Below is a list of local authorities Cara work with with.
The Tenant Advisory Service (www.tpas.org.uk) for England is a national non-profit making organisation that provides information, advice, training, consultancy, seminars and conferences on all aspects of involving tenants in their housing management.
Your local Citizens Advice Bureau can be found through the Advice Guide website. This site also contains information about benefits, housing, family, health, tax and your rights.
The Energy Saving Trust was set up by the UK Government after the 1992 Rio Earth Summit and is one of the UK's leading organisations addressing the damaging effects of climate change.
Welcome to the National Grid for Learning, the gateway to educational resources on the Internet. The NGfL provides a network of selected links to web sites that offer high quality content and information. Whether you are learning, supporting, teaching or managing, there are resources on the NGfL for you.
New Deal (www.newdeal.gov.uk) is part of the Government's Welfare to Work strategy. It gives New Deal jobseekers aged 18-24, 25 plus,50 plus and New Deal jobseekers with disabilites a real chance to develop their potential, gain skills and experience and find work.
Locata A choice based lettings system. Where tenants can choose the property they would like to be transfered to. To register use the link to the Locata website. Homelessness Charities
Foyers provide accommodation with opportunity for young people, and a community in which they can grow and thrive.
Shelter is the UK campaigning charity for homeless and badly housed people.
The Big Issue is a news and current affairs magazine written by professional journalists and sold on the streets by homeless vendors
Homeless Pages Website with information and publications covering homelessness issues. Health and Safety in the Home
Website for the Health and Safety Executive. Contains leaflets in various languages for gas safety in the home. Aid organisations
Age Concern is a charitable movement in the UK concerned with the needs and aspirations of older people and an authority on ageing related issues.
Sixty Plus Women's Aid Federation of England (Women's Aid) is the national charity working to end domestic violence against women and children. Confidential helpline 08457 023 468
Optimum Cara is a member of the Optimum Group which is made up of consists of 6 London Housing Associations who regularly benchmark their performance and swap good practice. On this site you will find performance indicators for the L6 group.
Members of Optimum:
Colchester Quakers Housing Associiaton
St Martin of Tours
Irish Centre Housing
Peter Bedford Housing Association
Providence Row Housing Association
Housing Corporation
The Housing Corporation is the regulating and funding body for Registered Social Landlords or Housing Associations such as Cara Irish Housing Association.
Federation of Irish Societies (FIS) promotes the interests of Irish people through community care, education, culture and arts, youth and sports activities and information provision. FIS is non-politically aligned and non-sectarian. It has over 100 affiliates throughout Britain who meet four times a year for National meetings and one Annual Congress.
Embassy of Ireland
Irish Government's Dept Social & Family Affairs Info Service
