Click below for a quick Link to:
• Local & National Government Organisations
• Crime Reduction
• For Further Support, Training or Advice
• What Other Churches Are Doing
• Para Church Organisations
• Prayer websites
• Drugs Advice and guidance
• Websites about the Christian faith

Local & National Government Organisations

Birmingham City Council
www.birmingham.gov.uk
For information on the work of the city council and to keep you up-to-date of happenings around the city

Birmingham Community Safety Partnership
www.birmingham-csp.org.uk
Details of organisations working to make Birmingham a safer place to live

Crime Reduction

Crime Reduction
www.crimereduction.gov.uk
Provides information and resources for people working together to reduce crime in their area

Connected
www.connected.gov.uk
Part of the Home Office strategy to work together with community groups to address gun and gang culture

Home Office
www.homeoffice.gov.uk
The Home Office is the government department responsible for internal affairs ensuring that England and Wales is a safe, just and tolerant place to live.

For Further Support, Training or Advice

Birmingham Community Empowerment Network
www.bcen.net
This is a government-funded agency to help Birmingham communities address issues of safety and have a say over the decisions that would affect their neighbourhoods. 

Faith works
www.faithworks.info
Faithworks exists to resource and empower churches to impact their neighbourhoods and transform lives in society

Safer Communities
www.safer-community.net
This group helps “real” people tackle the issues of crime that affects them in their community

The Shaftesbury Society – Challenging Church
www.challengingchurch.net
As part of the three strands of their work this project aims to encourage Christians to respond to the needs in their community

Birmingham Voluntary Service Council
www.bvsc.org
BVSC works to support voluntary work through information, guidance and advice to voluntary and community agencies in Birmingham

Crime Concern
www.crimeconcern.org.uk
A registered charity seeking to reduce crime and build safer communities

What Other Churches Are Doing

Streetpastors
www.streetpastors.org.uk
An inter-denominational Church response to urban problems through going out on the streets to listen, care and dialogue with people

Urban Presence
www.urbanpresence.org.uk
Based in Manchester Urban Presence is a Christian charity which works to encourage the wider Church to be aware of and take responsibility for the area in which it is based

Peace Alliance
www.peacealliance.org.uk
Launched in 2001 this is a London based, Church led response to crime in the community

Carisma
www.carisma.me.uk
A group of local people in Manchester working to provide alternative services to stop young people from turning to street crime and lifestyle

The Message
www.message.org.uk
This multi-project charity works directly on the council estates and in the inner cities to transform lives which would then transform the areas in which they live

Birmingham Victory Youth Project
www.bvyp.co.uk
This outreach project works with young people to help them to make positive decisions for their lives and to develop them as individuals

Para church organisations

Birmingham Churches Together
www.birminghamchurches.org.uk
Birmingham Churches Together is an ecumenical body seeking to be an agency that enables churches to fully cooperate with each other

Evangelical Alliance
www.eauk.org
Based in London but with networks across the UK, the Evangelical Alliance seeks to promote unity among Christians

Churches Together in England
www.churches-together.org.uk
CTE’s role is to help Church in England to support each other in their work and in mission

Christian Police Association
www.cpamet.org.uk
CPA has national links for staff and families of the police force who profess the Christian faith

Prayer websites

Prison Fellowship
www.prisonfellowship.org.uk
Prison Fellowship has prayer groups across the UK who pray for who pray for prisoners, ex-prisoners, their families, prison chaplains and other prison staff

World Prayer Centre
www.worldprayer.org.uk
WPC provides consistent and strategic prayer to support churches, communities and the wider society

City Links
www.citylinks.org.uk
City Links promotes unity and supports prayer and action in cities across the UK

Prayer Week
www.prayerweek.com

Drugs Advice and guidance

Drugscope
www.drugscope.org.uk
Drugscope is an independent centre of expertise on drugs and works to inform policy development and reduce risks related to substance misuse

FRANK
www.talktofrank.com/talktofrank
provides advice and information on drugs and its risks

Home Office Drug Strategy website
www.drugs.gov.uk
This website provides the latest news and guidance from government about the Drugs Strategy.

Websites about the Christian faith

www.rejesus.co.uk
Website about Jesus and the Christian faith

www.ucb.co.uk
UCB is a Christian media ministry in the UK and Ireland which publishes the Word for the day publication and has a dedicated telephone line for those who need prayer

www.livingwordlibrary.co.uk
The Living Word Library is an online Christian resource centre with Bible Studies and testimonies.

www.birmingham.anglican.org
Website for the Church of England in Birmingham

www.crossrhythms.co.uk
Cross Rhythms is a Christian media organisation which also spearheads a project with a rehabilitation centre to address issues of substance misuse and abuse.