Charities In Gloucestershire

Food For All distributes around 6,000 free, nutritionally balanced meals to the homeless and disadvantaged on a daily basis. FFA targets the homeless, single parents, the elderly, the unemployed, people suffering from mental and physical disabilities and the marginalised. FFA is based on the philosophy of community self-help.

To provide housing and person centred support to vulnerable people, encouraging all service users to achieve their full potential and contribute positively to the community and wider society.

GCT aims to put culture at the heart of Gloucester for the good of all. We work in partnership locally, regionally and nationally to create, test and deliver projects which will make Gloucester a city full of art and heritage. We want our city to be known for its distinctive culture: innovative and excellent, quirky and edgy, diverse and community-based with a strong focus on young people.

We provide short-term accommodation, resettlement and outreach services to women and children who have experienced domestic abuse alongside a package of support information and advocacy.We provide individual tailor made services and promote group led, peer-led support that promotes safe, sustainable independent living.

To promote understanding of all aspects of brain injury and to provide information, support and services to people with brain injury, their families and carers.Provide social and cognitive rehabilitation services at the centre(s) and through one-to-one outreach. All programmes are individually tailored and designed to maximise quality of life, independence and self-esteem.

The Charity provides a ministry of hospitality to visitors, retreatants and some vulnerable people, on the main site and at Winson, at no fixed charge. Sisters provide spiritual direction, priestly and pastoral ministry in Oxford and Richmond,London.Gardens are maintained.The Charity is landlord to St John's Care Home, The Friary OFM and Helen & Douglas House, all on the Oxford site.

Grant-making for education and health projects to benefit children, young people and women, in the U.K, especially Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and the Bristol area, and India.

The aim of the PCC, with the Vicar, is to promote, in the Parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.We try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through- Worship and prayer, learning about the gospel and developing knowledge and trust in Jesus- Provision of pastoral care- Missionary and outreach work

Provision of therapeutic riding lessons to around 300 disabled children and adults in one of the UK's largest equestrian centres purpose built for disabled riders. Set among 100 acres of fields and woodland, the Centre offers individual development, enabling clients to achieve skill and confidence in a safe, friendly and attractive environment.

The Society assists needy elderly persons within the Bristol postcode area (BS, BA AND GL): it provides annuities, visits them regularly and makes Christmas gifts to each. The Society has also invested in the provision of sheltered living and day care accommodation for elderly people.

VCHP provide free eyecare services to homeless and other vulnerable people in UK in an accessible and friendly environment in which they feel safe, welcome and comfortable. We aim to preserve, protect and promote the ocular health of homeless and other vulnerable people in the UK and include the provision of spectacles that meets their immediate visual needs.

We use performance, participation and production to make world-changing culture and creativity for all

Religious services

A community arts centre with outreach programmes offering both educational & leisure opportunities in participatory & community arts to people of all ages & abilities.

The church is concerned to reach out to the community in many ways.The Pastors and Trustees strive to arrange services in such a way that the members of the community are encouraged to join in worship and praise and also in prayer and meditation. Two main services are held on Sundays for worship, prayer and the teaching of the Scriptures.

Gloucester City Mission seeks to give practical help to rough sleepers, the homeless, those who are vulnerable or marginalised members of the local community. It is an alliance of Christians working together to share the love of Christ in Gloucester through witness in the neighbourhood and on the streets.

St Mary's PCC co-operates with the incumbent to promote the whole mission of the Church: pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It has maintenance responsibilities for St Mary's Church and churchyard, and the Parish Centre. We worship on Sundays and weekdays and seek to ensure that our church remains an accessible place of welcome, prayer and fellowship for the whole community.

The Venture provides an accessible and innovative community space that encourages participation and collaboration. A space that is responsive to local need, where people can access a diverse range of high quality services that often have a transformational impact on their lives. This primarily includes play and community development activities.

The formation,management and maintenance of a musuem of Railway Memorabilia for the benefit of the public and for the educational and research purposes.

THE OPERATION OF A FOODBANK IN THE STROUD DISTRICT INVOLVING THE PROVISION OF FOOD AND OCCASIONALLY OTHER ITEMS FOR THOSE IN SHORT-TERM CRISIS, AND THE SIGNPOSTING TO AGENCIES WHO WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE LONGER TERM SUPPORT WHERE APPROPRIATE.

The Foundation's objectives, as defined in the Memorandum and Articles of Association, are the promotion of any exclusively charitable purpose in the United Kingdom and elsewhere which is in the opinion of the Council beneficial to the community but with a preference for the community in Gloucestershire.

Youth, sports, community - eg. archery, swimming, community work in culturally appropriate settings, mainly around Gloucester city via 2 venues.Supporting smaller groups to run activities. Also running 'St James City Farm & Riding School'.Promotion/support with educational, training, work.1-1 advice and support and referrals to other agencies.

To advance the education and relieve suffering of children and adults with motor disorders and provide information, advice, training and guidance to their families, carers and other stakeholders in their wellbeing, in particular by means of conductive education.

A charity set up to benefit the people of Gloucestershire by providing and assisting with sports participation; physical and mental health and well being; education; and social welfare

Ambassadors Football runs and facilitates football projects that build bridges across cultural, faith, ethnic and postcode divides, providing support, resources and training in order to invest in communities and empower volunteers, trainees, staff and churches to start new initiatives that lead to tangible social change.