Employment and careers advice

1. Hammersmith & Fulham  Employment team runs a number of schemes to help people find work, see Advice and Employment Shepherds Bush

2. The Urban Partnership Group (UPG), a local regeneration agency, provides free information and advice about learning and work to adults aged 20 and over. UPG’s advisers, based at the Opportunities Centre, 370-376 Uxbridge Road, Shepherds Bush W12 7LL, run drop-in sessions from 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:30, Monday to Friday. 
For more information visit www.urbanpartnershipgroup.co.uk. Or call 020 8746 2120.

3. Specialist support is available to help ex-offenders, people who are homeless and people with substance abuse problems  to look for work.
- Ex-offenders can contact Philip Nichols at Red Kite Learning on 020 7928 2439 (www.rkl.org.uk)
- People who are homeless can contact Andy Shields at St Mungo's on 020 8600 3065 (www.mungos.org)
- People with substance abuse problems can contact Andy Shields at St Mungo's - details above.