Charities In Darlington

The Charity, with the help of invaluable contributions from supporters of our hospitalsand community services, provides an opportunity to undertake activities and enhance patient care that might otherwise not be possible. This includes the purchase of medical equipment, improvements to patient amenities and patient and staff education, above and beyond what is normally provided by the NHS.

4Motion Darlington was setup to provide activities and facilities or biking, skateboarding, scooters and in-line skates. We run bike coaching at West Park bike track and have developed an indoor skatepark facility which was fully opened on 5th April 2014.

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF THE PEOPLE OF TEES VALLEY BY PROVIDING ADVICE WITH CASEWORK ON STATUTORY RIGHTS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR THREATENED WITH HOMELESSNESS.ON ISSUES OF WELFARE, HOUSING BENEFITS, DEBT & ARREARS. FREE REPRESENTATIONAL ADVOCACY SERVICE AT APPEAL TRIBUNALS & COUNTY COURT.. ON THE JOB TRAINING FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE BOTH SOCIALLY & ECONOMICALLY EXCLUDED FROM THE LABOUR MARKET.

We are the only specialist eating distress charity in the North East and aim to be a centre of excellence for eating distress support. We offer counselling, support, information, help and hope to anyone in the North East affected by eating distress, with or without a medical diagnosis.We work to raise awareness, increase understanding and influence early identification and treatment.

* Education for Discipleship (an opportunity to enable lay Christians to further develop their learning)* Training for Ministry* Continuing Ministerial and Professional Development for those accredited lay and ordained ministries

Church of England parish church.

To promote the efficiency and effectiveness of Christian based charities in the furtherance of their objects or any one of them mainly but not exclusively by the provision of information, advice, support and infrastructure provision, and the relief of financial hardship either generally or individually through the provision of grants, goods or services

The church operates from premises at Hetton Road, Houghton Le Spring, Tyne & Wear. Church membership is voluntary and free. The aim of the charity is a) To advance the Christian Faith in accordance with the Statement of Beliefs; b) The relief of persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress or who are aged or sick; c) To promote and fulfil such other charitable purposes .

Providing accommodation for elderly people in need.

To advance the Christian religion for the public benefit in accordance with the Statement of Faith in the Schedule hereto attached in such parts of the United Kingdom and the world.

The Unicorn Centre is a member group of the national charity Riding for the Disabled Association providing riding therapy and learning opportunities for disabled children and adults in the Tees Valley area. Our aim is to provide riding for people with disabilities in an inclusive, safe and supportive environment that will allow each individual to achieve their full potential.

Kidz Konnekt acts as a resource for young people up to the age of 25 living in the North of England by providing advice and assistance and organizing programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of:a) Advancing in life and helping young people .b) Advancing education,c) Relieving unemployment,d) Providing recreational and leisure time activity

The management and planning of regular acts of public worship withing the churches in the circuit. The provision of minister to work within the circuit and providing spiritual direction and discipling of the members in the Christian faith. Encouraging and developing pastoral work visiting sick and bereaved and extending outreach into the community.Training and development of local preachers

Religious Activities

To educate the public in the musical and dramatic arts and to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts, in particular by providing training in the skills associated with artistic practice and staging artistic performances, plays, dramas, comedies, operas, operettas and other dramatic and operatic works.

A grant giving trust

The Activities of the church include but are not restricted to: regular public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teaching;evangelism and mission, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally; nurture and growth of Christian disciples; education and training for Christian and community service; supporting and encouraging charitable social action in the UK and abroad.

To promote the benefit of the local inhabitants of Hurworth and others without distinction of sex or political, religious or other opinions, by assisting the local authorities, voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common affort to advance education and to provide facilites in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation

Working with children in schools to deliver emotional resilience programmes & workshops as well as one-to-one counselling. The charity provides equivalent services for adults. Also work in partnership with organisations to raise awareness on mental health in the workplace and suicide prevention, with a particular focus in supporting individuals and families who have been affected by suicide.

We raise funds to provide support and activities for people with additional and complex needs. The activities include our JPC Independence Award a structured program designed to help adults with special/complex needs learn vital independent skills. Plus our JPC Animal Therapy activity which is helping young adults gain confidence through animal therapy and animal husbandry courses.

The principal activity of the charity during the period under review was the running and operation of a local church

Apply income for any charitable purpose relating to the NHS wholly or mainly for the services provided by the Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Trust.

True Colours Theatre provides performing arts classes for children and young people with additional needs and disabilities aged 4 to 21 in the North East.

Leo's provides lived experience mental health and trauma support to families in the North East of England who have been affected by neonatal care, and those who have been affected by pregnancy or baby loss within Middlesbrough & Redcar and Cleveland.

The Charity was established in 2015 to protect Community Centres', and other Community Assets, (that provide social benefit) from closure due to local government spending cuts. Its has since evolved to become Darlington's voluntary infrastructure organisation, filling the gap left by the closure of Evolution, Darlington's previous infrastructure organisation which perminantly closed in 2015.