Community - East Midlands


Dostiyo - Asian Women and Girls Organisation

Advice for Asian women on a range of issues, including benefits, debt, housing, domestic violence, disability, immigration, drug and alcohol misuse. Also offer advocacy, befriending and counselling services. Day care and education for older people. Lunch £2.25. Transport to the centre 50p return. Youth services. Also run Asian men's social and sports club.

Area Served: Northampton/Northamptonshire

62-66 Dunster Street, Northampton NN1 3JY
Tel: 01604 745340
Fax: 01604 745340
Email: dostiyo@btconnect.com

Bangladeshi Ekota Project

Advice on a range of issues including welfare benefits, health, housing, employment, education and social services provision. Advice and casework on immigration and nationality.

Area Served: Borough of Charnwood

Address: CREC 66 Nottingham Road, Loughborough LE11 1EU
Tel: 01509 611723 or 01509 261651
Fax: 01509 267826
Email: crec@btconnect.com
Website: www.charnwoodrec.org


West Midlands

UK Asian Women's Centre

Advice for Asian women on employment, benefits, education and training. Help with job search, application forms, CVs and interview techniques. Training in English, basic computing, dressmaking. Projects for women with mental health problems. Translation and interpreting.

Area Served: Handsworth and surrounding areas in North West Birmingham.

Address: 1 Stamford Road, Handsworth, Birmingham B20 3PJ
Tel: 0121 523 0109 or 523 4910 (Hamstead Rd)
Fax: 0121 515 4245, 0121 523 3489
Email: uk-asian.women@btconnect.com

Bangladeshi Islamic Centre

Advice and information for the local Bangladeshi community on health, housing, education, welfare rights, employment and training. Interpreting and translating service. Youth outreach worker, women's development worker, men's health advice worker.

Area Served: North Smethwick.

Address: 10-11 Lewisham Road, Smethwick B66 2BP
Tel: 0121 558 8204
Fax: 0121 558 8204
Email: bic10-11@btconnect.com

ASHA

Advice and support for the local community on a range of subjects, including welfare rights, housing, education, employment, debt and family issues.

Area Served: Sandwell - mainly Tipton.

Address: Tipton Muslim Community Centre, Wellington Road, Tipton DY4 8RS
Tel: 0121 557 6766
Fax: 0121 557 7137
Email: asha12@btconnect.com

Sandwell Asian Family Support Service

Care and support services for children and young adults (aged 0-30) from the South Asian communities with a disability or life threatening condition. Care at home. After school club. Group for young adults with disabilities. Support for parents and carers and support with welfare benefits. Advice and advocacy.

Area Served: Sandwell.

Address: Fenton Street, Smethwick B66 1HR
Tel: 0121 558 2198
Fax: 0121 558 7771
Email: safss@btconnect.com
Website: www.safss.org.uk

Confederation of Bangladesh Organisations (CBO)

Services primarily for Bangladeshi people in Sandwell. Information on welfare rights, immigration and nationality, housing, education and training. Community development initiatives aimed at eradicating deprivation and disadvantage.

Area Served: Borough of Sandwell.

Address: Community Development & Information, 8 - 10 Carters Green, West Bromwich B70 9LW
Tel: 0121 500 5441
Fax: 0121 553 2890
Email: cbo@btconnect.com

Bangladesh Multipurpose Centre

Centre for local Bangladeshi community. Advice and information on benefits, education, training, employment, health and housing rights. Careers guidance. Advocacy. Internet access. Self-defence classes Tues, Sat. Youth club Tues evenings, Sat mornings. Homework club. Family support. Children's supplementary school at weekends. Creche facilities. Interpreting service for centre users.

Area Served: Birmingham, particularly Aston, Newtown & Lozells.

Address: 136 - 148 Victoria Road, Aston, Birmingham B6 5HH
Tel: 0121 326 9500
Fax: 0121 327 7011

Coventry Bangladesh Centre

Advice, information, support and training for the Bangladeshi community and the wider community. Advice on benefits, employment, housing. English language classes. Training courses in computing, sewing, food hygiene etc. Support with job search - CV preparation, interview techniques. Social and cultural activities.

Area Served: Coventry and surrounding areas.

Address: 9 George Eliot Road, Foleshill, Coventry CV1 4HT
Tel: 024 7622 3518
Fax: 024 7622 3660
Email: cbc@cbcbengali.co.uk
Website: www.covbc.org.uk

Walsall Bangladeshi Progressive Society

Advice and information for the Bangladeshi community on a range of issues, including welfare rights and benefits, housing, health, education. Mother tongue classes, boys and girls clubs. UKonline training centre.

Area Served: Pleck and surrounding area of Walsall

Address: 291 Wednesbury Road, Pleck, Walsall WS2 9QJ
Tel: 01922 610773
Fax: 01922 610773
Email: wbpsuk@yahoo.co.uk

Sahil Project

Project for Asian women who are experiencing stress, isolation and depression. Provide a befriending service through a group of volunteers. Also run daily drop-in sessions and make referrals to other agencies. Outreach services.

Area Served: Coventry and surrounding areas.

Address: 449 Foleshill Road, Foleshill, Coventry CV6 5AQ
Tel: 024 7663 8754
Fax: 024 7663 8762
Email: sahil.project@btopenworld.com

JSJS Employment Resource Centre

Advice, information and training for unemployed people from minority ethnic communities, particularly the Bangladeshi community. Assistance with employment opportunities, CVs, applications, interview techniques and finding employment. English language and computer classes, ESOL teacher training and business administration training to NVQ levels 1 and 2, basic food and hygiene course.

Area Served: Birmingham

Address: Employment and Training Centre, 196b Ash Road, Saltley, Birmingham B8 1DG
Tel: 0121 327 3446
Fax: 0121 328 5540

Coventry Muslim Community Association

Advice and information on welfare rights, housing, immigration and nationality law. Individual support sessions and advice on education, training, employment opportunities. Run various classes, sports and craft activities (some for women only), English language support and health promotion surgeries. Creche facilities.

Area Served: Coventry and surrounding areas.

Address: Coventry Muslim Resource Centre, Red Lane, Coventry CV6 5EE
Tel: 024 7663 7933
Fax: 024 7663 8234

Birmingham Asian Resource Centre

Advice and information for the Asian community on benefits, immigration and nationality, family, consumer and housing problems. Representation at appeals. Home visits. Specialist advice and counselling for older Asian people and Asian women. Immigration and asylum session Wednesdays 3pm - 5pm.

Area Served: Birmingham

Address: 110 Hamstead Road, Handsworth, Birmingham B20 2QS
Tel: 0121 523 0580
Fax: 0121 554 4553
Email: barc@asianresource.org.uk
Website: www.asianresource.org.uk