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Circles Network
Circles Network is a national charity formed in 1994 to set up circles of support for many hundreds of disabled people in the UK to ensure that they are in control of every aspect of planning of their lives. They were established by a team of people who describe themselves as “passionate inclusionists” – with offices throughout the UK in Rugby, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow and Northern Ireland.
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Martin Yates Independent Living Services (MYILS)
Martin Yates launched his book “When is Support most Effective? When it’s Not Visible!” in 1999. Since then, his work has evolved into Martin Yates Independent Living Services (MYILS) and grown into a small organisation with a staff team of six. MYILS has always promoted Independent Living for Disabled People and provided practical support for individuals to achieve Independent Living through helping them access Direct Payments, the Independent Living Fund and other forms of funding.
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Refugee and Migrant Centre (RMC)
Wolverhampton Asylum and Refugee Services (WARS) was founded six years ago by two refugees who had arrived in the town and wanted to provide advice and support for those in the same position. With initial support from the Barrow Cadbury Trust, WARS has assisted asylum-seekers and refugees from 84 different countries.
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Single Parent Action Network (SPAN)
The Single Parent Action Network, established in 1990, gives voice to marginalised single parents, ensuring that their voices are heard within local communities and at all levels of government. With a membership of over 1,100 self- help groups and 900 individuals, SPAN’s constitution stipulates that a minimum of 75 per cent of its national management committee should be single parents themselves, and should represent grass-roots organisations that support single parents. “What people say at grass-roots level can be groundbreaking,” says Director Sue Cohen. “SPAN is guided by its members, and responds with projects to meet grassroots needs.”
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The East London Citizens (TELCO)
The East London Citizens is a community organisation based in Tower Hamlets, East London, made up of diverse faith congregations, primary and secondary schools, student groups, trade union branches, and community associations. At the outset TELCO had 35 members, and now, 10 years on, membership of London Citizens has grown to more than 90. Together, its membership organisations represent about 300,000 people.
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The Trust of Programmes for Early Childhood, Family and Community Education (TPEC)
TPEC was established in 1984 in Jerusalem to improve the quality of life of the Palestinian people. Since its first Mother-to-Mother programme, TPEC has developed a series of programmes countrywide, spanning areas of early childhood education, health education, parental involvement and teacher training.
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Voice of Aston
Voice of Aston was set up in 2003 to provide a platform for “local youths to speak for themselves” in Aston, a patch of Victorian housing that lies to the south of Birmingham Town Centre that has become known, in recent years, for high levels of deprivation, drugs and gun crime.
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Women Acting In Today’s Society (WAITS)
The WAITS project assists women in the West Midlands (particularly Black and Minority Ethnic women) who are isolated through poverty, domestic violence, low incomes and poor opportunities. The organisation helps women have a voice in decision making processes and gain access to the welfare benefits, education and employment to which they are entitled. Their peer mentoring programme helps women become involved in local decision-making forums, whilst free counselling helps women who have experienced domestic violence to build their confidence.
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Young Disciples
The Young Disciples group in Birmingham is an example of the voluntary sector working in the most difficult territory. Each year they assist some four to five hundred younger people in deprived areas of North West Birmingham , some who are (or at risk of becoming) involved in anti social or gang-life. Making contact with them is crucial, because in some cases it could be a life or death situation.
