Charities In Leicester City

Provision of education, particularly to ethnic minorities

Ananda9 Ltd is a mental Health Charity. Unique day opportunity service for Asian adults experiencing mental ill health who require day to day therapeutic activities, educational and social support to engage in the community.Ananda9 Ltd supports people by delivering non personal care services. Provides group activity and 1:1 service to improve their quality of life.

Out of school play provision.

Help Yateem is an international non-profit charity organisation designed to benefit orphans and orphanages around the world. We help communities lift themselves out of poverty. We ensure that our long term development work is sustainable so that recipients of aid can ?break free? from the cycle of poverty which blights the lives of successive generations.

Trade is a community-based health and wellbeing charity, based in Leicester (but operating across the Midlands), with a focus on the needs of LGBT people, people living with HIV, and those communities at highest risk of contracting HIV.

Provides "open access" supervised play facility known as New Parks Adventure Playground set on parkland. Open year round for out of school activities,holiday playschemes and school visits. Age range 5 - 14 years, all children must register. Free at the point of entry,registered with Ofsted No EY358325 and operating on this site since 1979.

The Charity provides a place of worship in Clarendon Park for the surrounding area conducting religious services, making grants, providing facilities and resources, an provides education, advice and information

The advancement of the Christian religion and the relief of poverty and sickness.

Care and protection of stray and unwanted animals. The relief of pain and suffering and sickness among animals. The prevention of cruelty to animals.

Provide housing for disabled members of the forces who are entitled to a pension or gratuity in consequence of injury or disability attributed to service and whose homes were at the date of enlistment or mobilisation, situated in the City of Leicester. Housing for widows/widowers/dependants of the above. Housing for persons in need born or living in City of Leicester or Leicestershire

we are a church involved in many programmes for the local community - with children and youth groups, and regular groups running activities for parents with small children and older people. we also have church members coming from many different cultural backgrounds and are recognised as a church promoting multicultural understanding.

The charity (also known as Caribbean Court) provides services that enhance the health and wellbeing of those aged over 50, with particular emphasis on the African/Caribbean heritage community. The charity also promotes understanding of people from diverse backgrounds and different ages by organising cultural events. Our beneficiaries reside within the City of Leicester and surrounding districts.

Melton Mowbray Baptist Church serves the community of Melton Mowbray and local villages. Our usual weekly church calendar includes many regular events; this includes morning and evening worship every Sunday, children's groups, prayer and study groups and activities for the elderly. The church building also serves many community activities, e.g. support and interest groups and children's work.

Leicester Print Workshop is a centre for fine art printmaking with a regional remit. It offers an extensive education programme in schools, colleges, community groups and for artists and enthusiasts. The charity provides affordable facilities in its Leicester based studio and provides specialist technical support to users. It also runs an exhibitions programme within and outside the east Midlands

Sue Young Cancer Support in Leicestershire and Rutland provides practical and emotional support to anyone affected by a cancer diagnosis in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. Our services are available to cancer patients, their families and carers. Our support can last for many weeks, months or even years - as long as it is needed by the individual.

To provide an educational and recreational resource

RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Supported housing to vulnerable, single, homeless people aged between 16 and 25 years old. Provide a Protected Licence that can be for a maximum stay of two years.

We support patients and families of children born with a congenital heart defect and come under the auspicies of the East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre, run by University Hospitals Leicester

The Charity is a Church of England Parish Church and activities include public workship and weddings and funerals

Delivering a range of services including training programmes,counselling, advice and guidance, health and various other initiatives to provide for the emotional, social and cultural needs of lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgender people within the area of benefit. To promote the health and feeling of self worth and to take positive action in favour of such people who face discrimination.

We meet for worship on Sunday mornings at 10.15 and have other activities throughout the week.

Provision of grants for the relief of poor persons who are experiencing/have experienced mental health problems who are resident in Leicester and the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. Grants are made for the benefit of qualifying recipients within the National Health Service and within the private and voluntary sectors. Grants are not made for costs that should be met from public funds.

Holy Trinity Playgroup is an Ofsted Registered pre-school playgroup (Ofsted No 226211), operating from Holy Trinity Church Hall, Ashby de la Zouch. We aim to provide education and training for children aged 2 years up to school age from the local area in a welcoming and stimulating environment. There is mix of government funded and fee paying children.

The Charity provides confidential emotional support to those who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those who may be at risk of suicide, with the aim of improving their emotional health and reducing the incidence of suicide. The Charity operates a telephone helpline which is open 24 hours a day; 365 days a year. Our support allows contacts to explore difficult feelings.