Over a million people have responded to their requests to date and millions of pounds have been raised to buy much needed services. To read more about the founders and why they set up the charity click here.

To donate click here.

Law Centres are set up to provide legal help to those who cannot afford to use professional lawyers.  They tend to specialise in work such as welfare, housing, family law, and human rights.  The sorts of things that ‘standard’ firms of solicitors generally do not cover.

Law centres are always on the edge of financial disaster, even those which have the support of wealthy city law firms.  Several have had to close in recent years, which  means that there is no longer anyone around to help those in need of legal assistance in their areas.

Providing legal help does not sound very important to many people, who often prefer to support charities for health issues, children, animals and the environment.  However being able to get justice thorugh the courts is, or should be, a fundamental human right.  So often the things that lawyers help people with are of huge importance in their lives.  A living wage.  Protection from a violent partner.  Fighting for decent housing.  And challenging injustice generally.

I fear for the law centres in the current economic climate, and feel sure that supporting legal aid (which is where law centres get most of their funding) and legal charities  generally are going to be way down the importance list for a government keen to make cuts.  So I hope that any of you who have the opportunity, will support and speak up for your local law centre, and do what you can to keep it open.  Justice for all is an important plank of our civilization.  We should fight for it.

You can find out how you can get involved >> here.

• Improved access to bank accounts, insurance and financial capability training
• Implementation of anti-discrimination laws to support equality for reformed offenders
• Enabling of prisoners to vote in line with the European Court of Human Rights judgement
• Establishment of a community-based alternative to prison focused on training and employment
• A trusted, flexible and high quality information service
• More positive public opinion of reformed offenders
• Development of a strong community of reformed offenders committed to equality

Unlock is a registered charity and has some high profile patrons including Baroness Helena Kennedy Q.C. and Kate Adie OBE.

If you wish to support the organisation click here.

Amnesty International

Current campaigns campaigns are Stop Violence Against Women and Terrorism, Security and Human Rights. See all the campaigns here.

If you want to help, for example by donating or volunteering, click here. To read the blogs and join in the community, click here.

Services include :

• employment services help get more single homeless people back into meaningful, sustainable employment
• education through training and employment centres, offering practical and creative workshops in a supportive and inspiring environment together with formal learning opportunities that lead to qualifications and finding work
• Crisis SmartMove, a nationwide network of best-practice model deposit schemes that provide non-statutory homeless people with access to good quality accommodation in the private sector and support to sustain this as a home
• Crisis Skylight health and well-being classes such as workshops in Yoga, Karate, Tai Chi and Pilates to improve physical health and well-being, and  a weekly opticians service
• Companionship and support at Christmas to alleviate loneliness and isolation and help people to take their first steps out of homelessness

Find out how you can help via >> this link.