Links to support our fight against discrimination & inequality

Citizens Advice Bureau

Suffolk Refugee Support Forum

The Refugee Council

The Immigration Advisory Service

The Refugee Legal Centre

Voluntary Sector Refugee Network – East of England

The Suffolk Foundation

Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems. How? By providing free information, advice and by influencing policymakers. CAB give advice from locations other than their offices too, including:

• health settings including GP surgeries, health centres and hospitals
• community centres
• legal settings
• by phone, e-mail, on-line & kiosks.

Visit www.citizensadvice.org.uk for more information about their services.

Suffolk Refugee Support Forum (SRSF) is a voluntary organisation which exists to provide support and assistance in several ways for refugees across Suffolk.

For more information you can call the SRSF on 01473 400785, or drop into their offices at 38 St. Matthews St, Ipswich, IP1 3EP.


The Refugee Council is the UK's largest refugee organisation, and provides free advice, information and assistance to asylum seekers and refugees. Through their One Stop Services, you can meet face-to-face with an advisor who speaks your language and discuss any problems you may have as an asylum seeker or refugee.

The Refugee Council One Stop Service in the East of England helps asylum seekers and refugees in Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, Cambridge, Bedfordshire, and Hertfordshire.

For more information, you can call the Refugee Council's advice line on 01473 297900, or reach them at this address:
1st Floor, 4 - 8 Museum Street
Ipswich IP1 1HT
Telephone: 01473 221560
Fax: 01473 217334

Visit http://languages.refugeecouncil.org.uk/english/services.htm for information about their full range of services.


The Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) is the UK’s largest charity providing representation and confidential advice in immigration and asylum law. These services are free to people who are eligible. But they also offer a fee-paying (non-profit) service for those who aren't.

To find out about your eligibility for their services or get more information about the IAS, please contact them directly or visit their website; www.iasuk.org.


The Refugee Legal Centre (RLC) is an independent organisation offering legal advice and representation to asylum seekers and refugees.

Visit www.refugee-legal-centre.org.uk for more information about the RLC's services.


Voluntary Sector Refugee Network - East of England (VSRN-EE) is an independent network of voluntary organisations and community groups working with refugees and asylum seekers in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk.


For further information, you can reach the VSRN-EE at:
38 St Matthew's St
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 3EP
E-mail: office@vsrn-ee.org.uk
Tel/Fax: 01473 406432

Or you can visit www.vsrn-ee.org.uk to learn more about their services.