Charities In South Gloucestershire

Anglican church serving the parish of Downend, Bristol, in the Dioceses of Bristol, providing Christian teaching and worship. Our membership reflects the variety of ages and backgrounds in the parish and includes an increasing number of young families and children.

We are a small pre school located in Patchway, Bristol and provide care and education for children aged 2 - 4 years old prior to them starting their Primary Education Journey. We offer a large range of activities on site including plenty of outdoor play in our large gardens. We also take the children on regular outings in the local community as well as further afield.

To promote physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health and well-being in the context of a Christian ethos by:-providing professional counselling and related services on an affordable basis;-providing a range of educational and training opportunities in counselling and related areas;-providing other opportunities for personal, psychological and spiritual development.

As a specialist rural organisation we work with communities, businesses, social enterprises, groups and individuals to support and encourage community-led action. We are experienced in areas such as broadband, access to services, transport, affordable housing, fuel poverty, energy generation, village halls & community assets, health & social care, funding advice and community led planning.

Changes Bristol is a mental health charity that is peer led and provides peer support groups and peer support networks for people who suffer mental distress throughout Bristol and the surrounding area. Our support meetings happen at the same time and place each week. We provide a number of interventions including our Steps to Recovery programme and other wellbeing workshops.

To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by working with young people living in Avon who are socially excluded or at serious risk of being socially excluded by the provision of educational and training opportunities which engage, motivate, build awareness, skills and capacity around safe vehicle road use and ownership, vehicle repair, maintenance, Further Education and employment.

The primary aim of the Trust is to assist and support young carers who are providing a 'significant level of care' for a disabled or seriously ill family member.

Lifeskills is a safety education Centre built as a realistic village. Its approach is interactive and bridges the gap that exists between knowledge and behaviour. It is designed to help people learn about safety in a fun and practical way, specifically in the home, on the road and during leisure time.

access, creativity, theatre, artsacta champions the positive and transformational effects of active creative participation in the arts for individuals and communities. We are committed to providing access to the arts for those most at risk and most in need; to making theatre part of people's lives.

We help raise awareness of loneliness and take action to alleviate loneliness for individuals who are experiencing loneliness.

To recruit and train volunteers to provide a home visiting service to families in dificulty where there is a child under 5 years old

Resolve West is an independent, charity with over 37 years experience of providing confidential services to enable people to resolve conflict, and repair harm and for offenders to understand impact of actions and to have an opportunity to make amends. Our services are provided to residents across Avon & Somerset.

TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE BRISTOL HAEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY CENTRE AND TO OFFER RELIEF AND HELP TO ITS PATIENTS.

Sixty-One is a partnership of Bristol based charities, churches, businesses and individuals who have come together to work co-operatively to help ex-prisoners lead meaningful lives that are free from crime. As charity in its own right it also runs its own projects through employed staff.

Religious Services and Activies

The charity provides the equipment, facilities and personnel to enable disabled, underprivileged people in Bristol and adjoining post code areas, to participate in various forms of water sports and water recreational activities. It also provides the opportunity for the community in general to take part in water sport activity for the purpose of their health and welfare.

VOICES provides a unique service based on survivor-led insights and expertise. Groups & individual support are available for victims of abuse. Where possible, support is offered to victims attending court or dealing with other agencies and services. VOICES liaises with other local DV services and also provides advocacy and training to professionals.

To provide a community based music therapy service for children, young people and adults throughout Bristol and the South West region

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.

Our vision is of a Bristol where everyone can participate in all aspects of life in the city, whatever their level of hearing. The majority of our staff and trustees are Deaf or hard of hearing themselves and we fully understand the impact of living with hearing loss. We can share experiences and provide practical information and advice on dealing with the challenges hearing loss brings.

We support the development of voluntary and community organisations in South Gloucestershire. We encourage networking and partnership building to share information, skills and knowledge. We provide training and fundraising advice and support the governance of our members. We enable representation of the sector to ensure their views are taken into account.

The preschool provides registered childcare for 2-4 year olds in the parish of Severn Beach, Pilning and surrounding areas. The group offers free childcare places to all children claiming the Nursery Education Grant and to those eligible for 2yr old funding from the government. Parents can also pay for additional hours if they wish.

The charity is a local church.The church runs meetings open for public worship, childrens clubs, older peoples clubs and gives funds for the relief of poverty in the UK and overseas. The church proclaims the gospel as described in the basis of faith in the constitution and encourages believers in the exercise of this faith, supporting workers in the UK and overseas.

Phase 5 Pre-School is community based which is led by a voluntary committee.We aim to offer and provide quality childcare for children aged between 2 years to 4 years in a safe, secure and stimulating environment which is warm and friendly and run by a high quality staff team.We work with the Early Years Foundation Stage framework which ensures equality for all children and families.

We create and deliver arts projects and youth work services to young people.