MISSION STATEMENT

The Multi-Lingual Community Rights Shop has adopted the mission statement of the AdviceUK (formerly Federation of Independent Advice Centres) because we strongly believe that it represents the vision adopted by our organisation. The Multi-Lingual Community Rights Shop, Advice and Information Service exist because of a belief that people’s rights have no meaning without the means to enforce them. The Community Rights Shop therefore aims to ensure that black and ethnic minority, migrants, asylum seekers and refugee communities whose first language is not English are able to have access to free independent advice of an appropriate quality to enable them to achieve their rights. We believe that because of the socio-economic factors currently existent in our complex society, people will always need access to free independent advice. We believe the needs of black and ethnic minority, migrants, asylum seekers and refugee communities whose first language is not English should be self defined by the same communities or groups serving these communities. We believe that advice is integral to most social welfare and community activities, and encompasses a range of activities rather than a single simply defined function. The Multi-Lingual Advice Shop is concerned with the delivery of multi-lingual advice and information in the following areas: Welfare Benefits/Rights, Housing & Homelessness, Immigration, Nationality & Asylum, Debt, Consumer, Employment, Education, Family & Relationships, Community Care and Health (including drugs/alcohol, mental health, and HIV/AIDS), Disability Rights.