Gypsies and Travellers Wales is a small charity set up in 1981.
GTW aims to support and enable Gypsies and Travellers to achieve a high and sustainable quality of life, within their own culture, through improving access to suitable accommodation, public services and employment skills.
We provide an extensive information, advice and support service to the Gypsy and Traveller communities in Cardiff and the Gwent areas, to local authorities and all relevant agencies and organisations. We offer a telephone advice service across the whole of Wales.
Main areas of work are liaison on issues of development, management and maintenance of Sites; homelessness; welfare benefits, reviews and appeals; education, health, social and housing services; and racial discrimination.
We also have a tenancy support project and an Employment skills and support project.