A booklet and website that deals with the issue of begging and street drinking. Crisis aims to delve beyond the prejudice and stereotypes associated with those who beg on the street. The information sheds some light on the nature of the problem and articulates some possible solutions.

Visit www.crisis.org.uk or telephone 0870 011 3335

The Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens is a charity that supports, promotes and represents city farms and community gardens throughout the UK.
City farms and community gardens are community-managed projects working with people, animals and plants. They range from tiny wildlife gardens to fruit and vegetable plots on housing estates or large city farms. They exist mainly in urban areas and are created in response to a lack of access to green space, combined with a desire to encourage strong community relationships and an awareness of gardening and farming. General information is available on www.farmgarden.org.uk visit "our links" page for direct links to member farms and gardens that you may be able to support or help.

For a database of Federation projects in your area telephone 0117 9231 800

The British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) specialises in working with people, especially volunteers within their communities, to bring about positive environmental change. In the early years, BTCV developed volunteering as a means to achieve an environmental goal; now conservation volunteering is also becoming a focus for the achievement of wider social goals tackling social exclusion and encouraging personal development and lifelong learning. For more information on becoming involved, on training, conservation holidays or to order conservation handbooks visit www.btcv.org or telephone 01302 572 244. You can also find out more about BTCV's Green Gyms, which offer the opportunity to improve your fitness by getting involved in practical conservation activities such as planting hedges, creating and maintaining community gardens, or improving footpaths.

For Green Gyms in your areas visit www.btcv.org/greengym/regions/map.html

An educational resource provided to schools by Crimestoppers. The resource pack focuses on crime-related issues that affect young people, and can be used as part of the citizenship curriculum. Pupils are encouraged to think about issues such as graffiti, the impact it makes on residents and the cost of crime in their surrounding area. Crimestoppers operates a freephone number 0800 555 111 to help prevent and solve crimes.

For more information visit the website www.crimestoppers-uk.org/campaigns.asp