Charities In Northumberland

* 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

To preserve, record and make accessible the history of Alnwick Town and District and to showcase the work of local and national artists within a vibrant, stimulating and aesthetically pleasing environment for the benefit of the community.

Headway Arts develops accessible, engaging and inclusive arts projects to those isolated from many activities. Projects are designed with specific communities to develop events giving positive images of their culture and developing confidence and self esteem. Headway Arts currently support Seven Stars Learning Disabled Theatre Co and work with over 2000 people every year.

Day Centre for the elderly

The CVYP Ltd work with young people 8-19 yrs and up to 25 yrs for young people with special needs. We have many projects i.e. music, mountain biking, archery, all sports, outdoor ed and youth work.We work closely with local schools/colleges, multiple agencies, NCC and the DofE Award scheme as well as the John Muir Awards. In addition CVYP has a leased off- site expedition centre in Kielder.

Choysez works on a part time basis with young people throughout Northumberland aged 9 - 16 years. We support and empower them to take advantage of life's opportunities. Young people at Choysez have individually designed programmes to help gain nationally recognised qualifications and to boost their self esteem. Choysez delivers these programmes through a range of indoor and outdoor activities.

NDAS provides practical and emotional support to all survivors of domestic abuse in Northumberland at any time in their lives. We can offer practical help and emotional support, see www.nda.services for more information, or telephone us on 01434 608030.

Regular public worship open to all.The provision of space for personal prayer and contemplation.Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups.Pastoral work, taking of religeous assemblies in schools, promoting the whole mission of the church.Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.

Highlights is a network of 65 volunteer groups in isolated rural communities in Cumbria, Northumberland and County Durham. In partnership we organise - and subsidise - over 150 high quality professional cultural events per year in village halls, schools and community centres

(a) To promote appreciation of and education in the arts, crafts & associated technologies, especially but not exclusively those of the cinema & moving image (b) To educate the public by encouraging the creative participation in the arts and crafts of cinema, video & moving image (c)To educate the public in the history, aesthetics and theory of moving image in all their aspects.

The Bay Foodbank provides assistance, primarily in the form of emergency food parcels, to those in need in North Tyneside, responding to referrals from social and health services, churches, and other organisations.

We work to create equality of opportunity in arts and culture for disabled people in the North East of England. We do this by supporting and promoting the work of disabled artists, by enabling and facilitating disabled people to access all aspects of the arts, by assisting cultural venues to become inclusive and by presenting a programme of arts and cultural activity.

To promote community participation in healthy recreation, in particular by the provision of facilities for exercise, competition and recreation on the water and on land, safely, and by the provision of encouragement and instruction in the sport of rowing, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Newcastle upon Tyne and surrounding areas.

Triangular was initially set up in 2014 as a community group. As the number of beneficiaries grew and the work expanded, the trustees decided to incorporate the organisation in 2018 for more accountability and transparency. The object of the CIO is to advance the education and training of those granted refugee status, seeking asylum, recent migrants and their dependents.

We provide facilities and services for the recreation or other leisure-time occupation of the general public,in particular, but not exclusively, for people who are refugees and seeking asylum, in the north of England, with the object of improving their conditions of life and general well-being, primarily through the provision of horticultural and nature based activities.

We deliver projects and services meeting the economic, social and environmental needs of the people of Berwick-upon-Tweed. We provide advice and training to people seeking employment. We manage the local foodbank, provide benefit advice and advocate on behalf of residents with local agencies. We manage a community building and run economic development projects.

Maintenance of arms houses relief in need, hardship and distress in Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside and South Tyneside and all places within 5 miles of the River Tyne.

We work with migrant people in the North East of England, especially Sunderland. We focus on those with limited access to information and support network, including migrants and refugee and the Eastern European community. We came to being in 2009 and have now converted to a CIO. More information including projects- icos.org.uk

Provides funding for kidney research in the North of England.

To enhance the development and Education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through the provision of Nursery and Parent/toddler group.

Birkheads Wild supports young people in Gateshead and the wider North East area to build a better future for themselves - using the outdoors. By using the outdoors we help young people to grow in skills and confidence, to think for themselves and become more fulfilled. Our work helps young people to understand themselves better, to feel a sense of belonging, to grow in skills and confidence.

The Hexham Youth Initiative provides a safe environment where children and young people can receive information, advice and support, develop their own projects and play a full and active part in community life. We run a youth cafe, drop-in sessions and a host of specialist sessions - for example, Duke of Edinburgh, Girls Group, Young Carers as well as providing mentoring and counselling.

To support vulnurable adults both homeless and those threatened by homelessness. We provide short term supported accommodation for up to seven adults. This service provides 24 hour support and offers the opportunity for individuals to look at the issues that contributed to their homelessness. We deliver basic living skills and employability training and assist in finding long term accommodation.

Our vision is a community where no one faces food insecurity. Through our Helpline staffed by volunteers who provide much needed information, support and Hardship Awards, our Food Bank volunteer team making year round doorstep deliveries of food parcels, and our One to One Outreach support in the community, we provide a lifeline of practical help to households experiencing poverty.