Beneficiary group Charities That specialise in Racial ethnic or national communities

The Limehouse Project was set up in 1984 in Tower Hamlets and manages and delivers an extensive range of services designed to implement the organisation's mission statement: to alleviate the difficulties and help realise the aspirations of the most disadvantaged members of local communities, particularly those of ethnic minority origin, women, young people and children.

Race Council Cymru (RCC) was established in 2010 by ethnic minority grassroots communities as an overarching umbrella body with the mission to bring together key organisations within Wales to co-operate on promoting integration, championing justice and race equality. RCC works to promote race equality, Art, heritage and cultural activities for black and minority ethnic communities across Wales.

Our charity is part of the community and we are a BME Group reaching out to care homes, less priviledged, disabled people by way of giving gift items to at least a care home once in a month. Also, we are a voice to BME Group in our community.

To tackle racism and inequalities for people with protected characteristics.To promote equality of opportunity and to foster good relations.Public education on racism and inequalities.To support any person or a member of his/her family suffering inequalities because of one or more protected characteristic.

Asha Projects is a specialist Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) women's organisation working with South Asian women to address violence against women and girls. Our programmes include accommodation based refuges, advice, outreach and training programmes to empower women.

Get Set Girls is a youth group targeting Hackney disadvantaged BME girls aged 15 to 19 offering: courses for qualifications. Personal Development Workshops, Health programme, community volunteering. Heritage research project, Drama production, Career guidance, linking with employers, resulting in a 95% annual success rate of service users entering employment, and productive youth.

Support women and families from disadvantaged backgrounds such as women fleeing abuse, BAME groups, individuals facing money, debt and fuel poverty, people who are homeless or facing homelessness, ex-offenders and at risk of offending, long term unemployed and those suffering form mental/physical disability. We provide confidential, non judgemental person centred advise and practical support.

In essence we provide welfare and education services to the Chinese and other ethnic minority communities. We run projects such as elderly luncheon club and elderly carers for people over 60, women and family, youth, mental health to get people people back to the society, and adult education. We operate in the Greater Manchester area

PADDOCK LEARNING CENTRE TARGETS THOSE WHO ARE NOT EMPLOYED.ESOL CLASSES FOR PERSONS FROM ETHNIC MINORITIES. SUPPORTS REDUCTION OF SOCIAL ISOLATION THROUGH FAITH GROUPS AND OTHER GROUP ACTIVITIES.MAINTAINS AND SUPPORTS VOLUNTARY GROUPS IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF KIRKLEES

High quality advice to Camden's most deprived residents through telephone and face to face work. We reach BME and refugee communities by having a number of advisers from those communities. Areas of advice offered are: Welfare Benefits, Employment, Debt, Housing, Asylum and Immigration - we include representation at Tribunals and Outreach sessions in libraries and Community Centre.

To promote the benefit of refugees,asylum seekers and ethnic minorities and to promote racial harmony in the wider community, particularly in Kent, but elsewhere when appropriate, by supporting voluntary groups working with such persons and by liaising with statutory agencies, local authorities and other interested parties.

MAMA Youth Project aims to equip disadvantaged and marginalised young people between the age of 18-30 with the skills & experience that will help them secure long-term and fulfilling employment.We provide training that helps them secure employment,with a particular focus on those wanting to pursue a career in TV or media-an industry particularly closed to those from BAME& disadvantaged backgrounds

To improve literacy skills, training, career guidance, advice in financial, welfare and legal matters, childcare assistance, youth work, after school study support for the Yemeni community and other BME communities in Sheffield.

The objects of the centre are: to promote the benefit of the community in the City of Sunderland, primarily the Bangladeshi and other BME communities and especially those suffering from the effects of unemployment and other forms of social deprivationto promote and provide facilities in the intereset of social welfare in the fields of recreation, leisure, education,self help and otherwise.

The BME Health Forum is a local charity governed by a partnership of statutory, voluntary and community organisations committed to reducing health inequalities and aims to reduce health inequalities and improve health and wellbeing outcomes for people from deprived communities and ensure that health and social care policies and service development are informed by the views of local communities.

EYLA exists to nurture and develop the leadership potential of BAME young people, empowering them to become the next generation of successful leaders.

GCMHG - Mary Seacole House (MSH) is a multicultural mental health resource service primarily for people from BAMER communities who are living with mental health issues and who also encounter racism or discrimination in their day to day living.MSH provides a range of services for its users, i.e. Day Service Support, Mon-Fri, Advocacy Service, Training, Volunteers, and Student Placements, Mon-Fri

ATN provides training to socially excluded members of the community. It endeavours to build the skills and confidence of traditionally disadvantaged members of the community, including refugees and members of ethnic minority communities to support their entry into meaningful employment. In addition, ATN integrates learners into the social and cultural fabric of society.

Provides services to disadvantaged people in the Sharrow and surrounding areas of Sheffield. Particular focus on working with people from ethnic minorities, children and young people and the elderly. Creating community resilience by running a Time Bank and Community Cafe.

The principal activities of Women Connect First during the year continued to be the education, training for employment and relief from poverty and distress of members of the public from the black and ethnic minority and white communities and helping them to fully integrate within British society, whilst promoting equality and diversity.

Lancashire BME Pact and Lancashire Women's Network recently merged to form Lancashire BME Network. The founding organisations have a long history of partnership working and will be working to address needs and issues affecting BME communities.

Objective is to work for the promotion of any charitable purposes for the benefit of women and children experiencing domestic violence, by the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress. The Charity provides temporary accommodation and is specialised primarily but not exclusive to needs of Black and Ethnic Minority women and children.

We offer activities to empower BAME women and girls through various initiatives. These are targeted towards disadvantaged women, youth and early years.

The promotion of the BAME voluntary sector in Haringey and elsewhere in the UK for the benefit of the Public, including, provision of capacity building training, information, project management, promotion of volunteering. Also to enhance the social and economic welfare of the disadvantaged in the community, and promote equality and diversity for the benefit of the public

The main activities are Christian worship for all ages, and activities which include Parent & Toddler groups, youth groups, retired groups, parenting courses, sessions for vulnerable families and English classes for ethnic minorities. The church also trains and encourages members to become involved in the propagation of the christian faith both locally and internationally.