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Independent People provide housing, support and advice to young people aged between 16 and 25 in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. <p> We exist to support young people to build independent lives. We do this by helping them find (and keep) a safe, stable home. We also offer non-judgmental support and advice on counselling, training and help finding jobs. Most young people are referred to us by the Local Authorities having presented themselves as homeless, we run Bristol's only emergency 24 hour accommodation for young people at St George's House. <p> We are doing more and more work in trying to prevent homelessness through projects such as Inside Out which helps young people resettle after prison, and our through our peer education project which invites young people who have experienced homelessness to go into schools and talk to their peers about the realities of leaving home in an unplanned way.
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4Children works with Government, local authorities, children’s service providers, and children and parents to ensure joined up support for all children and young people aged 0-19 in their local community.
A National Voice is an organisation run by and for care experienced young people. Staff are also care experienced. Our main aim is to create positive changes to the Care System in England and provide a national platform to hear the voices of children and young people who are Looked After.
Aanchal's objectives are to relieve the distress caused by domestic violence, and to undertake preventative and educational work with young people, including men, to reduce the occurrence of domestic violence.
Abbey Community Centre provides a range of services to improve the quality of life of people in the local community, especially those who are disadvantaged or have greater need. Principal activities are a low cost crèche, parenting advice, services for over 60's, welfare rights, English classes and many more services.
Abbeyfield is one of the largest voluntary sector UK-wide providers of housing and care for older people, committed to alleviating loneliness while maintaining independence. Founded in 1956, Abbeyfield has grown to include around 750 houses managed by professional staff and volunteers, providing support, care and friendship for around 8,000 residents.
AbilityNet helps over 165,000 people a year who thought they couldn't use a computer because of a disability, overcome their problems. Computers open up the world of communication, learning and work; or simply shopping, emailing and having fun with friends and family across the world.
Accuro provides an invaluable support service to enable people with disabilities of all ages to participate in everyday pursuits and leisure activities. All the schemes are needs led and are designed to increase confidence and reduce isolation. The charity also provides respite relief for their families and carers.
Acid violence is the use of acid to attack another person. The victims of acid violence are overwhelmingly women and children, and attackers often target the face in order to disfigure and blind. ASTI is the only organisation in the world focused on ending acid crime at the international level.
We offer rural communities a source of independent, expert support on the particular issues that affect them and manage programmes designed to find new ways of meeting their needs. We work with rural people in Sussex to make sure their voice is heard locally, regionally and nationally. As a result we often step in when there is a risk that services needed by rural people could easily be forgotten. AirS is currently running a major campaign to improve support and funding for the many village halls in East and West Sussex. This is its 'Heart of the Village' campaign about which more details can be found on the AirS' website.
The Adnams Charity is funded by the donation of 1% of the profits of Adnams plc, and by the generosity of others. The Charity aims to make a real, measurable difference to people’s lives, at grassroots level by awarding modest grants to good causes within 25 miles of Southwold,
ALT empowers & develops leadership skills of leaders & young people in the church & community. ALT partners with local communities identifying those disengaged with education and/or involved in anti-social behaviour that may benefit from leadership training, life skills & first aid.
Age Concern Calderdale & Kirklees promotes the well-being of older people in Calderdale and Kirklees (age 50+) by providing good quality services and support, influencing policy and practice, consulting older people and finding innovative ways of meeting their needs and working in partnership with other local agencies to better serve older people within the community
To provide services for older people in the counties of Gwynedd and Anglesey.
Age Concern Kensington and Chelsea is an independent charity working for and with older people in Kensington and Chelsea. Our 300 volunteers support older people through providing befriending and practical help, providing that little bit of help that supports people to maintain their independence.
Age UK Oxfordshire is the new name for Age Concern Oxfordshire. We help and support older people & their carers to make later life a fulfilling, enjoyable experience: working to ensure that as we get older our voices are heard, we are treated with dignity & have access to services we want and need.
The aim of the charity is to provide a high quality,needs focused range of support activities and services for older people in the community of Portsmouth.
Age Concern Slough and Berkshire East exists to maintain and improve the quality of life for older people in Slough and Berkshire East by being active in facilitating their independence.
1. We aim to improve the quality of life for older people and their carers. 2. We seek to ensure that they maintain their self-respect and independence and enjoy freedom of choice and equal opportunities. 3. We work locally with older people and provide information, education and services.
Age UK Wakefield District is a registered charity promoting the wellbeing of local older people aiming to help make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience. It aims to influence the way people think about ageing and acknowledge the valuable contribution older people make to society.
Age Concern Walsall is a trusted charitable organisation that aims to improve the quality of life for older people by actively working to promote choice, independence, inclusion and dignity whilst working to overcome isolation, exclusion and discrimination.
Age Concern Cheshire is committed to making later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience for all older people in Cheshire. It seeks to achieve this by providing a range of care and support services to empower and enable older people.
AGE UK LONDON WORKS TO RAISE THE VOICE AND SAFEGUARD THE NEEDS OF OUR OLDER PEOPLE We promote and represent the views of older Londoners We campaing on real issues that make a difference to older people We work with over 30 local Age UKs across London to enhance services
Age UK Peterborough is a local charity working with, and for, older people in the Greater Peterborough area. Our aim is "to promote the well-being of all older people and help make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience".
AC Stockport works for people 50 plus operating 25 services that provide information, support and social opportunities . The organisation has a strong volunteer program offering opportunities for both volunteers and those on placement. The organisation works closely with local partners representing and campaigning on behalf of local older people.
Aik Saath means Together As One in Hindi, Punjabi & Urdu. They believe in working with people from all communities, faiths and backgrounds to challenge violence and hatred and encourage community cohesion by supporting young people to lead change in their communities.
The Foundation provides educational, sporting and social opportunities for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK. Please make a donation. Run entirely by unpaid volunteers, the Foundation's very low overheads are covered by an endowment, so 100% of your donation will go to charity.
Alpha International helps people to learn about the Christian faith by enabling them to attend an Alpha course, and our vision is to see the world transformed through the love of Jesus Christ. Over eleven million people in 160 countries worldwide, from all walks of life, have attended a course. Your support would help more people attend an Alpha course - in places as diverse as churches, prisons, schools, pubs, workplaces, universities, residential homes, and military bases.
The Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) organises workshops for people from all walks of life who want to deal with conflict well and without violence. It organises low-cost, friendly workshops in communities all over Britain and also runs programmes in prisons.
Our inter-cultural boarding houses in Southern Peru have transformed the lives of 64 Quechua children who previously walked up to 8 hours daily to get to school.
It supports people who experience mental ill health from the age of 18 to 65+. It provides support services on an individual basis, both in its day centre and out in the wider community. Its goal is to enable people to achieve their potential and participate in society.
ANSWER provides day care service for older people living with dementia in the west of West Lothian. The charity was formed in 1994 and has brought much relief and respite to carers. In 2006 ANSWER currently operates on two days per week. In June 2011 it will increase to three days.
The mission of the Foundation is to promote equality and diversity through education, sport and arts events and to support law enforcement agencies and local communities to reduce hate crime and build safe cohesive communities.
It strives to support the local community. Tackling local issues and providing help to the hurting. It is a church in the heart of the community, with a heart for the community.
Arch provides a diverse range of services supporting nearly 3000 people across Staffordshire and Cheshire every year. All our services have the same aim - ensuring people live happily & safely in their own homes and have a real chance to reach their true potential in a thriving neighbourhood.
ASF is making community and international development issues, in particular those impacting on disadvantaged and vulnerable people, integral to the practice and teaching of architecture. <p> Our motivation for establishing ASF stems from an ambition to make architectural practice more relevant to the majority of the world’s population who are living in marginalised or poverty situations (both in the UK and worldwide). At architecture school students are taught to provide solutions to complex issues, however, often people in communities benefit more from being involved in the process of development than by being disempowered recipients of more often inappropriate solutions. It was these frustrations that lead a small team of dedicated volunteers to create ASF and in doing so establish an organisation that supports architectural education by teaching (and working with) the essential participatory tools and techniques required when working as a professional in community or international development projects.
Archway is an Aberdeen based charity offering respite, shared and permanent care for over 200 children and adults with moderate to profound learning disabilities.
The Argus Appeal's objectives are to relieve sickness, poverty, hardship and to provide benefits for lonely, needy old people and underprivileged children and other persons considered appropriate by the trustees in the Sussex area. All funds raised are used to support causes where they can “make a difference”.
ART is a young persons education charity. We offer vocational trianing and education to disadvantaged young poeple throughout the West Midlands
Arts For All is a community creative centre . We run clubs and classes for the local community and aim to build confidence through creativity. Young people get the opportunity to exhibit and sell their works of art in high profile exhibitions in The City. This work changes lives and gives them the chance to hope for a brighter future.
ASCEND is based in South Oxhey, nationally recognised as an area with social deprivation issues. Award winning staff combine compassion with guidance, courses and basic skills; giving disadvantaged adults of all ages the self-esteem and confidence to increase their life chances. As a result, many find paid or voluntary work.
Asylum Welcome has been providing information and support for refugees, asylum seekers and immigration detainees in Oxfordshire for over ten years. We work with men and women, of all ages including young people who come here on their own, unaccompanied by adults.
Helping families break the cycle of domestic abuse
Atholl Centre is a residential holiday and conference centre and a community venue serving all ages and backgrounds, specifically designed to include disabled people. Here people experience practical Christian love & are better prepared for life through training, bridge-building and refreshment.
The Attlee Foundation was set up to commemorate Clement Attlee's life, work and achievements through piloting projects that benefit the people he cared most about - those disadvantaged by poverty, disability or lack of opportunity, particularly young people. Its work ranges from making small grants to research and major capital projects.
The Autism Initiatives Group supports children and adults with autism across the UK. In Scotland one of our projects is the One Stop Shop project specifically works with adults with Asperger Syndrome in Edinburgh and the Lothians providing a mix of one-to-one support (for things like employment, benefits, housing) and social activities. In England we have a range of services including Peterhouse School in Southport which provides education and support for 55 children from Merseyside and the surrounding counties.
We are the leading provider of specialist autism care and support in the West Midlands. We work with people of all ages across the autism spectrum, their families and carers to empower them to create a better future. We work with professionals at local and national levels to raise autism awareness.
Awaaz FM Community Radio is a volunteer radio station based in Southampton. We broadcast to the Asian community and our goal is to help improve lifestyle especially in the health, welfare and career sectors. We have recently won the RSPH Health Promotion and Health and Well-being Award 2011.
Aylesham Neighbourhood Project aims to enable people to achieve their potential, feel healthy and happy and be part of their local community. We work mainly with children and young people and also provide a wider family support service to adults in East Kent.
The Balfour Beatty Charitable Trust has been formed for the Group's centenary year and thereafter. It will be funding projects which will raise the aspiration, motivation and quality of life amongst young people suffering from disadvantage.
Barca Leeds is a community based organisation- The vision is to help children, young people and adults develop their full potential for their own benefit as well as for that of their community, and to promote health, learning and social well-being
GAP offers young people with learning disabilities an opportunity to achieve through the Gateway Award Scheme which is like the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme. It takes place within a youth club setting and they are encouraged to set themselves new challenges, learn new skills and broaden their horizons.
Bath YFC is an innovative Christian faith based youth organisation that has been working with young people in Bath for over thirty years. Our mission is to help young people be all they can be through the delivery of youth, schools and mentoring work. Check out www.bathyfc.co.uk for more info.
Bradford City Community Foundation is a fundamental community arm and nominated charity of BCFC. 2010 is the 25th anniversary of the Bradford Fire Disaster( 11.05.85) This appeal is a specific fundraiser for the Burns Unit which supported the rehabilitation of the victims of the fire.
BCHA is a specialist housing and social care support provider. Helping homeless, vulnerable and other people off the streets, out of abuse, over the skills barriers and on to independence and work. They offer a wide range of services in Dorset, Reading, Oxford, Chippenham, Salisbury and Exeter.
Is a community centre that offers a range of services to the community of West Dunbartonshire. These include, a daily lunch club for older people supported by 20 volunteers: a community bathing service for 90 adults per week: a meeting place & office base for community & voluntary groups
Rehabiltation through sport for disabled ex-service men and woman
Founded in 1971, Bield is today the largest provider of very sheltered housing in Scotland. We enable older people to live independent and fulfilling lives by creating and maintaining high quality appropriate housing, care and support services. Email: k.rowe@bield.co.uk (Scottish Charity SC006878)
The Big Issue in the North Trust is a registered charity which supports vendors of The Big Issue in the North to access the services they need - whether that’s permanent accommodation, access to drug or alcohol treatment, GPs, English language courses and other training.
BioRegional is a charity providing innovative solutions for green living. It's social enterprises, such as the fabulous super-local Veg Van and Sutton Community Farm in South London, boost local economies, create green jobs, provide useful services and help to kerb climate change - right on!!
Birmingham Law Centre fights for social justice by providing in-depth legal advice and representation for people who are desperate for advice but cannot pay for a lawyer. It helps homeless people, people in debt as well as people not getting the right benefits or services that they are entitled to.
The Birmingham Mail Charity Trust formally the Christmas Tree Fund now in its 120th year, raises funds for volunteer and community groups and small charities supporting deprived and needy people and groups of all ages and creeds in the Greater Birmingham area. Grants are made to a max of £2000
Birmingham Settlement was founded in 1899 and is one of the oldest charities in the City. It works to overcome social disadvantage through the provision of Children's Services, Older People's Services, Money Advice, building community cohesion and employment and training advice. To learn more please visit the website at: www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk
Founded as the Women's University Settlement in 1887, it aims to create opportunities for local people in the area of North Southwark and Waterloo to achieve their social and economic potential by delivering community services that are inclusive, accessible to people who feel marginalised and are free or subsidised.
Bloom Trust International aims to create awareness of the global water and malaria crisis and raise money to fund efficient and sustainable water,malaria and sanitation projects. The aim is to overcome poverty,and sickness,with access to safe drinking clean water and Beat Back Malaria.
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.
Blue Sky Development & Regeneration is a social enterprise set up to give paid work to people coming out of prison to enable them to move successfully into long-term employment. Its mission is to help break the cycle of re-offending and achieve long-term benefits for society.
Raising funds for specialist community Nurses to support Mothers and Families affected by Post-natal and Ante-natal Depression. Help to fund the first Bluebell Nurse and many more, to help the 1 in 10 Mothers who suffer, many in silence, afraid to admit how they really feel. www.bluebellnurses.org
Booktrust is an independent UK-wide charity dedicated to encouraging people of all ages and cultures to enjoy books. The written word permeates all our activity and helps us to fulfil our vision of inspiring a lifelong love of books for all. http://www.booktrust.org.uk
The Boys Clubhouse helps to support boys that are excluded from home, school or have simply droppped out of education. The Boys Clubhouse provides mentoring, learning programs, activities, life coaching and vocational courses.
To provide a range of housing and support services in a manner that promotes self-esteem, respect and independence to people disadvantaged by housing circumstances or social needs.
Brandon Trust works with and for people with learning disabilities. It aims to support and enable people with complex needs to live the lives they choose. Brandon maximise an individual’s independence through Supported Living, Education, Residential Services, Training, Work Learning and Leisure.
Brathay’s vision is of a society where children and young people realise their potential. Its purpose is to enable children and young people to make positive choices by taking personal responsibility for improving their well-being. Charity registered in England number 1021586 and registered in Scotland number SC038803
As the leading independent mental health organisation in Brent, Brent Mind offer high quality services to local residents seeking mental health information and support.
Sponsor our marathon runner, Sally, who is helping us raise money to help children with social communication difficulties. We develop the social skills and confidence of chldren with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorders and other conditions and support their families.
This Christian Trust runs re:charge, a community facility in Maidenhead supporting young parents (15-25) and young people (11-18). Trained staff and volunteers befriend, mentor and connect young people to other local organisations and agencies who can offer the help they need. Young parents and young people are offered opportunities to learn new skills, have fun and develop their potential. The Trust was a finalist in Charity of the Year in the Royal Borough Business Excellence Awards 2007.
Through its team of highly trained volunteers, the service offers a free, independent and impartial option for dealing with neighbourhood conflict in the Brighton & Hove and Lewes District area, encouraging those in dispute to come up with their own solutions.
Bringing Hope is a Christian organisation seeking to positively impact and transform the lives of individuals, families and communities in a crisis by training churches and other agencies to effectively address social issues, directly supporting those in need and promoting joined up working to tackle all forms of deprivation
Bristol Crisis Service for Women supports women and girls who self-injure. <p> We provide confidential helpline, text and email support. <p> We have a range of leaflets and booklets about self-injury, and also provide training for professionals who work with people who self-injure. <p> Please see our website for more information: <http://www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk> www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk
The BDA is the largest Deaf organisation in the UK that is run by Deaf people. The BDA is campaigning for the legislation of BSL. The BDA also wants to see an end to discrimination against Sign Language users, both Deaf and hearing.
The Bromley by Bow Centre works in Tower Hamlets helping some of the poorest communities in the UK. They work with young and old, families and people with disabilities. They help people to break out of poverty by supporting people to; look after their health and wellbeing, gain vital new skills, find employment and make positive changes in their lives.
We provide personal, social & community development opportunities for disadvantaged people in and around Broomhouse. We provide support and assistance from young to old to alleviate the problems caused by disadvantage and deprivation. We support the community to find their own ways to success.
Bullying UK which was formerly known as Bullying Online helps parents and pupils deal with school bullying by giving practical advice and support to families who are often in despair. There are 30 sections on the website and personal advice is given by email. The website is also used in schools as a teaching resource.
Operates riding for the disabled and for people with special needs at College of West Anglia Milton Cambridge
Cambridge House offers a number of services to alleviate the local effects of poverty and support social change. We offer: * Advocacy services * Community Development * Disability services * Law Centre * LINk Southwark * Nursery * Youth work
Cambridge Women's Resources Centre has worked with women for 30 years. We provide training and education, and support women through challenging times in their lives. We provide Advice, Guidance and courses for women looking for work or training. We have a free creche for women using the centre.
The Camden Psychotherapy Unit (CPU) is a community based mental health organisation providing a free confidential psychoanalytic psychotherapy service to adults over 18 years old living in London. The organisation offers short term, long term, Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) and group therapy.
Cam-mind offers a broad range of community projects and services to support mental health service users in Cambridgeshire. These services are designed to empower people to take the first steps back to an active life within their community. Our services include Supported Housing, Befriending, Community Groups, Outreach and Training.
The Campaign for Learning works to develop learning opportunities that give people the skills, confidence and motivation to change their lives for the better. Help us to stimulate a passion for learning which sustains people for life.
The Camphill Family raises funds for the eleven communities of The Camphill Village Trust. Established over 50 years ago, the charity assists adults with special needs to create a rich and fulfilling home, social and working life in large and small intentional life-sharing communities in both rural and urban settings.
Camread's volunteers provide a personal reading service to blind and partially-sighted people in the Cambridge area. We produce Cam-mag, an audio magazine for visually-impaired people. We record books of local interest for the 'Postal Tape' service.
Canterbury Oast Trust provides long term 24-hour care in family-style homes for adults with learning and physical disabilities in Kent and East Sussex. The Trust also runs a programme of personal development, skills training and work experience which brings residents into contact with the general public, helping to break down barriers and foster a greater understanding of disability.
CAP seeks to help relieve the want and poverty in the Wakefield District and beyond. Anyone in need can access the service which provides food, clothing housewares, furniture, as well as providing shower facilities, advice, counselling an signposting to other providers.
We support community led solutions to local issues and have channelled over £30 million on behalf of our donors into community groups and charities throughout London over the last 15 years. We are a quality accredited member of the UK wide Community Foundation Network.
The Cardinal Hume Centre supports homeless young people and badly housed families, as well as local people with little or no income. We enable people to gain the skills they need to break out of poverty and build better lives.
Caring for Ex-Offenders' vision is to reduce reoffending by reintegrating ex-offenders into society through the local church. The charity equips churches, through training and advice, to enable them to support ex-offenders live transformed lives.
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.
Castelnau Centre Project is a charity with a mission to promote a vibrant, self-sustaining community in the Castelnau area. It manages the Castelnau Community Centre a programme of community development projects designed to meet the need of its local residents. The Borough of Richmond is extremely affluent put this small area is isolated and a pocket of deprivation.
This small but high profile, vibrant community association continues to develop and respond to the needs of local residents. It offers a multitude of age and culturally appropriate activities to residents of a highly deprived area - these include events and activities for pensioners, young people, children under 5 and families.
The Cathedral Archer Project is a safe, warm and welcoming place for the homeless and vulnerable in Sheffield. We support them to increase their self-esteem and take steps to change their lives.
We work with disadvantaged young people often, but not exclusively, in a housing context. We provide access to services for the excluded, support and advice for the vulnerable, and offer safe accommodation to those in housing crisis.
CCP exists to improve the lives of children, young people, families and vulnerable adults with multiple and complex needs. We support healthy living, help maintain a stable home environment, encourage learning and achievement, promote positive social behaviour and support personal independence.
A Christian organisation providing practical and spiritual support to the poor and needy community of Dorohio, in Northeast Romania, providing three course meals, food bags, assistance and counselling. It also has a playground and play area and a children's club. All to show God's Love In Action.
Centrepoint is the national charity helping homeless young people. Whether they have run away from neglect or abuse to sleep rough, or been thrown out at 16 to fend for themselves, young people are vulnerable on the streets and need help. At Centrepoint we offer safe accommodation and a chance to turn things around with counselling, education and training for life.
C4C provides experiential education and training programmes designed for socially marginalised and disadvantaged people. The indoor training centre is unique and houses an aerial trekking course, high ropes elements, a climbing wall and low level obstacle course as well as training and meeting rooms.
Changing Faces is the leading UK charity that represents people with disfigurements. We provide personal support to individuals and families; work with schools, employers and health care professionals to ensure a culture of inclusion for people with disfigurements; and campaign for social change.
Chaos Theory is a violence prevention organisation that aims to engage those most likely to shoot or stab or be a victim of a shooting or stabbing. The Charity employs an evidenced based intervention that utilises disease control methodology to reduce shootings, stabbings and killings.
It helps children with disabilities experience therapy, achievement and enjoyment through horseriding.
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.
Charterhouse-in-Southwark is a Settlement working with and alongside the people in North Southwark who exist on the lowest end of the economic and social scale. We work through providing a range of projects to meet the needs of children, young people, families and older people.
It helps people of all ages with a Learning Disability by providing various clubs, schemes, subsidised leisure activities and other services to members, parents and carers. Membership is open to anybody with an empathy in our cause and they receive news magazines, special offers and gifts throughout the year.
CARF-UK raises funds for a community development organisation, ACER (www.acerbrasil.org.br), to transform the marginalised community of Eldorado, Diadema. At an Activity Centre it works through art, education, youth empowerment and economic development projects directly with hundreds of deprived and abused children, keeping them from the streets, and reaching thousands more through outreach work.
Supports therapeutic education and the welfare of children and young adults on the autism spectrum in Oxfordshire. It provides vital information and support to families, services for children and young people, and information for professionals. “This service is a lifeline” – parent.
The Children’s Society transforms the lives of over 44,000 children and families each year. We provide over 75 direct programmes, including Children’s Centres and preventative work. Our aim is to improve the lives of all children and challenge society’s negative attitude towards young people.
The Chinese Community Centre aims to improve the quality of life and well being of the Chinese community, particularly those who are disadvantaged. To achieve its aims the Centre offers a range of support services and advice to both the young and old within the community.
Christian Family Care is a Bedfordshire-based Christian organisation that can trace its roots back over a century to the reforming social care movement of the 19th century. Today it provides a wide range of front-line services in partnership with the Statutory Agencies, to protect and support some of the most vulnerable people in the community.
Christians Against Poverty is a national charity working in partnership with local churches across uk. CAP provides top quality debt counselling and practical support to see people released from the pressures of debt and given a hope for the future.
Church Action on Poverty is a Christian social justice charity, committed to tackling poverty in the UK. We aim: to enable people in poverty to develop more sustainable livelihoods; to help give a voice to people experiencing poverty; and to mobilise churches to work with others to overcome poverty.
Oasis Church Waterloo (formerly Church.co.uk) serves SE1 as hub for the community.
It helps those in greatest need in the community including those in poverty, older people and their carers and the unemployed. It does this by providing support services, befriending and respite care, training and work experience.
Circles Network provides direct support for disabled and disadvantaged individuals at risk of exclusion throughout the UK and Ireland. Their aim is to build inclusive communities where everyone, regardless of ability and background, can belong and contribute.
Citizens UK's goal is to build powerful communities who work together for the common good. We are the biggest community alliance in Britain, bringing together over 160 community groups with 250,000 citizens in our network. We work to end poverty, improve housing, and make London safer.
To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the Community in the UK and Overeas. To promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of association football and other sports capable of improving health.
Clean Break uses theatre to change lives, working with vulnerable women and girls in the criminal justice system enabling them to build a better life away from crime. Through ground-breaking and award-winning plays we dramatise their experience of, and relationship to, crime and punishment.
The charity runs training restaurants in prisons to help reduce the rate of re-offending. This is done by enabling inmates to gain qualifications and real life experience in the hospitality industry with a view to getting them employment, mentoring and housing where required upon their release.
Helping local people who are in need in any practical way we can.
The Coach House Trust provides occupational, educational, training and employment opportunities for those most disadvantaged in the labour market.
NCAC has been in existence for over 21 years and has worked with over 10,000 children and young people. Providing vital support, education and guidance to vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people families. Supporting them to reach their fullest potential!!
Colchester Mind is the leading mental health voluntary organisation for Colchester and the surrounding area. Founded in 1985, we are a registered charity affiliated to the national charity Mind. We work to improve the lives of people from all sectors of society experiencing mental health problems.
Columba 1400 helps young people realise that they already have the inner greatness and confidence to transform their own lives. Young people find the strength and courage to use their own unique voice and purpose, and with that voice, inspire the families and communities to which they return.
Community Albums is about giving people a voice and being heard It's about building better communities through music and media
The Community foundation for Calderdale connects people who care with local causes that matter. It does this by staging fundraising events, working with individuals and companies using their donations to make a positive difference in local communities through grant making.
Based in the one of the poorest wards in the country, Community Links is an East London based charity founded in 1977 which runs local and national projects for children, teenagers, parents, older and disabled people.
Compass is a network of projects for people with learning disabilities. It is a small local charity. Compass offers advocacy support, advice and guidance to people with learning disabilities to improve the quality of their lives. Projects include Can Can Recycling, Can Can Bazaar (social businesses) and Beyond(Youth project)
It grants funds to charities in England and Wales to provide music and access to the arts for the elderly. The annual Concertina Young Musicians Concert provides a platform for outstanding young musicians at a prestigious venue and gives free tickets to the elderly and their carers.
Conflict & Change is a voluntary organisation building bridges of understanding within and between communities in Newham, East London, one of the most diverse areas of the United Kingdom. In 2010 we will celebrate 25 years of bringing Newham people together. <p> We do this through: <p> * A conflict resolution team using mediation to support neighbours, families and community groups experiencing conflict. * A community development programme building understanding and cooperation within and between communities in Newham. * A training programme in communication skills, facilitation and mediation. * An education programme for children, young people and the adults who work with them.
The Consortium for Street Children (CSC) is the leading international member-based network dedicated to advocating, promoting and campaigning for the rights of street-involved children. We are committed to creating a better and sustainable future for some of the most disadvantaged and stigmatised children by working together to inform and inspire research and action that influences policy and best practice worldwide.
We work with young people to help them access opportunities in the construction industry including education, training, apprenticeships and employment. Working in partnership, we deliver programmes in disadvantaged communities, providing work experience and raising awareness and aspirations.
<p>We are the only national charity solely dedicated to fighting loneliness and acute isolation in old age. We organise regular, monthly tea parties on a Sunday afternoon in the homes of our volunteers across the UK. These outings are a ray of light in the lives of older people living alone; giving them something to look forward to in the knowledge that someone cares and the opportunity to make new and lasting friendships with fellow guests and our volunteers. </p> <p>Contact the Elderly is a registered charity in England and Wales (244681) and in Scotland (SC039377) </p>
CoolTan Arts believes mental wellbeing is enhanced by the power of creativity. It's a charity run by and for people with mental distress and exist to inspire the well-being, creativity and participation of a diverse range of people with mental distress through the production of quality art.
Every day across Scotland, Cornerstone is providing care and support in your community to enable children, young people and adults with disabilities and other support needs to enjoy a valued life. <p> With a team of experienced and motivated staff we provide a wide range of services to over 1000 people each year and are committed to improving the lives of the people we support.
Founded in 1856, Cornwall Blind Association is a local charity which offers emotional and practical help to support people visually impaired people. We enable "VIPS" the opportunity to live lives that others take for granted. Life does not stop because of sight loss, it does change dramatically!
Cornwall Community Foundation is the charity committed to supporting local projects in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly that engage local people in making their communities better places to live.
Every year Corrymeela helps over 7000 participants have an experience they will never forget. Corrymeela really is a remarkable charity where people are free to relax and enjoy a safe, neutral space and get to know someone from a different community in Northern Ireland resulting in learning to trust and co-operate together.
Coventry City Mission is committed to proclamation of the Christian Gospel and the relief of poverty throughout Coventry & Warwickshire. We serve the whole community by responding to identified needs, whether they be spiritual, physical, emotional or practical, regardless of age, status or background.
Cranstoun - Steps to Recovery from Drugs and Alcohol. We are a charity providing quality recovery & reintegration services and treatment, rehabilitation and support services that aim to reduce the impact and harm caused by drugs and alcohol use to individuals and communities within the UK.
Open House helps homeless and disadvantaged men, women, couples and young people (plus their pets) by providing Direct Access and High Support Hostels and a Day Centre open every day of the year. It provides help, support, understanding and empathy and is totally non judgemental, they help anybody.
Credit Action is a national money education charity committed to helping people manage their money better and avoid the pain of over-indebtedness.
Giving refuge and suport to women and children fleeing domestic abuse
Since 1998 the North Wales Police and Community Trust (PACT), together with our Crimbeat youth fund, has supported Community Safety iniatives which, through the protection of people and property, significantly minimise the fear of crime thereby enhancing quality of life throughout the region.
Crimestoppers is the independent crime-fighting charity. We help to arrest 17 criminals every day and one murderer every 5 days. Our charity runs the anonymous telephone number, 0800 555 111, that people can call to pass on information about crimes. We also have an anonymous online ‘Giving Information’ form that people can fill out to pass on information. Some people fear the consequences of going to the police when they know about a crime. Crimestoppers is there for them. Because the telephone number is anonymous, callers are not asked for any personal information and calls cannot be traced. 0800 555 111 has been helping to find criminals and solve crimes for 21 years. We’ve received more than 1 million telephone calls with useful information about crimes. It’s a system that works for everyone – except criminals. With your support, we can continue fighting crime to make our society a safer place to live.
Crossroads Care - South Thames aims to offer and provide a high quality, home based, individual respite service to carers and people with care needs within the London boroughs of Lambeth, Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth.
CSV enriches the lives of more than 1m people in the UK every year. Social justice is at the heart of what we do, empowering people to have a positive stake in society. We mobilised over 160,000 volunteers and helped over 10,000 learners develop new skills in 2010/11. Everyone has a role to play.
We at the Cumbria Community Foundation help to strengthen communities by using your money to make grants that support charities and volunteers, helping people in need in Cumbria.
It provides all round personal development through educational activities and projects to women and children in the United Kingdom
1 in 7 people sufer some form of hearing loss. Deaf Connections is the oldest & largest charity working with Deaf and hard of hearing people in Scotland. We are a dynamic and innovative charity committed to improving the quality of life for Deaf & hard of hearing people.
DeafVision is the leading independent local charity in Cumbria and Dumfries & Galloway helping deaf people and their families to access a wide range of specialist services and dedicated staff and volunteers. It believes in equality for deaf people and promotes understanding and respect.
DENS is a Hemel Hempstead based Homelessness Charity that helps hundreds of people get their lives back on track each year. Accommodation is provided at the Night Shelter and Move-On whilst at the Day Centre clients can enjoy a hot meal and get life-changing advice on benefits, housing & employment.
Depaul International works with homeless and disadvantaged people across Europe and the USA. It provides outreach and day centre services for vulnerable street children in Ukraine, accommodation and medical services for the elderly in Slovakia, as well as having over 50 projects in the UK, Ireland, and USA.
Depaul UK helps young people who are homeless, vulnerable and disadvantaged. We are passionate about what we do, working in the very heart of local communities. <p> We protect young people who become homeless by finding them a place to call their home. Each year we provide over 100,000 bed nights and we are open every day and night. <p> Depaul UK is the new name for Depaul Trust. We prevent young people from becoming homeless by rebuilding family relationships and offering through the gate support to young offenders. <p> We provide young people with the chance to fulfil their potential in the community through education, volunteering, training and jobs. <p> Since we started in 1989, we’ve made a difference to over 45,000 young people.
Development Coll has been formed to benefit the residents of the Isle of Coll, a small, remote island off the West Coast of Scotland. Currently, Development Coll's projects include: the building of a multipurpose community centre, investigation into possible affordable housing; renovation of the existing village play park; promotion of the activities of the Senior Social Club.
DGSM yourChoice is an affiliation of Royal Mencap Society. The charity works with people with learning disabilities, their families and carers in the North Kent and Medway areas. Support is provided through housing, independent living, day services, employment and training, advice and information, leisure, sport, evening clubs and much more! The charity aims to develop self fulfillment and independence for every individual with a learning disability enabling them to lead a life in the community like any other person.
DIAL provides a free, confidential information and advice service on all issues affecting disabled people’s everyday lives, to enable and empower individuals to improve their quality of life.
Dinnington Resource Centre is THE community centre of Dinnington. It provides many valuable services to the community as well as allowing lots of different groups, clubs and societys to meet and fulfill their aims.
DASL is a user-led organisation which works to enable disabled people in Lambeth to live more independently. It provides hundreds of people a year with vital legal advice, help with managing their own care, information about living with disability and support to become involved in their communities.
The Disability Law Service is a national registered charity that provides confidential and free legal advice for disabled adults, their families and carers. DLS also provides disabled people with a casework service. DLS challenges the inequality and poverty of disabled people by securing for them free and equal access to their legal rights and entitlements.
Serves young people between the ages of 11 and 25 in the Stroud area by providing a drop-in, skills training, mentoring and family support services, holiday activities and a performing arts programme.
We promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to thrive in work and in life.
Ealing Mencap provides a wide range of services to people with learning disabilities in west London, as well as currently redeveloping a dilapidated community centre into a state-of-the-art resource centre for many more people and activities, including people with the most profound learning disabilities and wheelchair users who require changing accommodation.
EBM is connected with the Methodist Church in Ireland and working in an inner city community in Belfast. EBM works with local people to bring about peace in an area of interface violence. It offers support to children, young people, people who are homeless and/or unemployed, older people and families; and is active in regeneration through the Skainos Project.
East Lancashire Deaf Society (ELDS) is a leading Deaf charity in Lancashire. ELDS supports and works with the local Deaf community. ELDS provides a wide range of services:- Family, Community, Youth, Volunteering, Employment, BME and Interpreting service.
To provide a range of holistic, culturally sensitive services for the communities of London with a view to improving quality of life and enhancing community cohesion
Eaves' ethos is to put women first. It provides services to support and promote the interests of vulnerable, excluded and exploited women and children. These include women trafficked into prostitution in the UK, homeless women with additional support needs, women and children fleeing domestic violence. The charity also conducts essential research on all issues of violence against women.
ECCR works for economic justice,human rights and environmental sustainability through research,advocacy and dialogue to encourage companies to meet the highest standards of corporate responsibility,to assist faith communities & investors in upholding the same standards through responsible investment
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.
PLEASE HELP SAVE EMMANUEL HOUSE! We provide support and services for the homeless, disadvantaged or vulnerable. We urgently needs funds due to Council spending cuts. Nottingham needs us. "I wouldn't have survived without Emmanuel House. I would have been lost, or even have died".
Emmaus Communities provides a lasting solution to homelessness by offering formerly homeless people a home, work and the chance to regain self-respect in a supportive environment. Residents work full time on the Community business, renovating and re-selling donated furniture.
Emmaus Bristol provides home and work for formerly homeless people who are called “Companions”. Companions work 40 hours a week and are involved in the Community's social enterprise recycling and selling household items. Uniquely Companions are involved in helping others who are in greater need.
Please help Emmaus Gateshead create a place for homeless people to live which is safe and secure, where they can rediscover their dignity and self pride through a self supporting social enterprise benefiting the local community through recycling, jobs and much more. Help make a difference.
Enable Ability is an independent charity for the care, welfare and advancement of disabled people living in Portsmouth and surrounding area. It works in partnership with disabled children and adults, their families and carers, to provide a range of quality, professional and confidential services.
Enable Me works in schools and the community to raise disability awareness. It does this by providing assemblies, workshops, disability sports events and other activities (such as workforce development training) that are delivered by a team of trained volunteers, the majority of whom are disabled.
Engage Youth Empowerment Services (E.Y..E.S) is a grassroots collaborative Charity. A welcoming environment for young people who learn in unconventional ways using the powerful mediums of Drama, Dance and Music. A place where ''we can discover or rediscover ourselves and achieve without barriers.
Enham has a proud past and an even brighter future. Enham strives to support disabled people in making real choices in life through the provision of services that will extend access and opportunity for learning, living and worthwhile employment. It gives support wherever needed to enable life to be lived to the full.
Enthusiasm aim to see young people fulfil their true potential by diverting them from crime; Raising aspirations; Building self esteem and Equipping for excellence, by providing relevant activities for young people, including intensive mentoring & learning programmes, youth clubs and workshops.
The Equality Network works for equality and human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Scotland. Every penny you donate helps make Scotland a place in which everyone can live free from prejudice and discrimination. http://www.equality-network.org
extratime provides inclusive out of school schemes for children/young people with and without disability in Brighton & Hove. Fully trained, experienced teams work with the children/young people, many with very complex needs, in a positive, fun environment where all join in, learning from each other.
EYLA exists to nurture and develop the leadership potential of young African and Caribbean males, empowering them to become the next generation of successful leaders. We work with schools and provide supplementary education, mentoring, aspirational opportunities and family support. www.eyla.org.uk
We support disadvantaged women by providing them with support, skills and training and a dignified income. We help: - Victims of Human Trafficking - Victims of Domestic Violence - Women who have experienced social exclusion - Unemployed and low-skilled women - Victims of Forced Marriages
Fairbridge inspires positive change in young people, supporting them to develop the confidence, motivation and skills needed to turn their lives around. We are located in 15 of the most disadvantaged areas of the UK, working in partnership with local communities to provide cost-effective solutions to issues such as truancy, crime and unemployment.
Family Action has been a leading provider of services to disadvantaged and socially isolated families for 140 years. We work with over 45,000 children and families a year by providing practical, emotional and financial support through over 100 services based in communities across England.
City Gate Community Project's "FareShare Project" delivers surplus food from the food industry to charities working with disadvantaged groups. Saving it from landfill and feeding many homeless and vulnerable people.
Father Hudson's Society is the social welfare agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham. It reaches out to those in need through Adoption, Fostering agencies and Origins services, residential care for older people and those with dementia, residentialand day care for people with disabilities and innovotive community based work.
The Fatherhood Institute pulls together, analyses and publicises international research on fatherhood, lobbies for a more father-friendly Britain, and supports fathers and father-figures to develop positive relationships with their children. Let's give our children the best dads in the world!