Charities In Torbay

Over 9,000 individual activities delivered to over 3,057 individual children and young people age 4-19 in one year.Resulting in over 22,000 individual play opportunities. 89.7% of these children are marginalised in some way: looked after, young carers, disabled, low income, families with complex needs.BUT when they're with us they're not wearing labels ? they just love to PLAY and have fun!

Our Programmes:- Asylum and Immigration Advice- Children & Young People (Support)- Wellbeing (Play, Sports, Physical & Social Activities; Psychosocial support)- Asylum & Migration (Information, Advice/Advocacy, Guidance)- Advocacy & Campaign (Racial Harmony, Equity & address Inequality)- Integration (Social Integration, Cohesion & Inclusion)- Education, Art & Heritage

The charity provides impartial advice, signposting & guidance around post-16 skills & training to the general public & other relevant external agencies such as DWP/ Job Centre Plus, care agencies, schools, colleges, business owners, employers, young people, their parents and carers & the wider community.The charity also provides practical support to those engaged in post-16 education/training.

Preston Community Preschool is an educational establishment for children aged 0-5 years old. We are open Monday to Friday, during term time only.

Our activities consist of rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming stray cats in the area of Torbay and surrounding areas in Devon.Additionally, we respond to reports of lost/found cats and help reunite them with their owners wherever possible.

The SWBA is an umbrella body for many of the Baptist Churches in the South West. SWBA is largely a service organisation, which means that much of our work is "responsive" - meeting the practical needs of our member churches. These are very wide-ranging. In addition, we also undertake an element of more strategic work.

Providing benefits to serving/retired police officers and their dependants in charitable need

The charity runs a community swimming pool and community room. It is a heated indoor pool and aims to provide opportunities for leisure and recreation, the teaching of swimming, swimming coaching through the Brixham Marlins Swimming Club. It works closely with other agencies & groups including ACE, local schools and colleges and groups specialising in work with the disabled.

Offering gymnastics coaching to all age ranges and abilities in a safe, friendly environment.

The aim of Homemaker is to prevent homelessness and promote independence. The services we currently provide cover Devon, Plymouth, Torbay and Somerset. Our services are usually for people who are at risk of losing their home or are in financial distress and include money advice, budgeting, debt advice, advocacy and tenancy sustainment. We also provide services to reduce re-offending in Devon.

The day to day running of a funicular railway built in 1926

Sirona Therapeutic Horsemanship provides equine-assisted therapeutic and educational activities that may also involve other animals to those with physical, mental, social or emotional disabilities or disadvantages.

Safeguard and promote Shoalstone Seawater Pool, a unique heritage resource, for the enjoyment and pleasure of the people of Brixham, residents and visitors, today and for future generations.

We host a mother and toddler group, a pre-school, 3 senior and 1 junior football team, social and team skittles, shortmat bowls, darts teams, snooker teams, a whist and bridge club, bingo, oap's group. We subsidise twice weekly lunches, we host functions, organise coach trips, children's Christmas party, monthly police surgeries and legal advice, occassional MP's surgeries and a polling station.

The object of the Charity is to provide music education for young people primarily in, but not limited to, the South West of England.

To advance education for the public benefit by supporting teaching and learning, leadership and community engagement in schools throughout Devon and South West England. Specifically, to be met through the provision of relevant training and development to ensure schools have the most effective leadership, pedagogy and support in place for the benefit of children, young people and families.

To enhance the development and education of children, under statutory school age, in a parent-involving, community-based pre-school. To provide a safe, secure and stimulating environmentTo work within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework which ensures equality of opportunity for all children and familiesTo provide wrap around term time care for children of statutory school age.

MoorVision is a Devon and Cornwall based Charity that supports families of children and young people aged 0-29 with vision impairment. We provide information, advice, support, advocacy, training and a wide range of activities and residential trips including fully accessible sports, arts, music, science & nature, cultural, social and leisure opportunities. We have a website and Facebook group.

We are an organisation which provides public access to art, artists, workshops, exhibitions and festivals in order to educate and engage the public, of all ages, in the arts and artistic practices in a wide range of art-forms. This takes place at 4/5 Northumberland Place, Teignmouth where TAAG provides gallery and studio spaces and, from time to time, at various other venues in the area.

We offer victims-survivors of domestic abuse an animal fostering service to remove a significant barrier which prevents victims-survivors from leaving. We empower victims-survivors to access the vital safety and support they need before being reunited with their much-loved animals. We contribute to research, policy development and education around the link between domestic abuse and animal abuse.

The College provides almshouse accommodation for eligible women, preferably widows or daughters of Ministers of the Church of England, in The Close, Salisbury and at St John's Priory, Wilton. Applicants must be resident within the dioceses of Salisbury, Winchester, Portsmouth, Bath & Wells, Exeter or Truro.

The delivery of Specialist and Generalist advice services to the residents of Torbay

Child education.

Recycling of freely donated bicycles to give affordable access to fully reconditioned roadworthy bikes, to local children and adults, to enable them to improve their health, increase their opportunities for employment, reduce the cost of their transport, interact within their community, volunteer and fund raise. Training and instruction in road safety is provided both on and off road.

In addition to local church activities of worship, fellowship and teaching, Living Waters provides financial and practical support for various missions, orphanages and training schools in Africa, India Europe and the Far East.