Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland:

General support agencies

Forces in the Community – provides support to veterans, reservists and families living in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire

Support for the Armed Forces – Mansfield District Council – offers a range of services and support to help with health and wellbeing

Health

Portland College – HMF Project – contact your Work Coach about this broad spectrum of support for disabilities such as physical, learning and emotional

National:

General support agencies

Armed Forces Covenant – for employment support, career advice, pension and financial information

Army Families Federation – support for army families on housing, education, health and training

British Forces Resettlement Service (BFRSS) – resettlement support and training for service leavers and their families

Civvy Street Magazine – monthly military resettlement publication

Easy Resettlement Magazine – armed Forces resettlement publication

FirstLight Trust – support for armed forces veterans for addiction, health and housing

Forces Network – online resource for the Armed Forces community

Forces Online – online resource for the Armed Forces community

Ghurkha Welfare Advice Centre – advice and support for retired Gurkhas settled in the UK

LifeWorks – remote support for veterans

MOD Army Personnel Centre – assistance to outside agencies enquiring about information on officers and soldiers

Officers’ Association – support for officers and their dependants leaving the military

Pathfinder International – support and information for veterans

Project Nova – support for veterans who have been arrested or are at risk of arrest

Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) – support for veterans on care, employment and housing

Seafarers’ Advice and Information Line (SAIL) – advice for serving personnel and veterans of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines

seAp Military advocacy service – general support for veterans, reservists, and their families

Support services information on GOV.UK – government information on support services for veterans and their families for employment, pensions, welfare, compensation, service records and medals

Veterans’ Gateway – support for all aspects of resettlement and ongoing support for veterans

Veterans UK – general support in the transition from service to civilian life and assists bereaved families

Veterans Welfare Service – support to access benefits and services for veterans

Housing and homelessness

Alabare – support for homeless people who have served in the British armed forces

Haig Housing – provides housing assistance to ex armed forces people and their dependants

Royal British Legion Housing Support – for housing advice to the armed forces community

Riverside SPACES – a single persons accommodation centre for the vulnerable service leavers in the armed forces community

Stoll – provides support and access to social housing for veterans

Veterans Launchpad – provides supported accommodation with on site support to veterans

Support for families

ABF The Soldiers Charity – support for veterans and their immediate families

Forces Families Jobs – job vacancies and training for military spouses, partners and family members

Help for Heroes: Band of Sisters – support for loved ones of injured veterans during service

Help for Heroes: Hidden Wounds Service – support for family members with mental health or addiction

Lifeworks Families – support for military spouses and partners to find employment

National Gulf Veterans and Families Association (NGFVFA) – supporting military veterans and their families on health, everyday living and finance

Naval Families Federation (NFF) – support for naval service families

Reading Force – A book resource to bring Forces children and families closer together

Recruit for Spouses – support for military spouses to find employment

Royal Air Force Families Federation (RAFF) – support for RAF personnel and their families

Sailors Children’s Society – support for children of parents who have made a living on the sea including grants for everyday essential items or disability aids

Addiction

Combat Stress Substance Misuse – specialist support for alcohol or drug addiction for veterans

Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) – addiction and health support

Tom Harrison House – military veteran addiction recovery centre

Veterans Aid – General support with specialist alcohol and drug rehabilitation

With You – support for drugs and alcohol addiction with wraparound support using other agencies

Debt and finance

British Legion – information on cost of living grants

Claim for an injury during service on GOV.UK – how to claim if you were injured while serving in the armed forces

Defence Discount Service – discounts on cars, laptops, supermarket shopping and High St stores

Help for Heroes: Grants – financial support for armed forces living with an ongoing injury or illness from time during service, or as a result of your service.

Help for Heroes: Band of Brothers – lifelong access to all the community, financial and welfare support from Help for Heroes

Royal Air Force Association (RAFA) – welfare advice and support for the RAF family

Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund (RAFBF) – welfare and financial support for serving and former RAF personnel and their families

Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC) – hardship relief and advice for navy and marine personnel

Soldiers’ Charity – grants to support soldiers and veterans of the British Army and their immediate family

Turn2Us – Benefits, grants or other financial support for veterans and family members

Veterans Railcard – Veterans get 1/3 off rail travel with a Veterans Railcard

Employment

Barratt Developments – actively recruits service leavers

British Franchise Association – Life After The Military guide on business franchising

Build Force – for service leavers and veterans looking for a career in construction

Cerco IT Training and Recruitment – IT career training and recruitment for service leavers

Civil Nuclear Constabulary – service leaver and veteran recruitment

Defence for Jobseekers – careers in the Ministry of Defence

ExFor+ – Veteran recruitment and career services provided by veterans

FDM Group – Forces and military service leavers jobs

Forces Recruitment – recruitment service for the Armed Forces Community

Force Select – recruitment consultancy for service leavers

Forward Assist Recruitment – recruitment service for the Armed Forces Community

High Ground – Land based work experience for military service leavers

Hire A Hero – offers recruitment and career support during resettlement

Imployable – Recruitment and work experience app built by veterans for everyone

JobOppO – Veterans employment agency

Network Rail Employer Offer – supports veterans into jobs across their business

Pelagian International – marine and land projects that specifically recruit service leavers

Poppy Factory – employment service for all unemployed veterans with physical and mental health conditions

Recruit for Spouses – for military spouses to return to the workplace

REED Internships – internships in recruitment consultancy for ex-forces and service leavers

SaluteMyJob – Ex military recruitment and veteran specific job vacancies

Skills for Logistics – UK sector skills council that places military leavers into logistic work placements

Sporting Force – supports wounded, injured or sick personnel or service leaders into sport related work placements

Step Into Health – access to a career within the NHS for the Armed Forces community

The Veterans Directory (Remploy) – directory of experienced Armed Forces champions for advice on moving into employment

Veterans Hub – veteran training and development opportunities

Veterans Into Logistics – mentoring programme to support veterans into employment in the logistics sector

X-Forces – self employment support for ex service personnel and their spouses

XRE Ltd – an ex-forces recruitment and employment agency targeted at service leavers

Health

Ableize – online directory for disability resources for ex-service people

Armed Forces Veteran Breakfast Clubs – Free breakfast clubs for veterans, service members and their families

Association of Service Drop-In Centres (ASDIC) – support for vulnerable veterans

Big White Wall – online mental wellbeing support for serving personnel, veterans and their families

Blesma – financial and emotional support and advice for limbless and injured veterans

Blind Veterans UK – support for those living with significant sight loss who has served or done national service

Combat Stress Mental Health helpline – separate mental health helplines for serving personnel and veterans

Connect Programme – digital programme supporting better health and wellbeing for veterans

Contact Armed Forces – helps the military community find mental health support by co-working with the NHS and Ministry of Defence

Dare to Live – specialises in rehabilitation of ex-service personnel with PTSD

Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS) – medical welfare service for service personnel in patient care

Fighting With Pride – support for LGBT+ veterans and service personnel

Give a Dog a Bone – loneliness and animal charity

HeadFIT for Life – mental health resources for defence personnel

Head Start: Walking with the Wounded – 1-2-1 private therapy for ex-service personnel

Heads Together – provide mental health support for military personnel

Hearing Link – hearing loss charity that offers support for the ex-forces community

Help for Heroes: Recovery Centres – rehabilitation centres for those injured of wounded during service

NHS Armed Forces healthcare – healthcare for the Armed Forces community

NHS mental health service for veterans – a specific mental health service for veterans

NHS Op Courage: The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service – a specific programme for veterans and their families to support mental health

NHS Veterans Trauma Network – operates 10 major trauma centres across England

NHS Veteran Transition Intervention and Liaison – serving and ex-forces support for mental health, social and welfare issues

PTSD Resolution – counselling for veterans experiencing distress

PTSD UK – support for anyone experiencing PTSD

Rock2recovery – support for tackling stress for the Armed Forces and veterans communities

Royal British Legion Veterans Hearing Support – supports veterans with equipment and therapies to improve hearing health

Samaritans Veterans – app for emotional support for ex-forces personnel

The Battle Back Centre – 5 day residential course for veterans

The Ripple Pond – self help support network for the adult family members of physically and emotionally injured service personnel and veterans

Togetherall – online community for mental health support

Veterans First Point – advice and support for veterans, their families and their carers

Veterans Hearing Support – support for veterans who have suffered hearing loss during service whose needs cannot be met through other channels such as the NHS

Who Dares Cares – PTSD support for veterans and their families

Woody’s Lodge – health referrals and support for veterans

Training and education

Barclays Military & Veterans Outreach – Opportunities for serving personnel and veterans

Building Heroes – Construction training and opportunities for the Armed Forces community

Career Transition Partnership – Resettlement training and support for service leavers

Enhanced Learning Credits Scheme (ELCAS) – lifelong learning for the Armed Forces Community

Further Forces – funded teacher training for Armed Forces services leavers within 5 years of leaving

Quest – independent resource for education, resettlement and recruitment

Troops to Teachers – Bursary for undergraduate initial teacher training within 5 years of leaving service

Veteran’s Employment Transition Support – support, mentorship and career advice for veterans

Warrior Programme – training programmes for Armed Forces service leavers for resilience

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland:

Child or adult bereavement support

Bassetlaw Bereavement Centre – offers bereavement counselling

Bereavement Support – Nottinghamshire Hospice – offers bereavement counselling

Kubatana Bereavement Association – offers support for People from Zimbabwe, affected by bereavement, in Nottingham and district

Leeway Bereavement Support Group – offers support to families, carers and friends who have lost a loved one due to substance use, in Nottingham

Lincoln Centre for Grief and Loss – offers a free counselling service that responds to the needs of children, young people and adults in Lincolnshire

Nottinghamshire Bereavement Trust – offers bereavement counselling

St Barnabas Hospice – offers free group sessions, supportive listening and one-to-one counselling

Tomorrow Project – provides suicide bereavement counselling

Child bereavement and child focused specialist support

Children’s Bereavement Centre – provides free specialist support for children and young people aged 3 -18 years as well as their parents or carers

Joel TCP – provides support to families through parenting and pregnancy after baby loss

The Compassionate Friends – provides support to bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents who have suffered the death of a child

National:

Child or adult bereavement support

Age UK – support coping with bereavement

Alliance of Hope for Suicide Survivors – support for those affected by suicide

At a loss – signposting and information for bereavement support – includes helpline Griefchat

Banks – most high street banks offer a bereavement service including Halifax, Barclays and HSBC

BBC Action Line – bereavement support

Bereavement Advice Centre – practical support when someone dies

Bereavement Benefits on GOV.UK – details of what support is available after a bereavement

Bereavement services from your local council on GOV.UK – contact your local council for bereavement resources

Blue Cross Pet Bereavement – bereavement support for when a pet dies

Brake – National Road Victim Service for people affected by road death

Care for the family – directory of organisations offering bereavement support

Coroners Court Support Service (CCCS) – support for families and witness attending a Coroner’s Court

Find a Bereavement Counsellor – directory of UK bereavement counsellors

FSN – bereavement support for families, children and young people

Good Grief Trust – support and signposting for anyone dealing with bereavement

Help Is At Hand on GOV.UK – support for people bereaved by suicide or sudden death

HMRC Bereavement Support – a guide on contacting HMRC after someone has died

Home Start – bereavement emotional support

Humanists UK – support for people with non-religious beliefs to have pastoral access

Macmillan Cancer Support – cancer information service that includes bereavement support

Marie Curie – information on practical, legal and financial matters when someone dies

Moodjuice – self help for those dealing with bereavement

NHS – bereavement support and information on grief

Salvation Army – Christian church and charity providing bereavement support

Samaritans – offers bereavement support

Sue Ryder – online community bereavement support

Support after Suicide – help and guidance for someone bereaved or affected by suicide

Support Line – bereavement helpline and directory of support

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SOBS) – support for those bereaved by suicide

Survivors of Suicide – support for those bereaved to suicide

Tell Us Once – report a death to most government organisations at once

The Bereavement Counselling Charity – helplines and information for bereaved people

Victim Support – support for victims of crime, including bereavement signposting services

What to do after a death on GOV.UK – advice on what actions need to be taken after a death in the UK

Child bereavement and child focused specialist support

2wish – Support for those affected by sudden death in young people

Child Bereavement UK – Support for families when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying or when a child faces bereavement.

Child Death Helpline – for anyone affected by the death of a child

Childline – support and advice for all young people

Children’s Funeral Fund for England – financial support for funeral costs of a child under 18 or a baby stillborn after the 24th week of a pregnancy

Compassionate Friends – support for families who have suffered a death of a child.

Family Life – specific support for bereaved parents, widowed young and parents of children with additional needs

Grief Encounter – support for children and young people following the death of someone close

Hope Again – emotional support for young people who have experienced a death

If U Care Share – support young people and families affected by suicide

Jigsaw4u – supports young people through trauma, loss and bereavement

Lullaby Trust – support for anyone affected by a sudden infant death

Miscarriage Association – support for miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy and molar pregnancy

Reuben’s Retreat – support for parents and siblings that have lost a child

Sands – support for anyone affected by a death of a baby during or shortly after birth

Winston’s Wish – support for young people who have experienced bereavement

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland:

Action for Young Carers – provides free and confidential service that supports young carers

Carers Federation Nottingham – provides support to young carers who are caring for a family member

Carers First – offers support to people who look after a relative or friend

Derbyshire Carers – provides support services to carers across Derbyshire

Rethink Lincoln – a support group for carers and people with mental illness, meets in Lincoln once a month

National:

Alzheimer’s Society – support for carers for people with Alzheimer’s

Carers UK – volunteer and online support group directory

Carers Trust – find carer support and replacement care services

Carefree – provides discounted breaks for carers

Dementia Carers Count – support for family carers and information about dementia

Disability Law Service – legal advice for people with disabilities and their carers

Down’s Syndrome Association – support for people with Down’s Syndrome and their carers

Guide Dogs – training for carers, friends and family for guide dog support

Herbert Protocol – national scheme for carers to compile useful information to be used by police when a vulnerable person goes missing

Mencap – advice and support for people with a learning disability and their carers and family

National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF) – organisation of parent carer forums across England

Newlife – helpline and support for families caring for disabled or terminally ill children

Steps Ahead Mentoring – programme to help parents and carers return to employment

The League of the Helping Hand – financial support that includes grants for people caring for an adult or child with a disability

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland:

Leaving Care Service Nottingham – offers advice, information and practical help

Looked after children and care leavers – Nottinghamshire County Council – provides advice, information and practical help

National:

Apprenticeships for young care leavers – bursary for young people aged 16-24 who are care leavers or have a local authority education, health and care plan

Barnardos – young people leaving caring service to support the transition to the adult world

Become – practical advice and information for children in care and young care leavers

Bridging the Gap – care leaver reengagement programmes

Capstone Care Leavers Trust – financial support and advice for care leavers aged 17-25 who have been in local authority care

Care Leaver Covenant – information on the Covenant to provide support for care leavers aged 16-25

Catch 22 – care leaver support for alternative education, employability programmes and rehabilitation

Child Benefit for children in care on GOV.UK – information for different types of care arrangements

Children’s Rights Alliance for England (CRAE) – information on children’s human rights

Connects – information for care leavers about the Care Leavers Covenant

Coram Voice – advice and support for problems in care, leaving care or living away from home

DWP Care Leaver Covenant Offer – information on DWP’s commitment to the Care Leavers Covenant

HITZ Rugby – Premiership Rugby education and employment programme supports care leavers

Learning and Work Institute – information for care leavers and employers to support care leavers

Mayday Trust – supports care leavers in transitioning to adult life

National Youth Advocacy Service – provides advocacy for children in care and care leavers

Rees Foundation – support and after care services for care leavers

Spark Foundation – small grants for care leavers aged under 26 and have been in care in England or Wales

University as a Care Leaver – information on additional support and funding for care leavers applying for university

Working Chance – recruitment consultancy for women care leavers

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland:

Help and advice with debt and money management

Bestwood Advice Centre – offers specialist debt advice

Credit Union Nottingham, Lincoln and Mansfield – offers debt advice

Money And Work Ask Lion – offers a range of information and support with finances

Money Management for Lincolnshire residents – provides a free 2 hour online home budgeting course

Money Sorted – provides support and tailored interventions for people experiencing the greatest financial difficulty

Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme – co-ordinates a duty scheme at Court to offer advice and representation to individuals at mortgage and rent possession Hearings

Sharewear Clothing Scheme – offer free-of-charge clothing to people in economic difficulty

St Ann’s Advice Centre – offers debt advice

Utilities

Advice Nottingham – Fuel Debt – provides advice and support with fuel debt

Severn Trent Trust Fund Big Difference Scheme – provides up to 90% reductions for people on a low income

Nottingham Energy Partnership – offers advice on tariff switching, practical energy advice, broken heating, home insulation

Schemes and grants for debt and money management

The Lincoln Municipal Relief-in-Need Charities – offers support to buy white goods, for people in need who live in the city of Lincoln

National:

Online calculators and tools

Benefit Calculators on GOV.UK – independent, anonymous benefit calculators

Benefits Checker on GOV.UK – to find out what support is available to help with living costs

Debt Advice Locator Tool – search for local debt advice

Find your local council on GOV.UK – for local support options

Money Manager Tool for Universal Credit customers – to help people budget whilst on Universal Credit

Help and advice with debt and money management

Advicelocal – local directories of support for work, money, housing and benefit advice

Bankruptcy guide on GOV.UK – information on what bankruptcy means for individuals

Breathing Space – scheme to get up to 60 days respite from interest, fees and court action on your debts

Christians Against Poverty – debt advice, job clubs, budgeting support and life skills

Citizens Advice debt and money – information on debt, mortgage and rent problems and creditor action

Citizens Advice Universal Credit debt and rent arrears – help with debt and rent arrears for Universal Credit customers

Court claims, debt and bankruptcy on GOV.UK – a list of guides for debt recovery for individuals and businesses

Debt Advice Foundation – provides confidential debt advice

Debt Support Trust – provides debt advice

Finding Your Way Forward – online advice for budgeting, dealing with reduced income, managing self-employment and redundancy

Help for Households – Get government cost of living support

Illegal Money Lending Team – investigates illegal money lending and related offences

Income Max – debt advice based on real life money issues like benefits, household bills and employment

Individual Voluntary Arrangements on GOV.UK – information about different options to pay off your debts

Just Finance Foundation – provides budgeting and debt advice

Let’s Talk – helps individuals and charities apply for grants with home energy costs and general budgeting support

Money Adviser Network – provides debt and budgeting advice

Money Helper – impartial money advice, tools and calculators for budgeting

Money Saving Expert – debt advice, mental health information when dealing with debt, practical money saving tips and deals

National Debt Expert – support for clearing and managing your debt

National Debtline – provides debt advice

No Recourse to Public Funds – provides financial advice for people with no recourse to public funds

OpenLearn – free budgeting and money courses

Payplan – provides debt advice and debt management plans

Specialist Debt Advice Service – a debt advice service ran by Shelter

Step Change – provides debt advice and debt management plans

Stop Loan Sharks – advice about how to avoid illegal money lenders and how to report them

Tax Help for Older People – tax advice and training for tax matters for people aged 60 and over on lower incomes

TaxAid – tax advice for people on low incomes

The Money Charity – budgeting advice and online budgeting courses

Trussell Trust: Help Through Hardship – budgeting and debt advice, sometimes inside a food bank

Turn2Us – support with benefits, debt, housing and legal issues alongside a benefit calculator and grant search tool

Voce Amgas De Esperanza UK – provides debt and budgeting support focused on Spanish-Portuguese people

Health related support and medical grants

CEA Card – provides disabled cinema guests an additional ticket for someone to go with them

Family Fund – grants for children and young people aged 17 and under with additional needs to buy practical items or respite breaks

Florence Nightingale Aid in Sickness Trust – grants for people who are ill, convalescent or disabled for medical or household aids

Mental Health and Money Advice – provide budgeting and debt advice for people experiencing issues with mental health and money

NHS – help with health costs for people getting Universal Credit

Percy Bilton charity – support worker referred grants to individuals on a low income with serious long term illnesses over the age of 65

Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity – grants for families facing financial hardship while caring for a child with a serious illness for medical related expenses

The Hospital Saturday Fund – grants for specialised medical equipment

The League of The Helping Hand – grants for people with mental health conditions for essential household items, specialist equipment and carers breaks

United Response – online booklets to explain money and finance for people with learning disabilities

Support for specific industries with debt and money management

ABTA Lifeline – fund for those involved the travel industry (COVID-19 related)

Arts Council England – fund for artists, freelancers and creative practitioners in the cultural sector (COVID-19)

B&CE Charitable Trust – support for construction works

Band of Builders – support for people working in the construction industry

Ben Support for life – health and wellbeing support for the automotive community

Business Debtline – debt advice for self-employed and small businesses

CaRe 20 – fund and support for those working in retail

Chartered Institute of Builders Benevolent Fund – financial assistance for CIOB members

Coal Industry Social Welfare – grants, advice and support for mine workers

Drinks Trust – advice and support for people working in the drinks industry

Electrical Industries Charity – counselling, debt and legal advice for people working in the electrical industry

Farming Community Network – debt advice and support for the farming community

Fashion and Textile Children’s Trust – grants for families and carers who have worked in the textile industry for children’s bedding, clothing and essential household items

For You By You – civil servant charity offering practical and financial advice

GroceryAid – financial support to those working in the grocery industry

Hair and Beauty Charity – debt support for hairdressers and beauty therapists

Help for Heroes – financial support for armed forces personnel living with an injury or illness from the time during service

Help Musicians – debt advice for musicians and creative musician grants

Hospitality Action (We are Tip Jar) – a hospitality industry focused emergency fund and tip jar

Licensed Trade Charity – financial and emotional support for people working in the drinks industry

Perennial – advice, support and financial assistance to people working in horticulture – including their immediate family

Public Transport Benevolent Fund – financial support for members of the Transport Benevolent Fund

Railway Benefit Fund – debt advice, grants, a family fund and signposting to other services for people working on the railway

Rainy Day Trust – support for professional trade people and workers in the manufacturing, wholesale, retail and distribution areas of glass, houseware and gardening products.

Retail Trust – financial support and advice for people working in retail

Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution – support for farmers in financial difficulty

Royal British Legion – cost of living grants for kitchen appliances and energy costs

Society of Authors – debt and financial support for writers, illustrators, scriptwriters and journalists

Theatrical Guild – short term financial support for people working backstage or front of house in theatres

The Care Workers charity – emergency funds for care workers for illness, self isolation or funeral costs

The Junius S Morgan Benevolent Fund – fund for nurses and health care assistants for essential household items

Unison – financial support for Unison members

Unite the Union – benevolent fund for Unite the Union members and employees

Savings and bank accounts

Credit Union – a financial co operative which provides savings, loans and a range of services to its members.

Help to Save on GOV.UK – a government savings account for certain people entitled to Working Tax Credit or Universal Credit to get a bonus of 50p for every £1 they save over 4 years

HSBC No Fixed Address Service – supporting those with no fixed address open a bank account

Utilities

Ask CPAG Fuel Rights Handbook – help to tackle fuel poverty

British Gas Energy Trust – signposting for debt support, budget planning, tariff switching and energy grants

BT Home Essentials – low cost broadband and phone tariffs

CCW – independent representatives for water consumers in England and Wales

Cost of living support on GOV.UK – policy paper on the cost of living support

Coronavirus advice for paying bills on GOV.UK – COVID-19 specific advice

Disability Cost of Living Payment – a lump sum payment of £150 for certain people

EDF Energy support – grants to clear gas and electric debts owed by EDF customers

Energy Price Guarantee on GOV.UK – latest government announcement for families and businesses on the Energy Price Guarantee

EON Energy Fund – financial and budgeting support for EON customers with arrears

Fuel Bank Foundation – financial advice for managing energy bills

Groundwork: Green Doctor – household support for reducing bills and carbon emissions

Hyperoptic Fair Fibre Plan – discount broadband for Universal Credit customers

Kcom FullFibre Flex Plan – discount broadband social tarrif

LEAP – home energy advice for reducing bills and finding a better energy tarrif

Ofcom – cheaper broadband tariffs for people on benefits

PayPoint Store Locator – pay your bills, top-up or redeem credit vouchers using a PayPoint

Scope UK Disability Energy Support – energy and water advice for disabled people

Talk Talk Customer Broadband Offer – pre-paid 6 month fibre broadband for jobseekers

Tesco Reconnects – mobile phones with 3 months credit for vulnerable and disadvantaged people

United Utilities Support – support for people struggling to pay their water bills for United Utility customers

Uswitch Broadband deals – broadband deals for low income families

Virgin Media Essentials – broadband deals for people of means-tested benefits

VOXI For Now – mobile phone deals for low income families

Warm and Safe Homes (WASH) – help and advice for energy grants, energy saving and insulation

Warm Home Discount Scheme on GOV.UK – information on a one off discount from electric bill

WaterSure scheme – help paying water bills

Schemes and grants for debt and money management

30 hours free childcare on GOV.UK – information about the childcare scheme

Advanced Learner Loan on GOV.UK – information on loans to support the costs of further education

Al-Mizan Trust – A grant-funder that supports disadvantaged communities across the UK

Ask a friend – arrange a trusted friend or volunteer to withdraw cash using a single use voucher at a Post Office, bank, building society or credit union

BBC Children in Need – financial support for young people up to the age of 18 that must be applied for by a registered referrer that is supporting the applicant

British Red Cross fund – provides financial support and advice to anyone with money problems

Entitledto – information about things you may be entitled to if you have young children and claim a means-tested benefit

Friends of the Elderly – a third party referral grant for state retirement age people on a low income to cover home essentials and digital connections

Free School Meals on GOV.UK – apply for free school meals

Glasspool – hardship grants to be applied for through a charity or community organisation

Healthy Start – weekly vouchers for milk, fruit, vegetables and infant formula milk

Help for Households – government website listing cost of living support

Home Energy Appliance Replacement (HEART) – provides vulnerable households with replacement home appliances

Household Support Fund – information about the household support fund – eligibility is determined by the local authority

Kids Eat Free – Money Saving Central – directory of places where children can eat for free during half term

Legal Aid on GOV.UK – information about Legal Aid

Royal Mail Concession Redirection – lower prices for redirection for anyone claiming Universal Credit

School uniform costs on GOV.UK – information to get help with school uniform costs

School transport support on GOV.UK – check your eligibility for help with the cost of school transport

Shelter England Discretionary Housing Payments – can provide discretionary housing payments alongside housing advice

Smallwood Trust – runs a Women’s Resilience Fund for women on a low income alongside financial advice

Student Loans Company on GOV.UK – provides loans and grants to students in universities and colleges

Timpson’s Dry Cleaning Service – free cleaning service for unemployed people going to an interview

Transport for London Jobcentre Plus Travel Discount – travel discount for jobseekers

Universal Credit – other financial support available on GOV.UK – information on advances, hardship payments and budgeting loans

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland:

Support for women suffering domestic abuse

Broxtowe women’s project – provide a confidential helpline, outreach service, training courses and drop in sessions for women and to help them survive domestic abuse

Derbyshire Domestic Abuse Support Line – provides emergency refuge accommodation, outreach support in the community, for children and young people affected by domestic abuse

Midlands Women’s Aid – provides safe housing, refuge accommodation, support and childcare services

Juno Women’s Aid – offers support to women, children and teenagers to live free from abuse

Newark Women’s Aid – support women with or without children who have experienced physical, sexual, emotional, psychological or economic abuse from a partner, ex-partner or family member

NIDAS – Nottinghamshire Independent Domestic Abuse Services – provides tailored support and assistance to survivors of domestic abuse

Nottinghamshire Women’s Aid – offers support to women, children and teenagers who live in Bassetlaw, Mansfield and Newark and Sherwood

Support for all

Boston and South Holland Domestic Abuse Service – provides support for victims of domestic abuse

Boston Womens Aid – provides support, advice and safe housing for victims of Domestic Abuse

East Lindsey District Council Domestic Abuse – offers support to victims of domestic abuse

Equation Domestic Violence Nottinghamshire – provides support to victims of domestic violence

Lincolnshire Rape Crisis – provides support to people of all genders and ages who live or work in Lincolnshire, who have been affected by any form of sexual violence

Nottingham City Homes Domestic abuse – offers support to victims of domestic abuse

The Elm Foundation – provides counselling and a number of different therapies to victims of domestic violence

West Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse Service – provides support and assistance to women, men and children suffering, or fleeing from domestic abuse

National:

Emergency safe spaces and signals

999 – Silent Solution (cough or tap the handset and if prompted press 55 if it’s a genuine emergency)

Ask for ANI – ‘Ask for Ani’ scheme is the codeword for victims of domestic abuse to discreetly ask for emergency help in their local pharmacy

Boots – offer a consultation room for victims of domestic abuse – use ‘ask for Ani’ to make staff aware

Hestia – provides safe spaces at Boots pharmacies where people can contact domestic abuse services

Hollie Guard – personal safety app which provides alerts, alarms and silent alerts

Morrison’s Supermarkets – provides safe spaces in supermarkets with pharmacies – use ‘ask for Ani’ to make staff aware

Safe space locator by UK Says no more – directory of safe spaces when fleeing domestic abuse

Shelter – provides emergency accommodation and hostel support

Women’s Aid – provides emergency accommodation and hostel support

Forced marriage and honour based abuse

Forced Marriage Unit – joint Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Home Office unit leading on government forced marriage policy, outreach and casework

HALO Project – supports victims of honour based violence, forced marriages and female genital mutilation

IKWRO Women’s Rights Organisation – supports women and girls that are victims of honour based abuse

Karma Nirvana – support for victims of honour based abuse and forced marriage

True Honour – supports victims of honour based violence, forced marriage and female genital mutilation

Support for women suffering domestic abuse

Aanchal – part of Women’s Aid and provides a helpline, safe spaces, advocacy, immigration support and children and young peoples services

Angelou Centre – holistic support for black minority ethnic women, children and young survivors of domestic and sexual abuse

Beyond the Streets – charity that help women escape from sexual exploitation

Clare Walker Consultancy – runs the Freedom Programme for female victims of domestic abuse and a befriending service for survivors

Deaf Hope – sign language based service for deaf women and children who are victims of domestic abuse

Employer Domestic Abuse Covenant – a pledge from businesses to support women affected by domestic abuse to enter or re-enter the workplace

Female Genital Mutilation – confidential helpline for anyone affected or worried about female genital mutilation

Freedom Programme – a 12 week programme for women who have suffered domestic violence or abuse

Lotus Sanctuary – information and support for sexually exploited women and victims of domestic violence

Opoka – support for Polish women and children who are victims of domestic violence or abuse

Pause – support programmes for women who experience repeated pregnancies that result in children being removed from their care

Rail to refuge – scheme that allows survivors with a refuge space free rail travel

Rape Crisis – provides specialist support and services for women and girls who have experienced sexual abuse

Rights of Women – advice line offering legal advice to women

Safety4Sisters – support for women experiencing abuse and have immigration issues

Southhall Black Sisters – support for women fleeing domestic abuse with immigration issues and no recourse to public funds

White Ribbon UK – information and events to support ending male violence against women

Women’s Aid – 24 hour domestic abuse helpline ran by Women’s Aid and Refuge

Support for men suffering domestic abuse

1in6 – support for victims of male sexual abuse

Mankind – support for male victims of domestic violence or abuse

Men’s Advice Line – support for men experiencing any kind of abuse

Respect – support for male victims of domestic violence and perpetrators of domestic violence

Survivors UK – support for men who have been raped or sexually abused

Support for all

Alternatives to Violence Project – support for people to learn how to manage conflict in non violent ways

Bi Survivors Network – support for bisexual people of all genders that are survivors of trauma

Break the Cycle – runs separate domestic violence helplines for men, LGBT+ and stalking concerns alongside a national domestic violence helpline and confidence courses

Bright Sky app – information and support for anyone in an abusive relationship available in English, Urdu, Punjabi and Polish

Buttle UK – domestic abuse support services for children

Childline – support for people ages 19 and under which includes counselling services

Child to Parent Abuse Covenant – a Covenant aimed at parents, carers and guardians to provide drop in services that support victims of physical, emotional and financial abuse

Citizens Advice – a directory of organisations that may offer help to victims of domestic violence and abuse

Climbing Out Charity – funded 5 day programme to rebuild confidence for people who have survived a life changing event or trauma

Crimestoppers – contact to report domestic abuse

Destitution domestic violence concession on GOV.UK – information for people on a UK partner visa to claim public funds while applying to settle in the UK because of domestic violence

Dogs Trust Freedom Project – dog fostering service for people fleeing domestic abuse and going into refuge

Domestic abuse: how to get help on GOV.UK – practical information to get help

Domestic violence and abuse support on NHS – how to recognise the signs of domestic violence or abuse

Domestic Violence Assist – support service to apply injunctions and court orders for domestic abuse victims

Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS) on GOV.UK – information on how to ask if someone has a history of violent or abusive behaviour

Family Lives – support for families struggling with relationships and periods of change

Galop – information for LBGT+ survivors of sexual violence

Gender violence – information on gender violence from Citizens Advice

Give Us A Shout – support for people experiencing a personal crisis such as abuse or assault and are unable to cope

Hidden Hurt – advice and information for people in an abuse relationship

Hourglass – support and advocates to prevent abuse of vulnerable older people

National Association for People Abuse in Childhood (NAPAC) – support for adult survivors of all types of childhood abuse

National Centre for Domestic Violence – support for survivors of domestic violence and abuse to obtain protection against an abuser

National LGBT Domestic Abuse Helpline – provides a national and a London LBGT+ domestic abuse helpline service

National Stalking Helping – support for anyone currently or previously affected by harassment or stalking

NHS domestic violence information – how to get help if you are a victim of domestic violence

NSPCC – support to protect children suffering abuse and prevent it

Refs for Pets – pet fostering service when fleeing domestic violence

Revenge Porn Helpline – advice and support for all adults who have been victims of intimate image abuse

Safeline – specialist support for anyone affected by sexual abuse or rape

Supportline – confidential helpline service for emotional support

Surviving Economic Abuse – support and information about economic abuse

The Hideout – information to help children and young people understand domestic abuse and how to take positive action

Translations of domestic abuse information on GOV.UK – information for victims of domestic abuse available in other languages

Victim Support – support for anyone affected by crime

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland:

Belong Nottingham – English speaking classes for migrants and refugees

Boston College ESOL Courses – offers various ESOL courses

City College Nottingham – offers ESOL Entry Level 1, 2 and 3

Community & Family Learning Nottingham – ESOL courses are held a various locations around Nottinghamshire Libraries

Community Education, Employment Advice Centre Nottingham – offers ESOL courses

Grantham College ESOL – offers various ESOL courses

Inspire Support for refugees – offers ESOL courses are for anyone whose first language is not English

Local Learning Bulwell – offers free ESOL classes

Nacro – offers various ESOL courses

NG Housing Nottingham – offers basic English classes (ESOL)

The Lincoln College Group – offers various ESOL courses

North Notts Colleges ESOL – offers ESOL courses

Nottingham College ESOL for Adult Learners – offers various ESOL courses

Nottingham Teaching College Skills for Life and ESOL – offers Skills for Life and ESOL at 6 levels

Signpost to Polish Success – offer English language courses to Eastern European migrants living in the East Midlands

Sutton Adult Education Centre – offers ESOL, Entry 1, 2, 3 Level 1 and 2; Employment Support

Ukrainian Cultural Centre Nottingham – offers ESOL courses

West Notts College – Mansfield – offers ESOL courses

National:

BBC Learning English – teaches the basics of everyday English

British Council – for people learning English and building a vocabulary

English Club – support for those trying to learn or teach English

English for the Workplace – courses for learners of English to help find and maintain a job

ESOL courses – online English lessons

Working English Digital – online English courses for refugees and vulnerable migrants

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland:

Lincolnshire Action Trust – offers a range of training opportunities and employment support to prepare people for their release

Straight Six Café – provides a supportive rehabilitative experience for those released from prison or working with probation to develop key skills

National:

Antz Junction – supports ex-offenders and deprived communities move towards employment

Barnardo’s – support for children with a parent in prison

Catch 22 – provides rehabilitation services in the community for young prison leavers and ex-offenders

Children Heard and Seen – support for children and young people with a parent in prison

Circles UK – volunteer network that work with sex offenders to manage risk and return back to society

CLINKS – directory of services for ex-offenders

Co-Financing Organisation Activity Hubs – wide range of support services for sentenced prison leavers

Criminal Justice Service: Change Grow Live – integrated drug and alcohol treatment programme aimed to stop reoffending.

Disclosure and Barring Service on GOV.UK – information on criminal record checks for employment

Going Forward into Employment (GFiE) – government wide scheme to support prison leavers gain opportunities through the civil service

Hardman Trust – resettlement support for prison leavers

Information Hub – information on what criminal convictions can affect

Mayday Trust – support for people going through a life transition including prison leavers

NACRO – support for housing, education and advice for disadvantaged young people, including prison leavers

National Information Centre on Children of Offenders (NICCO) – directory of services to support the children and families of offenders

National Probation Service – manages offenders in the community

New Futures Network – information about how employers work with prisons to provide opportunities for prison leavers

Offploy – aims to reduce reoffending through mentored and sustainable employment

PLIAS Resettlement – supports the resettlement and reintegration of offenders back into the community

Princes Trust – information and links to additional services that support prison leavers

Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT) – support for prisoners, people with convictions and their families

Prisoners’ Families Helpline – advice and information on what happens on arrest, prison visits and preparing for release

Prison Reform Trust – advice on prison rights, conditions and how to get help in prison

Prosper 4 Group – employment and enterprise services for ex-offenders

Recruit – ex-offender friendly employer vacancies

Recruit with Conviction – information on supporting people with criminal convictions looking for work

St Giles Trust – community based prison leaver support (also known as St Giles Wise)

Spent conviction calculator – single use calculator to establish when criminal convictions become ‘spent’ under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

Startup – support for women prison leavers for further education, work experience and self-employment

Step Together – support for prison leavers through voluntary work

Supportline – directory of support for people with criminal convictions

Universal Credit and prison leavers on GOV.UK – information for prison leavers, work coaches and probation officers about Universal Credit

Unlock – support overcoming the long term effects of a criminal record

Working Chance – recruitment consultancy for women prison leavers

Women in Prison – support for women in prison and post release

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National:

Community Fridges – community spaces where surplus food and food donations can be shared

Foodbank Locator – database of Foodbanks supported by the Trussell Trust

Independent Food Aid Network UK – locate an independent foodbank

Rapid Relief Team – food box distribution for vulnerable people

Salvation Army – operates foodbanks and can provide meal vouchers, food parcels and baby supplies

The Trussell Trust- locate a foodbank which is part of the Trussell Trust network

Your Local Pantry – discount produce for a weekly fee

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland:

General support and advice

Axiom Housing Boston – offers rooms in a six bed hostel with maximum stay being 12 weeks

Bridge Street Methodist Church Bridge St Mansfield NG18 2HA – provides a soup kitchen and a warm space, with comfortable seating

Broxtowe Youth Homelessness – provide support for young people aged 16-25 years old who have experienced homelessness or are at risk of homelessness. Also, Outreach Rene House – support for 26 years and over

City of Lincoln Council Homeless – offers support to the homeless

Emmanuel House Support Centre – provides support and access to the Nottingham winter shelter

Framework Housing support services – provide housing and support for people who are homeless

Hope Community Service – provides emergency accommodation for the homeless

Hope House Boundary Rd Beeston Nottingham NG9 2RF – provides clothing and bedding white goods, household goods and furniture

Holbeach Project – provides advice and support to the homeless in Holbeach

Mayflower Boston – offers housing and general support

Midlands Womens Aid – provides safe housing in refuge accommodation, support and childcare services

New Roots Housing Project – provides accommodation with support for vulnerable young people in Bassetlaw

Nomad Trust Lincoln – offers temporary shelter to those in need, including those who do not have a local connection to the area

The Beacon Project Mansfield – offers support to the homeless, excluded and marginalized in Mansfield

The Centre Place – Support for Young People in Bassetlaw – provides support with homelessness and housing needs for young people

The Hall Homeless Support Project – provides a safe environment for homeless young people to get support, advice and guidance

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

Bridge Street Methodist Church Bridge St Mansfield NG18 2HA – provides an outreach health clinic which will include a Dentist and a Tissue Management Nurse

Broxtowe 3 B’s scheme – provides emergency packs of food and toiletries to young people in Broxtowe who are homeless or in housing crisis – contact your Work Coach about this support

Call B4 you Serve – offers a free Service to assist landlords who are looking to serve notices to tenants with arrears

Mansfield soup kitchen – provides food and other essentials Wednesdays 18:30 – 20:30 (Drop In)

Mansfield Wound Care – provides a service run by the NHS and health workers to dress and tend to wounds

Nottingham Private Rented Assistance Scheme – provides help to city residents who are homeless to find good quality private rented accommodation – contact your Work Coach about this support

Rainworth Youth Centre, Kirklington Road, Rainworth, NG21 0JY – provides fresh food to the homeless and those struggling financially. Wednesday and Thursday 12:00 – 16:00 term time only (drop in)

Household items and clothing

Agape Care – offers clothing and bedding open 12.00 noon to 2.00 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays

Archers Project Lenton House Lenton Ln Nottingham NG7 2NR – provides clothing and bedding, white goods, household goods and furniture

Furnichurch Mablethorpe – provides white goods, household goods and furniture

Gainsborough Furniture Resource Centre – offers white goods, household goods and furniture at low cost

Renew Unit 55 Thames St Louth LN11 7AD – offers white goods, household goods and furniture

Sharewear clothing scheme – provides clothing, shoes, bedding and bath towels free of charge to people in need

The Furniture Project – offers a referral service for subsidised furniture and household items for individuals and families facing hardship

National:

General support and advice

Crisis – offers education, employment, housing and wellbeing services for homeless people

Depaul UK – support for homeless people including emergency accommodation and outreach services

Discretionary Housing Payments on GOV.UK – local authority payments to help meet housing costs

Homeless Link – a directory of local homeless services

Housing Justice – confidential housing advice

Lotus Sanctuary – support for homelessness and rough sleepers

National Homelessness Advice Service (NHAS) – housing and homelessness training for frontline providers

Ready for Work Business in the Community – support for homeless people to gain sustainable employment

Salvation Army – offers supported housing, drop in services and night shelters alongside support services

Shelter – support for those who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless or experiencing housing issues

Streetlink – helps connect homeless people and rough sleepers with local services that can support them

Supportline – directory of agencies that provide homeless or runaway support and information

The Mix – local housing support directory services for people aged under 25

Universal Credit and homeless people on GOV.UK – a guide for homeless people claiming Universal Credit

YMCA – offers accommodation and homelessness support

Specialist support with housing and homelessness

Addington Fund – rural housing scheme for farmers who have to leave their farm

Centrepoint – information for young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness

Foyer – help for young people with accommodation and employability

Frontline Network Vicar’s Relief Fund – crisis fund that requires frontline support workers to apply on behalf of a homeless person

Home Ownership for People with Long-Term Disabilities (HOLD) – scheme to help someone buy a home through shared ownership if you have a long term disability

Homeswapper – helps housing association tenants advertise and swap homes

Royal British Legion Housing Support – information and support for ex-armed forces and their dependants at risk of homelessness

HSBC No Fixed Address Service – a way for people with no fixed address to open a bank account

Mayday Trust – provides support for people experiencing homelessness or risk of homelessness when transitioning from care or prison

Only a Pavement Away – support for the homeless, ex-offenders, ex-service personnel to find employment

Single Persons Accommodation Centre (SPACES) – accommodation centres and housing advice for ex-service personnel and veterans

Household items and clothing

British Heart Foundation – sells donated or new items of furniture, electrical and white goods and clothing

End Furniture Poverty – provides support finding furniture to people in furniture poverty

Freecycle – household items offered for free

Freegle – white goods and furniture offered for free

Home Energy Appliance Replacement – scheme to replace old household items with more efficient alternatives

Reuse Network – directory of reuse centres for cheaper household items and IT equipment

Salvation Army – night shelters, showers, warm clothes and outreach support

Timpson Dry Cleaners – free cleaning service for unemployed people going to a job interview

National:

Circles UK – working to reduce sex offending

Information Hub – information on issues that criminal convictions can affect

NACRO

National:

County Lines (National Crime Agency) – tackles drug trafficking and exploitation

Crimestoppers – report crimes anonymously

Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) – investigates reports of worker exploitation and human trafficking

Report Modern Slavery on GOV.UK – guidance on how to report modern slavery

Hope for Justice – support for victims of modern slavery

Human Trafficking Foundation – covid-19 related resources for potential victims of modern slavery

Just Good Work – free app with information on working abroad

Migrant Help – support for victims of human trafficking and can provide safe accommodation

Modern Slavery Act 2015 on GOV.UK – overview of the Modern Slavery Act 2015

Modern Slavery Helpline – support for victims of modern slavery including safehouse referrals

National Referral Mechanism – can only be made by First Responders. Dial 101 or 999 in an emergency

Refugee Action – supports refugees and combats human trafficking

St Giles Trust – supports severely disadvantaged people into work and know their rights

Salvation Army – provide a specialist modern slavery support programme

Stronger Together – provides guidance, training and support for employers and labour providers on modern slavery and human trafficking

Unseen – helpline and online reporting form for modern slavery cases

Unseen UK – provides an app for modern slavery victims, helpline and safehouse support

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland:

Nottingham Refugee Forum – Offers advice, support and friendship to refugees and asylum seekers in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

National:

ActionAid – international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty

Afghan nationals resettlement routes – further information for Afghan refugees

Asylum information on GOV.UK – advice on claiming asylum as a refugee

Barnardo’s Ukrainian Support Helpline – for anyone fleeing the conflict in Ukraine

British Red Cross – information on how the organisation support refugees

Chartered Institute of Housing – specific support for refugees during Covid-19

Code Your Future – coding school for refugees and disadvantages people

Ecctis – runs official UK agencies that support the recognition of international qualifications

Just Good Work – helps all jobseekers and workers understand employment rights abroad

Micro Rainbow – support for LBGT+ asylum seekers and refugees

Migrant Help UK – services to support asylum seekers through the application process

National Careers Service – offers support for what each international qualification means in the UK

No Resource to Public Funds (NRPF) – online tools to support people with no recourse to public funds

Open University – free online courses for Afghan resettlers

RefuAid – support access to education, finance, language tuition and employment for refugees

Refugee Action – support for the asylum process and employability courses, including learning English remotely

Refugee Council – supports refugees and asylum seekers in rebuilding their lives

Refugee Employment Network (REN) – charity that supports refugees into employment

Refugee Guide on GOV.UK – a guide for adults granted asylum in England to access public services

Refugee integration loan on GOV.UK – a loan for refugees or people given humanitarian protection

Refugee Support – supporting refugees rebuild their lives

Save the Children – help for families living in poverty

SIREE – support for refugees interested in self employment led by Greenwich University

Tapping Potential – Business in the Community – toolkit for companies showcasing the benefits of employing refugees

TERN – support for refugees turning ideas into businesses

Uk Naric – national agency for the cognition and comparison of international qualifications

Ukrainian nationals Welcome Guide on GOV.UK – for Ukrainians arriving in the UK

UNHCR – UN Refugee agency guide to supporting refugees in the UK

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland:

Lincolnshire County Council safeguarding referral – report a safeguarding concern

Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership – leads the arrangement for safeguarding and promotes the welfare of children in Lincolnshire

Nottingham City Council Safeguarding Children Partnership – leads the arrangement for safeguarding and promotes the welfare of children in Nottingham

Nottinghamshire County Council Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub – provides a single point of contact for all professionals to report safeguarding concerns

Rutland County Council Safeguarding – report a safeguarding concern

National:

Active Change Foundation (ACF) – Confidential helpline to prevent British Nationals to travelling to conflict zones

Channel – Educate Against Hate – safeguards vulnerable people being drawn into terrorism

NCVO Knowhow – resources for safeguarding and information about what safeguarding is

NHS England Safeguarding app – provides legislation and guidance for safeguarding

NSPCC – preventing and protecting children against abuse

Police Prevent – phone 101 if you are worried about someone being drawn into terrorism

National:

Support and prevention for all

999 – phone for emergency

ASK & Prevent Suicide app for Android – educational resource for suicide prevention

ASK & Prevent Suicide app for iOS – educational resource for suicide prevention

Calm Harm NHS App – to help people resist or manage the urge to self-harm

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) – confidential support and signposting to prevent male suicide

Childline – helpline, online chat and Ask Sam support

Chums – team of clinicians offering short term support who those at risk of self-harm or suicide

Conversations Matter – online resource to support safe and effective discussions on suicide

Counselling Directory – find a counsellor to talk to about suicidal thoughts

Crisis Messenger from The Mix – 24/7 text service for urgent support such as self-harm and suicidal thoughts

Depression Sanctuary – moderated chat rooms and forums to discuss mental health, including suicidal thoughts and self-harm

Elefriends – online community for mental health support

Five Ways to Wellbeing for Android – app to set wellbeing activities to improve your mental health

Get Self Help – online resource for people dealing with suicidal thoughts

Give Us A Shout – 24/7 crisis text service for urgent support on topics such as suicidal thoughts and self-harm

Harmless – services for those at risk of suicide and self-harm and their family

Help for suicidal thoughts – NHS – directory of organisation helplines offering help with suicidal thoughts

HelpGuide.org – a guide to help someone copy with suicidal thoughts

Helplines Partnership – helpline directory that includes specialists that support people with suicidal thought

Hub of Hope – local resource database, includes self-harm and suicidal thoughts support

LifeSIGNS – self injury guidance and network support

Live Through This – interviews with people who have survived a suicide attempt

Maytree Suicide Respite Centre – respite stay and support for people in suicidal crisis

Mens’ Shed – support for lonely people who want to actively fix things whilst working on their own issues (not just for men)

MIND – mental health support

My3 Support Network – app that lets users define their three critical people of their support network and allows them to be notified during a time of suicidal crisis

National Suicide Prevention Alliance – used to identify and respond to those at risk (not for individual cases)

NHS 111 Service – call 111 for non-emergency medical help

NHS Livewell – information, real life stories and support for suicidal thoughts

Nightline UK – emotional support for students in distress

Pocket Resource Card – printable, pocket sized resource to help someone feeling suicidal

Reddit Suicide Watch – moderated peer support forum

Rethink Mental Illness SOS – 1-2-1 telephony support for people in crisis

R;pple Suicide Prevention – online awareness tool to deal with negative online messages, aiding suicide prevention

RSCCP – find a therapist service

Safety Plan app for Android – create a safety plan to prevent acting on suicidal thoughts

Samaritans – emotional support for those in crisis

SANE Mental Health Helpline – support helpline for coping with mental illness and advice for concerned relatives or friends

Stamp out Suicide – promotes suicide awareness and prevention

Stay Alive app – suicide prevention app

Staying Safe – online resources for someone contemplating suicide

Suicide Lifeguard app for Android – an app for those worried about someone with suicidal thoughts

Suicide Lifeguard app for iOS – an app for those worried about someone with suicidal thoughts

The Silver Line – friendship and advice to older people, including loneliness and suicide prevention

Tomorrow Project – confidential suicide prevention project

Togetherall – online community where people support each other anonymously to improve mental health and wellbeing.

Turn2me – offers self help, support groups and professional support

Suicide support for men

CALM – support for men with mental health challenges

Man Down – peer to peer men’s mental health group supporting the reduction of UK male suicide

Suicide support for LGBT+ people

London LGBT Switchboard – provides support for self-harm and suicidal thoughts for the LGBT+ community across the UK

MindOut Online Support – out of hours online support service for LBGT+ people

Suicide support for young people

Hopeline UK (Papyrus) – helpline for children and people aged 35 and under who are experiencing suicidal thoughts

Kooth – online support for young people in crisis

The Mix – support for young people under 25 who are in crisis

Self-harm support

National Self-Harm Network (NSHN) – support for those who self-harm, their families and carers

Self Harm UK – support and information for young people impacted by self-harm

Self Injury Support – support for girls and women affected by self harm

Support for people affected by suicide

Alliance of Hope for Suicide Survivors – support for those affected by suicide

Help Is At Hand on GOV.UK – support for people bereaved by suicide or sudden death

Support after Suicide Partnership – network of organisations for those who have been affected by suicide

Survivors of Suicide (SOBS) – support for those over 18 who has been bereaved by suicide

You Raise Me Up – financial and emotional support to families who have lost a young adult aged 16-25

Suicide prevention training

The OLLIE Foundation – suicide intervention skills training for adults working with young people

Zero Suicide Alliance – suicide prevention training videos

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland:

ACETS Nottingham – offers 8-week programme to enhance career prospects

Base 51 – Nottingham – offers support through counselling, one to one support, life skills and learning opportunities

Broxtowe Youth Homelessness – offers housing support for 16+ unemployed people with a link to Broxtowe

Care Training East Midlands – provide 16-19 year olds with that extra advice and guidance that they need to build their confidence and progress as an individual

Community Recording Studio, Nottingham – provides support for people aged 16-29 looking for employment or training

Double T Employability Programme – offers a range of opportunities for unemployed people aged 16-29 living within Nottingham City

Empleo – Help to Find Employment – provides support to young people, to access training, work experience and advice with the end goal of helping them find jobs

Karis House – provides support to young women overcoming life controlling issues

Nottingham Works- Step Into Work – Groundwork – provides support for 18 to 29-year old who are actively looking for work

The Centre Place – Provides free and confidential counselling for children and young people in Bassetlaw, aged 11-25

The Inspire and Achieve Foundation – offers support to young people aged 16 – 24 who want to get trained ready for work

The Pythian Club – offers support and programmes for young people working towards ending youth violence

Y-Notts – offers grants to young people or groups for the purpose of furthering their education, training and personal development

National:

Amplifi – an online personal development platform for young people

Avado FastFutures – a 12 week employability programme for 16-24 year olds

Barclays Life Skills – interactive tools, films and activities to build life skills for young people

Buttle UK – provides financial support for disadvantaged young people aged 16-20

Can Do – a skills development programme for people aged 16-35 with a disability or health condition

Career Camel – provides careers advice and further education guidance from apprenticeships through to graduate jobs

Career Pilot – online tools to help decide routes to different qualifications and job sectors

Careersbox – video platform that provides careers advice and insights into different careers

CIPD Steps Ahead Mentoring – free mentoring for young people ages 18-24 with CIPD’s HR and Recruitment professionals

Connectr – digital mentoring platform to support 18-24 year olds develop new skills

Duke of Edinburgh Award – programme for 14-24 year olds to develop young people for life and work

Get My First Job – advice for young people to find apprenticeships, degree apprenticeships, work experience and graduate opportunities

Get On Track (Dame Kelly Holmes Trust) – programme for young people to become more active and connected in their local community

Health for Teens – information for 11-19 year olds to learn about their health

Helping Deserving Drivers – support for 17-25 year olds living with challenges who are unable to afford driving lessons

HITZ Rugby – Premiership Rugby’s education and employment programme for 14-23 year olds

Hope – support for young people when a loved one has been diagnosed with a serious illness

JCP Mentoring Circles – contact your Work Coach for more information about employer mentoring circles

Kickstart – a scheme that provides jobs for Universal Credit claimants ages 16-24 deemed at risk of long term unemployment

MeeToo – mental health app for young people aged 11-25

Mermaids – support for children and young people aged 20 and under who are transgender or gender diverse

Military Preparation College – training college for young people aged 16-23 to provide skills for future employment including careers in the British armed forces

National Citizen Service – confidence building programme for young people aged 15-17

Not Going To Uni – information on apprenticeships, college and distance learning for school leavers

Preparing for adulthood – information for young people with special educational needs and disabilities about moving into paid employment

Princes Trust – help for young people aged 30 and under to find a job or get into education or training

Resurgo – The Spear Programme supports disadvantaged young people aged 16-24 gain new skills and move into long term employment

Rise Above – information and support on personal and emotional issues

Skills to Succeed Academy – contact your Work Coach for more information around this online employability skills training platform

Street League – offers skills development through spot for disadvantaged 16-19 year olds

The Mix – support services for young people aged under 25 with issues such as money, employment, addiction and homelessness

The Boparan Charitable Trust – support for children disadvantaged through poverty, disability or life limiting conditions

Whizz Kids – work placements, internships and work skill days for young people aged 14-25

Youth Hubs – some Jobcentre Work Coaches work alongside other services that support young people in the same building. Contact your Work Coach for more information.

Youth Employment UK – information and products to build employability skills for young people

Young Women’s Trust – support for young women aged 16-30 who are looking for work, training or career progression

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland:

Access Centre Louth – provides support to over 50s, information and advice on form filling

Age Friendly Futures – YMCA Lincolnshire – provides support to the over 50s in Lincoln, supporting them back into work through CV preparation, interview techniques, confidence building and other job search-related skills

National:

Age UK IT Training – courses for people aged 50 and over to learn basic IT skills

BITC Accessing Experience – contact your Work Coach about this employer led service supporting unemployed people aged 50 and over

BITC Job Coaching – business led coaching sessions

Mid Life MOT on GOV.UK – information for older people about pension planning, staying healthy and work options

No Desire to Retire – support for older workers and promotes their value to employers

Now Teach – encouraging successful (older) professionals to retrain as teachers

Prime Candidate – advice for older jobseekers and vacancies from older worker friendly employers

Renegade Generation – independent resource for mature jobseekers

Rest Less – job search, career advice and training courses for people aged 50 and over

Retired for Hire – site for retired professionals interested in occasional employment

Retirement Reinvented – advice for over 50s who want to find new opportunities to use their skills and experience

Silver Line – provides advice on a variety of topics for older people

Timewise jobs – a part time and flexible jobsite

Vercida – jobs and careers site for older people

Working Wise – jobsite and career advice for older, experienced workers

National:

Be My Interviewer – interview tips and advice tools

Bright Network – Innovation network for students to connect and build career opportunities

Career Camel – careers advice through education and into employment with graduate specialism

EmployAbility – support and advice for disabled and dyslexic university students and graduates moving into employment

Environment Agency – how to apply for graduate and internships with the Environment Agency

Get into Teaching – provides tailored advice and information about teacher training

Generation Help – graduate initiative to connect graduates eager for work experience with companies that would benefit from their support

Gradplus – provides graduate careers advice and job search support

Graduate Talent Pool – provides work experience through a paid graduate internship

Inspiring Interns – graduate recruitment agency

LinkedIn – a professional job recruitment and employment social media platform

Milkround – provides graduate jobs, internships and career advice

Prospects – offers graduate careers advice, postgraduate study, work experience and job search

Step – provides work placements, internships and full time permanent positions for graduates

Student Finance England – information for students about student finance and loans

Total Jobs – offers graduate help to look for part time and permanent jobs as well as internships and placements

upReach – support programme for disadvantaged students to provide opportunities and work placements with employers and universities

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland:

Childcare and family support – Lincolnshire County Council – provides information on childcare

Childcare Nottingham City Directory – provides information on childcare

HomeStart Newark – offers support to parents as they learn to cope, improve their confidence and build better lives for their children

National:

30 hours free childcare offer on GOV.UK – information on how to use the scheme

Child arrangements if you divorce or separate guide on GOV.UK – information on making child arrangements if you divorce or separate

Child maintenance arrangements on GOV.UK – information to help parents make an informed choice about child maintenance

Childcare – online social network and search for parents and childcare providers

Childcare Choices – information on government help with childcare costs for parents

Children Heard and Seen – supporting children and young people impacted by parental imprisonment

Dads Unlimited – advice, support and peer support for men who have experienced relationship breakdowns and are single parents

Family and Childcare Trust – provides information and signposting services for parenting and childcare issues

Foster care information on GOV.UK – information on how to become a foster carer

Free school meals – check to see if your child is eligible for free school meals

Gingerbread – online advice and helpline for single parents

Healthy Start – NHS Healthy Start scheme gives you free weekly vouchers to buy milk, fruit, vegetables and infant formula milk

Home Start – support for families and how to gain confidence as a parent

Internet Access Needs – a scheme to temporarily increase data allowances for mobile phone users on certain networks to help children and young people access remote education if their usual classroom based education is disrupted

Kids Eat Free – Money Saving Central – directory of places where children can eat for free during half term

Kinship – advice and support for grandparents, siblings and family members who step in to raise children when a parent can’t

Mosac – confidential support for parents and carers of children who have been abused

Netmums – an online parenting news and support community

OFSTED – check if a childcare provider is registered with Ofsted

PACEY – support to help parents choose the right childcare for them

Relate – relationship counselling, children and young people counselling and mental and emotional education

Separated parents: children and the family courts on GOV.UK – a guide on what to expect at family court

See Hear Respond – Barnardo’s led partnership to help children, young people and families cope with the effects of the pandemic with a focus on early intervention

Separating or divorcing – a GOV.UK guide – information on what you need to do when separating or divorcing

Single Parents Support and Advice Services (SPSAS) – provides help and access to support services for single parents

Sorting out Separation – information and support for separated or separating families

Steps Ahead Mentoring programme – employability mentoring programme for parents and carers returning to work

Sure Start on GOV.UK – find a Sure Start Children’s Centre for advice and support on child and family health, money, training and employment

Variety – support for sick, disabled or disadvantaged children and young people including specialist or sensory equipment

Working Families – online and advice and helpline for working parents and carers including benefits, tax credits, employment rights and maternity discrimination

Young Minds – practical advice to support your child’s mental health

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland:

AWAAZ – offers a ranges of services including specialist mental health support for all BME Communities

BAC-IN Nottingham – offers culturally specific support, guidance and education for the African, Caribbean, South Asian and Dual Heritage communities

Chayah Development Project – offers support on taboo topics to help break down stigmas and barriers that are associated with particular families and communities

National:

ACAS – guidance about race discrimination in the workplace

African Families in the UK – training and support for African families in the UK

Barnardo’s Bolah – A Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic family helpline and webchat service

BME employment by local authority – an interactive map to find employment gaps alongside black and minority group population data

Equality and Human Rights Commission – guidance on race discrimination

National Careers Service – Bilingual advisors are available

Open University – free online courses specifically for Afghan Re-Settlers

Refugee Council – advice and support for refugees and asylum seekers

Safety4Sisters – for those fleeing domestic abuse with immigration issues and have no recourse to public funds

Southall Black Sisters – for those fleeing domestic abuse with immigration issues and have no recourse to public funds

Spark & Co – community interest company that provides support and education for black and minority groups

Support Line – director of agencies that provide advice, support and information for ethnic minority groups

The Angelou Centre – provides holistic model of support for black and ethnic minority women, children and young survivors of domestic and sexual violence

TUC – Working rights in the UK available in multiple languages.

National:

Active Change Foundation (ACF) – helpline to prevent British Nationals from travelling to conflict zones

Advice to parents and carers on gangs – advice on GOV.UK

Catch 22 – Address complex issues that can lead to gang involvement

Channel – Educate Against Hate – safeguarding programme for those identified as vulnerable to being drawn into terrorism

Childline – 24/7 helpline for children and young people

County Lines on GOV.UK – criminal exploitation of children and vulnerable adults

Crimestoppers – 24/7 helpline to report crime anonymously

Family Lives – Gangs – advice and support identifying if your child is part of a gang

Fearless – information about street crime, weapons and anonymous crime reporting

Gangsline – support and advice from ex-gang members to provide exit strategies for people involved in gangs

NSPCC – Provides support for all young people at risk including criminal exploitation and gangs

Police Prevent – a way to raise concern about someone being drawn into terrorism – call 101

Prevent programme – A Home Office blog on early intervention support provided by Prevent

St Giles – practical advice for young people worried about criminal exploitation

Victim Support – support for victims of crime and traumatic events

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland:

Abbey Access Training – offers functional skills and support courses

Boston College UK – offers functional skills Maths and English

CT Skills – offers functional skills Maths

Grantham College – offers English, Maths and digital skills

Hope Day Centre, Worksop – offers basic skills English and Maths

Lagat College – offers free Maths courses for 19+

North Notts College – offers functional skills Maths, English and digital

PeoplePlus Nottingham – offers functional skills programmes leading onto other courses

West Notts College Mansfield – offers functional skills in English and Maths

National:

Ability Net – support with computer, tablet and smartphone skills

Acorn Training – provides BTEC Level 1 in IT User Skills as an online course

Age UK – offers basic IT courses to people aged over 50

Babington – provides free online courses for employability, team leading and basic skills

BT Skills for Tomorrow – online courses that cover digital skills and staying safe online

Code Your Future – a coding school for refugees and disadvantaged people

Digital Unite – provides online digital champion support to other organisations to increase basic IT skills

Finance and Management Business School – offers skills-based courses in English and Maths

Future Learn – provides online basic IT courses

Google Digital Garage – 126 online courses which includes basic digital skills and digital business skills

Grammarly – free internet browser add on to help with spelling, grammar and writing online

JobSkilla – a course search engine which includes basic skills courses

Learn Direct – offers basic English and maths courses

Learn My Way – online courses to improve digital skills including how to use government services online

Lloyds Bank Academy – online learning includes digital basic skills and managing your money online

Microsoft Digital Skills – contact your Work Coach about this digital skills offer

Multiply – Skills for Life – an adult numeracy programme

National Career Service – offers basic skills courses ran by Department for Education

National Numeracy – support for adults with basic maths and numeracy skills

Online Centres Network – provides basic skills courses and internet access

OpenLearn – includes basic skills courses created by the Open University

Remit Group – provides a tutor supported introduction to ICT Level 1 course

Rise Training – contact your Work Coach to about this BTEC Level 1 & 2 IT course

Realise Training – contact your Work Coach about this tailored English and maths training provider

Santander Aspire – provides basic digital skills courses among other courses and events

Springboard – runs an online skills academy that covers basic skills

TechBoomers – online tutorials on how to use the internet which is aimed at older learners

The Reading Agency – help to improve reading literacy

The Skills Toolkit – provides free digital and numeracy courses

Think Employment – provides practical example based courses for English and Maths Level 2

Vision2Learn – provides Level 2 IT courses online

Workers’ Education Association – provides basic skills courses for disadvantaged people

National:

Advanced Learner Loan on GOV.UK – how to apply for a loan to help with costs for a course in England

Career Camel – provides careers advice

Careersbox – video platform highlighting a day in a life of different careers

Jobhelp – a government website to find job opportunities and careers advice signposting

Learner support on GOV.UK – information about further education support for people facing financial hardship

Jobsite – in depth job interview advice alongside support for CV’s, cover letters and applications

National Careers Service – research job profiles, career options and the skills required to do that job

National Careers Service: Find a course – database of courses available in your local area

Prospects – careers advice for people with a degree

Remploy (Maximus) – delivers employment and skills support for people with disabilities

Salvation Army Employment Local Plus – provide careers advice alongside CV creation and online life skills

Steps Ahead Mentoring Programme – one to one advice from mentors for careers advice, employability and 6 – 8 mentoring sessions

UCAS – careers advice and industry guides to help find a new career

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland:

Clip Employability for Adults – offers employability For Adults sessions

Nottingham College – offers regular one-day employability workshops

National:

Avado FastFutures – a 12 week online programme of employability skills for 16-24 year olds

Babington – provides free online courses for employability, team leading and basic skills

Barclays Life Skills – interactive tools, films and activities to learn employability skills for young people

BITC Job Coaching – support for building confidence and learning new everyday skills

BT Stand Out Skills – help built around the skills required to job search and apply for jobs

Climbing Out – 5 day outdoor activity programme to rebuild confidence and self esteem after a traumatic event or injury

DCPTN and the Skills Network – distance learning for level 2 qualifications

Developing Career Resilience on Open Learn – free online course about staying resilient

EFL Trust – provides academic qualification and life skills

Free2learn – provides government funded life skills and courses to secure and maintain employment

Free courses for jobs on GOV.UK – how to apply for a free level 3 qualification

Go Train – free courses to improve your career prospects

Google Digital Garage Career Development – online courses for people looking for work or to progress their career

Instructus Skills – remote employability and career skill courses

Learning Curve Group – provides distance learning level 2 courses

LinkedIn – a jobseeker checklist, free webinars for jobsearch in challenging times, AI practice bots for interviews and career transition tools

OpenLearn – A DWP and Open University training tool to help people become more employable and find a job

Peopleplus – contact your Work Coach about this 2 day personal development in employability course

Resurgo – employability skills delivered online

Scope: Support to Work – free employability support

Skills to Succeed Academy – contact your Work Coach about this online employability skills training platform

Smart Works – provides interview training and interview clothes for unemployed women

Steadfast Training – provides employability skills courses

Strive Training – provides level 2 employability courses online

The Big Issue Recruit – provides re-employability coaching, CV support, interview help and everyday skills support that employers look for

The Blossom Charity – support programme for women to build new skills or set up a business

The Skills Network – courses for employability, everyday and career specific skills

The Skills Toolkit – free courses to help learn new skills or change jobs

Thomas Wall Trust – funding for accredited vocational training courses up to level 3

Timebanking – informal community mentoring and mutual support networks to learn new skills

Triage Central Ltd – provides tailored employability and core skills training for women

Young Women’s Trust Offer – employability services for women aged 18-30

UK Learns – variety of employability and career specific courses

Women’s Returners – contact your Work Coach about this programme for women looking to return to work

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland:

NBV Starting in Business Programme – offers their programme available to individuals residing in the Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire Leicestershire and Lincolnshire areas

Business and IP Centre Nottingham City Libraries – provide free business support to start-up business owners, entrepreneurs, and inventors across Nottinghamshire and neighbouring areas

National:

Abri – support and training to start up a new business

Amazon Small Business Accelerator – online education programme for anyone who wants to start a new online business or grow an existing one

Barclays Eagle Labs – information on starting and growing a business

Better Business Finance – support for business finance and writing business plans

British Chamber of Commerce – local business network that connects companies together to support each other

British Franchising Association – information on how business franchising works and how to choose a franchise

BT Skills for Tomorrow – training, tools and courses to help launch a business

Building Heroes – 5 week course for veterans and service leavers to start a career in construction or construction engineering

Business Debtline – free debt advice service for the self-employed and small business owners

Business Link on GOV.UK – information on setting up a business

Business Support Helpline on GOV.UK – a small business service for information on starting or growing a business

Community Catalysts – support for people building small community businesses and enterprises

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on GOV.UK – business information and government announcements

Digital Business Academy – courses to start, grow or join a digital business

Disabled Entrepreneurs – support for people with a disability seeking self-employment

Enterprise Cube – online meet up and discussion forum with other entrepreneurs looking to launch a new business

Enterprise Nation – free support for entrepreneurs from experts (not all services are free)

Federation of Small Businesses – membership service providing advice, financial expertise and support for small business owners

Franchise Directory – a directory of UK franchises

Franchise Magazine – publication dedicated to franchising

Fredericks Foundation – provides access to small business loans to entrepreneurs

Funding Circle – lending platform for established businesses

Future Learn – online entrepreneurship courses

Gingerbread – support for single parents who are considering self-employment or starting a business

Google Digital Garage – online courses to help start a new business

Grey4Gold – business skills matching service to support retail businesses

Growth Hub – support for digital entrepreneurs aged 18-24

HP Life – online courses and advice for people looking to start their own business

Informi – information and advice for the small business community

Institute of Directors – membership based organisation that provides tools, resources and facilities to grow a business

Kick Off in Business – contact your Work Coach about this start-up and self-employment training course

Let’s Do Business – network of business support organisations to support new start ups

Local Enterprise Partnerships – promoting local community partnerships to grow the local economy

Mentorsme – provides online business mentors

Money Advice Service – advice for starting a business and information about business and personal insurance when self-employed

National Enterprise Network – membership body that offers independent advice and support for people thinking about starting a business or running one

National Market Traders Federation – support and information on how to start your own market stall

Newable – support for businesses less than two years old

OpenLearn – free online courses to help someone start a new business

Princes Trust – training, mentorship and funding through an Enterprise Programme for 18-30 year olds

Qube Learning – contact your Work Coach about this level 2 Creating a Business Start Up course

Rebel Business School – business courses and business events

Royal British Legion – self employment support for serving and ex-service personnel

SAMEE Project – support and mentoring for people looking at self-employment

Self-employment business expenses on GOV.UK – information from HMRC away

Silver Workers – online support for people aged 50 and over considering self-employment

SIREE – support for refugees interested in self-employment or starting a business

Skillsmax – contact your Work Coach about this Move into Work programme aimed at people who have been self-employed

Start Up Donut – support for starting a business

Start Up Loans – part of the British Business Bank which provides start up loans for business

Startup Circle – mentoring program for self-employed people

Startup Direct – provides start up loans, mentorship, workshops and networking events

TERN – support for refugee entrepreneurs with a minimum of ESOL entry level 3 standard of English

The Blossom Charity – support for women setting up a new business

The Oli Bennett Charitable Trust – financial support for young entrepreneurs ages 18-30

Train4 – runs a No Cost Enterprise Course to prepare people for starting a business

Transmit Start-ups – provides loans, supports and an eBook for start up information

UniLtd – charity that provides funding for social entrepreneurs looking to set up or scale up a business with a social value angle

Virgin Start-up – new business start up loans with mentoring support

Women in Rural Enterprise (WiRE) – support, skills and network for women in business who are just starting out

X-Forces – supports the UK Armed Forces community starting a new business

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland:

Work Boom (NEW A.I. powered CV & Interview Preparation) – https://workboom.co.uk

Nottingham City libraries – Help with CVs, applications, job searching and interview preparation delivered by employment support advisors

National:

BT Work Ready Programme – online events for CV creation, interview tips and employment skills

Christians Against Poverty – 8 week job club which supports job search, CV writing and interview skills

Clear Talents – support for job applications and interview techniques

Day Job – provides CV and cover letter templates and ideas

Employment Plus Local (Salvation Army) – internet access for job search and advice on completing job applications

Evenbreak – employment support for people with disabilities

Find a Job – the job search website ran by Jobcentre Plus

Get Britain Working – an online chatbot and jobsite service

Jobs Fair Jobs – jobs are posted by Jobs Fairs exhibitors when a Jobs Fair is held

LinkedIn – social networking platform for employment opportunities which includes job search advice

Monster – jobsite which includes CV, job search and interview advice, including a ‘How to create the perfect CV’ eBook

Psychometric Tests – free practice aptitude tests to try

Working Dads – recruitment site focused on working dads for part time, home based and flexible jobs

Working Mums – recruitment website for working mums focused on part time, home based and flexible working which includes returner programmes

Working Wise – recruitment and job search resources for older workers

Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland:

Caudwell Children – variety of volunteer roles available

National:

Movement to Work – a 2-6 week work experience opportunity in the Civil Service

Vinspired – youth volunteering network for 14-30 year olds

Volunteering on GOV.UK – information on volunteer placements, rights and expenses