Info & Advice
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BME communities often fail to access key benefits and services due to lack of awareness. This is due to many reasons such as language barriers, lack of knowledge or insensitive attitudes of service providers. It is now recognised that people from minority ethnic groups are less likely to use health and social care services and are less aware of what help is available.
Hamara attempts to provide accessible advice and information; this is vital to Hamara’s work in tackling social exclusion and the provision of social support to minority ethnic communities. In doing so we aim to improve the quality of life of these communities.
We are able to provide advice and information in community languages for people who have little or no knowledge of English. However Hamara offers its services and facilities to all sections of the community regardless of ethnicity, faith or any other background.
- Welfare rights
- Debt advice
- Support for those giving up smoking
- Immigration advice Drug misuse
- Access to housing advice
- Citizens advice bureau
- Police surgery
- Support for expectant mothers
- Careers / training advice for young people
Additional support
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Outreach support
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Referral service
Aims of the project
- To break the cycle of poverty through providing support and advice on social welfare issues
- To empower people with the knowledge of other health and social care services thus leading to a higher number of people accessing these services
- Raise awareness of benefit
entitlement leading to an
increase in the uptake of
benefits thus leading to a
reduction in financial
pressures within the family
household - To reduce anxiety and
stress for individuals and
families through obtaining
advice and support on related issues such as debt, housing and immigration - Community capacity building leading to increased confidence and empowerment
Information & Advice sessions at Hamara
Day |
Activities |
Location |
Time |
Monday |
Citizens Advice Bureau | Hamara | 10 – 12pm |
Advice Surgery (***Appointment needed***) |
Hamara | 3 - 5pm | |
Tuesday |
Police Surgery (Drop In) | Hamara | 10 - 12pm |
| Health Access Team (Drop In - for ***Refugees and Asylum Seekers Only***) | Hamara | 1 - 5pm | |
Advice Surgery (Drop In) |
Hamara | 3 - 5pm | |
Wednesday |
Welfare Rights Surgery (Drop In) | Hamara | 10 – 12.30pm |
| Smoking Clinic (Drop In) | Hamara | 2 - 7pm | |
Advice Surgery (Drop In) |
Hamara | 3 - 5pm | |
Thursday |
Haamla (pregnancy support) | Hamara | 10.30 – 12pm |
Welfare Rights Surgery (***Appointment needed***) |
Hamara | 2 – 4pm | |
Advice Surgery (***Appointment needed***) |
Hamara | 3 – 5pm |