Charitable Organisations & Online Support For Familes, For Writers & For Speakers

Links to helpful organisations in the UK and my chosen charities are below. Read more in my article, What Drives You? and on my About Me page.

Clicking on any of the links below will take you to the organisation's own website:

CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS & ONLINE SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES

• Care For The Family: ONE OF MY CHOSEN CHARITIES - nationwide education, advice and support, including 'drug-proofing' UK teenagers Write to: Care for the Family, Garth House, Leon Avenue, Cardiff CF15 7RG Tel: (029) 2081 0800 E-mail:mail@cff.org.uk

• Tearfund: ONE OF MY CHOSEN CHARITIES - supports various projects in the developing world, including babies born HIV+ and children orphaned as a result of AIDS. Write to: Tearfund, 100 Church Road, Teddington, TW11 8QE Tel: 0845 355 8355 E-mail: enquiry@tearfund.org

• CARE - international work includes: Bioethics; Education; Equality; Family; Human Trafficking; and Public Affairs. Write to: 53 Romney Street, London SW1P 3RF Tel: 08453 100 244 E-mail: supporter.relations@care.org.uk mail@care.org.uk

• ADFAM - For families affected by drugs and alcohol. Provides publications and support groups. Tel: (020) 7928 8898

• Narcotics Anonymous: nationwide group support for addicts

• Families Anonymous: nationwide group support for the families of addicts

• Betel of Britain: Birmingham, Nottingham, Watford, Ireland: offers help to ‘restore homeless and substance-dependent people to productive independent lifestyles.’

• Is My Child On Drugs? Take a quiz to find out.

• Parenting Styles: a website dedicated to parenting

• Diagnosing Parents Rights: a website dedicated to helping parents achieve a correct diagnosis for children with disabilities

• Life Coach Directory: enabling individuals in the UK to find a Life Coach near them who is appropriate to their needs.

WRITERS & SPEAKERS: ORGANISATIONS & ONLINE SUPPORT

• The Society of Women Writers & Journalists
• Activate
• Association of Christian Writers
• Mel's articles on EzineArticles

OTHER AUTHORS

Links to these sites are given purely for information. The content does not, necessarily, reflect the values or opinions of Mel Menzies, nor are the sites or any derivative works particularly recommended or endorsed in any way.

Sera Rivers