Citizens Advice
Free, confidential advice on money, benefits, housing, work, law and more.
For newcomers building a life in a new country. Talk with people in United Kingdom who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the United Kingdom circle: Weekly check-in ·
Free, confidential advice on money, benefits, housing, work, law and more.
Practical help for people dealing with young adults finding their way and immigrating and starting over abroad, plus a weekly drop-in.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
We help people with going through something hard and immigrating and starting over abroad, in person in Reading and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
Practical help for people dealing with immigrating and starting over abroad and going through something hard, plus a weekly drop-in.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
Country-by-country information for refugees and asylum seekers.
A small team supporting veterans and military life and young adults finding their way. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
“Please be gentle with yourself. I wasn't, and it made everything harder and try not to make big decisions on the worst days, I learned that the hard way and and talk to someone, even if it's just in here.”
“Please be gentle with yourself. I wasn't. It made everythign harder. Honestly, getting out for ten minutes a day helped more than I thought it would. And talk to someone, even if it's just in here.”
“Cuando llegas a un país nuevo, todo es extraño. El idioma, las costumbres, la comida. Te sientes perdido. Yo también. Pero poco a poco, vas encontrando tu sitio. No te compares con los demás. Cada uno tiene su ritmo. Busca ayuda. Habla con gente que haya pasado por lo mismo. Y no te olvides de tu idioma, de tus raíces. Eso te mantendrá entero.”
“For anyone new to this: I've been there. For me it was a few years back. The first winter. That was my life. I wake up most days without that dread. It changes. It really does. Sending love.”