Charities In Devon

Girlguiding South West England provides a range of activities and opportunities for girls and young women aged from 5 years to adult in Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Devon, Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Jersey and Guernsey.

Design West inspire the public, politicians & professionals to design better, healthier places to live work & relax. Placemaking brings people together across sector & society to co-design & vision great places. We convene independent Design & Policy Review services. Our Public Programmes inform & involve people in our built environment. We develop diverse talent through Education & Skills work.

Freedom Community Alliance Ltd provides a range of services to homeless, vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals. Current activities include:-Provision of an open access Day Centre & multi agency hubA range of supported accommodation for men and women.Support Services and advocacy for vulnerable people. Gym facilities promoting health & Wellbeing.Temp accommodation rough sleeper pods

Any charitable purpose relating to the NHS, also specifically of the Torbay and South Devon NHS area.To provide equipment and amenities, improve conditions for care and other benefits for the advancement of the health of patients and help make staff more effective in delivering healthcare

The promotion of any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community and the advancement of education and culture, the protection of health, the relief of poverty, distress and sickness in the administrative County of Devon (Devon, Torbay, Plymouth) and the South West Region of England.

The Clare Milne Trust supports disability projects in or close to Devon and Cornwall. The Trust prefers to help smaller effective charities with good volunteer suppport. The Trust does not support individuals with a disability directly.

CHARIS works to resettle refugees in Somerset and the surrounding area providing for them the opportunity of a new life. These refugees are drawn from the most vulnerable groups and are identified through the UNHCR programs and arrive in the UK via the UK Governments Community Sponsorship Scheme.

Provision of specialist supported housing

Promotion of conservation of the physical natural environment through biodiversity.Educate and make public aware of conservation and its benefits through visitors and educational outreach.Maintain a zoological collection for the benefit of all with endangered species representing threatened worldwide habitats.Located on the side of Exmoor National Park in North Devon, UK in rural countryside

We support anyone with a mental health problem to get well and stay well for longer. We run a Recovery College which offers 1-to-1 support, psycho-educational courses, peer support groups, volunteering and counselling. We also offer opportunities for further training and we support people to access other agencies when needed.

Exeter Community Initiatives is a registered charity which aims to improve the quality of life for people and communities in the Exeter area. We seek to increase people's self-esteem, confidence and skills, particularly among those who are disadvantaged, socially excluded, or experiencing conditions such as homelessness or poverty.

To advance the education and promote the physical, spiritual and mental welfare and development of children and young people and their families within a Christian environment and ethos by providing, managing and improving one or more residential activity centres conducted on Christian principles and to assist in organising conferences and training courses for the advancement of such purposes.

To provide charitable relief within its area of benefit as prescribed by the scheme of the charity, namely Bideford and its immediate neighbourhood. This excludes Barnstaple and Torrington and all areas beyond.

Provides help for people who are experiencing prejudice, discrimination or other disadvantage relating to sexual orientation or gender identity, supports independent lesbian gay bisexual and trans groups and initiatives, and provides training and consultancy for all sectors on the issues around sexual orientation and gender identity.

Provision of housing for local people over 60 years old and in financial need

The principal activity of the trust is the ownership and running of The Marine Theatre. The main activity is theatrical productions and the running of a Youth theatre. Activities also include hiring out of theatre to local user groups and for private functions.

for the relief of financial hardshipfor education and trainingfor building or making grants to health institutions andin certain circumstances for making contributions to any charity but mostly in Tiverton, Devon, its neighbourhood or in places where the firms John Heathcoat & Co Ltd and Lowman Manufacturing Co Ltd and their subsidiaries carry on business

Open Doors provides the teaching of the English language to those who are disadvantaged, marginalised or isolated by language or culture. We run ESOL classes and vocational NVQ courses, employment mentoring and teacher training courses to qualify teachers to teach ESOL. Open Doors provides other workshops and activities seeking to help clients increase integration.

Housing and rehoming unwanted cats and dogs

To secure the protection, improvement and conservation of the South West Coast Path and public access to it, in order to improve the health and well-being of the general public.To educate the general public to a greater knowledge of, respect and care for the coast and countryside, by promoting the South West Coast Path.

St Petrock's works to achieve its aims though a number of emergency, support and prevention programmes to help people into healthier and more positive lives. This includes the provision Homelessness Services, Rough Sleeper Survival Services, Specialist Welfare Advice, Health and Wellbeing Services and a range of Emergency and Specialist Housing Services.

The Trust supports the preservation and eventual restoration of the southern section of the former L&B railway route, from Wistlandpound and Barnstaple, by financially aiding projects such as the purchase of sections of trackbed, restoration/rebuilding of historic features, and conservation management along the former railway route. The Trust works with Exmoor Associates CIC.

The charity's principle activity is the operation of day support rehabilitation facilities for persons in the community affected by the misuse of drugs and or alcohol, and for their families and associated persons. The secondary activity is to provide an education service as an alternative to pupil referral units.

Provision of housing for people who in the judgement of the Trustees are of limited means financially, who are aged 55 and over and who live or have lived in Exeter or within a 10 mile radius, although exceptionally the Trustees may appoint a person living outside the area of benefit but otherwise qualified.

- Accommodation for patients, carers, relatives, friends and healthcare professionals - Support, including counselling for anyone staying at or relating to the stay of someone staying at the Hospital Hotel - Peer support for guests and their relatives/patients - Volunteer transport for guests and their relatives/patients