Charities In Wigan

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.

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

To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Tyldesley and the surrounding area the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation, in particular swimming, for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the objective of improving the condition of life of said inhabitants.

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.

To offer support to parents of families that are going through difficult times and have children under 5 years of age. Trained volunteers are assigned to visit families in the families' own home and provide support, friendship and practical help

We provide information, support and counselling to women over 18 who have experienced sexual violence at any time in their lives.

The Charity runs a Church called AOG (Bangor) Pentecostal ChurchThe charity also runs 18 charity shops for the purpose of supporting Orphanages, widows, street children etc at various part of world. The charity also supports other charity's and also provides employment for the local people. Every week the church also feeds the homeless in the community.

FURTHERENCE OF ORTHODOX JEWISH EDUCATION, RELIEF OF POVERTY AND ANY OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITY

PROVIDING: (A)PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS, TRAINING COURSES ANDMENTORING IN VARIOUS ART FORMS; (B)EVENTS, FESTIVALS AND WORK EXPERIENCEPROGRAMMES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND SCHOOLS; AND (C)FACILITIESAND RESOURCES TO ENABLE THE CREATION OF ART.

Respect for All works in Greater Manchester to enhance the mental and physical health of learning-disabled people, autistic people and their families and carers by providing a specialist counselling service. We also aim to educate the public about issues faced by learning disabled people, autistic people and their carers.

ICC works with the Irish and Irish Traveller communities, through offering professional and culturally sensitive services. We offer support around accommodation, homelessness, offending, physical and mental health, low income, drug and alcohol use, social and cultural isolation, training and employment. We operate in Merseyside, Cheshire and Lancashire

THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY IN LEIGH, WIGAN AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE ON LOW INCOMES OR EXPERIENCING POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, CRISIS OR WORKLESSNESS BY PROVIDING FOOD, SHELTER, SUPPORT, PRACTICAL SKILLS, ADVICE AND USING FOOD SURPLUS REDISTRIBUTION IN THE COMMUNITY TO REDUCE WASTE AND RAISE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS.

1.'The prevention of crime for the public benefit bya) Advancing the education of young people in the dangers and effects of criminal activity:b) Providing mentoring sessions, support and advice'.2. 'The rehabilitation of offenders by providing support and development

PROVIDING SPORT, HEALTH AND SOCIAL INCLUSION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF WIGAN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

PROVIDING PRACTICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO CARERS OF ALL AGES HELPING THEM TO MAINTAIN THEIR WELL BEING AND LIVE A LIFE OF THEIR CHOOSING.

Greater Manchester Law Centre is set up to provide access to justice for people in need through the provision of legal advice and representation.

The object of the Hardshaw and Mann Area Meeting is the furtherance of the general religious and charitable purposes of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain in the area of Hardshaw and Mann Area Meeting and beyond.

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE ANY SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GREATER MANCHESTER AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF HOMELESSNESS.

The charity's purposes are to benefit the residents of Wigan by bringing together these residents with local authority, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents.

Manchester Histories celebrates, reveals and raises awareness of the histories and heritage of Greater Manchester through the development of community engagement events and projects and the Manchester Histories Festival

The object of the charity is to provide in Greater Manchester and the surrounding area for the care and protection of animals of all kinds in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances, ill usage and other similar causes and to prevent thereby cruelty to and suffering among animals.

Merseyside Law Centre is set up to provide access to justice for people in need through the provision of legal advice and representation.

Community Development and Community Cohesion

In essence we provide welfare and education services to the Chinese and other ethnic minority communities. We run projects such as elderly luncheon club and elderly carers for people over 60, women and family, youth, mental health to get people people back to the society, and adult education. We operate in the Greater Manchester area