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Citizens
Advice
Advice
offered on money problems, benefits, employment, health,
education, discrimination, home, housing, family, personal
problems and consumer problems (inc cars and travel).
Open Mon-Fri 10am -12pm for telephone advice and appointments
or phone London Call (London wide telephone advice line)
0870 750 9000.
Community
Legal Service Direct
If you live in England or Wales and want free high-quality
legal information to help you deal with your legal problems,
Community Legal Service Direct (CLS Direct) can help.
Islington
Link
The networking and information site for the Voluntary
Sector in Islington. Also has a useful directory of
community and voluntary organisations in the borough.
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info@islingtonlink.org.uk
Islington
Peoples' Rights
Welfare
benefits advice.
e advice@i-p-r.demon.co.uk
Islington
Quest
Quest is Islington Libraries' searchable database of
information about local organisations, groups, services
and individuals, based in, or serving, the London Borough
of Islington.
e library.informationunit@islington.gov.uk
Islington
Voluntary Action Council
Islington's umbrella agency for the voluntary sector
and the main provider of support for local voluntary
organisations. Providing information, consultancy, training,
advice and support to Islington's voluntary sector.
e information@ivac.org.uk
Islington
Women's Aid
Islington women’s aid is a charity working to
end domestic violence against women and children. There
is a FREEPHONE 24 Hour national domestic volence helpline
on 0808 2000 247 as well as a FREEPHONE
advice & information line on 020 8269 2121.
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advice@iwauk.org
Law
Centres Federation
The Law Centres Federation (LCF) acts as a co-ordinating
body and the voice for Law Centres. Law Centres provide
free legal advice and representation to the poorest
and most disadvantaged members of society. The movement
mainly practices in what is loosely termed Social Welfare
Law. There are at present 57 Law Centres, 22 of which
are in London.
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info@lawcentres.org.uk
Legal
Services Commission
The Legal Services Commission has responsibility for
two schemes - the civil scheme for funding civil cases
as part of the Community Legal Service, the Criminal
Defence Service which provides advice and representation
for people facing criminal charges.
Mary
Ward Legal Centre
Mary Ward give free advice and representation, especially
in the areas of housing, debt and employment, to people
who live or work in Greater London. They give priority
to those who could not otherwise afford legal help.
Also Housing advice drop-in sessions every Thursday
afternoon.
e enquiries@marywardlegal.org.uk
Multikulti
The Multikulti website aims to support citizenship through
the delivery of culturally appropriate and accurately
translated information in the following areas of welfare
law - debt, employment, health, housing, immigration
and welfare benefits.
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