Organisation description

Charitable organisation with a focus on nutrition, health and wellbeing promotion, especially for individuals and families on low income, disadvantaged, isolated and at risk of mental health decline due to social factors. Nutritional food support and education addressing health inequalities.

Address
Fearon hall, Rectory Road, Loughborough LE11 1PL
Public Email Address
Website address
www.cfwhub.org
Area organisation covers
Leicester, Other
Organisation description

We provide Community Transport for residents of Blaby District, Oadby & Wigston - support to keep people independent in the community & reduce social isolation by using volunteer drivers to help transport people to appts, day-care, social and shopping etc

Address
C/O COUNCIL OFFICES STATION RD WIGSTON LE18 2DR
Phone number (for public/helpline)
0116 2887482
Public Email Address
Website address
www.communityactionpartnership.org.uk
Area organisation covers
Leicestershire
Organisation description

Community Men2Men buddying offers (male buddying) support to older males (55+) at risk of social isolation, to get them out of the house and take part in fun and interesting activities that appeal to Men, and provides help to their families, who can get on with their day with confidence.

Address
9 Heards Close, Wigston, LE18 3SW
Phone number (for public/helpline)
07840584296
Public Email Address
Website address
https://cm2m.co.uk/
Specific community covered (if any)
Elderly, Men
Other specific communities covered
Carers
Area organisation covers
Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland
Languages covered
English
Specific workforce skills
Communication, Creative thinking, Facilitation, Negotiation and persuasion, Other
Organisation description

Creative Futures Midlands was set up to work with disadvantaged individuals to improve their mental health, well-being and life circumstances through teaching craft and life skills and the creation of community gardens.

Address
30 Brook Lane, Billesdon, Leicester, LE79AB
Phone number (for public/helpline)
07865479181
Public Email Address
Website address
workshopswithliam.com
Specific community covered (if any)
BAME, Caribbean, Children and young people, Elderly, Indian, LGBTQ+, Men, Polish, South Asian, Women
Area organisation covers
Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland
Languages covered
English, Gujarati, Hindi, Polish, Urdu
Specific workforce skills
Creative thinking, Learning & Development/training, Mentoring, Sustainability
Organisation name
Organisation description

We offer support through our website, national helpline, group, zoom, telephone or one-to-one in person support. We want to make sure everyone grieving gets the help they need in a way that works for them. We have a specially trained dedicated team of 4,000 bereavement volunteers.

Phone number (for public/helpline)
08088081677
Listing Category
Specific community covered (if any)
Children and young people
Area organisation covers
Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland, National/regional, Town/Village or Neighbourhood
Languages covered
English
Organisation name
Organisation description

Daryeel Autism was established to combat health inequalities in general and help the Somali Community access public services in the stigma surrounding general mental health that induces them to hide before it is too late. Parents with hidden disabilities such as Autism blindly shield their children from the harsh outdated cultural norm of stigma. The senior worker, Hashim Duale MBE, has 22 years of experience as a community worker; 16 years he worked for NHS.

Address
32A Buckland Road, Leicester LE5 0NT
Phone number (for public/helpline)
07729243623
Public Email Address
Website address
under construction
Specific community covered (if any)
Somali
Area organisation covers
Leicester
Languages covered
Somali
Specific workforce skills
Equalities and human rights, Facilitation, Influencing, Learning & Development/training, Linguistics, Negotiation and persuasion, Networking, Social media, Training
Organisation name
Organisation description

Providing students, educators and researchers access to documentary media content as an independent museum and community comms consultancy.

Through the creative use of documentary media (e.g. documentary films, photography, audio, and new media) we co-curate exhibitions, events and immersive experiences that connect individuals with the world around them.

Address
LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Street, Leicester LE1 1RE
Phone number (for public/helpline)
07858558520
Public Email Address
Website address
www.docmediacentre.org
Specific community covered (if any)
African, Arab, BAME, Bangladeshi, Caribbean, Children and young people, Chinese, Elderly, Faith Groups, Gypsy/ Traveller, Indian, LGBTQ+, Men, Pakistani, Polish, Somali, South Asian, Sylheti, Women
Area organisation covers
Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland, National/regional
Languages covered
Arabic, Bangladeshi, Bengali, Chinese, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Ukrainian
Specific workforce skills
Advocacy, Bid writing, Business intelligence/strategy, Communication, Conflict management, Creative thinking, Digital empowerment, Education, Equalities and human rights, Facilitation, Influencing, Learning & Development/training, Marketing, Mentoring, Networking, Planning, Project Management, Publishing, Service design/user research, Social media, Sustainability
Organisation name
Organisation description

I am an adviser on a range of Somali development issues including housing, education, health, policy, language and culture offering impartial and professional advice with vast connections and networks to meet high standards of delivering my assignments. I lobby and press the authorities to address the inequalities the Somali community faces, and advise to address the inequalities. My currency and commodity are trustworthy and my earned trust that my community and colleagues vested in me. My weakness is to say it as it is without masking with respect at the ears of the party itself without a megaphone to all.

Address
25 SHALFORD ROAD
Phone number (for public/helpline)
07729243623
Public Email Address
Website address
N/A
Specific community covered (if any)
Somali
Area organisation covers
Leicester
Languages covered
Somali
Specific workforce skills
Conflict management, Equalities and human rights, Facilitation, Influencing, Linguistics, Social media, Training
Organisation name
Organisation description

EAVA FM broadcasts on the airwaves of Leicester on 102.5 FM. EAVA FM’s objective is to socially develop, inform and entertain its niche and diverse community through radio broadcasting which includes a combination of local news, enterprise, music, information, health, cultural, faith and educational programmes all supported by community members.

These languages & genres include: African (Somali, Swahili, Shona, Arabic, Amharic plus more including West African languages), All Music of Black Origin, South Asian (Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu, Telugu), Polish, English & One World Music (Devotional, Gospel & Roots)

Other languages when community members are available.

Address
111 Ross Walk, Leicester, LE4 5HH
Phone number (for public/helpline)
01162611947
Public Email Address
Website address
https://www.eavafm.com/
Specific community covered (if any)
African, Arab, BAME, Bangladeshi, Caribbean, Children and young people, Chinese, Elderly, Faith Groups, Gypsy/ Traveller, Indian, LGBTQ+, Men, Pakistani, Polish, Somali, South Asian, Sylheti, Women, Other
Area organisation covers
Leicester
Languages covered
Arabic, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Polish, Punjabi, Somali, Urdu, Other
Specific workforce skills
Advocacy, Business intelligence/strategy, Coaching, Communication, Computer literacy, Creative thinking, Customer service, Digital empowerment, Education, Equalities and human rights, Facilitation, Health & Safety, Influencing, Learning & Development/training, Marketing, Mentoring, Negotiation and persuasion, Networking, Planning, Project Management, Publishing, Social media, Sustainability, Training, Web design, Other
Organisation name
Organisation description

Equality Action, established in 1969, is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee, dedicated to empowering disadvantaged communities by promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion. All our work focuses on enhancing community cohesion, improving health and education outcomes, and ensuring access to rights and services for our beneficiaries, most of whom live in the Borough of Charnwood.

Our mission is to:
• Promote equality and diversity, dignity, and respect through inclusion.
• Be accountable while fostering good relationships among stakeholders, and creating a safe, trustworthy environment for our beneficiaries.

Address
66 Nottingham Road, Loughborough, Leics LE11 1EU
Phone number (for public/helpline)
07786966950
Public Email Address
Website address
www.equalityaction.org.uk
Specific community covered (if any)
BAME, Bangladeshi, Elderly, Faith Groups, Indian, Men, South Asian, Sylheti, Women
Other specialist areas
Welfare, benefits, housing, debt, immigration advice and support
Area organisation covers
Leicestershire, Town/Village or Neighbourhood
Languages covered
Bangladeshi, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Sylheti, Urdu
Specific workforce skills
Advocacy, Communication, Computer literacy, Conflict management, Creative thinking, Customer service, Digital empowerment, Equalities and human rights, Facilitation, Health & Safety, Influencing, Marketing, Networking, Project Management, Social media
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