www.creativecommunities.org.uk
The Centre for Creative Communities is an independent charity that works cross-sector in arts and education to promote the building of creative and sustainable communities, where creativity and learning have pivotal roles in personal, social and cultural development. The centre works with relevant agencies and individuals to encourage collaborative partnerships among diverse parties, and aims to influence public and private policy in the area of community regeneration.
Contact: Centre for Creative Communities, Regent House Business Centre, 24/25 Nutford Place, Marble Arch, London W1H 5YN. Tel: 020 7569 3005. Email:info@creativecommunities.org.uk

www.childrenyouthandmediacentre.co.uk
The Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media undertakes research and consultancy, holds conference and public seminars, organises networks of researchers and practitioners, and works in partnership with other organisations in order to move beyond a merely defensive approach and find new ways of empowering young people, both as critical consumers and as producers in their own right. 
Contact: Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media, London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education, University of London, 23-29 Emerald Street, London WC1N 3QS. Tel: 020 7763 2180. Email: d.buckingham@ioe.ac.uk

www.communitiesthatcare.org.uk
Communities that Care, UK is a charity set up in 1997 by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. It works to advance the development in the UK of the American Communities that Care model, a long-term, evidence-based community programme that seeks to build safer, healthier and more cohesive communities where children and young people are valued and able to achieve their full potential. 
Contact: Rainer CtC, Mezzanine, 32-35 Loman Street, London SE1 0EE. Tel: 020 7922 7787. Email: ctc@communitiesthatcare.org.uk

www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk
Communities Scotland/Learning Connections is a Scottish regeneration agency which works on behalf of Ministers to promote social justice and tackle exclusion through the delivery of sustainable community regeneration. The Learning Connections team works on two linked areas - Adult Literacies, developing adult literacy and numeracy provision in Scotland, providing a training framework for practitioners, and operating a library of resources; and Community Learning, working with local partnerships and national agencies to implement the Scottish Executive's policy for community learning and development.

www.cdf.org.uk
The Community Development Foundation is a non-departmental public body that is supported by the Active Community Unit of the Home Office. Its role is to pioneer, study and promote new forms of community development, in order to inform public policy, professional practice and community initiatives. 
Contact: Community Development Foundation, Unit 5, Angel Gate, 320-326 City Road, London EC1V 2PT. Tel: 020 7833 1772. Email: admin@cdf.org.uk

www.continyou.org.uk
ContinYou was formed when Education Extra and the Community Education Development Centre merged in October 2003 to become a single organisation focused on community-based learning. It covers schools, education and lifelong learning; economic and community regeneration; health improvement; out-of-school-hours learning; working with families; and partnership working. Examples of activity include Book It! clubs, developed by Education Extra in 1998 to promote reading for pleasure in Year 7/S1 (visit www.readingclub.org.uk); and Share, a national family learning programme established by CEDC.
London: 17 Old Ford Road, London E2 9PL. Tel: 020 8709 9900. Fax: 020 8709 9933.
Coventry: Unit C1, Grovelands Court, Grovelands Estate, Longford Road, Exhall, Coventry CV7 9NE. Tel: 024 7658 8440.
Cardiff: Glyn Derw High School, Penally Road, Ely, Cardiff CF5 5XP. Tel: 029 2019 0291/2. Fax: 029 2017 0287.
Email: info@continyou.org.uk.

www.connexions-direct.com
This is the website of the Government's Connexions service, which offers outreach, information, advice and guidance to young people in order to break the cycle of deprivation and help them to find ways to participate in learning and employment. 

www.direct.gov.uk/EducationAndLearning/fs/en
Government website with a lot of clear information on many aspects of learning, in the categories Early learning for under fives; Schools; Choices at 14 to 19; University and higher education; Adult learning; and Qualifications. Aimed at learners and potential learners, it includes advice on the options available, links to application forms and tips for parents.

www.everychildmatters.gov.uk
Every Child Matters replaced the Children and Young People's Unit. It aims to ensure that all children aged 0-19 have the support they need to be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve through learning, make a positive contribution to society and achieve economic well-being.
Email: everychildmatters.mailbox@dfes.gsi.gov.uk.

www.foyer.net
The Foyer Federation provides housing and support to young people in need and helps them to find appropriate employment, training or education. This includes developing basic skills and independent living skills.
Contact: The Foyer Federation, 3rd floor, 5-9 Hatton Wall, London EC1N 8HX. Tel: 020 7430 2212. Email: inbox@foyer.net.

www.heas.org.uk
The Home Education Advisory Service represents the interests of those educating their children at home, whether through choice or as a result of exclusion from mainstream schooling, providing legal and practical advice.
Contact: Home Education Advisory Service, P.O. Box 98, Welwyn Garden City, Herts AL8 6AN. Tel/Fax: 01707 371854. Email: admin@heas.org.uk.

http://inclusion.ngfl.gov.uk
DfES website, as part of the National Grid for Learning, that aims to improve the opportunities for inclusion by ensuring access to information, advice and resources. It includes information on meeting the needs of many groups of people such as the disabled, travellers, able pupils, those with learning difficulties and those those with English as an additional language. 

www.jrf.org.uk
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation carries out a wide programme of research and development projects in housing, social care and social policy, seeking to ensure that the findings are helpful in the development of better policies and practices across the UK.
Contact: JRF, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York, North Yorkshire YO30 6WP. Tel: 01904 629241.

www.lifelonglearning.co.uk/learningcities/lcn.htm
The Learning Communities Network is a movement of learning communities which strive to "ensure that all citizens share in the benefits of a learning society". Membership is open to learning partnerships of any size, representing towns, cities, counties and regions. 
Contact: Learning Communities Network, 111 Grantham Road, Bingham, Nottingham NG13 8DF. Tel: 01949 878118. Fax: 01949 831171. Email: lc-network@ntlworld.com.

www.nif.org.uk
The National Information Forum is a voluntary organisation committed to encouraging the provision of accessible information for disabled people, older people and anyone else disadvantaged in gaining access to information by every means possible.
Contact: National Information Forum, BT Burne House, Post Point 10/11, Bell Street, London NW1 5BZ. Tel: 020 7402 6681.

www.nya.org.uk
The National Youth Agency, founded in 1992, aims to advance youth work, to promote young people's personal and social development, and their voice, influence and place in society. Funded primarily by the Local Government Association and government departments it works to improve and extend youth services and youth work; to enhance and demonstrate youth participation in society; and to promote effective youth policy and provision.
Contact: National Youth Agency, Eastgate House, 19-23 Humberstone Road, Leicester LE5 3GJ. Tel: 0116 242 7350. Fax: 0116 242 7403.

www.nif.co.uk
The Neighbourhood Initiatives Foundation is a national charity specialising in community participation, training and development. It exists to assist and support the growth of active communities throughout Britain, and believes that participative, democratic, cohesive and caring communities result from local people sharing in the responsibility of developing the economic, social and environmental policies that shape their lives.
Contact: Neighbourhood Initiatives Foundation, The Poplars, Lightmoor, Telford TF4 3QN. Tel: 0870 7700339. Fax: 01952 591771.

www.neighbourhood.gov.uk
The Neighbourhood Renewal Unit is the Government's inter-departmental unit which leads on the strategy to ensure that no one is seriously disadvantaged by where they live. It was established in April 2001 and is based at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. 
Contact: Neighbourhood Renewal Unit, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, 3rd Floor C/5, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5DU. Email: neighbourhoodrenewal@odpm.gsi.gov.uk.

Northern Learning Trust
The Newcastle Literacy Trust was set up in 1996 as a 10-year initiative by the National Literacy Trust and Newcastle City Council, with the aim of using support from outside the statutory education system to raise literacy levels for all ages across the city. Much of its early work focused on young people, parents and families and literacy at work. In January 2006 it changed its name to the Northern Learning Trust, to reflect its wider geographical and educational reach.
Contact: Northern Learning Trust, Wear House, Great North Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 3BE. Tel: 0191 212 5800.

www.poverty.org.uk
New Policy Institute website, in partnership with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which gives information on the breakdown of poverty and social deprivation across the UK. 

www.theplace2be.org.uk
The Place to Be (P2B) offers therapeutic and emotional support to primary age children in schools. Working with the children are trained and trainee counsellors, therapists and special educationalists known as PsBs. They help the children to deal with problems in their lives, meaning that they are better able to settle in school and to learn.
Contact: the Place to Be at Wapping Telephone Exchange, Royal Mint Street, London, E1 8LQ Tel: 020 7780 6189 Email: enquiries@theplace2be.org.uk

www.rathboneuk.org
Rathbone is a national organisation giving young people who are experiencing significant disadvantages the right opportunities to learn and to achieve. Rathbone operates through 4 strands of work: Choices for under 16's, Pre-apprenticeship (e2e, SkillBuild and Get Ready for Work), Apprenticeships and Youth Outreach work. Rathbone has over 70 centres in England, Scotland and Wales and works on an annual basis with more than 12000 learners.
Contact: Rathbone, 4th Floor, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6EU. Tel: 0161 236 5358. Fax: 0161 238 6356. Email: info@rathboneuk.org.

www.rowa.co.uk
Read On - Write Away! (ROWA!) is a pioneering community literacy initiative in Derbyshire, the City of Derby and the ex-coalfields area of North Nottinghamshire. which aims to make significant improvements in the levels of literacy and basic skills of local people, especially those most disadvantaged by their literacy skills. It is committed to partnership working. Adults and children, families and communities are encouraged to take part in local literacy and basic skills activities for themselves and for others. More
Contact: Read On - Write Away!, County Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3AG. Tel: 01629 585603. Fax: 01629 585402. Email: carol@rowa.co.uk. 

www.regen.net
Webite developed by the Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions to provide a gateway to sources of information on regeneration and a means of sharing experience and good practice. The site includes details of useful contacts on Government Offices, Regional Development Agencies and the DETR; a forum for visitors to ask questions, start a debate or share experiences; and links to government guidance and policy documents. You will need to register to access this site but registration is free. 

www.regeneration-uk.com
Website established to provide UK regeneration practitioners with a guide to regeneration information on the Internet. The site provides links to over 400 regeneration related websites that currently exist across the UK, as well as a number of discussion forums. The site also contains links to the latest regeneration news headlines and key documents, research articles and policy documents, such as the DETR's Urban White Paper.

www.right-track-scotland.co.uk
Right Track is an organisation in Scotland with seven training centres that aims to enhance the prospects of individuals who would normally have difficulty in securing and maintaining employment due academic and or social problems. They work mainly with young people, many of whom have been excluded from mainstream schools.

www.scr.communitiesscotland.gov.uk
The Scottish Centre for Regeneration is part of Communities Scotland, the Scottish Executive's housing and regeneration agency. The Centre works to improve approaches to community regeneration through building knowledge and expertise, and supporting and working with those involved in regeneration.

www.skillstation.net
SkillsStation is an online community learning resource developed with support from Birmingham Youth Service and the Birmingham Core Skills Partnership. The site uses Flash and Shockwave technology to produce interactive learning activities based on familiar everyday situations. You will need to register to use this facility, although a guest tour is available. 

www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/social_exclusion_task_force
The Social Exclusion Task Force (formerly the Social Exclusion Unit) coordinates the Government's drive against social exclusion, ensuring that the cross–departmental approach delivers for those most in need. The Task Force aims to champion the needs of the most disadvantaged members of society within Government, ensuring that as with the rest of the public service reform agenda, people come first.
Contact: Social Exclusion Task Force, 4th Floor, Admiralty Arch, The Mall, London SW1A 2WH

www.thewhocarestrust.org.uk
The Who Cares? Trust is a national charity that works to improve public care for children and young people. This includes campaigning for change at government level, running development programme with local authorities, consultancy and an information and confidential helpline. 
Contact: The Who Cares? Trust, Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London EC1V 2NP. Tel: 020 7251 3117. Fax: 020 7251 3123. Email: mailbox@thewhocarestrust.org.uk.

www.youthinformation.com
National Youth Agency website for young people offering advice and information on all aspects of life: education, employment and training, the environment, family and relationships, health, housing, money, sport, leisure and travel.