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Useful Links

Here are a selection of links to housing related web sites that you may find useful. If you would like to suggest some items that should be added to this list, please contact us.

Useful Supporting People Links
  The Supporting People K Web – the National, Government operated People web site.
  Essex Housing Research Network - Essex Equality and Diversity Project
  Communities and Local Government Website – this is the national Government department for housing and support.
  Essex County Council Website - The website of Essex County Council providing information about the County, from local services to education and transport.
  This is Essex Website – news website about what’s happening in Essex.
  The Elderly Accommodation Council - a national charity offering advice and information about all forms of accommodation for older people
  Oultwood Local Government Web Index – Web site that provides links to all the different councils throughout the UK
  The Housing Corporation – Responsible for regulating and funding Housing Associations.
  SITRA – An independent agency providing advice, training, information and consultancy work for supported housing providers.
  Age Concern Essex - Celebrates, supports and champions older people without prejudice or discrimination.
  Rethink - Support for people with severe mental illness to recover a better quality of life.
  Women's Aid Federation of England (Women's Aid) - Is the national charity working to end domestic violence against women and children.
  Terrence Higgins Trust - The leading HIV & AIDS charity in the UK and the largest in Europe.
  Independent race and refugee news network
  Essex Drug Action Team website - providing information for professional staff and for anyone who needs access to information about drug and alcohol services in the Essex area.
  Realife Trust - To provide support to people with a learning difficulty and/or other disability or disadvantage, in terms of advice, information, training, education, direct assistance and advocacy.
  North Essex Stronger Together (NEST) - Is the organisation for mental health service users in north Essex. It is run by mental health service users for mental health service users.
  Essex County Council Advocacy link - Advocacy helps people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain services they need.
  Essex Disabled People Association – General accessibility information, accessible holiday information and a helpline providing information on all aspects of disability.
  Essex, Southend & Thurrock Connexions - Provide help and advice to people between the ages of 13 and 19 (and older for some young people with learning difficulties or disabilities).
  Shelter, England - Provides legal advice and support to help people find and keep a home, prevention of homelessness and political campaigning for long term housing solutions.
  The Tenant Participation Advisory Service for England (TPAS) - The leading national tenant participation organisation working to promote tenant empowerment.
  Care Managers Council - The national representative body for the managers of nursing, care and residential homes in the UK.
  Royal National Institute for the Deaf
  Royal Association for Deaf People
  Royal National Institute for the Blind
  Support Action Net - information on values and principles, needs, aspirations and agreements, providing support and support planning, independence and interdependence and implementation.
  Housing Care - A site for older people, their families, carers and advisors, and all those who work with and for them.
  Essex Coalition of Disabled People - the organisation run by, and for disabled people



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