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This an urgent appeal for the poor sick children in the Gambia who need urgent overseas life saving medical treatment whose parents are unable to pay for their treatment. We also want to medical facilities or build a paediactric clinical centre to treat these children and train local medical staff.
It recycles redundant but working hospital equipment from NHS hospitals for reuse in the developing world.
ACE Centre North supports children & adults with complex physical & communication disabilities - giving a voice to individuals with little or no speech. Our assessment, training, support and equipment services enable individuals of all ages to enjoy better quality of life and greater independence.
ACET Jersey provides: unconditional social, emotional and financial support for people living with HIV in Jersey; life-saving prevention and education programmes; and professional training on all the issues associated with HIV/AIDS.
ADDISS provides information and support to families, adults and children who struggle daily to cope with the burden of having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. We are trying to raise money to build a national network of support for families all over the country. We currently run a telephone helpline. We offer training to schools and families.
The Albany Charity is a fund run by London Taxi Drivers for children with Special Needs, giving them fun filled days out which are not provided by the homes and schools. Our main trip is to Margate where the children are entertained during the day, culminating at the Wintergardens with a dinner, presents and disco in the evening.
Its mission is to provide advice and information about albinism. Raise positive awareness of the condition. Improve self esteem. It provides local events and support through contact people. Encourages the sharing of experiences. Conferences every two years. Twice yearly magazine.
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.
HMS ALLIANCE, a WW2 era submarine is the memorial to the 5,300 British submariners who have given their lives. Her infrastructure has deteriorated dramatically, a deterioration that has proved hard to stop due to difficulties of access. An urgent programme of restoration is vital. Can you help?
Amaze is a charity that supports parents of children with special needs and disabilities in Brighton and Hove. It offers a helpline, volunteers who work individually with parents on education issues and benefits claims, publications, workshops and much more. 'I think that the service that Amaze offers is outstanding and I would have been lost without it.'
Ambitious about Autism is the national charity for children and young people with autism. We exist to enable children with autism to learn, thrive and achieve. Our ambition is to make the ordinary possible for more children and young people with autism.
Respite Care for Children with Special Needs and their siblings.
The Andrew Grene Foundation (AGF) is a charity dedicated to supporting Haitian people through education, loans and building projects. Our work is dedicated to the memory of Andrew Grene, a UN worker and one of the many thousands of people who died in the Haiti earthquake of 12 January 2010.
Anjali is a pioneering professional arts company that celebrates through dance the potential of people with learning disabilities. It exists to challenge prejudice, encourage inclusion, provide positive role models and enable people with learning disabilities to train, dance and achieve excellence.
We believe that every child in this country is entitled to a free first-class music and drama education. We do not simply preach about the reduction of children’s access to music making; we send out some of the country’s finest practitioners to do something about it.
It brings young disadvantaged children from inner city areas out to the West Sussex countryside. Many of the youngsters have special needs: some are blind or deaf; others have educational, physical and emotional problems. The aim is to give them new skills, greater confidence and some fun.
The ASD Family Help charity is a 'User Led' independent and voluntary group that offers free support and advice to individuals on the autistic spectrum, their parents, carers and professionals within Wokingham Borough, Berkshire UK. We aim to: help improve services for children and adults with ASD, provide support to parents/carers, provide free advice and information, provide training across the Borough and raise awareness of ASD.
Aspergers 4 Herts is a charity trust set up to support children and families affected by Asperger Syndrome. Our aim is to provide information, assistance and socialisation to enable better opportunities to form much needed peer groups, thus supporting and encourage social skills.
It is focused on the creation of new communities to provide a future for the increasing number of children with autism. These new environments will provide adults with autism a home for life: where they can work, live and improve their skills and talents in a creative and supportive environment.
Ayrshire Sportsability runs events for children and young people with disabilities to try out sports eg boccia, wheelchair curling, swimming, football. We are always grateful of support that we receive from local businesses and people in the community.
Bag Books works to enrich the lives of those with the most profound learning disabilities. Bag Books sees a world where everyone can enjoy the learning, communication and fun of a story. Its multi-sensory story packs are the leading educational resource for children, teens and adults with severe to profound learning disabilities.
Barnet Mencap provides support, advice and information to people with learning disabilities and their families. Some of the services include social days out, repite care, sports activities, family and care support, volunteering, housing and general advice.
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.
It supports Anglo-Indian children in Chennai, South India, giving them accommodation, good food, healthcare and an education. It supports children in further education and developing skills for work. The open school is for those with no previous schooling and who are struggling in their studies.
It advances the education of the pupils at Beaumont Hill Special School by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities not normally provided by the school budget – for example funding for residentials, functions, and additional resources.
Give a Child a Chance raises money for disadvantaged children living in Berkshire to help them live more rewarding and fulfilling lives. It supports both individual children and groups, with grants for specific projects or pieces of equipment.
Birmingham Hippodrome is the UK’s most popular theatre and an unsubsidised independent charity. Annually over 500k visitors enjoy opera, ballet, musicals, international dance, comedy, drama and the world's biggest Pantomime. We urgently need to raise £1m to replace our stage in 2012.
Bletchingley Skills Centre offers a varied programme of educational courses for physically impaired adults of all ages. Courses include Computer Skills at all levels, Special courses for the visually impaired. Numeracy & Literacy, cookery and arts and crafts including card making for fundraising.
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.
Making a difference to children in Wales who have cerebral palsy. Based in Cardiff the centre provides specialist Bobath therapy to children from all over Wales who have cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is caused by damage to a baby or young child's brain. This affects a child's ability to move and develop in the normal way and each child is affected differently. There is no cure for cerebral palsy, but the specialist Bobath therapy we provide really does make a difference to the every day lives of the children who need us. Please help us!
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.
It provides training, education and employment opportunities for adults that face multiple disadvantages within the community
The Bridge is a community special school in Islington, North London. We cater for pupils with autistic spectrum disorders, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties. Our specialist area of work is addressing communication and interaction difficulties.
Bristol Dyslexia Trust supports needy students of all ages and abilities (4 - 60+ years) with specific learning difficulties. i.e. dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, Aspergers, mild autistic spectrum disorder, and language/communication difficulties. It provides funding to help students access specialist teaching, assessments and advice.
It provides community based music therapy to children and adults of all ages with a wide range of special needs using music as a basis for forming a relationship and developing communication, providing an opportunity for self-expression where words are difficult or impossible.
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.
BSA provides support to all whose lives are affected by stammering. We work to prevent stammering through early intervention, provide the optimum support for pupils who stammer and offer, through our helpline and website, information and a listening ear to adults and parents of stammering children.
Broad View Care is a registered charity situated in Coventry. Established in 1990 to provide residential care for adults with learning disabilities, today the organisation provides homes for thirty-five people across the City. Broad View care relies heavily on the generosity of others to support us in our work. Please give generously.
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BT Buddies offers information, inspiration and hope to anyone affected by a brain tumour in the UK.
The project is an educational,recreational and therapeutic scheme for people of all ages dealing with disablement of any kind. It started life as a gardening project in 2002, but today extends across four acres and offers a greatly extended,diverse and stimulating programme of other activities
It helps the country’s most vulnerable children who have suffered extremes of abuse, cruelty and neglect. It provides the specialist residential care, education and therapy necessary to help these children build a better life and where possible return to a family environment.
Operates riding for the disabled and for people with special needs at College of West Anglia Milton Cambridge
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.
Camphill has been part of the Aberdeen City and Shire community since 1939. More than 700 people live and work in six local Camphill communities. Together they offer education, training, work and living opportunities for vulnerable children, young people, adults and older people.
Camphill Milton Keynes (CMKC*) provides support and a meaningful working life for adults with a wide range of learning difficulties. The community is formed of over one hundred people living on several sites on the neighbouring housing estates of Pennyland and Willen Park.
Camtrust provides Further Education opportunities for older teenagers and adults with all types of disabilities. The students gain experience of a work-place and grow in confidence through their involvement in Camtrusts Design and Print company which operates as a Social Enterprise, where all profits are directed back into Camtrust.
CandoCo Dance Company is the world’s leading dance company of disabled and non-disabled dancers. CandoCo reaches over 16,000 people each year, giving opportunities to disabled young people to access the arts. Our participants develop greater self-confidence and have a better quality of life through activity that is not traditionally offered.
We teach rural skills including basic IT for students with learning disabilities
A scenic charity cycle ride with three different options for the start:<br> <br> 60 miles - Esher College, Surrey, to Hove or Hove to Hove circular route.<br> 30 miles - Haywards Heath, West Sussex to Hove.<br> <br> Capital to Coast benefits three partner charities undertaking crucial work with children and adults - Norwood, the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and the Down's Syndrome Association - see website www.capitaltocoast.org.uk for further details.
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.
It provides weekly youth clubs for young people on the autistic spectrum, mostly with diagnoses for aspergers syndrome. Support is also provided for parents of these children.
CAST was founded in 2009 by actor/director David Morrissey to provide creative opportunities to young people and their teachers in areas across the world damaged by conflict and disasters. Please visit http://www.creativeartstrust.org to see more of our work.
The CBSO offers the very best in musical performance and education – flying the flag for Birmingham and the UK. Ignite, the CBSO’s programme to engage audiences and the community encompasses our learning and participation work and in total reaches upwards of 50,000 people each year.
Chailey Heritage School is a nationally recognised day and residential special school and Children's Home for young people aged 3-25 with physical disabilities and health needs. Each year we need to raise money to provide specialist equipment and resources to help them achieve their potential.
Chance UK provides adult mentors for 5-11 year olds with behavioural difficulties, who are at risk of being drawn into anti-social or criminal behaviour in the future. The programme supports some of the most deprived children in London, and is offered in other UK areas through local partnerships.
It helps children with disabilities experience therapy, achievement and enjoyment through horseriding.
It is a unique nursery whose primary objective is to provide inclusive pre-school education to children with special needs and support for their families/carers.
Charters School is an outstanding Sports and Science College. Each pupil at Charters is recognised as an individual and encouraged to develop to his or her full potential. Through fundraising we seek to further enrich the educational experience of all our pupils.
The Children’s Trust is a national charity that provides the best possible care, therapy and education for children with multiple disabilities and complex health needs, in partnership with their families and other carers.
Cirdan provides opportunities for disadvantaged young people to experience the challenge and adventure of life at sea on large sailing vessels to promote self-discovery and enhance social interaction; this not only benefits individuals but in turn benefits local communities and society as a whole.
We are a charity. Each year we face a substantial gap between the grants we receive from local authorities and our full running costs. Costs not fully covered by such grants include training our volunteer advisers and replacing our outdated computers. Your small change can make a big change!
The Citizenship Foundation encourages and enables individuals to engage in democratic society. It focuses on developing individuals’ citizenship skills, knowledge and understanding by supporting the delivery of citizenship education and working with young people on issues that concern them.
It advances the views, needs and ambitions of people with mental health challenges. It challenges discrimination and promotes inclusion. It influences policy and promotes equal rights through campaigning, education and the development of innovative and quality services.
It raises money to buy multi-sensory equipment to give fun and relaxation to children and young people who aren’t able to express themselves as fully as Claire-Louise could. Claire believed that music and movement helped her to overcome problems and so could help others to feel better about themselves too.
CLASS supports children with language and communication disorders in East Dunbartonshire. The children are aged between 3 and 16 years and attend units within local primary or secondary schools. CLASS raises funds to provide much needed resources as well as trips, activities and sports groups for the children.
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)
The charity helps to provide equipment and facilities to advance social, physical and/or educational opportunities of the pupils attending a special school for children with learning disabilities. The school caters for children aged 4 to 16 who have many different syndromes and other learning needs including Autism and communication difficulties.
Disabled riders from local organisations in the Deal and Dover area take part in activities including riding in paddocks and schooling areas, stable management and games. All admin and support help is done by volunteers. Quote from volunteer: “Their [the riders’] joy made even the horses smile!”
Many children and young people know little about the countryside and rural way of life. Its programme of educational initiatives will introduce them, and their teachers, to the beauty, importance and diversity of our rural heritage, inspiring them to become passionate about its future and protect it for future generations.
Crossteach is a Christian charity which works in schools. It provides high quality R.E. lessons and assemblies, runs Christian after school clubs and seeks to help Christian pupils to grow in their faith.
<p> The Dame Vera Lynn Trust for Children with Cerebral Palsy is a specialist service for families of young children with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. Parents and children learn daily living skills together at our School for Parents using the principles of Conductive Education. We support families with babies and children under five years of age.<p> <p> A highly skilled and professional team helps parents to recognise a child's unique qualities and achievements. Everyday is an exciting experience and parents can talk openly to each other about their child's activities, sharing an understanding of each other's situation.<p> <p> The emphasis in School for Parents is to provide strong practical support for all parents who have children with special needs within a mutually sympathetic and encouraging environment.<p> <p> All the services we offer are provided free of charge as we receive no statutory funding and rely entirely on the support of the community to help raise the £540,000 needed to ensure that this vital and much needed service can continue.<p>
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.
We support better education for young people with Down syndrome throughout the UK and around the world. Our research, information and advice services transform the lives of many thousands of children each year. Find out more at: http://www.dseinternational.org/
It helps to promote equal opportunities for people with Down syndrome and offer support to them and their families. It promotes public awareness of Down syndrome and encourages and helps local support groups. It provides information through conferences, workshops, newsletters and its website.
Our aim is to give people with Down syndrome a brighter more inclusive future. Our training courses are attended by over 500 parents and professionals, school assemblies raise awareness of over 1,500 pupils each year. Over 210 families are being supported by the group.
<p> Downright Excellent provides educational sessions and quality play experiences for children with Downs Syndrome and their siblings, plus education and support for parents/ carers. We currently run weekly speech and language classes, and life skills and sensory processing sessions for children age 0-4 (Early Intervention), and 5-9 (Supplementary Education). The 10-14 age group is planned for 2013. We follow the teaching programme of Down Syndrome Education International, who regularly visit and evaluate our group, in order to maintain our excellence based on their cutting edge research.<p>
We're a thriving parent-run charity supporting children with Down's Syndrome and their families. Our unique early intervention therapy service (speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy) benefits children (0-6 years) living in South London (Wandsworth to Greenwich).
Down's Syndrome - Derby is a charity that is wholly led by people with Down’s Syndrome and their parents. As a result, a fully holistic and locally delivered approach to support is adopted. Activities are numerous and widespread to promote development, inclusion and awareness.
Two babies are born every day with Down's syndrome. Through information and support for people with Down's syndrome, their families and professionals, the Down's Syndrome Association helps these people live full and rewarding lives.
The Down Syndrome Group Northamptonshire is a local Charity, largely run by parents, which supports families and friends in the community who have a connection to people with Down Syndrome. It brings families together to offer advice, share experiences and learn from each other.
We are a charity providing educational outdoor adventure activities for disadvantaged and disabled young people of all abilities. Our main focus is children with special needs including young people with autism, Asperges Syndrome, Downs Syndrome, the hearing and vision impaired and a range of physically disabled young people including wheelchair users. Many of our young people suffer from one or more of the above. We also run courses for disadvantaged primary and secondary school children from mainstream schools in poor inner city areas.<p> <p> Our aim is to ensure that all young people, regardless of ability, special need or disadvantage, are given the opportunity to experience quality outdoor education, in a safe environment, to improve not only their physical fitness but their confidence and self esteem to enable them to meet the challenges of everyday life, today and in the future.<p> <p> We have recently completed an all weather wheelchair friendly sports area and upgraded the entrance paths to our sensory garden to make wheelchair access easier.<p> <p> Our next challenge is to raise the funds to build a state of the art indoor climbing wall with unique and specific provision for non ambulent youngsters, which will demonstrate to other organisations and individuals what we at Dukes Barn already know, that being physically disabled does not mean being excluded from exciting and healthily competitive sporting pastimes.<p>
It provides a variety of groups for families with children aged 0-5. It is run by a Committee of families employing experienced and trained staff to enable a high quality provision for the community. It relies on fundraising to enable the full facilities to continue and improve.
6 million people in the UK are affected by dyslexia, that's 10% of the population. Dyslexia can affect all areas of your life, not just reading and writing. It can cause low self esteem, anxiety, frustration and even depression if unidentified. Through our 26 centres, 158 outposts and our work in schools we work to improve lives through education. <p> Your money could make a real difference to the lives of those affected by dyslexia. <p> £25 - could fund a one hour session of multi-sensory tuition £50 - could pay for a parent to attend an awareness course £100 - could help towards the cost of keep a local centre open for one day Your donation will enable us to continue with our valuable work.
Dyslexia Scotland is the voluntary organisation representing the needs and interests of dyslexic people in Scotland.
EAB: a Christian agency working through local churches of NE Brazil preaching & practising God’s love via church planting, leadership training, well drilling, schools & care centre for the poor, HIV clinic, tree planting, teaching the poor occupational skills to implement community transformation
Eagles Mount Adventures camps and programmes provide opportunities for underprivileged, orphaned and abandoned children in China to experience love & joy.
It is a nursery school that educates and cares for children from low-income families and children with special educational needs
Eden-Rose Coppice Trust is the first project of its kind in the UK where woodlands are used as a free sanctuary for people living with Cancer. The linked usage of the sanctuary is for young people with learning or physical disabilities who work with carers and develop the site for our visitors.
our strategy : to empower poor Palestenians through education and training so that they are able to depend on themselves and earn a living, support their families and escape the poverty trap.
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.
The Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys provides donkey riding therapy to children with special needs and disabilities, some have learning difficulties, and others are physically disadvantaged or have behavioural problems, brain damage or sensory impairment. Charity Reg No: 801070
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.
Over 150,000 children in the UK are designated as having behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BESD) - engage in their future is all about supporting these children and those that work with them.
Equal Adventure creates resources to support the meaningful involvement of disabled people in adventure sport, active outdoor lifestyles, expeditions and out of classroom learning. Our Vision Our work will be done when all people are able to access the natural environment for education, research, physical activity or play regardless of disability.
The purpose of Equal People is to build a theatre which will promote the inclusion of children, young people and adults with special needs into the performing arts, providing a safe environment for disadvantaged children and young people to participate along side able performers as Equal People.
Edss exsists to promote awareness on all aspects of Down's syndrome. We aim to bring together families and professionals in a social enviroment without any pressure.
The Evening Chronicle Sunshine Fund provides specially adapted equipment, custom built apparatus or special learning aids, for children with disabilities or special needs, to improve the quality of their lives. The fund is helping North East children in special schools, learning units, hospitals and also individual families.
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.
Exeter House is a Special School for students between the ages of 4 and 19 who have Severe Learning Difficulties, Autism and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties
Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education aims to provide a happy, safe and secure environment in which deaf children and young people can reach their full potential. We are a non-maintained special school for deaf and hearing impaired students, providing primary education through to college education for ages 4-24. We have residential and non-residential places with students attending from across the South West, South Wales and beyond. We also provide outreach services. These include supporting students studying in mainstream schools and colleges and giving training in British Sign Language.
We are Families Connected by Autism.
The FASD Trust supports those affected by FASD (Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders), their family and carers. It also provides information and training to professionals - and others - involved in caring for those with FASD.
FLAG provide respite for the families’ of youngsters with special needs such as a disability. FLAG have dedicated and skilled staff to generate activity, play and interaction with coordination thus creating wellbeing for the youngsters.
Fledglings is a national charity that finds and sells products that improve the lives of disabled children and their families. We understand that life with a disabled child can be challenging, and we help by providing practical products that address everyday problems faced by disabled children.
We transport JOY, in the form of entertainers, clowns, stilt walkers, musicians, magicians, facepainters, acrobats & actors determined to make a difference to children's lives with 'Fun Therapy' using games, giggles and giving to build confidence and nurture talent - We're Only After Your Laughter!
The Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy is a specialist further education college for horse-motivated young people with special needs. A three year residential Further Education Through Horsemastership Course enables students to relate more successfully to others and to have greater and more appropriate control over their own lives.
Friends of St Ann's (FOSTA) is a charity which supports St Ann's Special School in Morden, Surrey. This fabulous school is for children with severe and complex learning difficulties. FOSTA helps provide equipment and resources such as funding for a minibus, adaptable touch-screen plasma panels, swimming aids, and theatre trips.
A Christian organisation helping street children in South Africa to access basic education so that they can help themselves in life.
It directly benefits the pupils of Carronhill special school. In particular it raises funds to maintain and repair the mini bus which can take wheelchairs. It also provides extras such as multi sensory equipment for the swimming pool, play therapy, music therapy and trampolining.
It supports a school for children with special needs
Special Needs Primary School for children with Moderate and Severe Learning Difficulties
It offers support to special needs children and their families providing new equipment and organising fun days and events which enables them to participate in activities which would normally not be accessible to them due to the profound and complicated medical needs of their children.
The Craighalbert Centre is a Grant Aided Special School providing education, therapy and support to children and families from across Scotland affected by cerebral palsy and similar conditions, with the aim of enabling children and young people to achieve their full potential.
Fundraises for extra & specialist equipment, holidays, social music, therapy & other events. Funded so far new play area costing £107,000, gym equipment, bike shed, 2 minibuses hoists physio/sensory themed room, passes for Washbrook Farm ,Crawley Venture Park, yearly BBQ & Fun Days and Xmas Disco.
This charity helps raise funds to provide equipment and special projects to help the children at Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children, the only sign-bilingual primary school in the London area.
Granta School caters for pupils from 2 to 19 who have a range of special educational needs. The charity is there to fund raise for much needed equipment, to provide support to parents, pupils and staff and for social events.
Friends of Greenmead raises money to help equip physically disabled children with the special equipment and therapy services essential to their development and to enable them to live fulfilled lives.
The charity supports Hadrian School which caters for up to 125 primary aged children in Newcastle Upon Tyne who have severe, profound and complex learning, sensory and communication difficulties.
We are a small local charity raising funds to provide important support to children with various learning, social, physical and communication disabilities within Mid Sussex. Newick House's aim is to help each child find his or her place and confidence within school, the wider community and beyond.
Friends of Penny Field is a charity that helps the disabled children of Penny Field school who all have profound and complex needs. Money raised goes towards equipment essential and most beneficial for these special children of ages 2 through to 19.
We raise funds to relieve barriers that may restrict students from participating in the outstanding learning and enrichment experiences available at South Devon College. Your support will enable local people to pursue their dreams and help many disadvantaged people to turn their lives around.
FOSS help to raise funds for this special needs school. There are 47 pupils who have a wide range of disabilities which include Autism and young people with very complex needs. FOSS have raised funds for a bus, playground and are now raising for a specially adapted gym.
education and advancements of children with special needs
Friends of the Loyne supports the work of The Loyne Specialist School in Lancaster. It is a special school for pupils aged 2-19 with a range of learning difficulties.
It supports the work of the Nigel Hunter Nursery, a therapy centre named after the first specialist paediatrician to work in Gloucestershire. This offers to support to infants with disability, from birth to 3 years, through multi-professional therapy, assessment, play and family support.
The Friends of Thomas Wolsey School support Thomas Wolsey Special School in Ipswich, Suffolk. The school caters for pupils between the ages of 3-16years, offering a specialist education provision for children with complex physical disabilities, medical needs and sensory impairment.
Friends of Thor was set up to raise funds for the & extras' which the Local Authority could not supply, often the very things that make such a diffence for the Service Users.
The Friends of Ty Gwyn School raises money for school equipment and other resources for use by our pupils. The school has 120 pupils between 3 and 19, all of whom have profound learning difficulties - 50 % of pupils are permanently in wheelchairs.
Ysgol Crug Glas is a successful special school in Swansea with 53 pupils from 3 to 19 years, having profound & multiple or severe & complex learning difficulties. Friends raise funds for extra equipment, including the project “Changing for the Better” for improved therapy pool facilities.
It may be a wheelchair, or an inability to verbalise their thoughts, which makes socialising far more difficult for people with disabilities.The Friendship Circles aims to help people with special needs in the Jewish community make friends and integrate in the community.
The FutureSense Foundation supports volunteer work that contributes to community development in some of the poorest regions of the world. We partner with over 100 non-profit organisations and local charities to address a range of critical development issues. By providing financial support and human resources for livelihood support, education and child welfare programmes, we strive to make a positive impact in underprivileged communities in Africa, Asia, South America and Eastern Europe.
The Golden Lion Children's Trust was formed in 1973 to bring some hope help and happiness into the lives of underprivileged children and children with special needs.
The Grange is a charity in Bookham in Surrey which offers high quality housing and training to adults with disabilities. We aim to help people achieve their potential and live independent and fulfilling lives. Thank you for your support!
Greatwood rescues and cares for neglected and ill-treated racehorses. Children with special educational needs prosper around these horses in a unique education programme, called Horse Power.
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION BY RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY
Half the Sky supports orphans in China through infant nurture and preschool programs, personalised learning for older children, and loving permanent family care and medical care for children with disabilities. Because every child matters, and every child should have a chance for a bright future.
The Harington Scheme is an unique learning programme for people, mainly young, with learning disabilities and/or difficulties to help them into employment, further education or a more rewarding life through appropriate learning opportunities. The Scheme is situated in North London and attracts learners from all over the capital.
We provide a drop in centre with a wide range of services for local people with mental health problem
hazelwoodVISION is a volunteer charity organisation based at Hazelwood School for children and young people with sensory impairment and additional support needs in Glasgow. Its mission is to support the development of the school's extended day programme through fundraising, as well as provide essential services, activities and items not presently met by the school budget.
Headway Nottingham is a long term Day Rehabilitation and support centre covering the entire County of Nottinghamshire. It helps all those who have suffered a Brain Injury, their families and carers.
Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre offers the expert assessment and tuition that anyone with Dyslexia deserves, regardless of their ability to pay, and relies on the generosity of donors to make this possible.
The aim of the charity is to provide retts families with the provision of comunication equipment to in turn provide them relief of their difficulties caused by retts syndrome. The charity will be specifically dedicated to communication aids, as retts syndrome makes its sufferes silent. T
Hollybank Trust cares for some of society’s most vulnerable members. It provides education, care and often a home for children, young people and adults with profound physical disabilities and associated learning difficulties. Hollybank relies heavily on the support of individuals, organisations and companies. Every penny counts.
Home Start Babergh provides a unique service offering friendship, support and practical help to parents with young children throughout the Babergh area via a network of fully-trained volunteers.
Established in May 2007 Hope 4 Kidz gives children a sense of hope and support, the wellbeing of youngsters who require various degrees of extra care, whether they are suffering from a physical or mental disability, living with a serious/prolonged illness, or need respite from poverty/abuse.
Hull Children’s University provides learning experiences to raise the achievements and aspirations of local children, supporting schools in their delivery of the national curriculum and the government’s aims outlined in ‘Every Child Matters’.
I CAN is the children's communication charity. We are the only UK-wide charity that supports children's communication skills, the springboard from which children learn, achieve and make friends. I CAN works to foster the development of speech, language and communication skills in all children with a special focus on those who find this hard: children with a communication disability.
icandance - ballet for special people icandance is a London based charity that caters for people with social, emotional, physical and cognitive disability and mixes ballet and free movement to encourage creativity, social interaction and confidence in each dancer.
ILEAP provides people with a learning disability opportunities to take part in inclusive leisure activities within their communities across South Warwickshire. Our Youth Workers, Support Friends and Volunteers assist our members so that they can have fun in a safe and positive environment.
Indigenous People's Cultural Support Trust (IPCST) collaborates and works with tribal people to develop appropriate and sustainable projects and help tribal communities to be independent and promote their traditional way of life.
The Centenary Fund, established in 2002, gives you the opportunity to contribute to the development of education worldwide through research and scholarships, as well as securing resources for current and future students. More information can be found at www.ioe.ac.uk/donate
JCoSS will be the UK's first inclusive Jewish state secondary school. It will be the only Jewish secondary school in the UK to welcome, on an equal basis, Jews of all backgrounds, beliefs, and - in partnership with Norwood - abilities.
Jessie's Fund helps children with special needs by providing music therapy and other opportunities for creative musical experiences. The charity works with seriously ill and disabled children all over the UK, many of whom can't speak, giving them an invaluable means of communication and expression.
Pre-school nursery for children with special needs and disabilities. We aim to maximise each child's potential and support their parents.
The Julian Campbell Foundation supports young people with mood disorders reach their full potential. http;//www.juliancampbellfoundation.org
Jus Kidz set up and run by parents of disabled children and their siblings from the Knowsley area. Now in its 7th year, it goes from strength to strength. It provides an inclusive Saturday Club 50 weeks of the year, also a Youth Club 50 Fridays of the year. It now also offers holidays.
JustDifferent helps create positive social attitudes towards disability and difference among children and young people. We do this through free, stimulating, interactive and educational workshops, written and created by disabled people and delivered in schools. Since 2007 we have delivered 850 Workshops and reached 27,000 children. Help us to reach more children across the UK by fundraising for us through JustGiving.
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.
Karin Dom Day Centre for Children with Special Needs in Varna, Bulgaria, provides tailormade therapy for children with physical, mental or learning difficulties. Our aim is for all children to achieve their full potential. Please visit our website for more details: <u>http://www.karindom.org/</u>
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.
Kevin's Trust is a charity dedicated to funding and organising social outings and respite for autistic adults in the North West.
The Resource helps pupils and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) to access the curriculum. It also provides young people with ASDs help and support to gain paid employment.
Kivuli Trust (‘kivuli’ meaning shelter in Kiswahili) builds hostels and classrooms on the premises of existing schools in East Africa specifically for children with physical and mental disabilities. Our projects allow for small class sizes where these children will be given the attention that they deserve. The hostels negate the need for long daily journeys to and from the schools and provides the children with a more stable learning environment. Most importantly our projects allow for integration with other school children which provides invaluable disability awareness and understanding at a young age that can then filter back into the wider community. <p> For more information, please go to www.kivulitrust.org
Kiya Survivors offers education, therapy, support and love to children with special needs living in severe poverty, abused and abandoned children in Peru.
KKF is a community organisation which helps refugee and asylum-seeking families rebuild their lives at the centre of the community. The foundation helps refugees overcome the challenges faced when arriving in the UK through various projects such as clubs, trips, mentoring, summer school and advocacy
One of the unique qualities of the Lady Fatemah Trust is that it operates on zero administration costs ie every penny that you donate will go to the project that you nominate. It focuses on Microfinance, Education, Medical treatment, Disability Rehabilitation, Water projects and disaster relief.
Lambourne End Centre for Outdoor Learning provides high-quality personal development experiences primarily to people from Essex & East London; which in turn will influence the development of their communities.
Leaside is a young person driven Centre. The Trust focuses on the personal development of young people in East London. We develop self confidence, trust, self discipline and teamwork through Outdoor pursuits, mainly canoeing.
The charity raises money for the benefit of the pupils of Lindon Bennett School. This is a primary age special school for pupils with profound and severe learning difficulties and autism. Money raised is used for the benefit of the pupils eg for trips and playground equipment.
The charity operates both a primary school and a secondary school in Beddington, South London, for pupils aged 5 - 19 with speech, language and communication difficulties. Visit our secondary school's page http://www.justgiving.com/teambike3 raising money for travel initiatives and St Raphael's.
Linkage Community Trust is the leading Lincolnshire Charity which helps people with learning difficulties to realise their full potential. Help us to build and support existing and new projects, and thus create real opportunities, enable real choices and open the doors to a full adult life.
We run an online and postal audiobook library service for print impaired people in the UK. Our audiobooks are a lifeline for our 12,000+ members who struggle to read due to an illness, disability or learning difficulty. Your invaluable support makes a huge difference to this vital service.
Little Treasures is a UK based charity that aids, supports and enhance the lives of children who are terminally ill or have a disability. We have a team of Support Workers and Advocates that offer practical assistance and support on a variety of issues/problems to these children and their families.
Listening to live music has a proven impact on behaviour, health and wellbeing. Live Music Now brings together those who are normally excluded from these benefits through ill health, disability, isolation or poverty, and young professional musicians who want to share the joy and inspiration of their music. Live Music Now is teaming up with the Musicians Benevolent Fund to enhance the lives of musicians both young and old with our innovative Adopt-a-Musician scheme. Find out more and donate direct at http://www.justgiving.com/Adopt-a-Musician/
We are a Swansea based charity. We currently have 3 charity shops and run activities,support and training in Swansea and Neath/Port Talbot South Wales, all supporting children and the families with special needs as well as the wider community in need. Pleas refer to our website for more information
The Loddon School excels at meeting the exceptional learning and support needs of children and young people whose behaviours present a significant challenge in other environment. <p> The Loddon School<p> www.loddonschool.co.uk <p> Loddon Training and Consultancy<p> www.proact-scipr-uk.com
We are a Primary Special school meeting the needs of pupils with complex learning difficulties and medical needs. Some have sensory losses others oxygen dependent,epileptic or terminal illnesses.we are committed to providing the best education and life experiences and strives hard to support these with high quality resources.
Magic Moments was formed in 2002 to help support families in Northern Lincolnshire. it offers support to siblings & children within the Autistic spectrum. provide chat and chill sessions where parents can meet other parents and relax, we provide training that helps parents devolpcoping strategies and methods to deal with situations. provide trips and events.
Makaton uses signs, symbols and speech to help people communicate. Makaton is used by adults and children with learning or communication difficulties. The Makaton Charity provides training to parents and professionals, produces a wide range of resources and offers a free family advisory service.
Maldon (Essex) Mind is working to provide a wide range of caring support for individuals in mental distress wherever and whenever it is needed. Our aim is to raise positive public awareness of mental health issues and campaign for better mental health services. http://www.maldon-essex-mind.org.uk/
Mapledown Barnet's secondary special school for pupils with Severe and Complex Learning Disabilities. Many of the pupils also have additional sensory and physical impairments and an increasing number are either on the Autistic Spectrum or have complex medical care needs
Fundraising for Marlborough School for students with special needs
We are an outdoor education and residential centre, providing activities for groups including: day visitors, schools, youth groups, adults, and those with special needs. We aim to provide a memorable, positive and enriching experience of countryside and community in a Christian environment.
Mary Hare is a national charity for profoundly and severely deaf children. The School educates without the use of sign language and is the largest non-maintained special school in the UK. We also provide music therapy services and the Burwood Centre offers independent assessments of deaf children.
MASKS supports Booker Park and Stocklake Park Schools. It aims to enhance and improve the lives of the children and young people. The Charity's goal is to give experiences which will build their confidence and support their educational advancement.
MECO is an interdenominational fellowship of evangelical Christians from many countries with shared goals. It sends people called of God to work in various ministries and to encourage the national churches to engage in effective mission and witness
Mencap wants a world where people with a learning disability gain an equal right to choice opportunity and respect. The charity believes that people should have equal opportunities in education, work and in playing a full part in the community. They believe that support for the families and carers of people with a learning disability is vital to achieving their vision
Mental Health Matters works with people with mental health needs. Dedicated and experienced staff work with partner organisations to deliver a comprehensive range of services centred on individual service user needs. These include employment, housing, community support and psychological services.
Miles of Smiles is a charity that aims to make youngsters who need a smile in their day feel special. To put some sparkle and love and a few giggles in their day. They do this by organising treats- or 'smiles' for children who are nominated to them.
Minstead Training Project is a registered charity organisation which provides training and support for adults with learning disabilities with the opportunity for them to gain and maintain skills to live an independent lifestyle.
We help people suffering with HIV/AIDS, street kids and women who are exploited. As an interdenominational evangelical mission, we want to share the love of Jesus with the people of Africa; reaching the unreached; loving the unloved and discipling new believers.
Montessori Education for Autism (MEfA) helps answer local and global needs of children, young people and adults with Autism, and conditions related to Autism, through Montessori methods of teaching and learning.
Moor House School provides specialist education and therapy for children with specific speech, language and communication disorders. Through extended curriculum teaching and care, Moor House enables its students to face their transition to adult life with far greater confidence and ability than would otherwise be the case.
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
MOVE helps the most severely disabled children in the UK and across Europe to sit, stand and walk independently. Being able to move around opens up the world to them and can help them to live healthier and happier lives. Movement is for learning and life!
Is a Liverpool grown charity dedicated to promoting social inclusion. It helps people with a learning disability to make choices and move on with their lives. It seeks to create opportunities for disabled people to have their voices heard and opinions recognised through a person centred approach.
The Mulberry Bush is a non-maintained special school providing an integrated programme of therapeutic residential care and education for severely emotionally troubled and vulnerable primary school age children.