Useful organisations


Refuge Advice Line , 0870 599 5443 www.refuge.org.uk
For women looking for emergency accommodation.

Asylum aids - 020 7247 8741
Immigration Advice Service - 020 7357 6917 / www.iasuk.org
Refugee council - 020 7346 6777 / www.refugeecouncil.org.uk

Women's Aid National Helpline , 0808 2000 247, www.womensaid.org.uk
General information and advice on emergency housing for women
affected by domestic violence.

Jewish Women's Aid 0800 591 203, www.jwa.org.uk
Help for Jewish women.

Southall Black Sisters 020 8571 9595, www.southallblacksisters.org.uk
Services for Black and Asian women.

Imkaan: http://www.imkaan.org.uk/pub/


Legal Advice

Rights of Women 020 7251 6577, www.rightsofwomen.org.uk/
Free legal advice service
Justice for Women - http://www.justiceforwomen.org.uk/
Shelter - 0808 800 4444 / www.shelter.org.uk
Community Legal Advice - http://www.communitylegaladvice.org.uk/

Broken Rainbow, 08452 60 44 60 08452 60 44 60, www.broken-rainbow.org.uk
Help line for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transexual people experiencing domestic violence.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transexual Domestic Abuse Forum,
www.gldvp.org.uk/C2B/document_tree/ViewACategory.asp?CategoryID=147
A network of practitioners, activists and researchers working around the issue of
LGBT domestic abuse. It exists to provide a forum in which to meet, network and
exchange good practice.

Truth about rape - www.truthaboutrape.co.uk
Women and Girls Network - http://www.wgn.org.uk/
Rape Crisis - www.rapecrisis.org.uk

Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centre, 020 8239 1122, www.rasasc.bizview.co.uk
Helpline one to one counselling for women and girls who have been sexually abused or raped


One-In-Four 020 8697 2112, www.oneinfour.org.uk
offers a voice to and support for people who have experienced sexual abuse and
sexual violence. Advocacy, counselling, phone and internet forums.


Get Connected (16-25 year olds) - 0808 808 4994 / www.getconnected.org.uk
Samaritans - 0845 7909 090 / www.samaritans.org.uk


Women’s Resource Centre 020 7324 3030, www.wrc.org.uk
supports women’s organisations to be more effective and sustainable.

Threshold Info Line 0845 3000 911, www.thresholdwomen.org.uk/
Information from women for women on mental health issues
Drug & Alcohols Issues
Drink line 0800 917 8282
Help for those with a drinking problem and their families

New Roots 020 7272 2617,
Black and Asian alcohol advice service
Education
Hillcroft College 020 8399 2688, www.hillcroft.ac.uk
only college for women within the adult residential sector

Women & Manual Trade, www.wamt.org
National organisation for tradeswomen and women training in the trades

Black Women in the Arts http://www.blackwomenart.org.uk
F word - http://www.thefword.org.uk/
London No Borders: http://london.noborders.org.uk/yarlswood2009
Campaign against Immigration Controls: http://caic.org.uk/
World March of Women: http://www.worldmarchofwomen.org/index_html/en
Amnesty International : http://www.amnesty.org/