BB
Advice line: 020 7346 6777 (Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 10.00am - 1.00pm and 2.00pm - 4.00pm; Wednesdays 2.00pm to 4.00pm)

Refugee Council Yorkshire & Humberside office

Ground Floor
Hurley House
1 Dewsbury Road
Leeds LS11 5DQ
Advice line: 0113 386 2210 (Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 9.00am to 4.00pm)

Refugee Council Eastern Region office
First Floor
4-8 Museum Street
Ipswich IP1 1HT
Advice line: 01473 297 900 (Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday 10.00am to 1.00pm, 2.00pm to 4.00pm)

Refugee Council West Midlands office
First Floor, Smithfield House
Digbeth
Birmingham B5 6BS
Advice line: 0121 622155 (Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 10.00am to 12.00, 2.00pm to 4.00pm)

Refugee Council at the Oakington Detention Centre
Building 25 Reception
Oakington Barracks
Longstanton
Cambridge CB4 4EJ
Telephone 01954 789444

Refugee Action

Birmingham
The Wardlow Road Centre
Wardlow Road
Nechells
Birmingham B7 4JH
Telephone: 0121 464 3548

Bolton
2 Deane Walk
Bolton BL3 5DG
Telephone: 01204 365334

Bristol
9 Hide Market
West Street
St Philip's
Bristol BS2 OBH
Telephone: 0117 941 5960

Leeds
Suite 7, Floor C
Josephs Well
Hanover Walk
Leeds LS3 1AB
Telephone: 0113 244 5345

Leicester
Chancery House
7 Millstone Lane
Leicester LE1 5JN
Telephone: 0116 261 6200

Liverpool
64 Mount Pleasant
Liverpool LS3 5SD
Telephone: 0151 702 6300

London - Stockwell
240a Clapham Road
London SW9 0PZ
Telephone: 020 7735 5361

London - Waterloo
The Old Fire Station
150 Waterloo Road
London SE1 8SB
Telephone: 020 7654 7700

Manchester
4th Floor, Dale House
35 Dale Street
Manchester M1 2HF
Telephone: 0161 233 1200

Nottingham
Albion House
3rd floor, 5-13 Canal St
Nottingham NG1 7EG
Telephone: 0115 941 8552

Plymouth
Prideaux Court
Palace Street
Plymouth PL1 2AY
Telephone: 01752 235030

Portsmouth
Suite F3/4
2nd Floor
Venture Tower
Fratton Road
PO1 5DL
Telephone: 02392 857 561


The Monitoring Group
(supports victims of racist attacks)
National free help line:
0800 374 618

Head Office
The Monitoring Group
14 Featherstone Road
Middlesex
UB2 5AA
Telephone: 0208 843 2333

Midlands and North Office
Huntingdon House
278-290 Huntingdon Street
Nottingham
NG1 3LY
Telephone: 0115 993 4243

South West Rural Racism Project
Fredrick Douglas Centre
37 New Street
Plymouth
PL1 2NA
Telephone: 01752 664 501

Time Together
It is a programme that matches British citizens and refugees in a one-to-one relationship. It supports refugees in education, employment and integration.
Click here and you will find a list of places in the UK where the Time Together programme is active.


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Resources to improve your English
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml
www.grammarcat.com

Workers' rights
www.worksmart.org.uk

Education and training in the UK
www.education-action.org
www.hero.ac.uk
www.educationuk.org

www.dfes.gov.uk/studentsupport
www.egas-online.org.uk
www.traininglink.org.uk

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