Charities In Blackburn With Darwen

THE PROVISION OF QUALITY LOCAL AND ECUMENICAL THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

The Brian Mercer Trust awards grants to charities and organisations whose aims are: a) Prevention of, or relief from, disadvantage and suffering resulting from poverty, ill-health, or other causes globally.b) Promotion of visual arts, and artistic talent especially in the North West of England.c) Support for charitable community initiatives local to Blackburn, Lancashire

Nightsafe is a charity for young homeless people aged between 16 and 25th Birthday. We have 6 projects - a Daycentre, Nightshelter - emergency accommodation, Supported Housing projects - Witton Project, Cornfield Cliffe, Safe@Silas and Anchor Avenue - supported housing.

To develop Christian Education in parishes, schools, further and higher education establishments within the Diocese of Blackburn. To support school governors in the maintenance and development of school buildings. To be the Custodian trustee of school buildings and land as defined in individual school trust deeds or under section 86 of the Education Act 1944.

We are a Roman Catholic charity working in a number of countries and witnessing to Gospel values through our charitable works primarily among the poor, vulnerable and marginalised. We care for anyone in need believing that all people are equal and that we are called to express our love of God through our service to those in need.

Mission statementDrugline-Lancashire through diverse and needs led responses aims to deliver a high quality service mindful of the complexities and ever changing face of drug use and sexual health through offering routes of change in a holistic manner, promoting always the highest quality of life possible

We provide a range of services to older people and influencing activities including: Advice & Information - both office based and outreach, Healthy Lifestyle activities including exercise and IT, Footcare service, Day Care, Befriending & Phonelink service. We also raise funds through our charity shop.

Whilst each of the constituent funds has its separate purpose, the main charitable activities are contributing to hospital capital expenditure to improve equipment in the patient environment, expenditure in providing improvements to the patient experience through additional comforts and amenities, and staff related expenditure on training and developments and improving staff amenities.

IMO undertakes a range of activities which are designed to enhance the capabilities of young people and their life chances, along with services to help improve the quality of life of adults in the community. These include positive mentoring through sports and recreation; health awareness; community safety; employability; self-esteem; responsible citizenship and cohesion; education and training.

We provide residential care for people age 18-65 with disabilities who require 24 hour support. This is suitable for people who no longer can live on their own or in supported living, or for people who have been supported by their carer and it has become too difficult for them to continue caring for them. we also offer day care and respite care.

Food bank / poverty relief.

Creativity Works Preston provides alternative education to marginalised people who need to learn in a different way to the traditional education system.The crux of the learning environment and pedagogy is learning through doing. We do this by providing an inclusive, professional and supportive learning environment for individuals irrespective of their circumstances or background.

Providing ministerial and other support for Methodist churches in the Bolton Circuit

Care Network supports vulnerable people in Blackburn with Darwen to live independently by referring them onto a range of quality assured services inc. information and advice and home maintenance services (through our safe trader scheme), a range of health and wellbeing services provided locally through our Hub service and through the delivery of our volunteer and disability support schemes.

PROVIDING SPORT, HEALTH AND SOCIAL INCLUSION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF WIGAN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

For the muslim community, to provide daily prayers and Islamic education.

The key activities have been to provide benefit to the disadvantaged and deprived people from all backgrounds within the Borough of Blackburn with Darwen by improving health, empowerment, leadership and cohesion of these communities.One Voice Blackburn is a charity that aspires to create an inclusive, cohesive and vibrant community in Blackburn with Darwen.

Furthers the human rights of disabled people in the North West of England (predominantly Lancashire) through a range of user led support services, events and activities.

Nursery School provision

The charity's objective and principal activity is to provide care and support to carers

The District the policy "Transforming Lives and Communities" is continued to direct actions. In 2017-2018 a full review was carried out and a new 5 year policy brought in for 1st September 2018. Training was provided throughout the year for youth, evangelism, safeguarding and the circuits were supported in their activities.

The charity is a local theatre providing cultural entertainment and education to the people of Blackburn and its surrounding areas.

Individual Support, Key workers, Bi Lingual Staff (Urdu,Punjabi,Gujerati,Hindi English; Advice and Guidance; interpreting & support; Supported access to legal counsel (immigration and domestic); Shopping/housekeeping/managing money/life skills; Advocacy; Education opportunities for adults and children, in house parenting classes and advice, Educational Groupwork

To promote the spiritual, moral and physical welfare of persons who are or have been seafarers and their families

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.