Do you need advice on your rights, support or legal help? Need to find out about a service or a project? These are organisations working with Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in Wales who can help:
Advice and support for children, young people and adults from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities across Wales
0808 802 0025
Providing advice and support to Gypsies and Travellers about accommodation, homelessness, welfare benefits etc
02920 214411
Advice and assistance with planning applications for your own or your family’s site. They have expertise in helping Gypsy and Traveller families. Their Advice Line is 02920 625000 between 10.00am to 1.30pm, Monday to Thursday
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller led community development organisation working through the arts
02920 786 439
Help with finding a home, settling in a home, benefits, debt, bills, looking for a job, and education – if you live in Newport, Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent
Contact 01633 833 540
Legal advice on accommodation, sites, evictions, planning and discrimination ?0121 685 8677 Monday – Friday 9-5pm Email: office@communitylawpartnership.co.uk
A national charity working mostly in England with all Gypsies and Travellers regardless of ethnicity – planning, evictions, discrimination, get in touch on their helpline 01273 234 777
The Traveller Movement London based national charity campaigning and challenging discrimination, provides advice advocacy and support too – see their Education Advice Project here 0207 607 2002
Leedsgate Leeds GATE is a members organisation for Gypsy and Traveller people in West Yorkshire aiming to improver life for their communities 0113 240 2444
Roma Support Group The Roma Support Group is a charity working since 1998 with East European Roma refugees and migrants offering them a variety of services; engaging the Roma community in all aspects of running and managing the organisation and promoting an understanding of Roma culture in the UK 020 7511 0800
The Children’s Commissioner Commissioner for Wales has an advice and support line for children, young people and their families or workers
Hate crime and discrimination
You can report any hate crime or hate incident to the police ( Telephone 999 or 101) or to Victim Support (Tel 0300 30 31 982 (FREE) 24/7)
If you don’t want to do this yourself or you are not sure if you want to involve the police – we can help you make a report or to get confidential help local to you if you are a young person or family from the Gypsy, Roma or Traveller communities in Wales – see here for more information
If you think you have been treated unfairly or discriminated aginst because you are from the Gypsy, Roma or Traveller community Travelling Ahead can help with this too – find out more here
Other places to report a hate crime or discrimination to who can help:
Travelling Ahead 02920 803 267 / 02920 803 276 for children and young people anywhere in Wales
Victim Support – all Wales
Voices have spoken – Swansea, Bridgend, Neath and Port Talbot
SEWREC – Newport, Torfaen, Monmouthsire
Race Equality First – Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan
NEWREN – North Wales