Beneficiary group Charities That specialise in Women

Devon County Guide Association provides opportunities for girls and young women to meet and develop into caring, tolerant and confident people who will contribute positively to the community and the environment both in Devon and the country and the world.

We have 3 projects - JNR8, for under 12's ;-holiday playscheme activities, weekly cookery and craft activities. - WHIZ ,for over 13's,group work e.g. gang awareness, cookery, life skills, girls night,holiday activities. -Celebrate, schools workshops, festival day.;volunteering, community information and networking, intergenerational activities, e.g.arts crafts, information and music.

Through fun, friendship, challenge and adventure we empower girls to find their voice, inspiring them to discover the best in themselves and to make a positive difference in their community. Girlguiding Manchester has Rainbow, Brownie, Guide and Ranger members aged 4 to 18. We fire their imaginations through challenges and adventures for all personalities

We are a church operating in and serving North Walsham and the surrounding areas. We carry out regular church activities - church services and so on - as well as running an assortment of social activities, children's and youth groups. We are also involved in other various activities such as counselling, particularly pregnancy crisis and bereavement counselling.

The Margaret de Sousa Deiro Fund is a UK charity which awards grants to women in financial need living in the UK and suffering from any illness with the priority on respiratory conditions.

THE MAIN PURPOSES OF THE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE ORGANISATION ARE TO ENABLE WOMEN WHO ARE INTERESTED IN ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH RURAL LIFE, INCLUDING ARTS, CRAFTS AND SCIENCES TO IMPROVE AND DEVELOP CONDITIONS OF RURAL LIFE, TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION IN CITIZENSHIP, IN PUBLIC QUESTIONS BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL, IN MUSIC, DRAMA AND OTHER CULTURAL SUBJECTS AND IN ALL BRANCHES OF AGRICULTURE ETC.

The fund was formed in 1924. The sole object of the fund is: "To help necessitous persons who are or have been members of the Institute of Physics (whether subscribers or not), their wives, and children or widows or dependent relatives, or in exceptional cases, to help Physicists or the dependents who are not or have never been members of the Institute".

Working with a range of Community Centres and Organisations to provide a range of sporting and cultural activities for young people to participate in.

Volunteers in Girlguiding Lincolnshire South work with young people from the age of 4. Together they work through times of adventure, fun activities and well being to develop into independent, caring, team working individuals ready to face what the world holds for them.

Tickton Village Hall is the primary community building in the Parish of Tickton and Routh, providing a facility for local groups and organisations. Activities include a pre school, indoor bowls, social events, youth club, ladies choir, arts & crafts and the hall hosts various meetings for local government, Parish Council and others.

TO HELP CLERGY WIDOWS AND RETIRED CLERGY IN CASES OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, PARTICULARLY WITH HOUSING COSTS. SOCIAL EVENTS ARE HELD AND THE SERVICES OF A DIOCESAN OFFICER AND VISITORS ARE PROVIDED.

General and debt Advice and information for clients. Drop in Advice from Mondays - Fridays 10am to 4pm at 1 Thorpe Close, London W10 5XL. Also have other services like -Managing Your Money programme, Women Group workshops, Enhance Education (ESOL combines with Sewing Class on Tuesdays, Volunteering programme to provide skills and experience for young and employed, Supplementary school on Fridays.

The relief of poor persons engaged in cleaning industry, commerce and the public service, and wives, widows, children and other dependents being in necessitous financial circumstances.The furtherance of education and training in connection with advancement of hygiene within the community.The benefit of such charitable institutions that the Trustees shall from time to time think fit

The MWF was founded in 1917 and works to support the professional and personal development of women in all branches of medicine. MWF have worked on many successful campaigns over the years and continues to fight barriers that face women in medicine as well as contribute to debates and discussion around women's careers and health. MWF has two national meetings a year and regional group meetings.

The relief of poverty of persons who are or have been engaged professionally as air pilots or air navigators and who are British subjects by birth or by naturalisation or who are liverymen, upper freemen or freemen of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators of London.The relief of poverty and/or advancement of education of the dependants widows and orphans of all such persons mentioned above.

Promote benefit of inhabitants of Symonds GreenHire buildings and other facilities to local groups such as Beavers, Lions, Playgroups and Mums and ToddlersOffice ServicesCoffee Bar for local residentsComputer suiite

over 6o's, mums and tots, dance groups, table tennis, bingo, darts. we host various activites for all ages and involve the community and local groups such as, dance groups etc. and Birchwood Lions have set up home here, also room hire for parties etc.

The WI is the largest voluntary women's organisation in the UK. It exists to educate women to enable them to play an effective role in the community, to expand their horizons and to develop and pass on important skills.

The charity aims to relieve the suffering of women suffering from post-natal depression or depressionarising from pregnancy. The charity offers women advice, support and information about the illness. The charity promotes research into the causes of post-natal depression anddissemination of the results of that research.

The support and treatment of patients and research into breast cancer. The charity achieves these aims by financing the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment unable to be funded by the National Health Service. Furthermore the charity provides funds to support education about breast cancer in the community and maintains a specialised breast cancer library.

The Friend's exists to support the work of St Mary's Hospital through grants for equipment not available from NHS Funds and to improve facilities for patients. It holds weekly sales of books and memorabilia run by volunteers. It holds an annual Bazaar and raffle and holds flag days to raise funds.

Public worship services, Community Coffee Mornings. Community Knitting Club, Mums & Tots, Youth activities, and children's club. Support of evangelical missionaries and missions agencies.

Activities include breakfast & after school clubs; Clubs for children: Dance, Grace & Movement and Sterondalls Dance Club. Adult exercise classes: Zumba, Yoga & 4 fitness groups. A boxing club & gym. Active retirement & Snodland Ladies Clubs. Short mat bowls club & 4 badminton clubs. Guitar lessons. Weekend hire of hall for various events. C & W music club. Weekly chapel. Football changing rooms

Runs 2 Beaver Colonies, 3 Cub Packs and 3 Scout Troops. There are between 20 and 30 in most sections, mostly boys but an increasing number of girls. The emphasis throughout all sections is to have fun whilst being challenged in hands-on activities they don't get to do at school.

Provide informaiton, advice, counselling, referral, interpretation, translation and accompanying services on housing, welfare, health, immigration & asylum, education, training, employment to men, women, older people, young people, children, abled and disabled of all ethnic backgrounds.