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Community Network

Nottingham Community Network brings together voluntary, community and faith organisations to involve local people in making decisions about improving life in the city.

Tel: 0115 934 8457
Website: www.ngcn.org.uk

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Disabled People's Advocacy Nottinghamshire (DPA Notts)

DPA Notts is an advocacy service of and for physically disabled people and/or those with sensory impairment, aged between 18 and 65 and living in Nottingham City and surrounding boroughs.

Website:www.dpanotts.hi2u.org.uk/

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East Nottingham Women's Aid

Offering temporary refuge and housing to women and children fleeing domestic violence in the eastern areas of the city.

General enquiries tel: 0115 934 8445
Opening Times: Mon-Fri 10am-4pm
Women's Aid advice centre helpline: 0808 800 0340

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Enable

Enable is the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Voluntary and Community Sector Learning and Skills Consortium. It has been established to ensure voluntary organisations and community groups are able to fully engage in the local learning and skills agenda. The aims of the Consortium include:

The aim is to establish an organisation that has a dual role:

a development agency for voluntary sector learning providers
a Managing Agent for the delivery of learning by voluntary organisations unable to contract independently, via a ‘hub and spoke’ model.

General enquiries: 0115 934 9543 or E-mail: enquiries@enable.uk.net Website: www.enable.uk.net

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Foundations

Government appointed national co-ordinating body for Home Improvement Agencies (HIAs). The core functions involve monitoring HISa performance, providing advice, support, information on good practice, organisiing national and regional events and championing the cause of HIAs and their client groups with government at national and regional level.

Tel: 0115 934 8464
Fax: 0115 934 8498
E-mail: elaverick@cel.co.uk
Website: www.foundations.uk.com

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Home Improvement Trust

Arranging low cost capital advances to fund essential repairs, improvements and adaptations to the homes of older people.

General enquiries tel: 0115 934 9511

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Human Relations Network (HRN)

Tel: Tel: 0115 934 9560
email: info@hrn.org.uk

Website: www.hrn.org.uk

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NCVS Finance

NCVS Finance supports voluntary organisations by offering a payroll, bookkeeping and accounting service.
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Nottingham Central Women's Aid

Offering temporary refuge and housing to women and children fleeing domestic violence in the central areas of the city.

General enquiries tel: 0115 934 8487

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Nottingham Council for Voluntary Service

The Nottingham Council for Voluntary Service (NCVS) is an umbrella body for the voluntary and community sectors in the city of Nottingham.

NCVS aims to:

Support and enable organisations to:

Develop themselves
Have a voice and influence decisions
Share ideas and good practice, learn from each other and work together

Support and enable people to contribute to their community
Support and enable partnerships between private, public and voluntary sectors
Put into practice a strong commitment to Equal Opportunities in all that it does
Develop itself as a well managed and respected organisation

General enquiries: 0115 934 8428 or E-mail: ncvs@nottinghamcvs.co.uk
Website: www.nottinghamcvs.co.uk

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Nottingham Development Enterprise, NDE

Nottingham Development Enterprise, NDE is a unique organisation. It acts as a catalyst by promoting new ideas to tackle the challenges facing nottingham. NDE's roll in helping to plan and in place many of the conurbation's most ambitious initiatives is unrivalled.

Tel: 0115 9349 582
Website: www.nde.org.uk/

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Nottingham Lesbian & Gay Switchboard

Providing information and support for lesbians, gay men and bisexuals, liaison with organisations whose interests overlap and training for volunteers and other organisations.

Tel: 0115 934 8485
Website: www.nottslgs.org.uk

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One Nottingham

One Nottingham is the local strategic partnership for the city of Nottingham. It is a local strategic partnership (LSP) . It brings together the public, private, community and voluntary sectors based in Nottingham, so that every one living or working in the city has the chance to have their say about its future.

Website: www.onenottingham.org.uk/

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Open Minds

A group for disabled people that attempts to take the dis out of disabled by providing social activities and member driven projects.

website: www.emom.org.uk
email: info@emom.org.uk
Tel: 0115 934 9521
FAX: 0115 8463 080

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The Positive Futures Healthy Living Centre

Supporting people with learning difficulties in Nottingham.

Tel: 0115 934 9566 Email: info@pfhlc.org.uk
Website: www.positivefutures.me.uk

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Volunteer Centre

Gone is the old Victorian ideal of Volunteering as 'benevolence' and doing good works - the modern volunteer wants to help themselves! Why not use Volunteering to gain experience in other areas; to get the feel of a new career path you might be thinking about or gain new skills. You can even gain accreditation for your Volunteering through the free "Getting Involved" Course.

The advisors at the Volunteer Centre at NCVS are highly trained to work with you on a one-to-one basis, helping you negotiate the 800+ opportunities that are on our database. You could do anything from Accounting or Befriending to Video Editor or Youth Worker - Challenge us to find something for you!

The opening hours: 8.30 am - 5.00 pm (weekday)
The appointment times: Mon - Fri 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Telephone: 0115 934 8428, Fax: 0115 934 8440
E-mail: volunteercentre@nottinghamcvs.co.uk

Alternatively you can explore some of the many volunteering opportunities available at do-it.org.uk.

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