Beneficiary group Charities That specialise in Families

Make-A-Wish grants magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses. Our wishes are truly magical. Whether a wish is to be a princess for the day, own the latest computer equipment, meet a favourite celebrity, or enjoy some special time away from home with their family, a wish come true brings so much to a child's life and provides memories that last a lifetime.

THE RELIEF OF PAIN AND SUFFERING AMONG THE ILL, THE PROVISION, MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A HOSPICE AND ASSOCIATED COMMUNITY AND OUTREACH SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE HEALTH OF THOSE AFFECTED BY BEREAVEMENT AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC IN THE RELIEF OF PAIN AND SUFFERING.

Reading changes lives. Booktrust ensures all children and families have the opportunity to enjoy and be confident in their reading. We provide expertise for parents and professionals to make quality choices of reading for children. We engage with communities in the promotion of reading. And we advocate for national and local policies to recognise the social and economic importance of reading.

The Cystic Fibrosis Trust works to improve and transform the lives of people with cystic fibrosis by investing in research and its application to patients, driving up standards of clinical care in the NHS, providing information, advice and support for people with cystic fibrosis and their families, campaigning and influencing policy and raising awareness in the media and the general public.

We deliver practical, caring and imaginative services, including specialist housing and support, residential care, education, training, community outreach services and leisure activities, working with visually impaired people and people with other disabilities and their friends, families and colleagues. We also work to raise awareness of visual impairment amongst the wider community.

Provision of high quality specialist palliative care services to meet the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of patients and their families both within the hospice environment and their own homes.

We support people with a disability to have choice and control over their lives, be valued and contributing members of their communities and be part of a wide network of friends, neighbours and family. Our support also extends to their families, friends and local community to meet their needs so they are enabled to live full lives.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies is a research institute which exists to provide top quality economic analysis independent of government, political party or any other vested interest. Our goal is to promote effective economic and social policies by understanding better their impact on individuals, families, businesses and the government's finances.

TREE AID works with poor families, especially women, in the African drylands to unlock the potential of trees to reduce poverty & protect the environment. We provide education, training, policy & technical advice on tree based development initiatives that support poor communities build incomes, improve their management of & secure access to natural resources, & achieve nutritional security.

Residential Club for Servicemen and Women both serving and ex-service and their families providing accommodation,restaurants,conference,banqueting,exhibition and social events to members and others.

The Charity provides educational facilities and training for boys and girls from birth to 18 years of age. In accordance with its status as a Blessed Edmund Rice School the Trustees offer scholarships and bursaries to children whose families would not otherwise be able to afford an education that provides a balanced and integrated development of the true potentials of the whole person.

Carers Trust works to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems. With our Network Partners, we aim to ensure that information, advice and practical support are available to all carers across the UK.

Provision of support services to individuals with a Learning Disability and their family carers

Kirkwood Hospice provides specialist care free of charge to adults in Kirklees with advanced, progressive illnesses at any time from diagnosis to the end of life, respecting their individual needs and wishes. care and support is also provided for their family members, friends and carers, both during the illness and after death.

Childhood First (previously called the Peper Harow Foundation) provides integrated programmes of care, education and treatment to children and young people who are suffering the consequences of neglect and emotional, physical and sexual abuse. Activities are centered on five residential communities with attached schools and a placement and family support programme.

Social Care Agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham providing :*residential and daycare for the elderly, those with dementia, and adults with disabilities*adoption support and fostering services*origins services to adults who have previously been supported by the Society*community and school based family support projects

NYAS is a socio-legal charity providing advice, advocacy, information and legal advice to children, young people and vulnerable adults. NYAS also provides Independent Visitors who befriend children in care, and we undertake Regulation 44 visits of children homes. Under Rule 16.4 of the Family Proceedings Act we represent children and young people in private law family proceedings.

Claire House helps seriously and terminally ill babies, children and young adults in Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales. It provides end of life care, emergency respite, hospital support and day care, in addition to short breaks for children with complex needs. It also provides counselling, therapy and bereavement support for the whole family, while a child is living and after they die.

Field Lane supports highly vulnerable people to live as independently as possible; people with learning and other disabilities, families in crisis through homelessness and older people. Services of nursing care,domiciliary support and supported housing are available in London and the wider Southeast. Consultancy, back office and management support are offered for other charities in England.

Hospice services providing specialist palliative care across home, day centre, outpatient and inpatient settings comprising multi-disciplinary medical, nursing, pre and post bereavement counselling and family support, spiritual care and benefit advice.

Provision of specialist palliative care to adults and their families, principally in the north, south, and west of Dorset. The charity has locally based community nurses who visit patients at home, a twelve bed Inpatient Unit in Dorchester, and a hospice at home service, as well as a range of support including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and wellbeing services for patients and loved ones,

Furthering charitable purposes or such purposes relating to the hospital services of the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust or to any other part of the health service at any hospital for the benefit of patients and their families and staff of the hospitals as well as sponsoring research which benefit the sufferers of cardiac and thoracic illnesses.

Ty Hafan aims to offer a high standard of free care and support to the families of children in Wales who are expected to die in childhood.

Autism West Midlands is the leading provider of specialist autism services in the West Midlands. We support people with autism and their families through our residential and supported living services, and through family support, education, advice, training, and support into employment. We are an active member of the Autism Alliance - the leading group of UK autism charities.

We are the official charity for Birmingham Children's Hospital and Birmingham Women's Hospital, raising money to provide extra benefits for patients and their families, including new equipment, education and training, and improving hospital surroundings. We also award grants for research. We are the successor charity to 1074850 and 1089035.