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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.
A non-denominational Christian charity, providing childcare, youth work, clubs for disabled children & adults, and a programme for young carers; in an area of great deprivation in North Belfast.
The 1st Welwyn Garden City (StFrancis) Scout Group caters for over 120 different families in the Welwyn Garden City area offering scouting activities to all 6-14 yr olds. We are currently fundraising in the effort of linking our Brockswood Scout Hut to mains electric.
A charity that enables young people with complex disablities enjoy a wide varity of activities including a week long summer camp.
The 9th West Wickham Scout Group is specifically for young people aged 8-25 years of age who have a disability. Everyone is able to enjoy the scouting experience despite their disabilities at our special group.
A Wa Po - Yoruba for 'we are together' - is a charitable organisation that was set up to build a future for physically disabled children in Nigeria. A Wa Po's school will offer physically disabled children free primary education followed by vocational training in Information Technology, in order to equip these children with the necessary tools for employment.
AbleChildAfrica specialises in childhood disability in Africa. We work with local partner organisations to create sustainable change to improve the lives of disabled children and their families so that they can achieve their full potential and fully participate in the world around them.
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.
Ace is a national disabled children's charity that aims to inform, support and train parents and professionals in the use of technology for young people who have communication difficulties, both in speaking and/or writing.
Action For Kids is a national charity helping children and young people with physical and learning disabilities. We transform lives by supplying and maintaining wheelchairs and mobility equipment, and providing work and training through our Work Related Learning programme and school outreach.
Action for Russia's Children [ARC] is a UK-registered charity that operates in Moscow, Russia. We raise almost all of our funds ourselves and from this we award annual grants to 9 independent Russian NGO's, all of which were originally set up by, and are run by Russians. These organisations offer a much-needed alternative to the system of State care for disabled and under-privileged children, young adults and their families. We are staffed entirely by volunteers, we pay no salaries and do not run an office which means we can guarantee that 100% of your donation will go directly to the projects that we currently support. Please see our website for details of the projects we support at: www.actionarc.com
ActOne ArtsBase is an inclusive arts organization delivering a wide range of performing and visual arts activities in Hertfordshire. We are proud to be a fully inclusive organisation. Inclusion means welcoming individuals at all skill levels, with and without disabilities - without exception
The Actor's Charitable Trust provides grants and support for actors' children with special needs, up to the age of 21.
Afasic is the UK charity representing children and young people with speech, language and communication difficulties, working for their inclusion in society and supporting their parents and carers.
Deals with the rehabilitation of disabled children in Uganda
To provide services for older people in the counties of Gwynedd and Anglesey.
At AHOY we use the medium of sailing to break down many of the barriers and divides that exist within today's society, to bring together people from different walks of life and backgrounds.<p> Through the activities and courses at AHOY, we teach and train people not only how to sail or row, but also about helping others, so that they can then go on to teach and help others. <p> Our primary objective is working with disadvantaged youth and people with disabilities, however, the Centre caters for all - young, disabled and retired alike. It offers them all the experience, opportunities and new horizons gained through water-based activities. <p>
ACT is a registered childrens charity operating as a national self help group. Founded in 1983 ACT works to support children who can only breathe with the aid of a Tracheostomy tube in the throat. ACT provides advocacy, support, practical advice as well as items of medical equipment to its members.
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 Albrighton Moat & Gardens is dedicated to providing sports, arts, training and recreational facilities for people of all ages who have disabilities or disadvantaged. It enables and empowers them, regardless of disabilities, to participate in and enjoy activities that they are excluded from.
ALD Life is a charity dedicated to eradicating adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) and supporting the families involved. Adrenoleukodystrophy is a rare, terminal brain disorder which affects apparently healthy young boys. Onset of symptoms is followed by loss of all function within six months and death usually by teenage. There is no cure.
The Alexandra Wylie Tower Foundation supports those causes about which Allie was passionate focusing on helping underprivileged young people achieve their dreams through involvement in the performing arts, sciences or environmental projects.
To make Islamic education accessible and possible for the Deaf community. Our organisation aims to break down complex Islamic concepts and Quranic Arabic into a format that engages and works with Deaf educational needs.
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.'
The AMBER Trust helps blind or partially sighted children who have a talent for music. AMBER knows that music is not only a source of great pleasure to these children, it also encourages learning and boosts their confidence. For them, music is not just a pastime – it’s a lifeline.
Amy & Friends provide support for the health and well being of sufferers of Cockayne Syndrome and their families and carers. We provide an annual members retreat where families spend time in each other's company and meet leading doctors and researchers. We also provide a family support worker.
The Amy Winehouse Foundation has been set up in Amy’s memory to support charitable activities in both the UK and abroad that provide help, support or care for young people, especially those who are in need by reason of ill health, disability, financial disadvantage or addiction.
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.
Supports the parents of visually impaired and blind children
Angel Shed Theatre Company is the only inclusive theatre company in Islington. We run theatre workshops that bring together young people aged 7-16 from the community. All our work is inclusive - we believe in giving every child, regardless of ability or background, the chance to experience the arts.
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.
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 Archway Project is a small charity based in Thamesmead, London. Established in 1982, we work to improve the lives of young people living in the city, including those at risk of anti-social behaviour. We also work with youngsters who may not be doing very well at school, either due to problems at home or because of mild learning difficulties like dyslexia. <p> Activities at the Archway Project centre on off road motorbike mechanics and riding. Young people learn the theory in the classroom which supports the practical mechanics they are taught in the workshop. Our members carry out simple repairs through to complete engine rebuilds, and maintain our fleet of motorbikes that are used during off road riding trips. <p> We also teach cooking and photography, and arrange trips to motorsport events such as the Weston Beach Race and British Motocross Grand Prix, so that our members can watch their sporting heroes in action. Through all of these activities, we equip young people with both qualifications and life skills to help them lead meaningful futures. <p> We're currently hoping to raise £10,000 towards a camping and off-road motorbike riding residential trip for our young members. To find out more visit http://www.justgiving.com/Archway-Project-Residential-Appeal-2010/ <p> Address: The Archway Project, PO Box 3974, London, SE2 9YB Telephone: 020 8310 1730
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.
ASTO is the umbrella body for organisations providing personal development through adventure at sea, particularly for the young, disadvantaged and disabled. ASTO represents Sail Training centrally, organises training, youth events such as races, and provides bursaries to offset voyage fees
The Charity provides financial assistance for needy adopted children . In practice assistance is given to adopted children with special educational needs
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.
Our results - and our children - speak for themselves! Auditory VerbalUK is the UK's only Centre for Auditory Verbal Therapy. Every day in Britain, two children are born with severe and permanent hearing impairment. This disability will leave many of these children isolated and failing to achieve their educational and social potential. Advances in hearing aid and cochlear implant technology, combined with AVT, enable children to learn how to listen, to understand what they are hearing and to speak for themselves. Please visit www.avuk.org to learn how you can help more children step into the hearing world.
Autism NI (PAPA) is Northern Ireland’s main autism charity. Formed in 1989 by a group of concerned parents and professionals, the charity supports a network of 17 branches and local support groups across Northern Ireland. We provide free advice and information, a helpline and support for parents and carers, an Autism library and a wide range of training courses throughout Northern Ireland.
Autism Treatment trust is dedicated to helping individuals with autism reach optimum health and learning.
The Autistic Society Greater Manchester Area (ASGMA) provides a range of support services to people affected by Autism - including parents and carers support groups, telephone support, Parent Resource Information Packs, awareness events and Training. The Aspirations Project provides individual support and social engagement to people with Asperger Syndrome / Higher Functioning Autism.
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.
B.I.R.D. helps children & adults with brain injury and learning difficulty achieve their potential through 'developmental reflexive rehabilitation'.
Back Up services include mentoring, wheelchair skills training and activity courses as well as support in getting back to work or school after an injury. We provide peer led tailored support to help people adjust to a spinal cord injury and inspire independence and confidence for a positive future.
Apêl Bandi /The Bandi Appeal aims to raise funds to build a modern, child and family friendly Children's Centre for the sick children of Carmarthenshire – Canolfan Plant Sir Gâr.
As one of the UK's leading children's charities, Barnardo's works with over 190,000 children, young people and their families every year. We run 800 projects including counselling for children who have been abused, adoption services, vocational training and disability inclusion groups.
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.
Batten Disease is a group of rare, progressive neurodegenerative, genetic metabolic diseases that occur in children and adults worldwide. The BDFA's Vision is to bring light to Batten Disease by being the central point of excellence in the UK for supporting affected families and to facilitate research into the disease.
It supports the pupils of Bedelsford School who suffer from physical diabilities and associated learning difficulties by providing additional facilities and equipment over and above that provided by the school itself.
The society offers a wide range of support and services to people with Cerebral Palsy and associated disabilities their families and carers in North and Mid Bedfordshire. Services include school holiday play schemes, weekend activity clubs, grants for specialist equipment and holidays, information helpline, advocacy, carers groups, and voluntary opportunities.
Believe in Magic spread Magic to seriously and terminally ill children in the UK. Through very special and once in a lifetime experiences, magical parties and anything we can to put that all important smile on their faces! We bring magic and hope to incredibly brave and truly inspirational children.
Berkhamsted Raiders promotes involvement in healthy recreation, providing facilities for young people to play football, fund raising for and jointly operating the BerkoAstro facility, managing the Paul Beard Memorial Fund, which provides funding for sport for young people both locally and overseas.
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.
Bhola's Children supports a home and a school for orphaned and disabled children on the island of Bhola in the Bay of Bengal, Southern Bangladesh. The charity also finances operations for cleft lips and palates and club feet. It is now raising money for a hostel to accommodate 50 children.
bibic is a national children's charity giving practical, life-changing help to children with disabilities and learning difficulties. In 2012 we are celebrating 40 years of helping children to achieve more, and giving families hope for a better future!
The Big Splash Trust raises funds to enable disabled children and adults to benefit from the use of the hydrotherapy pool and other facilities at Jack Tizard School.
BIME is a design and development charity, based at the Royal United Hospital in Bath, working in the fields of assistive technology and healthcare for disabled children and adults. Please take a look at our website www.bime.org.uk or follow us on twitter @BIME_Bath or on facebook BIME
Blind in Business helps young partially sighted and blind people into work through comprehensive Training and Employment Services. Both are free. Blind in Business works with young people all over the UK, helping them to raise their confidence and compete equally for jobs with sighted candidates.
"small change=BIG CHANGE". Making a difference to the lives of children to provide 'todays hope for a better future' around the world.
The Bobath Centre is world-renowned for the treatment of children with cerebral palsy. Our aim is to give children the opportunity to get the most out of life by improving their quality and range of movement. We treat 300 children a year and see the widest range of the condition in the UK.
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!
The Lads & Girls Club is a Positive Place for Children and Young People. 3,000 Children and Young People use the Club every week. Some come just to enjoy the new facilities, for others the Club becomes a second home where they know they will always get a warm welcome and find a caring and supportive member of staff ready to help with any problems they may have.
BWCT work with the whole community, in particular children to provide sport, health, cohesion and education activities in and around Bolton. Those who benefit include the unemployed, disabled, children in care, teenagers and those with mental health issues. With new initiatives starting often.
It is the Boparan Charitable Trust’s mission to enrich the lives of children who are disadvantaged through poverty, disability and terminal illness.
Donate & Feel Great! 99% of every penny raised by BCC is spent on children in the Scottish Borders. Our purpose is to help children, up to 18 years of age who are suffering from poverty or a disability, or who are in sickness or distress.
Provision of sport and leisure for adults and children in The Bradford District
Founded in 1982, Brainwave works with families to deliver individual home based therapies that help children with disabilities reach their full potential. This can be anything from walking to recognising numbers and covers a range of conditions including Autism, Down’s Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy.
Realising the dreams and wishes of children living in Scotland.... Bravehearts Children's Trust is a Scottish Charity committed to fulfilling the dreams and wishes of terminally ill, chronically sick, disabled and disadvantaged children.
Breakaway Visits is the only England & Wales based charity offering residential adventure activity breaks for young people from 4-18 with bowel and/or bladder diversions and dysfunctions and their families. www.breakaway-visits.co.uk
Breathtakers is the UK's only charity supporting Obliterative Bronchiolitis(OB)- a rare lung disorder. Breathtakers offers pratical and emotional support to sufferers and their families and raises awarenes of the condition amongst professionals.OB is life limiting, treatment is only supportive, lung transplant maybe an option in end stage disease.
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.
The Charity provides support for families in the Bristol area who have children with Downs Syndrome. This includes assisting new parents and helping them to understand that the arrival of a child with Downs Syndrome is not the end of the world. A range of events and outings are organised throughout the year including a subsidised annual holiday and a very popular annual Christmas party.
BUPCC has no paid officials and every penny raised by the charity is spent helping children who live within a 25 mile radius of Bristol city centre and are living in conditions of need, hardship or distress. Funds are donated to help these children improve their quality of life.
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.
It aims to improve the understanding of Porphyria, by reaching out to patients, relatives, doctors and medical staff, etc. Early diagnosis is vital if we are to improve the quality of life for those affected by it. It also provides a social support system for sufferers and their families
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.
BT Buddies offers information, inspiration and hope to anyone affected by a brain tumour in the UK.
We run a range of services for children and young people affected by disability which enables them and their families to lead as normal lives as possible.
Parent led building for the future is aiming for a purpose built building for all the disabled children in the Wokingham borough where the children and their families can go , where they can feel accepted understood and valued.
The Bulgarian Abandoned Childrens Trust aims to challenge the standards of social care in Bulgaria and promote the practice of community based care for all disabled children and adults.
Bromley Autistic Trust is committed to improving the quality of life of people of all ages with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and supporting those who care for them. It provides assistance both for families with an autistic child and adults with autism or Asperger Syndrome.
Buskit's objects are to provide humanitarian aid to the children of Belarus who have been affected by the Chernobyl disaster.
The Butterfly Trust provides support to people with Cystic Fibrosis. This life limiting condition causes chronis lung disease and digestive problems. People with Cystic Fibrosis require intensive, exhausting and expensive treatment administrered at home. Our services improve quality of life by alleviating the physical, emotional and financial burden of care.
Making a real difference to the lives of children and young people in need. Providing grants to some of the most vulnerable children in the UK; we aim to overcome immediate crisis or ensure the best possible opportunity for a successful education.
Calvert Trust Exmoor is an Outdoor Activity Centre for people with disabilities where individuals can test their boundaries & even go beyond them, returning to everyday living empowered to do something new. Activities include horse riding, abseiling, climbing, kayaking, archery and bushcraft.
It enables people with physical, sensory and learning disabilities along with their families and friends, to achieve their potential through the challenge of outdoor adventure. By using specialist equipment and employing specially trained activity and care staff, Calvert Trust Kielder helps people to develop the self confidence to embrace the challenges of everyday life.
Operates riding for the disabled and for people with special needs at College of West Anglia Milton Cambridge
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.
'positively changing lives through canoeing'. Your continued support will enable the Canoe Foundation to award grants to projects in line with the Charity's five key areas: Young People, Places, Heritage, International, Equality. For more information and case studies visit www.canoefoundation.org.uk
The Cardiff Institute for the Blind provides direct services and aid to visually impaired people throughout the Counties of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. It also supports individuals throughout South Wales through contact at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
PLACING ORPHANS INTO GOOD, LOCAL FAMILIES! We work with grassroots projects in Asia to place orphaned & abandoned children into local, long-term families, as a positive alternative to institutional care. We have a 'Vision for a MILLION children'!
Care for Clare raises funds for the Clare School, Norwich which is for pupils with physical disabilities and sensory impairments. All pupils follow a curriculum personalised to meet their needs and are encouraged to develop an enquiring and active interest in their studies.
It assists disabled & disadvantaged children including: Child Welfare Getting the street children off the streets Freeing children from child labour Providing education amongst children & young persons Vocational Training Providing grants for higher education
We support children and adults with learning disabilities in north cumbria.We have 190 members and we provide support for over 300 people. We are raising funds to build a vital respite centre for children with disabilites it will be called the Grace Little Centre.Please support our fund raisers.
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.
Cash for Kids is the Northsound Radio listeners charity. It raises money to give grants to disabled and disadvantaged children within the Northsound transmission area of North-east Scotland.
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.
Caudwell Children transforms the lives of sick and disabled children across the UK. The Charity provides equipment, treatment and therapies to individual children. Our Destination Dreams programme provides an organised holiday for children fighting life threatening conditions. The Charity has changed the lives of children with over 160 different medical conditions.
Raising money to support autistic children
Cerebra is a National charity which works to ensure that up to date, evidence based information is available to parents and carers of these special children. Cerebra have 4 main aims To fund research, share information, support parents and carers and offer direct financial support and help to brain injured children through the grants scheme. All of Cerebra's services are free.
CFM Radio’s Cash for Kids supports the thousands of children across Cumbria and Southwest Scotland who suffer abuse or neglect, are disabled and have special needs or who simply need extra care or guidance. We are tuned into the region and provide a helping hand when and where it is needed most.
Champneys Charitable Foundation wants to make a difference to children and adults suffering from any form of disability. It will support individuals as well charities in need of specialist equipment by making donations for specific projects.
A parent run group providing support and information to families where there are children born with CHARGE Syndrome or to individuals with the condition also to professionals who work with these families or individuals.
TheTrust is a grant making charity raising money for sick children with a life limiting illness or permanent disablement. They support families facing financial difficulties with things that can enhance the child's life and support the family. Help a sick child to smile... ...making smiles happen...
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.
The Checkatrade Charity foundation has been set up to support those less fortunate than ourselves and impact the lives of those in desperate need – in our own communities and overseas.
The Chelsea FC Foundation uses the power of football to provide sport, health, education and environmental initiatives throughout our communities.
It provides recuperative holidays for children from Chernobyl contaminated areas. It initiates projectsin Belarus to improve the lives of children with special needs. It delivers humanitarian aid to Belarus. It provides support for children with cancer including hospice care. It organises child care training programmes.
Cherry Trees provides home from home respite care for children and young people with severe learning and physical disabilities. We recognise that these children are best looked after at home but, because of their very special needs, they require very special care, often 24 hours a day, seven days a week. <p> It’s not surprising then that from time to time both they and their families need a break. Cherry Trees is that special place, providing professional care in a safe and loving environment, where every child is valued for who they are. It is a community that values them and enables them to spend time with friends whilst their families have a much-needed break. <p> Founded in 1980 by a group of parents and doctors, Cherry Trees has become a lifeline for the families of more than100 children and young people who are regularly cared for here – for a few hours, a weekend or even a couple of weeks.
For any charitable purpose relating to the National Health Service. Supporting a range of health related activities benefiting patients, staff and giving public benefit. Related research. Challenging stigma in respect of mental health.
Chickenshed is a charity that must raise over £3 million every year. We're a theatre company like no other, where children, young people and adults from every walk of life, all educational backgrounds, every race and all abilities come together, share a stage and create unforgettable theatre.
Every half an hour in the UK, a child or young person will acquire a brain injury. The Child Brain Injury Trust provides information, support and training to anyone affected by this devastating and life changing condition. Visit our website www.childbraininjurytrust.org.uk to find out more...
Child Concern Consortium is a group of five small charities helping vulnerable children and their families throughout the UK. So, your gift works FIVE times harder, helping children with disabilities, in hospital, needing new families, home alone and living in poverty.
The CGF is the UK's leading charity seeking to ensure that every child's growth is regularly assessed and every identifiable growth-related abnormality is immediately referred to an endocrine specialist. Conditions within the CGF: Growth Hormone Insufficiency&MPHD/Turner Syndrome/ Russell Silver Syndrome&IUGR/Sotos Syndrome/Bone Dysplasia/Premature Sexual Maturation.
CHILD OF LEBANON'S MISSION IS TO ASSIST SELECTED CHILD CARING NGOS ACCROSS LEBANON IN THEIR EFFORT FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING AND THE PROTECTION OF THE GOOD HEALTH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN NEED
ChILD Lung Foundation supports children and families affected by childhood Interstitial Lung Disease (chILD). ChILD is a group of rare lung diseases where, in simple terms, oxygen has difficulty in crossing over into the blood stream.
Childlife helps to improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable children in the UK. Together with our partner charities we are working to support thousands of children, young people and their families by helping to provide care and support, undertake research and influence policy.
Children in Distress, a dynamic UK registered charity that cares for Europes forgotten children who are abandoned, terminally ill, in need of care and support. Through hospices,children's centre's, medical care, therapy, practical support and learning opportunities each child is helped to overcome the great challenges.
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.
Children of Fire sources medical treatment and provides education, care, and support for child burn survivors like these from South Africa and beyond.
Children Today provides grants for vital, life-changing equipment for children and young people with sickness and disability across the UK. Our aim is to ensure that every disabled child and young person fulfils their potential and leads an active childhood.
Established in 1995 to help children with special needs in the Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire region. Special Needs can be defined as a child that needs help or a group of children that need help, a child with a terminal illness or a with a special talent. Unlike many charities it operates with no admin expenses and all monies raised are utilised to support the children or their families.
The Children's Mitochondrial Disease Network is the only UK charity dedicated to providing information and support for all mitochondrial disorders, to families, carers and professionals. CMDN was set up initially in 1998. Proving 24hr support, so no family may never feel isolated again.
The Childrens Aid committee was formed in 1987. The aim of the Charity was and still remains (20 years later) to help underprivileged, needy and poorly children largely throughout the North of England although latterly our geographical area has spread somewhat.
<p> Where scars don’t limit.<p> <p> The Children’s Burns Foundation is a Manchester-based charity which helps rebuild the lives of burn-injured children and their families.<p> <p> By directly funding psychological and physical rehabilitation initiatives we help them know they are not alone.<p> <p> Please visit www.cbf-uk.org for more information
Established in 1992 the CCAA is a national charity which provides a support network for children with arthritis and their families. The CCAA's family weekend brings together medical professionals and families from all over the UK to share information and advice through workshops, talks and fun activities.
The Children's Foundation raises essential funds for medical and lifestyle research to combat childhood diseases and conditions such as cerebral palsy and autism. It supports NHS service delivery and a number of innovative, community-based projects designed to improve and protect the health and well-being of children and young people. Through its partnership programmes, it strives to help children in North East England but ultimately children everywhere.
Women and Children's Services, Derriford Hospital, Level 12, Plymouth, PL6 8DH Tel: 01752 792757 Email: chhf@nhs.net Member of Attend Reg Charity Number 1110340 We aim to make a difference for all our young patients, their families and carers, both in hospital and at home.
1 in every 125 children is born with a heart defect. Our vision is of a society in which all children with congenital heart disease can live life to the full because their medical, educational and social needs have been met.
Childrens Hope Foundation endeavours to improve the quality of life for children and young people affected by illness, disability or poverty in a responsive and age-appropriate manner. Its activities are geared towards enhancing the concept of opportunity, recognizing that children are defined individually and should not be further disadvantaged by their illness, disability or situation. It will always work with, and on the advice of, those individuals and organisations referring the children for assistance, to ensure that the children's needs are met in a caring, responsive, practical and friendly manner.
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.
Child’s i Foundation works with vulnerable mothers and children, with the aim of ending child abandonment in Uganda. Our transitional home provides quality short-term care for babies; whilst our social work department ensures every child in our care grows up in a loving family.
The Chiswick Park Communities Trust aims to help young people up to the age of 21 by relieving poverty and sickness, promoting education and supporting people with disabilities.
The Christopher McCollum Fund was set up in 2008, to provide funds to help purchase a wheelchair, or other equipment for young people aged 18 or under who have a disability or illness and which may be life limited.
Christopher Place, the Speech, Language and Hearing Centre, provides early intervention programmes for babies and children under 5, who have hearing impairment or delay in speech, language and communication. They are 'Helping Children Speak for Themselves' through assessments, a specialist nursery school, parent and child groups and a therapy clinic.
The Cicely Foundation exists for deprived, vulnerable and needy children in both the United Kingdom and throughout the world to help overcome some of their difficulties. The main focus of the Foundation involves supporting work linked to education, health and well-being.
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.
We make grants to organisations based in the City of Westminster or which provide a service for Westminster residents.
The Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children's Fund (CKDCF) was formed in 2002 with the sole aim of raising funds for children's health, wellness and educational needs in and around the Cumbria area. The CKDCF is a unique organization in that it has no paid members.
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.
ClearVision children's braille library lends books by post to hundreds of young visually-impaired children in the UK. These books - from Thomas the Tank Engine to Jacqueline Wilson - have the text in print and braille so that everyone can share them. £15 pays for a new book for the ClearVision library!
Clapa is a support organisation for all those with and affected by cleft lip and palate. One in 700 children are born with this condition - about 1,000 a year in the UK. CLAPA provides information, advice and one to one support through its national network of branches. It also runs confidence-building camps for children and distributes bottles and teats for babies born with cleft lip and palate.
We have over 140 years of experience promoting independence, choice and empowerment to service users. This enables Deaf, Blind, Deafblind, Hard of Hearing and Visually Impaired people to achieve a higher quality of life most people take for granted.
For parents and carers of visually impaired children. We offer long canes to blind children in the UK as well as local support and events in Dorset and Hants. We look to promote children's independence and support the "No Limits" approach to mobility and work with www.WorldAccessForTheBlind.org
Contact is Northern Ireland's leading independent counselling service for people of all ages, committed to providing free counselling for all those in need.Contact runs the regional crisis response 24/7 telephone helpline Lifeline 0808 808 8000.Visit contactni.com or search for contactni on Facebook
For over 50 years it has provided holidays and respite to needy and/or disabled children. It has 5 holiday homes in Westgate, Kent and a respite home in south-east London.
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!”
The Cornwall Down's Syndrome Support Group is run by parents to help families affected by Down's syndrome living in Cornwall. We offer families a chance to meet, socialise and share information, friendship and support. We organise fun days out, trips away and challenging fund raising activities.
CP Cumbria is a long established local organisation working with children and adults who have cerebral palsy. CPC offers county-wide outreach work via our team of Support Workers and a free information service.
CPC helps pre school children who have Cerebral Palsy achieve their full physical, mental and social potential using "Conductive Education". This service is FREE. CPC offers "Care in the community" enabling Elderly and disabled of all ages to retain their independence. The "Day Centre" for the elderly and disabled gives a welcome break from the confines of home. The "Life Skills Group" enables young adults to explore their potential and live as independently as possible, learning new skills and making friends in a safe environment.
It offers disabled adults and children in the area (Surrey) the opportunity to ride horses. This is therapeutic - both mentally and physically - and it's fun! We operate thanks to a large number of volunteers. The money we raise goes towards the upkeep of the horses and the stables.
Giving refuge and suport to women and children fleeing domestic abuse
It provides support and information for parents, familes and carers and raises awareness of the syndrome amongst the medical profession. Actively involved in raising funds to promote and provide research into the Syndrome. Organises annual Conference and forwards bi-annual newsletters
Crossroads (Lewis) provides trained Care Attendants to - relieve stress on those who are caring for all age groups of people with physical, mental or sensory impairment. care in certain circumstances for those who live alone and struggle with illhealth or loneliness.
Its aim is to enable Carers in Bexley to have a break from their caring responsibilities; it does this by providing trained Care Support Workers who look after the cared for person in their home or take the person out while the carer has a break from their caring responsibilities.
Crossroads Care is Britain's leading provider of support for carer's and the people they care.
Crossroads Care West London offers practical and emotional support for carers through a range of high quality services for those with physical, mental or sensory impairments, chronic or life-limiting conditions.
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.
CROSSROADS CARE CROYDON - your local charity providing support to more than 1,000 carers in the London Borough of Croydon. YOUR DONATIONS CAN HELP US TO DO MORE TO HELP MORE CARERS IN OUR COMMUNITY
The Foundation aims to improve young peoples lives through the sport of basketball. Coaching is done in school programmes, wheelchair basketball academy, and youth teams. The Foundation is guided by Christian beliefs, but aims to provide sport participation for all.
Christ the King HCG is run by a dedicated group of volunteers who spend the year fundraising so that each Easter we can take children with special needs away on a trip of a lifetime to Lourdes, France. Any size donation is greatly appreciated and goes a long way. For more info visit: www.
Daisy Chain is a unique charity that addresses the needs of children on the autistic spectrum and their families across the Tees Valley. The charity provides a specialist range of services, including support and activity groups for the whole family from our 5.5 acre farm in Norton, Stockton-on-Tees.
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For over 220 years Dame Hannahs has been transforming young lives. A leading UK disability charity, Dame Hannahs has a residential school, respite centre, specialist young adult provision and now, a full range of exciting opportunities to help people with disabilities secure a positive future.
<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>
A small charity play scheme for deaf children and hard of hearing children aged 5 to 15, to make lasting friendships. It helps reduce isolation, build confidence & improve their quality of life by giving them social opportunities in a safe, fun and learning environment. All communicate in BSL.
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.
DELTA believes that the vast majority of deaf children can learn to listen and talk and that all parents of deaf children should be given this option. It's aim is to promote the education of hearing imparied children through the use of their residual hearing capacity and through the development of a naturally spoken language.
In the UK over 10 million people have disabilities. DEMAND designs and makes equipment for individuals, often with profound multiple disabilities, using the skills of experts to fulfil each particular need. DEMAND needs YOUR help to create these little miracles for them. For further information visit www.demand.org.uk
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.
The Diamond Centre is a registered charity providing unique facilities to benefit disabled children and adults by having regular contact with horses. It is widely recognised that riding helps disabled people both physically and mentally - and remarkable improvements achieved by so many of those attending The Diamond Centre are proof of this.
Dingley Family and Specialist Early Years Centres provide a place where children, from birth to five years, with special needs and disabilities come to develop skills through therapeutic play. More than this, it is a place where their parents and carers are welcome, where they can make friends and share experiences.
All children need to play, but for disabled children it is essential to help them reach their full potential. Disability Challengers provides numerous play schemes for disabled children from across the South East. However, there are hundreds of children missing out every day and your gift can help them play.
Disability Shetland is a registered charity operating in the Shetland Islands. Our aim is to provide social and recreational clubs for children, young people and adults with disabilities, their friends, families and carers. Website - http://www.shetlandcommunities.org/subsites/disability-shetland
Disability Sports NI organises a range of projects and events, all designed to give people with physical, sensory and learning disabilities the opportunity to lead a fit and active lifestyle through sport and physical activity, as well as supporting the development of more talented disabled sports people.
Dive Ability is a member led scuba diving charity committed to enabling people who have disabilities or disadvantages to discover the adventurous world of scuba diving.
Diverse Abilities Plus provides assistance support and education to children & adults with physical and/or learning disabilities. We strive to be a ‘lifetime partner’ to everyone we support and are the only charity in Dorset working with disabled individuals throughout every stage of their lives.
It provides holidays in the countryside to disadvantaged and disabled children either with their families on a referral basis or with their school.
Provides free holidays for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families, and recently bereaved siblings
Dorchester Festival is a biennial arts event which raises money for Dorchester Abbey and a local charity - in 2011 The Footsteps Foundation. It actively encourages families and children into the arts through a diverse and fun programme and close association with local schools and businesses.
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.
Since 1996 Downside Up, the British-Russian Charity, is the only organisation that provides early intervention services to Russian children with Down syndrome and supports their families. Every year about 2000 children with DS are born in Russia and 85% of them are abandoned due to out-dated medical and social views about their abilities. Downside Up is not funded by Russian government but all its services are free. Over a thousand children from all over Russia receive support from Downside Up annually.
Dravet Syndrome UK funds medical research into Dravet Syndrome and related sodium channel epilepsies. It works to advance the education of the medical community in the subject of Dravet syndrome and support affected families through financial assistance, emotional support, education and advice.
IT RELIEVES THE SUFFERING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LIFE LIMITING OR TERMINAL ILLNESSES OR SEVERE DISABILITIES BY GRANTING WISHES AND DREAMS IN ORDER TO BRING HAPPINESS AND JOY. FOR EXAMPLE IT PROVIDES TOYS AND GAMES, ORGANISES MEETINGS WITH A FAMOUS PERSON, AND CAN ARRANGE A TRIP OR A PARTY.
Dreamflight's aim is to take seriously ill and disabled children to Orlando for the holiday of a lifetime visiting the Theme Parks. To bring some fun and joy to these children whose illnesses cause pain, distress and disruption to their lives.
Dreamz4u is a Dundee based charity dedicated to granting the wishes of sick and long term disabled children throughout Scotland. Help us make a dream come true!
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.
It helps families affected by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy which is a muscle-wasting condition mainly affecting boys. The condition results in decreasing mobility and muscle strength with limited life expectancy (usually mid-20's). It provides helpline, support and social events