BLACK & MINORITY CULTURAL & ETHNIC GROUPS (specific services
for)
ACIA – African Community Involvement
Association
A voluntary organisation, that offers a buddy and support service
as well as legal advice and advocacy relating to immigration and
housing for Africans living with HIV.
Eagle Court
244 London Road
Mitcham CR4 3HD
Tel: 020 8687 2400
Email: info@acia-uk.org
Website: www.acia-uk.org
Big Up
Offers advice and information on HIV and available treatments for
black men who have sex with men. Also holds social events and meetings.
Unit 41
Eurolink Centre
49 Effra Road
London SW2 1BZ
Tel: 020 7501 9315
Black Lesbian and Gay Centre
Offers HIV counselling as well as advice and information on housing
and homelessness. Also holds social events. Drop-in Saturday 2.00
- 5.00pm.
5 Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7XW
Tel: 020 7620 3885
Crescent Union
Works with Muslim people from African communities. Activities include:
health promotion in religious settings, advocacy and support for
individuals affected by HIV.
111 Devonport Road
London W12 8PB
Tel: 020 8746 7435 (Monday & Wednesday)
Hounslow African Health Project
Provides health education, advice and information, referrals, outreach
work, advocacy, support service, training and an internet drop-in
room.
Offices 7 & 8, Alexandra House
241 High Street
Brentford TW8 8NA
Tel: 020 8580 1046
Email: hounslowafricanhp@aol.com
Jewish AIDS Trust
Offers counselling, information and support to people from the Jewish
community living with HIV. May also provide practical help and financial
assistance.
Walsingham House
1331 High Road
London N20 9HR
Tel: 020 8446 8228
Email: admin@jat-uk.org
Website: www.jat-uk.org
London African Volunteer Network
Provides information on HIV treatments and referrals to other organisations.
Drop-in service.
59-65 Southampton Way
London SE5 7SW
Tel: 020 7701 7422
Naz Project London
Provides a helpline, advice, advocacy, support groups, bilingual
counselling and an interpreting service in 12 languages for people
living with HIV from the South Asian, Middle Eastern and North African
communities. Also Naz Latino for people from Latin American, Spanish
and Portuguese communities.
Palingswick House
241 King Street
London W6 9LP
Tel: 020 8741 1879
Email: naz@naz.org.uk
Website: www.naz.org.uk
OPAM (Organisation for HIV positive
African men)
Provides practical and emotional support, home and hospital visits,
support groups, HIV prevention and sexual health information and
referrals to other services relating to HIV/AIDS.
111 Devonport Road
London W12 8PB
Tel: 020 8746 7435 (Tuesday & Thursday)
Opportunities For All
Working with Kenyan families in west London, by promoting family
orientated sexual health programmes, community outreach and
information dissemination.
111 Devonport Road
London W12 8PB
Tel: 020 8746 7435 (Thursday & Friday)
Overcome International
Organisation working with Zimbabwean families in West London. Activities
include: family orientated sexual health promotion, community outreach,
information dissemination and support for people living with HIV.
111 Devonport Road
London W12 8PB
Tel: 020 8746 7435 (Monday & Wednesday)
Positive Care Link
Provides domiciliary care, child care, personal care, advice and
support to people living with HIV from all communities, but particularly
able to offer culturally appropriate care to people from African
communities.
This service cannot be accessed directly. Please contact Hammersmith
&
Fulham social services on 020 8753 5402 for more information about
how
you can be referred.
4 Paradise Row
London E2 9LE
Tel: 020 7613 7700 (Helpline: 10.00am - 5.00pm Monday - Friday)
Uganda AIDS Action Fund
Provides information, leaflets, workshops and support for African
people living with HIV. Advice on benefits, social and community
services and immigration are also available.
111 Devonport Road
London W12 8PB
Tel: 020 8746 0972 or 020 7928 3275 (Helpline: 9.00am - 5.00pm)
SEE ALSO:
• Lighthouse West London
• Positively Women
• River House
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