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Information Support for Different Ethnic Groups
The following are the links to useful information for various ethnic related websites
Afro-Euro Cultural Link: Provides advise, information, health and community care, ethnic minority, childcare & families, religion based, refugee community organisations, family re-unions, advise on asylum & immigration applications and bail applications for release from detention.
Contact:40 Rosemary Avenue, Hounslow, West, Middlesex, TW4 7JF, Tel: 020 8890 8940. email: Jauhara1@aol.com
Hounslow ageUK - Ethnic Minority Project: Capacity building for ethnic minority groups providing services for older people in the Borough. Includes access to services, and fundraising / partnership projects.
Contact: AGE Uk Hounslow, Southville community centre, Southville Road, Feltham, TW14 8AP TEL: 020 8560 6969 EMAIL: INFO@AGEUKHOUNSLOW.ORG.UK
British Arabs Resource Centre (BARC): Advice, support, information and advocacy for the Arab speaking communities. Advice on benefits, housing, immigration. Translation and interpretation during advocacy. A Range of classes and work placements.Contact: Office 6, Beethoven Centre, 3rd Avenue, London, W10 4JL. Tel: 020 8962 9432. email: info@barclondon.org.uk
Emergency Multilingual Phrasebook - produced and updated by the British Red Cross Society with advice and funding from the Department of Health and endorsed by the British Association for Emergency Medicine (BAEM). It covers the most common medical questions and terms to help first contact staff communicate with patients who do not speak English and make an initial assessment while an interpreter is contacted. It is translated into 36 languages: Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian-Bosanski, Chinese, Czech, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Kurdish, Lingala, Macedonian, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Turkish, Ukranian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh
EACH Councelling & Support (EACH): Services for people with alcohol and mental health problems in the minority and other communities, offering information, counselling, structured day-care and home visiting as well as complimentary therapies such as shiatsu, reiki and acupuncture to help rehabilitation.
Contact: 4th Floor 84 Uxbridge Road W13 8RA Telephone: 020 8577 6059 Email: info@eachcounselling.org.uk
Ethnic Health and Education Development (EHAED):
1)Information and advice on health issues including HIV/AIDS, Children and Adults Diseases (e.g autism, ADHD, arthritis, asthma). 2) Education and advice on the dangers of drugs including traditional drugs such as Khat and provide information on counselling and rehabilitation services provides. 3) Provide mentoring and career guidance services to ethnic/refugee youths and adults (mature program entrants) and numeracy classes for refugee youths. 4) Research on refugee issues and promoting society intergration and cultural awareness.Contact: PO Box 252, Hounslow, Middlesex,TW3 1ZS. Tel: 07960 120237. email: ehaed@yahoo.co.uk
Family Support Project (Hounslow Children's Fund): To provide family support (outreach and centre based) to Black and Ethnic Minority families with children 5-13. Also offers art therapy and parenting groups. A project funded by the Hounslow Children's Fund.
Contact: Feltham Child & Family Centre, Danesbury Road, Feltham, Middlesex, TW13 5AL. Tel: 020 8893 7147. email: amanda.burrows@hounslow.gov.uk
GALOP (Black & Minority Ethnic Service): PO Box 32810, London, N1 3ZD.Tel: 020 7704 6767
email: info@galop.org.uk
Immigration Advisory Service: Provides independent, professional legal advice and representation on any immigration problems. contact: Hounslow, Regus Building 450 Bath Road, UB7 OEB tel: 0203 4324699 email: info@iasservices.org.uk
Multicultural Health Communication Service (Australia) - a Government site giving information written by doctors on a wide range of health topics in a large number of languages (Arabic, Armenian, Assyrian, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, Farsi/Persian, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Khmer/Cambodian, Korean, Lao, Macedonian, Maltese, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Serbian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog/Filipino, Thai, Tongan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese).
Naz Project London: Advice,information and support on HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health Services for for Black & Minority Ethnic communities.
Contact: Naz ,30 Black's Rd, Hammersmith, London W6 9DT. Tel: 0208 741 1879. email: info@naz.org.uk
Refugee Action, Refugee Action, Society Building , Regents Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9LR.
Refugee Council (UK), Refugee Council, PO BOX 68614, London E15 INS. Tel: 020 7346 6700. Advice line: 020 7346 6777 Email: info@refugeecouncil.org.uk
SPARK & CO: Provide access to and information on culturally informed services and support, deliver tailored support programmes.
UK Islamic Mission, 202 North Gower Street, London NW1 2LY Tel: 0207 387 2157 Email: info@ukim.org General care & support, information on Islam & Muslims, free literature, language translation and assistance in religious matters.
Wapping Bangladesh Association: Information, advice and support for the local Bangladeshi community on benefits, housing, employment, immigration and nationality and racial harassment. Translation, interpretation and help with form filling. Mother tongue classes for children and young people aged 6-16.Contact:Wapping Youth Club, Tench Street, London, E1W 2QD. Tel: 020 7702 1708.email: wappingba@hotmail.com
World Health Organisation - has fact sheets on many health topics in English, Spanish and French.
Other Local information can be found at London Borough of Hounslow
Hounslow Translation & Interpretation Services: Offer a wide range of cost effective, quality translation & interpretation services in many languages to enable you to communicate effectively with ethnic minority communities. Services include multi-lingual large type; translation advice; professional typesetting and design facilities; Braille; training; and voiceovers. Sign Language Interpretation can also be booked via 020 8583 3132 or 07986711153
Contact: Translation and Interpreting Services, Hounslow House 7 Bath Road Hounslow Middlesex,TW3 3EB. Telephone 020 8583 2299 email interpreters@hounslow.gov.uk
ASRA Greater London Housing Association: Housing provider. Support - emotional, liaising & referring to other support agencies, facilitating, care packages, translation,interpretation.
1 Long Lane, London, SE1 4PG. Tel: 020 7940 6617. email: sharifa@asra.org.uk
Hounslow Muslim Women's Association: Provides education in mother tongue (Urdu) to the
children from 5 to 18, advice service in different matters like domestic violence, benefits, interpretation. Free transport for elderly handicapped and sick people. Previously called the Isleworth Muslim Women's Association.
Contact: 1 Witham Road, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 4AJ. Tel: 020 8560 2177. email: naseemyousef@hotmail.com
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