Referral Agents

Arlaadi provides information, advice, support and advocacy service in education, health issues, housing, employment, welfare etc. for the Somali community in Manchester to relieve their hardship. Arlaadi run a number of activities for men, women and children.

Contact details
Ali Aden Mohamed
37 Lloyd Street South
Moss Side
Manchester M14 7HS
0161 226 2519

Arise HIV Support Project provides advice, information and training for Black and Minority Ethnic communities living with HIV in Manchester to improve their health and well being. Support workers work in partnership with other agencies providing HIV services.

Contact details:
Black Health Agency
339 Stretford Road
Hulme
Manchester M15 4ZY
0161 227 8555

ASHA (Asylum Support Housing Advice) provide support (under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999) to refused asylum seekers who are homeless and destitute. The word ‘AHSA’ is from the Urdu language and means HOPE. ASHA undertake all types of destitution casework and see people from 50 different countries of origin.

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Zion Community Resource Centre
339 Stretford Road
Hulme
Manchester M15 4ZY
0161 227 8555

CHIC (Chinese Health Information Centre) provides culturally appropriate health services for the Chinese and South East Asian communities through a branch surgery, drop in service and group activities.

Contact details
6-8 Houldsworth Street
Manchester M1 1EJ
0161 228 0138

Inspired Sisters provides education and training as well as social activities for the local community from a range of different backgrounds to build peoples confidence and independence.

Contact Details
Unit 7 Longsight Business Park
Hamilton Road
Manchester M13 0PD
0161 224 9090

RAMDA provides free advice, support and information on immigration, welfare rights, health, employment, literacy and numeracy etc to refugees and migrants from eastern Africa, particularly the Somali community.

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Ismail Hussein
304 Claremont Road
Moss Side
Manchester M14 4EP
0161 232 0139

Regenesis provide a range of education and training programmes as well as consultancy and expert advice on community development and community cohesion.

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Shakespeare House
165 Kingsbrook Road
Fallowfield
Manchester M16 8NR
0161 282 3205

Saheli is a temporary refuge accommodation for South Asian women and their children who are experiencing domestic violence.

PO Box 44
SDO
Manchester M20 4BJ
Tel: 0161 945 4187

Support 4 Progress are a self help service providing one to one support, educational courses, group therapy and support in a confidential and secure environment to promote emotional well-being. It is also an approved training centre accredited by Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB), offering placements for counsellors in training.

Contact details
WISSCC Training Centre
Westwood Street
Moss Side
Manchester M14 4SW
0161 868 0962

The Roby exists to improve mental health and general well-being in surrounding areas. The Roby provides counselling, drop in session, South Asian women’s and men’s group, and a Parent and Toddler group.

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307 Dickenson Road
Longsight
Manchester M13 0NG

Ugandan Community of Greater Manchester (UCOMM) provide education and information to people of Ugandan decent and their families in Manchester to promote general well being and help them settle in, gain confidence and make progress within British society.

Contact details
Reaching Out
339 Stretford Road
Hulme
Manchester M15 4ZY
0161 227 5384