Charities In Wigan

One Vision , was established in March 2015. One Vision was started by a free speech group of people with disabilities 1998. The original group would meet one day per week to discuss ways in which they could voice their opinions and concerns about the services they would come into contact with on a regular basis. Choosing film as the medium gave everyone the opportunity to learn new skills

To develop Christian Education in parishes, schools, further and higher education establishments within the Diocese of Blackburn. To support school governors in the maintenance and development of school buildings. To be the Custodian trustee of school buildings and land as defined in individual school trust deeds or under section 86 of the Education Act 1944.

The Bond Board Limited provides promissory bonds, tenancy support and other assistance to people who are homeless or inadequately housed in Greater Manchester and the North West.

Zero Waste and environmental awareness education and information; food surplus redistribution to beneficiary organisations and food awareness work including cookery and vegetable growing for the wider community. Employability training and work experience activities engaging local people in volunteering and apprenticeships.

Childcare provision and out of school activities, general charitable purposes, community organisation, health and social care. Based in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan.

George House Trust provides services to people living with HIV, which enable them to feel empowered and better able to live healthily with HIV. We raise awareness of HIV and encourage all sexually active people in the North West to know their HIV status. We challenge HIV stigma and discrimination and promote a better understanding of HIV.

The undertaking or facilitating of the construction, maintenance, repair and development of Liverpool archdiocesan church, school and other buildings.

Charity collects funds in the UK and help the needy people in Burma, Mayanmar especially for basic necessities such as food and clothing.

We provide education, training, volunteering and associated support for excluded adults in Greater Manchester. Our services are aimed at adults who have been through some form of resettlement process related to substance misuse, homelessness, mental illnes, or offending behaviour. We also provide resources /training for other organisations in our field. (Formerly known as MERC and NEARIS.)

Wigan Family Welfare offer advocacy and counselling to both adults and children. It provides mental health advocacy, independent mental health advocacy, children's advocacy and supports a self advocacy group for people with Learning Disabilities . The counselling it provides is in a variety of settings from certain Secondary Schools to Sure Start Children's Centres.

THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH WORLDWIDE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES SET OUT IN THE STATEMENT OF FAITH.(B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY

The Company's objects are to promote any charitable purpose for the public benefit by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress in particular, but without limitation, for the benefit of the community in the Borough of Wigan and surrounding areas.

Provision of specialist supported housing

4CT provides a range of services through its two centres, Sporting Edge and the Grange. This includes playschemes, dance, sports and youth activities and luncheon club. 4CT also supports other organisations offering capacity building support, project management and support services.

The Hop Skip and Jump Centres run by the Hop Skip & Jump Foundation offer flexible, immediate and sustained day care for children with life limiting or life threatening illnesses or any special need, with support for their families. We aim to prevent parents from reaching breaking point.

Fix It UK Ltd enables young people from Wigan and the surrounding areas to meet the opportunities and responsibilities of society today, by offering them training in Motor Vehicle Studies, Basic Construction and personal development programmes that build confidence, motivation and personal, social and life skills.

The organisation works with older people in the Borough of Wigan. We provide a range of services, support, advice and information to enable older people to enjoy an improved quality of life.We employ approximately 50 staff and work with around 70 volunteers and aim to have a presence across the borough.

Counselling and related services to adults, young people, and children. Counselling for takes place in 23 settings across Greater Mancht: 10 locations for adults; 13 for children and young people; all through schools and community settings. We work with many issues including depression, anxiety, and bereavement. Counsellors are supervised by casework supervisors & Beacon is a member of the BACP.

The Charity's objects are to promote the Arts and Higher Education and to encourage, maintain and develop public education and appreciation of the Arts and Higher Education, to remove barriers to young people who wish to study an Arts degree and to promote, improve, develop and maintain the appreciation of the Arts.

We promote services to enable deaf, hard-of-hearing and deafblind people to improve the quality of their lives. The Deaf Centre provides facilities for Sports & Social Club, Deafblind, Youth Group and 50 Group. All groups are supported through training and volunteer project we have. We run an agency which provides Sign Language Interpreters. We also provide BSL and Deaf Awareness training.

Pursuing the objects of the charity with all the resources available to the charity.

the relief or prevention of poverty, prevention of social exclusion and the provision of aftercare and support to individuals leaving treatment regimes or experiencing crises

Crossroads Care North West offers high quality homecare services to ensure that our clients have an improved quality of life in their own home. We have highly qualified and well trained staff who work in local areas to support our clients. We care for carers and clients in a number of areas such St Helens, Wigan, Halton, Leigh, Hyndburn, West Lancashire, Chorley and South Ribble.

To promote the care, welfare, interest, treatment, education and advancement in primarily the Wigan and Leigh area and surrounding districts of people with any form of disability, their families and carers and to provide information, advice, support and personal advocacy.

The purposes of the Wigan Circuit are mission, mutual encouragement, support, and the effective deployment of the resources of ministry which include people, property and finance. In the Circuit ordained ministers are stationed and Local Preachers are trained and exercise their calling. We fulfil 'Our Calling' as the Methodist Church through worship, learning and caring, service and evangelism.