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The Objectives of the Charitable Association are to support the soldiers, their wives and families in the event of hardship. The Association will help in the event of casualties and bereavement, not just in the immediate aftermath but in the longer term.
We are ABF The Soldiers' Charity. We give lifetime support to serving and retired soldiers and their families. They risk so much for us, but for them, it's "just doing their job". In return, we give them down-to-earth help and friendship, with no hassle or bureaucracy. That's what we've been here to offer for 66 years.
Abta LifeLine is ABTA’s charitable trust. Previously called the ABTA Benevolent Fund, it was set up to help people in the travel industry who need it most. The charity provides financial assistance to anyone who works or has ever worked for an ABTA Member, and their dependants.
The ASBF help serving and retired NHS ambulance personnel, and their dependants, in times of exceptional hardship, poverty or need. The ASBF provides grants and other support for individuals reqiuring specialised equipment and home adaptations for medical needs. It also provides aid for those experiencing extreme financial hardship.
The ABS is the only charity in the UK for architects, assistants, technologists and landscape architects and their dependants. We give practical help to people of all ages who have experienced illness, accident, bereavement or other personal misfortune. Support includes grants, loans and advice.
The BBA is here to assist barristers (past and present), members of the judiciary (past and present) and their dependants who are needy and deserving through difficult times, financially or ill health.
It cares for dentists and their families, helping them through times of difficulty with regular or one off grants according to their need.
The Beacon of Hope is a charity providing immediate and ongoing personal intedgrated social and nursing palliative care in Ceredigion and neighbouting areas. We serve people with all kinds of life-limiting or terminal illmess from the moment of diagnosis as well as support for their families.
BEN is the UK’s only charity for past and present employees in the automotive and related industries, as well as their dependants. We provide practical, emotional and financial support, as well as care for older people in our five care centres across the country. Visit www.ben.org.uk for more info.
The Benevolent Society was founded in 1886 to make a real difference to the daily lives of those who have worked in the drinks industry and now need help. Today, it helps more than 500 people from across the industry, providing financial grants, sheltered accommodation, care home facilities and support.
The Benevolent Fund of the Institution of Civil Engineers exists to provide advice, support and financial assistance to the needy and distressed who are either current or past Members of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). The charity also helps dependants of such members.
The BSB was founded in 1824 to help past Christ's Hospital pupils, Old Blues, who may be in need, hardship or distress.Assistance may also be given to present CH pupils in certain situations.
The Benny fund can offer financial help to current and retired Boots colleagues in the UK at times of severe financial hardship.
Our mission at YES Group is to assist those who have the desire to discover & remember their greatness & unlimited potential through personal growth & development. The Baskest Bridgade is our yearly event where we come together to create & deliver food hampers to families in the Birmingham area.
The Blossom Appeal is an independent charity which raises money for the breast care unit at North Manchester General Hospital. It aims to provide better facilities for patients, including new equipment, a Blossom Lounge for counselling and free complementary therapy sessions.
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Celebrating the achievements of those whose scientific exploration in Antarctica has led to a new understanding of our planet, and to honour those who have lost their lives. We aim is to inspire a broader interest in Antarctica, the fragility of our environment and the interdependence of our world.
The Church's main objectives are the public worship of God, the spreading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the exercise of pastoral care and the provision of practical compassion for those in need.
Burnaid is a small charity that helps burn survivors and their families at the two Burn Centres for adults and children in Birmingham. We offer financial support to patients and their families, fund two support groups, provide ward & theatre equipment and fund training opportunities for burns staff.
The Butchers and Drovers Charitable Institution (BDCI) is the meat industrys trade charity. Help is given in three ways: pensions, one-off grants to help towards a major expense etc. and assistance towards fees in a residential or nursing home.
Caravan helps people who have worked, or are working, in the grocery industry and have now found that they need some extra support to get by. In the last year we have assisted over 2,100 former workers and their dependants, Assistance consists of quarterly payments and help with basic essentials.
The Care Professionals Benevolent Fund is the registered charity for the Care Sector and aims to support current, former and retired care professionals.
CASA IS A NORTH LONDON AGENCY THAT HELPS INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ALCOHOL & DRUGS PROBLEMS. WE HELP OUR CLIENTS TO BUILD UPON THEIR STRENGTHS AND TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, FREE FROM ALCOHOL OR OTHER DRUG MISUSE.
CHART is a team of community responders, based in West Chiltington and Pulborough, who have been trained by the South East Coast Ambulance Service. It provides essential treatment in the first crucial minutes of an emergency, enabling critical intervention to be performed that can save lives.
For any charitable purpose relating to the National Health Service. Supporting a range of health related activities benefiting patients, staff and giving public benefit. Related research. Challenging stigma in respect of mental health.
The Civil Service Benevolent Fund is the in-house charity for all current, former, and retired civil servants, and employees of associated organisations. It gets things done; quickly, efficiently, and in complete confidence. In the last two years, we've provided more than £9 million of help.
The Community Foundation for Surrey is an independent charitable trust. It aims to improve the lives of people in Surrey by raising the level of charitable giving and making sure that this money goes to where it is really needed.
The aim of the Dream 100 Kids Trust Charity is: to relieve poverty, hardship or the distress of families with children to promote the physical or mental welfare of families with children in need of care and attention to improve the lives of individual families with children and children's groups living in North Essex and the surrounding area by providing donations to drive education, health, welfare, ability and opportunity
Working with the ambulance service the charity serves the Community First Responder groups in East of England area. The First Responders are all local volunteers trained in first on scene life saving skills. The charity also supports local ambulance stations and other healthcare initiatives.
It is a Christian Charity which shows Gods love in action through their Basics Bank project by providing emergency food. It runs the Carevan which travels the city each night providing hot food and drink to the homeless and also provides night shelters throughout the winter months.
It helps Probation and Cafcass people and their dependants who need money and support when life gets difficult. It is allowed to help people whose job makes them eligible to join Napo. It gives approximately £30,000 a year. Application is strictly confidential.
The Museum tells the story of Dr Edward Jenner, pioneer of vaccination. His achievement saved millions of lives and was a defining moment in history. It aims to educate the public, raise the importance of vaccination to public health and confirm Jenner's place as a national hero.
EEIBA assists people in need who work or have worked in the electrical and electronics industries.
Elizabeth Finn Care is a national charity that gives direct financial support to individuals in need and through Turn2us helps millions more to gain access to the money available to them in welfare benefits, charitable grants and other financial help. England & Wales: 207812; Scotland: SC040987.
Erskine (formerly Erskine Hospital) provides unrivalled respite and long term care for young and old ex-Service men and women throughout Scotland. We care for over 1300 veterans each year in five residential Homes and provide employment and training through our four social firms.
It helps to educate young people about the futility of violence in our streets. We produce education packs and resources to encourage positive and responsible behaviour among young adults.
Every 30 seconds in the UK fire fighters are called to an incident, risking their lives to save others, but sadly they often sustain physical injuries whilst carrying out their duties. The Fire Fighters Charity is here for fire fighters during their times of need. The Charity offers vital support services across the UK for all fire fighters, assisting in excess of 17,500 individuals every year. Our modern, dynamic and award-winning charity has three UK centres, located in Cumbria, Devon and West Sussex, which provide therapy, rehabilitation and recuperation facilities. Our pioneering Beneficiary Support Services offers local and remote assistance to fire service personnel in need nationwide – providing solutions to real life problems. It costs over £9 million every year to keep the Charity running, and with no government funding, we are completely reliant upon donations and fundraising, so your support is very much needed. To find out more, please visit www.firefighterscharity.org.uk.
It enhances the lives of people who are working, or have worked, in the UK furnishing industry and who are facing financial hardship or a personal crisis. It provides grants for desperately needed one-off items and weekly grants for individuals, couples and families suffering ongoing hardship.
Give A Brick is about empowering ordinary, kind hearted people like you to give in whatever way they can to bring a smile to the face of another person. All for one reason, love. We work together to make life better for children, young people, the elderly and those facing financial hardship.
The Benevolent Fund supports members of the Guild of Motoring Writers and their families in times of need by providing advice, practical help, and financial support in the form of grants or loans.
It helps people who have worked in the hairdressing and beauty industries either by paying a quarterly beneficiary payment or by buying much needed equipment for the disabled. It also helps children of parents who have worked in the hair and beauty industries.
We are dedicated to serving Jews of all ages regardless of religious background or affiliation. Havenpoint operate two Chabad Community Centres in London.
Hospitality Action is the hospitality industry benevolent organisation, helping past & present workers of all ages who are in crisis, such as the bereaved, the ill & the disabled. HA offers financial aid & information, and also supports a youth guidance scheme educating on alcohol and drugs misuse.
Relieving past and present members of the Household Cavalry and their dependants who are in need, hardship or distress.
<p> The Human Givens Foundation funds research and public education into the ‘givens’ of human nature and fosters initiatives that use up-to-date bio-psycho-social knowledge in practical ways, particularly where the development of life skills is vital: education, mental health and wellbeing, psychotherapy, medicine, social work, policing, industrial relations and diplomacy.<p>
We aim to help cancer sufferers, whose inpatient treatment requires them to spend long periods in hospitals in the W. Midlands, take a short break/holiday when they are not receiving treatment by offering to pay certain overnight & travel costs if the patient or their family are in financial need.
We provide welfare advice and support to members and former members of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, and dependants, in times of need. We have a free legal helpline, redundancy support and grants towards a range of purposes including disability, care and respite costs.
The ILEX Benevolent Fund was set up to assist members and their dependants within England and Wales when a sudden financial hardship occurs. The Fund can provide a range of assistance for example, contributions towards utility bills, disability related bills, care fees or unexpected bills.
The Ironmongers’ Foundation was established in 1963, the 500th anniversary of the Ironmongers’ Company being granted their first charter. It enables the Company to give: a) scholarships to disadvantaged young men and women to read material sciences at university b) money for the restoration of historic iron work c) relief in need
Islamic educational charity serving muslims and peoples of other faith and non faith backgrounds.
The Trust aims to help parents bereaved of a child in the Huddersfield, Halifax and Mirfield areas. We aim to assist parents in paying for headstones and funeral expenses, with other financial issues being addressed on an individual basis.
Working in prisons, shelters, embassies and businesses, The KC is an educational charity, teaching a deep spiritual practice encompassing study and personal growth. Helps individuals of all backgrounds achieve their potential across all levels of society.
The Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre (KAT Centre) is dedicated to helping Nepal's animals. Over 20,000 dogs live on the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal. Many suffer from abuse, starvation, and worse. The KAT Centre is creating a healthy, rabies-free street dog community. Learn more at www.katcentre.org
We are a local mental health charity
Kerith Community Church is an evangelical Christian church of 800+. It offers debt counselling through CAP, Konnections (special needs respite) & crisis help for families/individuals including a Foodbank. It supports a project in Serenje, a HIV/AIDS affected community in Zambia.
Kanaama Interactive helps women in Kashare, south-west Uganda, tackle poverty. Donations enable microcredit loans (£60) to unblock the pent-up initiative of enterprising people. Professional training and support foster a culture of financial literacy, independence and grass-roots solidarity.
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The Law Society Charity is a charitable fund set up by the Law Society in 1974. It makes grants to a wide range of organisations and individuals, with a view to furthering law and justice.
It helps to relieve poverty suffered as a result of accident or disability or ill health by persons employed or formerly employed within the building and civil engineering industries and allied trades in the United Kingdom including the widows and children of such people
It helps members and past members of the R.I.C.S. and their families in need.
The largest Irish welfare organisation outside Ireland, caring for thousands of the most vulnerable in our community. Please help us to help them.
Voluntary Sector Support
The Market Research Benevolent Association exists to help those who work or have worked in market research in any capacity, whether as researchers, interviewers, or office staff, as employees or independents, and whether members of The Market Research Society or not.
PROVIDES RELIEF EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY TO PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE REGIMENT/FORMER REGIMENTS AND THE DEPENDENTS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY OR PROVIDING/PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES TO REDUCE THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR STRESS
After 40 years, Clitheroe is finally on the verge of establishing its first mosque - providing vital services for Muslims in the area. It will be a centre for all the community hosting events, and will have a refreshment area for everyone. Funds are required for comprehensive refurbishment
The National Benevolent Fund for the Aged was founded to improve the quality of life for older people in the UK who live on a low income. NBFA does this by providing direct practical assistance through the provision of emergency telephone alarms; TENS pain relief machines as well as organising free holidays.
The aim of the North Norfolk Radio Families First Charity is: to relieve poverty, hardship or the distress of families with children to promote the physical or mental welfare of families with children in need of care and attention to improve the lives of individual families with children and children's groups living in North Norfolk and the surrounding area by providing donations to drive education, health, welfare, ability and opportunity
It assists by monetary grants, members and ex-members of the Northern Constabulary and their widows/widowers and dependants who are in necessitous circumstances.
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PCA Benevolent Fund is committed to helping as many current/former cricketers as possible. It has helped to re-train retired cricketers in new skills, funded healthcare provision for tragically ill children of players, provided counselling in coping with depression, bereavement and addiction and funded vital operations to improve players’ lives.
It helps homeless and disadvantaged people on Tyneside
Pharmacist Support is an independent charity providing assistance to pharmacists and their families in times of need. Support is specifically tailored to an individual's circumstance and includes assistance relating to financial hardship, stress, addiction and emotional and practical support.
24 hours a day, of every day, of every month of every year Officers put their safety, their health, and sometimes their lives, at risk to protect us. Every year over 25 thousand Officers are assaulted. They are there for you; will you be there for them and their children?
poppyscotland (The Earl Haig Fund Scotland) was founded in 1921 to provide practical help to ex-Servicemen, women and their dependants. Today it provides financial assistance to individuals, pensions advice, supports the employment of disabled ex-Servicemen and donates to other charities providing specialist services
The PDF gives front line support to lorry drivers in times of need, brought about through no fault of their own. Be it illness, bereavement, or change of circumstances we offer advice, re-training and financial help to get back on the right road. Our Patron is British motor ace Steve Parrish.
The PRS for Music Members Benevolent Fund offers assistance to songwriters, composers and their dependants, who are suffering financial hardship due to illness, accident or problems associated with old age.
The Trust gives welfare and benevolence grants to Gurkhas, ex Gurkhas (in UK and Nepal) and their families in times of need, as well as helping to preserve The Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment's esprit de corps and ethos.
The QNI is dedicated to improving patient care in the community. We do this by helping our Queen’s Nurses become role models for good practice, funding projects that improve patient care, and by influencing policymakers to ensure that nurses get the training they need.
The aim of the 99.9 Radio Norwich Families First Charity is: to relieve poverty, hardship or the distress of families with children to promote the physical or mental welfare of families with children in need of care and attention to improve the lives of individual families with children and children's groups living in Norwich and the surrounding area by providing donations to drive education, health, welfare, ability and opportunity
We are the mainstream communal organisation for Orthodox Judaism in the UK.
The Railway Benefit Fund, formerly the Railway Benevolent Institution, has been providing support since 1858 to active and retired railway staff and their dependents when they needed help through illness, injury, bereavement or adversity.
Caring for past employees of the Housewares, Pottery & Glass, Hardware, Brushware, DIY, Builders Merchant and Garden Supply trades in difficult times since 1843. www.rainydaytrust.org.uk
Retail Trust is the only charity that looks after the needs of all three million people working in retail. We are here to help change people's lives for the better and to look after the talent that works across the industry when they have had problems they don't know how to deal with. 0808 801 0808
The Club is part of Rotary International, based in Romsey, Hampshire. Members provide service for all sections of communities in need, both locally and internationally, by volunteering their time, and organising fund raising activities. An Annual Sponsored Walk (Walk the Testway) is held in October, providing a platform for any charitable cause to raise funds.
RABI was founded in Victorian times by farmers who were concerned about the level of poverty that existed in the farming community. In 2010 we will celebrate our 150th anniversary <p> Times may have changed but there is still hardship, especially for elderly or disabled people and families who struggle to make a living from the farm. Each year, RABI makes payments totalling around £2million to help people facing financial difficulties. <p> RABI supports elderly farmers and farm workers, and those of any age who are disabled, with regular grants or one-off payments for special items that they are unable to afford themselves. Around £250,000 each year is paid out for disability aids and essential household appliances. <p> Working farming families who are facing hardship because of illness, bereavement or some other crisis can receive short-term help. Just imagine you’re a dairy farmer, with cows to milk two or three times a day, but your young child is seriously ill in hospital. Paying for help on the farm and even the cost of travel can soon mount up and cause financial difficulties. That is when RABI can step in. <p> When there is a crisis such as major flooding or outbreaks of animal disease, RABI makes emergency payments (over £900,000 in 2007 when there was an outbreak of foot and mouth) to help with domestic expenses.
The Royal Anglian Regiment Benevolent Charity Fund was established to help the serving and former members of the Royal Anglian Regiment and their dependants who are: in need, hardship or distress.
This Fund provides both short-term and long-term support to Gurkha soldiers wounded on operations in Afghanistan and to the families of those wounded or killed - assisting them adjust their lifestyles in the aftermath of life-changining injuries or bereavement.
The fund renders aid, financial or otherwise to members of The Royal Irish Regiment, their widows and/or dependants in times of need.
The main purpose of the RMA is to support the Serving Corps, including the Royal Marines Reserve and the Royal Marines Band Service. In addition to helping these the RMA also raises funds for veterans and their families.
The RMBF was formed to relieve need, distress or hardship suffered by any person who is serving, has served or is a dependant of a Royal Marine, irrespective of rank. It also provides immediately on the death of either a serving RM or a reservist on duty a sum of money for the next of kin to help them cope with any pressing financial matters.
The RM CTF is the overarching RM charity, It exists to maintain the efficiency and 'esprit de Corps' of the Royal Marines. RM CTF supports the Recovery, Quality of Life and Through Life pathways. Providing help for our wounded, adventurous training and support for retired RM's and their dependents.
The Royal Medical Benevolent Fund is the leading charity for the medical profession. We help doctors and their families looking to return to work after accident, illness or other crisis; those looking for help to avert a crisis; and those needing help to retain dignity and self-sufficiency, where employment is no longer feasible.
The Sailors' Society provides a personal lifeline for seafarers throughout the world. Existing to enrich and enhance the well-being of the world's 1.2 million seafarers, the charity offers practical help, emotional and spiritual support, financial assistance and family liaison through our Port Chaplains and Seafarers' Centres. Our Port Chaplains visit thousands of ships every year, directly addressing the needs of seafarers - irrespective of belief or nationality - as well as maintaining vital links within the Ports that they operate. www.sailors-society.org
Every year we help hundreds of solicitors and their families in desperate financial need as a result of illness, accident, redundancy or some other misfortune. Increasingly our beneficiaries are young and perhaps prevented from working due to a disabling disease or a stress-related breakdown.
A 200 year-old charity helping London's ex-prisoners and their families with grants for training and welfare.
The Shipwrecked Mariners' Society provides financial help to merchant seafarers, fishermen and their dependants who are in need. In the last year the Society paid a total of over £1.7 million in charitable grants in over 3,100 cases and it received over 700 new applications for assistance. The charity's work continues to be much in demand. Thank you for your support.
We are a UK-based charity that works with communities living below the poverty line in India and Nepal. We provide both training and small loans (£50-100 on average) to communities so that they can start up sustainable enterprises and lift themselves out of abject poverty.
Skills for Developments objective is in the development of skills as a means of empowering disempowered people and alleviating poverty. We believe in grass root empowerment and that for any sustainable solution, the solution and resolution must originate from the community itself.
Love Running Manchester is an incredible initiative that helps ordinary people do extraordinary things. It's about engaging with our communities, making a difference to people's lives.
It supports people and their families carers in the local area with life limiting or terminal illness . This is by home visits, day care, hospital transport, equipment loan and bereavement support.
Sweet Charity is the charity for the UK confectionery industry (previously the Confectionery Benevolent Fund). We have been supporting industry employees and their dependents since 1918. We provide practical, emotional and financial support to past and present employees who are experiencing difficult circumstances and we help them to make their lives a bit easier.
The Society assists Swiss citizens resident in the UK and who are in need of help. The Society employs a welfare officer who provides counselling, advice and support. It also provides financial help in emergencies or in the form of regular pensions.
It provides sustainable inclusion to disadvantaged communities,advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving their conditions of life
TTT is an organisation dedicated to serving the needs of former Spurs stars who find themselves in a situation that compromises their quality of life. It is an organisation that reaches out to members of the Spurs family who are fighting hard times either financially, medically or both and is dedicated to making sure that no former Spurs player is forgotten.
UK-Med is a non-governmental organisation which facilitates the provision of volunteer UK health workers to countries during conflict and disaster. UK-Med is responsible for the UK International Emergency Trauma Register.
UNISON Welfare offers wide ranging support to members of UNISON, the public service trade union, and their families. Help includes debt advice and support; financial assistance; family holidays; help following accident or illness and breaks for carers.
The Annual Fund supports current students during their time at the University of Reading. It offers financial support to students who would otherwise struggle with the costs of higher education, and funds a wide range of teaching and learning projects and extra-curricular activities.
We are committed to raising aspirations and releasing potential of children and young people by supporting a team of Children's Workers, two Youth Centres, Out of School Clubs and a Community Cafe. Our intention is to build healthy communities that care for the young - body, mind and spirit.
VBF is dedicated to supporting veterinary professionals through the provision of the Veterinary Benevolent Fund, Vet Helpline, the Veterinary Surgeons' Health Support Programme and the Vetlife website.
It is a Charity set up to enrich the lives of individuals affected by Primordial Dwarfism II along with their families Individuals affected by Primordial Dwarfism are classed as the smallest people in the world Please visit our website for more Info:
Founded in 1973 as the official charity of the ‘Wine Trade Sports Club’ we raise essential funds (in addition to ‘The Benevolent’) to support those who have worked in the drinks industry and now need help.
The WRPA Benevolent Trust was established in March 2010 with a £10,000 donation from Team Wales. The purpose of the trust is to provide support to current and former professional rugby players in times of serious illness, injury or hardship. For more information please visit www.wrpa.co.uk
To promote the efficiency of the Regiment in such charitable ways as the trustees may decide.
ZFTF was founded in 1999 and is the only charity dedicated to assisting displaced and often destitute Zimbabwe farmers and their families to resettle in the UK and other countries, and to help them rebuild their lives.
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