ABOUT US

The EEAC Mission

The East European Advice Centre (EEAC) aims to help socially and economically disadvantaged people of East European origin in their efforts to settle in the UK. We believe that people are disadvantaged if they face economic, linguistic, or cultural barriers which prevent them from properly accessing mainstream UK services and participating in UK society.We do this by providing free, high quality and impartial information and advice and by promoting and enhancing their social welfare.

Our status

We are a UK charity offering free front-line advice and support to migrant East European communities living in Greater London. EEAC is a registered charity (No. 1114607) and company limited by guarantee (No. 5617439). It is authorised by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC No N200100441).EEAC complies with the registration and quality assurance requirements of the Community Legal Service (CLS) and has held the Quality Mark in General Help since September 2004.

Brief history

The East European Advice Centre was established in 1984. The organisation developed from the Polish Refugee Rights Group set up in 1981 in response to the plight of Poles stranded in Britain during the time of Martial Law in Poland. Since then, it has developed into a service for people from all East European countries including: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Poland, The Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia & Montenegro, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania.

Staff

Our staff are highly qualified with over 15 years experience in Welfare Rights, Nationality Law, Housing and Interpreting.

We are able to work with service users in English, Polish and Russian.