4Children is the national charity dedicated to creating opportunities and building futures for children, representing the voice of children at every level. Providing the latest information and guidance ensure all children and families can fulfil their potential. 4Children develop innovative programmes to tackle issues such as social exclusion and crime.
A National Voice is the only organisation in England run by and for young people from Care. They exist to give over 60,000 "looked after" children and young people a voice at National level and to create improvements to the Care system.
Aanchal's objectives are to relieve the distress caused by domestic violence, and to undertake preventative and educational work with young people, including men, to reduce the occurrence of domestic violence.
Abbeyfield is one of the largest voluntary sector UK-wide providers of housing and care for older people, committed to alleviating loneliness while maintaining independence. Founded in 1956, Abbeyfield has grown to include around 750 houses managed by professional staff and volunteers, providing support, care and friendship for around 8,000 residents.
AbilityNet helps over 165,000 people a year who thought they couldn't use a computer because of a disability, overcome their problems. Computers open up the world of communication, learning and work; or simply shopping, emailing and having fun with friends and family across the world.
ACWT is 5 small charities covering a broad spectrum of causes to help local people of all ages in a variety of ways, by providing information, advice and counselling to teenagers, trained volunteer mentors to younger children, working with families and elderly people. They share resources and reduce costs by fundraising together.
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.
We are an organisation that consolidates and coordinates services to survivors of acid violence. We do this by supporting our Acid Survivor Foundations ensuring that the best medical treatment is provided to survivors and that social care, practical assistance, physical treatment and education and training is also ensured.
We offer rural communities a source of independent, expert support on the particular issues that affect them and manage programmes designed to find new ways of meeting their needs. We work with rural people in Sussex to make sure their voice is heard locally, regionally and nationally. As a result we often step in when there is a risk that services needed by rural people could easily be forgotten.
AAF promotes access and participation of African people in the uptake and delivery of Health, Education and other social welfare services through the provision of resources, information, advice, training and support. Our community-based initiatives empower marginalized and disadvantaged African families to overcome poverty, ill health and social exclusion
Age Concern Calderdale promotes the well-being of older people in calderdale (age 50+) by providing good quality services and support, influencing policy and practice, consulting older people and finding innovative ways of meeting their needs and working in partnership with other local agencies to better serve older people within the community
Age Concern Cheshire is committed to making later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience for all older people in Cheshire. It seeks to achieve this by providing a range of care and support services to empower and enable older people.
Together Age Concern’s in London are working to improve the influence, status and quality of life of older people. There is at least one Age Concern Charity in every London Borough providing services to thousands of people including; information and advice, care and other services relating to the health and well-being of older Londoners.
The aim of the charity is to provide a high quality,needs focused range of support activities and services for older people in the community of Portsmouth.
AC Stockport works for people 50 plus operating 25 services that provide information, support and social opportunities . The organisation has a strong volunteer program offering opportunities for both volunteers and those on placement. The organisation works closely with local partners representing and campaigning on behalf of local older people.
To promote the welfare of older people of Winchester. We aim to improve their quality of life by offering services that will give practical help, advice, social interaction, mental stimulation etc., in an attempt to combat isolation and exclusion.
The main goal of the Foundation is to help provide educational, sporting and social opportunities for disadvantaged young people. Website: www.alexrmfoundation.org.uk
It works to develop the capacities and the skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged communities in northeast India, an area disadvantaged by isolation and extremism, so that they are better able to identify, and help meet their needs to participate more fully in society. It responds, with your support, to the victims of specific atrocities and natural calamities helping them to build their lives back.
Alpha International helps people to learn about the Christian faith by enabling them to attend an Alpha course, and our vision is to see the world transformed through the love of Jesus Christ. Over eleven million people in 160 countries worldwide, from all walks of life, have attended a course. Your support would help more people attend an Alpha course - in places as diverse as churches, prisons, schools, pubs, workplaces, universities, residential homes, and military bases.
It helps the frail elderly with social inclusion and finacially with annuities, grants and loans.
It supports people who experience mental ill health from the age of 18 to 65+. It provides support services on an individual basis, both in its day centre and out in the wider community. Its goal is to enable people to achieve their potential and participate in society.
Arch is a local charity based in Stoke-on-Trent which helps homeless people in North Staffordshire. It also helps people who are at risk of homelessness. Services include housing, support in the community, two women's refuges and domestic violence services. The charity works with around 2,000 people each year.
The Argus Appeal's objectives are to relieve sickness, poverty, hardship and to provide benefits for lonely, needy old people and underprivileged children and other persons considered appropriate by the trustees in the Sussex area. All funds raised are used to support causes where they can “make a difference”.
Arts For All is a community creative centre . We run clubs and classes for the local community and aim to build confidence through creativity. Young people get the opportunity to exhibit and sell their works of art in high profile exhibitions in The City. This work changes lives and gives them the chance to hope for a brighter future.
Asylum Welcome has been providing information and support for refugees, asylum seekers and immigration detainees in Oxfordshire for over ten years. We work with men and women, of all ages including young people who come here on their own, unaccompanied by adults.
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.
Autism Initiatives supports people with autism across the UK. The Number 6 project specifically works with adults with Asperger Syndrome in the Lothians (Scotland), providing a mix of one-to-one support (for things like employment, benefits, housing) and social groups.
B@titude is committed to loving and serving the community of Leatherhead by providing a framework for community and social initiatives. Shaped around a fluid collective of people, B@titude aims to support dreams and ideas that will invest back into the community and quality of life.
Becoming Visible is a Deaf led registered charity, providing essential services for Deaf and Deafblind people. Through the promotion of British Sign Language, provision of Interpreters and training services, we aim to overcome communication barriers and improve the quality of life for the wider isolated Deaf community.
'a place of stability for Sheffield Street drinkers' The charity provides a unique day centre for vulnerable and marginalised individuals with chronic alcohol dependency, struggling with life on the streets. Ben's provides services giving individuals the opportunities in the short-term to minimise the harm of street life and long-term to make changes in their lives.
The Big Bolton Fund is an endowment fund for Bolton. This means your donation is part of a permanent investment that is never spent. The annual income it creates provides grants for local community groups that make such a big difference to the lives of people in Bolton.
Birmingham Settlement works to overcome social disadvantage in Birmingham through its work in the fields of money and vocational advice, development, care for children and services for older people. The new website is now up and running as of June 2007: www.birminghamsettlement.org.uk
Founded as the Women's University Settlement in 1887, it aims to create opportunities for local people in the area of North Southwark and Waterloo to achieve their social and economic potential by delivering community services that are inclusive, accessible to people who feel marginalised and are free or subsidised.
Blue Sky Development & Regeneration is a social enterprise set up to give paid work to people coming out of prison to enable them to move successfully into long-term employment. Its mission is to help break the cycle of re-offending and achieve long-term benefits for society.
Brathay’s vision is of a society where children and young people realise their potential. Its purpose is to enable children and young people to make positive choices by taking personal responsibility for improving their well-being. Charity registered in England number 1021586 and registered in Scotland number SC38803
As the leading independent mental health organisation in Brent, Brent Mind offer high quality services to local residents seeking mental health information and support.
This Christian Trust runs re:charge, a community facility in Maidenhead supporting young parents (15-25) and young people (11-18). Trained staff and volunteers befriend, mentor and connect young people to other local organisations and agencies who can offer the help they need. Young parents and young people are offered opportunities to learn new skills, have fun and develop their potential. The Trust was a finalist in Charity of the Year in the Royal Borough Business Excellence Awards 2007.
Brighton Pride promotes equality and diversity, and advances education to eliminate discrimination against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community. It raises awareness by holding events including Winter Pride and Summer Pride. It makes grants and donations to a number of local causes and groups working within the LGBT community.
Bristol Crisis Service for Women helps girls and women who self-injure. It provides a helpline service Text and email support coming soon. It also provides information leaflets and booklets, and training for professional who work with people who self-injure. Please see the website for more information: www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk
The Bromley by Bow Centre works in Tower Hamlets helping some of the poorest communities in the UK. They work with young and old, families and people with disabilities. They help people to break out of poverty by supporting people to; look after their health and wellbeing, gain vital new skills, find employment and make positive changes in their lives.
Bullying UK which was formerly known as Bullying Online helps parents and pupils deal with school bullying by giving practical advice and support to families who are often in despair. There are 30 sections on the website and personal advice is given by email. The website is also used in schools as a teaching resource.
BYHP exists to support and assist Young People in finding and maintaining a safe home from which they may be assisted to determine their own opportunities in life.
The Campaign for Learning is an independent charity working to stimulate a passion for learning which sustains people for life. Its work supports thousands of organisations including schools, prisons, workplaces, and children’s centres to offer learning opportunities that give individuals the confidence to change their lives for the better.
The Camphill Family raises funds for the eleven communities of The Camphill Village Trust. Established over 50 years ago, the charity assists adults with special needs to create a rich and fulfilling home, social and working life in large and small intentional life-sharing communities in both rural and urban settings.
Canterbury Oast Trust provides long term 24-hour care in family-style homes for adults with learning and physical disabilities in Kent and East Sussex. The Trust also runs a programme of personal development, skills training and work experience which brings residents into contact with the general public, helping to break down barriers and foster a greater understanding of disability.
CCF supports small charities and community groups throughout London. It has funded 1800 projects over the last 3 years, tackling issues such as crime, health, homelessness, education and much more - all issues are tackled at the local level by local people.
The Cardinal Hume Centre's enduring purpose is to work with homeless young people, badly housed families, refugees, asylum seekers and migrants to break out of the cycle of homelessness and social exclusion through obtaining employment.
Carr-Gomm provides high quality housing, care, and support and for some of the most disadvantaged people in England. Whether vulnerable through mental ill-health, disability, substance misuse, or escaping violence in the home or as a refugee, Carr-Gomm enables individuals to create a valued future of their choice.
We help people in financial hardship by providing food and clothing. We work with Womens Aide, NSPCC, RSPCA and others to help people. We help with education equipmentand access to education in the UK and around the world. Support for recreation and leisure and healthy living and support for people looking to gain employmentand getting back in to work