Beneficiary group Charities That specialise in Families

Brentwood Crossroads' primary objective is to relieve stress in families or persons responsible for the care of sick or disabled people. We aim to supplement and complement, not replace, existing statutory services.

FAMILY INFORMATION GROUP PROVIDES CHILDCARE & SUPPORT TO FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES & CHILDREN 'IN NEED' AS WELL AS LOCAL CHILDREN. WE OPERATE AN INCLUSIVE PROVISION WHERE CHILDREN WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED ARE CARED FOR ALONGSIDE OTHER CHILDREN WHO HAVE NO PARTICULAR DIFFICULTIES. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY WAY OF A TERM TIME PLAYGROUP FOR 2.5-5YR OLDS AND A SUMMER PLAYSCHEME FOR 5-18YR OLDS.

Church on the Heath started its life on what was then the new housing development of Elvetham Heath in Fleet twenty-four years ago. We are a partnership of Anglican, Methodist, Baptist and United Reformed churches but just one church family learning to love God, serve others and live out our call to be a community where everyone can encounter the transforming love of Jesus.

tutti frutti is a touring theatre company that creates work specifically for children over 3 and their families. We perform in a variety of venues regionally, nationally and internationally from small and mid scale theatres to art centres, schools and rural touring schemes, and undertake around 300 performances a year. We create newly commissioned plays and adapt popular stories.

Billericay Baptist Church (BBC) operates as a church within the Billericay Area of Essex. The church meets in three separate locations across the town offering: Sunday worship services, targeted group activities for the elderly; children and young adults; families; people exploring the Christian faith; prayer; and Bible study.

HACKNEY PLAYBUS DELIVERS MOBILE PLAY AND OUTREACH SERVICES IN ORDER TO MAKE PLAY AND LEARNING ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN 0-4 YEARS, TO SUPPORT PARENTING CONFIDENCE, TO CONNECT FAMILIES TO SUPPORT SERVICES, TO COMBAT ISOLATION AND BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES.

Steps2Recovery aims to improve the lives of people in the criminal justice system affected by alcohol or drug dependency, providing high quality, abstinence-based treatment options and housing, health and family support. Based in Hackney, we support clients to improve the quality of their lives and to fulfil their potential without recourse to alcohol, drugs and re-offending.

General Charitable Purposes. Trustees Do Not accept any unsolicited applications

We support families bereaved of a child (any age) by providing one-to-one and group bereavement counselling sessions, along with a variety of support groups. We also actively campaign to raise awareness of the Organ Donor Register in an attempt to help to increase the number of people who sign up for this.

Care and support of children and families in need including residential accommodation, respite care, oversight of pre-school nursery and holidays, and other community activities, in the context of family and unconditional love.

Supporting people and families with a cancer diagnosis who are also financially affected. The charity passes on donated gifts and experiences.

Bolton Carers Support provides support for local carers over the age of 18 who look after a family member who is elderly, ill or disabled. Support is provided through the following: a carers helpline; information and advice appointments; short breaks; training; benefits advice; newsletter and factsheets. Hidden carers are identified through outreach work and work with GP practices.

M3 is a specialist charity that offers a variety of accommodation services to homelessyoung people and families aged 16-25. This accommodation is provided throughout East Lancashire(Rossendale, Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley) and neighbouring areas.

We focus our efforts on those living in extreme poverty or disadvantage: street kids, orphans, trafficked kids, marginalized women and families, child slaves and those suffering as a result of devastated environmental conditions or natural disasters. Our partner projects are strategically designed to equip individuals and their communities to turn their lives around.

Provides childcare facility for under privileged families, who want flexible childcare facilities at affordable prices, enabling them to free their time to look options, which would help improve their economic circumstances.

To provide affordable childcare facilities for all families in the community, being the Borough of Corby, Northants. To encourage parents and carers to become involved in the activities of the nursery.

Down Syndrome UK works to improve the lives of people with Down syndrome, and their families. We primarily work in maternity care and early years, providing resources, training and support to parents and professionals to empower those with Down syndrome to thrive and flourish.

The charity works with African partners on development programmes in Africa including: supporting the resettlement of children in Uganda from a Children's Home into families; supporting disadvantaged children though primary education in Uganda; supporting rural community groups in Uganda towards self reliance; supporting girls in university education in Ethiopia.

The charity provides high quality education and childcare. Abacus operates a term time nursery for 2 to 4 year olds, alongside Breakfast and After School Clubs for 2 to 11 year olds. As recognised by our Ofsted classification and award of the Kent Early Years Quality mark, Abacus is committed to supporting individual children and their families.

Primarily to relieve the hardship faced by prisoners and the families of prisoners and relieving the suffering of animals. Other charitable purposes at the trustees discretion.

Aims and objectives: ?To provide, maintain and develop facilities at Meriden Adventure Playground for children, young people and families resident in Chelmsley Wood and its? surrounding areas, through the provision of safe and stimulating play opportunities so as to develop their physical, social and mental skills.?

Public Worship: traditional, contemporary, ecumenical, youth and informal. Family care: baptism, confirmation and marriage preparation; groups for young people; marriage, separation/divorce and bereavement counselling. Outreach: care for the sick, housebound and those in residential homes. Discipleship: prayer ministry, Alpha courses and home study groups. Support to overseas and home missions.

Mummy's Star is the only UK charity with the aim of 'supporting pregnancy through cancer and beyond'. More specifically the charity focuses on supporting women/families where the mother:Is diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy; Is diagnosed with cancer within a year of giving birth;Loses her life to cancer, following a diagnosis in either of the time periods specified above.

We specialise in counselling (psychotherapy) and other support to adults and children who are experiencing multiple challenges in their lives and who have difficulty accessing other counselling services. We work with a) parents, parents-to-be and carers, families and parent-child relationships, couples and children. We work from the heart of deprived neighbourhoods in the Chester area.

A vibrant resourcing church with a vision to invite people into family to serve Swindon. A church that hope to engage with people who would not consider themselves to be church-goers and exists for the benefit of those outside the church.