LEICESTER · LEICESTERSHIRE · RUTLAND
Holistic advice and mobile support for vulnerable communities across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
LASS-CIC provides free, holistic advice and mobile support services to vulnerable individuals, families and ethnically diverse communities — helping people navigate welfare, housing, debt and immigration challenges close to home.
A Community Interest Company · Registered Company No. 15401218
Our Impact So Far
We don’t just deliver activities — we deliver outcomes. Here is what your support helps achieve across our region.
2,300+
Clients advised across the region
£180k
Unclaimed benefits secured for households
£80k
Personal debt managed and resolved
35+
Community languages supported
What We Do
Free, confidential and culturally sensitive support delivered in the community — including through our mobile service.
Welfare & Benefits Advice
Helping people claim the support they are entitled to, from Universal Credit to disability benefits.
Housing Support
Advice on homelessness prevention, tenancy rights and navigating housing applications.
Immigration Guidance
Signposting and support for ethnically diverse communities on status and settlement matters.
Mobile Outreach
Bringing crisis advice directly to underserved, isolated and rural areas across the three counties.
Employment
Job searching, interview skills, career development
Education
Finding the right program, financial aid assistance
Health and Wellbeing
Understanding your options for welfare benefits, PIP, DLA, Child Benefit etc, application guidance
Training
Upskilling opportunities, guidance to career training programs
Grant Searching
For individuals (grants for disability purposes, equipment etc) and other organisations in the community. Able to support with searching and assisting with funding application forms.
Liaison Activities
Connecting you with relevant support services
Advocacy
Representing your interests for personal matters
Real Stories, Real Change
Anonymised examples of how LASS-CIC has changed lives in our community.
Aisha, single parent
Leicester City
“I was drowning in unpaid bills and didn’t know where to turn. LASS-CIC helped me claim benefits I never knew I qualified for and gave me back a sense of control.”
£6,400 in benefits secured
David, pensioner
Rutland
“The mobile team came to my village when I couldn’t travel. They sorted out my housing worries and treated me with real dignity.”
Eviction prevented
Fatima, new arrival
Leicestershire
“As someone new to the UK, everything felt overwhelming. Having advice in my own language made all the difference to my family’s future.”
Debt cleared & job support
Meet the Board
Our directors and qualified advisors bring decades of combined experience in advice, community work and governance.
Shabana Momin
Founder & CEO
She has over 20 years of experience within the charity sector and understands the barriers the individuals face when trying to navigate everyday life.
Sunny Singh
Director of Health and Wellbeing
He provides personalised 1?to?1 support for older adults, focusing on mobility, strength, and wellbeing. His calm, patient approach helps people progress confidently at their own pace.
Mezmin Malida
Business Development Director and Support Services
She leads business development, strategic partnerships, and community initiatives that create lasting positive change across Leicester and Leicestershire.
Dhrupti Khambhaita
Director
Background in psychology, care, and careers guidance. Passionate about empowering individuals, promoting wellbeing, and creating opportunities that help people reach their full potential.
Farida Alli
Community Empowerment Officer and supporting advisor
Her role is engaging and building strong collaborative relationships, to help communities flourish.
Farida provides trusted guidance, practical solutions, advice and encouragement to empower individuals, to achieve positive outcomes together.
LASS-CIC is governed by its board of directors and operates in line with CIC regulations, with an annual Community Interest Report filed at Companies House.
FUTURE PROJECT · SEEKING SEED FUNDING
The Social Recruitment Agency
A planned strategic initiative to move the people we support from crisis into sustainable employment — connecting job-ready clients with local employers through a not-for-profit recruitment model.
- Targeting long-term unemployment among the communities we already serve.
- Currently in development — we are seeking seed funding to launch a pilot.
- Building partnerships with employers committed to inclusive hiring.
Support Us / For Funders
We make it easy for trusts, foundations and corporate partners to see exactly how they can help. Here is what we are currently raising for.
What we are seeking funding for
- Core costs: sustaining our advice team and mobile outreach vehicle across the three counties.
- Project costs: expanding multilingual advice for ethnically diverse and newly arrived communities.
- Seed funding: piloting the Social Recruitment Agency to help clients into employment.
Trusted in the ecosystem — our partners
Leicester City Council
Leicestershire County Council
Local Community Foundation
Partnerships & Giving
Speak directly with our team about institutional giving and corporate partnerships.
Hello@lass-cic.uk
07934591061
158a Belgrave Gate, Leicester, LE1 3XL