BAAF is the leading membership organisation for agencies and individuals concerned with fostering, adoption and work with children and families. It is also a publisher, training provider and family finder in this field.

The British Gas Energy Trust, which incorporates the Scottish Gas Energy Trust, is an independent Charitable Trust established in September 2004 which aims to contribute to the fight against poverty. Covering England, Scotland and Wales it is the first national utility Trust of its kind and will make a significant difference to those in need. Grants are available to help individuals and families in need to meet arrears of energy charges and other household bills and costs. The Trust will also fund voluntary sector organisations to provide money and debt advice services.

Care Homes Guide Ltd provides an in-depth search facility for all types of nursing, residential, and retirement homes.

Care Homes Today, is free specialist advice/help service that assists people in finding care of all types throughout a range of counties in the UK.

This site gives information on the location of Citizens Advice Bureauxs in the UK and the services they provide.

The online CAB service provides independent advice on rights giving practical, reliable, up-to-date information on a wide range of topics, including benefits, housing, employment and debt, consumer and legal issues details of reliable sources of advice if more help is needed, including the local CAB.

If you live in England or Wales and want free high-quality legal information to help you deal with your legal problems, Community Legal Service Direct (CLS Direct) can help. You can: -read free legal information leaflets or legalhelp factsheets -search for a high-quality local legal adviser or solicitor -search for legal information from a selection of the best advice websites in the UK -find out if you qualify for legal aid -if you qualify for legal aid call our national helpline 0845 345 4 345 for free advice about benefits, tax credits, housing, employment, education or debt problems.

This site gives advice (including Factsheets on a range of topics) to older people, their carers and professionals such as social workers.

This website is a support network of UK counsellors and psychotherapists, with information on their training and experience, areas of counselling covered, fees and contact details. This service is free, confidential and easy to use.

The Trust provides information to parents, providers, employers, trade unions and policy makers about childcare services.

The Debt Advice Foundation is a registered UK debt advice charity offering free, confidential support and advice to anyone worried about debt. They can help you understand what options are available to you and because the organisation is a charity, the advice is impartial and based solely on what is best for you.

The Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) helps older and disabled people find equipment solutions that enable them to lead independent lives. DLF provides a comprehensive database of equipment; factsheets; free advice service and helpline; equipment demonstration centre; training courses and SARA - Self Assessment, Rapid Access, that allows people to answer questions to get a personalised report recommending equipment and containing useful tips just for the individual.

E.L.I.T.E Peer Support offers friendly, informal, but confidential support to any disabled person and carers. It is distinctive in being provided for disabled people and carers by disabled people and carers.

Helping you compare energy prices.

The Family and Parenting Institute is the leading centre of expertise on families and parenting in the UK. The Institute's mission is to support parents in bringing up children. The Institute carries out research and policy work to find out what matters to families and parents. They develop ideas to improve the services families use and to improve the environment in which children grow up. They work to inform policymakers and public debate and they develop practical resources for people working with families.

The site has a wide range of information for disabled people and their carers in the UK. For a comprehensive list of topics view the Main Index.If you do not find the information directly the site has reference tomany organizations and agencies who may be able to help you.

FundingCaring was formed to offer a unique reference point on planning to finance the care of elderly or disabled relatives. If you care for an elderly relative, are unable to look after yourself, or you support a disabled relative, this site explains the financial options open to you.

HearFirst is a training provider. We offer training in disability equality and awareness, British Sign Language, deaf awareness, deafblind awareness and visual awareness training in the workplace. We are a deaf/disability lead organisation, established in 2002. We are passionate about achieving our goals and providing quality, inspiring and innovative Awareness and Equality training.

This website provides a free directory of accredited counsellors. There is also a glossary of therapeutic approaches, upon which many types of counselling and therapies are based. There is also advice on the most appropriate course of action action to take in tackling specific problems. There is a therapy guide to explain the many kinds of counselling services and advice available and the problems these approaches can help to resolve.

This is a site for older people and all who provide housing, care or support to them. This site aims to help older people make decisions about where to live, and any support or care they need. It will help people maintain, adapt or improve their home; find care or home help services; or move to retirement, or extra care housing, or to a care home. It is a partnership venture, led by the charity Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC).

The site provides London dwellers with a comprehensive listing of child related topics such as events, soft play, child care, charitable organisations and many others.

HowTo is an Oxford-based publisher who have made over 150 of their titles available for free online. The HowTo range of titles allow people to access factual information on a variety of topics with no registration of fees. For example a book entitled "How To Make Your Own Will" by Gordon Bowley is available.

This UK not-for-profit group social enterprise provides free assistance and service to people suffering from the emotional and financial issues caused by money troubles. With over 1,200 pages of self-help, questions, answers, videos and other resources on the site, it provides a resource for consumers. The free resources include money advice forums, online instructional videos, self-help resources and frequently asked questions. For those that have a personal question they can chat confidentially with a senior debt adviser online for free through the site.

NCB is the leading national charity which supports children, young people and families and those who work with them.

The National Council for Voluntary Services is a growing network of over 300 Councils for Voluntary Services (CVSs) throughout England. Their aim is to promote voluntary and community action by supporting member CVSs and giving a national voice for the local voluntary and community sector.

National Debtline (0808 808 4000) is a national telephone helpline for people with debt problems in England, Scotland and Wales. The service is free, confidential and independent. The service has existed since 1987 and was set up in conjunction with Birmingham Settlement and the Money Advice Association. National Debtline is now part of the Money Advice Trust, (registered charity no 1099506). The service provides self-help advice to its callers and also produces written self-help packs and factsheets to back this up. The service can also assist callers with the setting up of Debt Management Plans for England & Wales or Scotland.

The National Extension College, based in Cambridge offers distance learning/home study courses to students worldwide.

Ricability is an independent consumer research charity providing free, practical and unbiased reports for older and disabled people.

The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) was established by Government in 2001 to improve social care services for adults and children in the United Kingdom. The organisation achieves this by identifying good practice and helping to embed it in everyday social care provision. SCIE works to disseminate knowledge-based good practice guidance; involve service users, carers, practitioners, providers and policy makers in advancing and promoting good practice in social care; enhance the skills and professionalism of social care workers through our tailored, targeted and user-friendly resources.

St. John Ambulance is the UK's leading First Aid, transport and Care charity. It provides First Aid and medical support services, caring services in support of community needs and education, training and personal development to young people. St. John Ambulance trains over half a million people each year, running a range of First Aid courses for children, the general public and the workforce. St. John Ambulance has over 47,000 volunteers and 200,000 casualties are treated by trained volunteers a year. In recognition of the increasing numbers of vulnerable people in society, the organisation has developed a network of caring services across the country. Volunteers are all fully trained and they give over half a million hours of care to their communities each year. The charity also runs courses for carers.

This new organisation has been developed for the children’s sector, from the children’s sector. C4EO will identify and coordinate local, regional and national evidence of ‘what works’, to create a single and comprehensive picture of effective practice in delivering children's services. Using this information, C4EO will offer support to local authorities and their Children’s Trust partners, working with them to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families. It will focus its work on six national themes identified in Every Child Matters. These are: early years; disability; vulnerable children (particularly children in care); youth; parents, carers and families; and schools and communities.

This website used by many UK care homes for their care supplies. The company supply a wide range of care supplies and are a ‘one stop shop for care home supplies’.

Find a nanny and other childcare in the UK - Tinies Childcare provides a wide range of services for parents and childcarers. We help families looking for childcare and for nannies and childcarers looking for employment. Advice on every aspect of childcare. Information on providing a permanent or mobile crèche. www.tinies.com

A charitable service which helps people access the money available to them – through welfare benefits, grants and other help.

A charitable service which helps people access the money available to them – through welfare benefits, grants and other help. This section of the website gives information on fuel poverty.

A directory listing counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. Useful resource for those seeking emotional support or emotional healing. Searchable on region, town, postcode, agency or practitioner name. Searches can be refined to help find a suitable practitioner based on factors such as skills, way of working or organisational accreditation. You can find out more by consulting the help link on the website. The organisation follows the ethical code of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

This independent, charitable project helps the public contact their elected representatives such as councillors, MPs and MEPs etc.

WyActivities is a “Quality of Life Service” and the aim is to bring enhanced quality of life to clients of care homes, sheltered housing and day centres.  The company provides individual activity sessions in care homes, sheltered housing complexes and in day centres.  These include a wide range of reminiscence sessions, arts and crafts, games and play, and quizzes.  WysActivities also delivers cover for any location’s Activity Coordinator role during periods of absence for whatever reason.

Yourcarehome.co.uk is a new web based resource for people looking to find a care home for themselves or a loved one covering residential, nursing, dementia, respite and day care homes for the elderly. The aim is twofold - to provide an extensive, independent, easy to use search facility to find a care home with up to date details and photos, and to direct people to the best help and advice on the internet giving them the unbiased information they need to make informed choices.