Charity and VCS support Charities That specialise in Umbrella bodies

CTDN caries out a number of capacity building training.Other activities include leading and facilitating partnerships. Quarterly meetings. CTDN represents the interest of its members at Life long Learning Forum, Local Strategic Partnership meetings and pan London initiatives. CTDN monitors the activities of its members by periodic visits.

the advancement of citizenship, promoting the voluntary sector, relief of poverty and the relieve of those in need, the advancement of health and promoting for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, promoting community participation in healthy recreation

Provide, maintain and run a Community Centre for village organisations; act as an umbrella organisation to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the benefit of the inhabitants of Great Wakering and the neighbourhood.

To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the wider community in the City ofSunderland,and in particular the advancement of education,the furtherance of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness.

To support and promote Kent Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs youth, training and development work with young people across Kent, particularly in rural areas as an umbrella organisation.

Ross CDT promotes voluntary action in Ross-on-Wye by:1. networking with other charities and groups2. working with statutory services help them work more effectively with voluntary groups3. providing advice, training and support to groups4. developing projects to meet identified needs5. by developing the capacity and skills of volunteers.

We provide free advice and guidance on benefits, legal advice related to housing repossessions, mortgage arrears, homelessness, health disabilities related to housing, debt advice, education on housing law and community training and development. Free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities and support other voluntary sector organisations.

Hampshire Search and Rescue Dogs (HSARDogs) is a voluntary search dog group available to emergency services. We are supported by our umbrella organisation Association of Lowland Search and Rescue (ALSAR) accredited to national standards; dog handler and support search for people who may be missing or injured in urban or rural areas. The team work closely with Hampshire Search and Rescue (Hantsar)

FACILITATE INCREASED AWARENESS, ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT & HEALTHY PROMOTION OF DISABILITY AND THOSE WHO LIVE IT. IMPROVE & PROMOTE INVOLVEMENT & REPRESENTATION OF DISABLED PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS WITHIN BASINGSTOKE. VIA PARTNERSHIP, WORKING WITH THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR & ALL AGENCIES INVOLVED IN DISABILITY. TO CREATE A COMMUNITY THAT SEE THE PERSON, VALUES THE DIFFERENCE AND EMBRACES AWARENESS

The charity aims to support the capacity and sustainability of the voluntary sector in the county of Kent and the Medway Unitary Authority. This will be done through the provision of high quality mentoring and other services to their leaders, with the aim of enabling and encouraging clear strategic thinking, planning and action by voluntary sector organisations,

The promotion of community capacity building, through supporting & mentoring leaders of community & voluntary sector organisations in South Yorkshire. Providing the support and eduction to acquire and develop the strategic skills, competencies & self confidence to improve the effectiveness & sustainability of their groups for the delivery of charitable work for the benefit of the community.

Get Me Out The Four Walls offers peer support and informal social meets for parents/carers, living in Norfolk to overcome social isolation. Our social meets are organised by our team of volunteer Ambassadors. We offer support through information, advice, and guidance. We utilise the local network of voluntary sector and professional organisations to signpost towards additional support.

Providing Private and Voluntary Sector care and education facilities for children aged 3 - 11 which forms St. Michael's Extended School. These facilities include a Breakfast Club, Pre-school and After-school Club

The charity owns the freehold of a voluntary sector resource centre providing facilities to voluntary sector organisations. The bottle oven on the site houses a museum which is open to the public

We offer activities to young people aged 8 to 19 years. We also undertake street based youth work and drama. We assist young people in writing CVs, job search, linking in and signposting young people on to other organisations that can support them. We also offer information advice and guidance on a number of issues that impact on young peoples lives including: drugs/alcohol/sexual health/bullying.

Midlands Parks Forum operates as an umbrella organisation in the East and West Midlands, to help improve green spaces. We help to raise standards and share good practice through conferences, workshops and educational forums, to share and learn with green space practitioners from local authorities; agencies such as Natural England and LANTRA; charities, and corporate partners.

The West India Committee exists as a venerable UK charity whose object is to promote the interests of agriculture, manufacturing industries and trade of the West Indies, Belize and Guyana and thus increase the general welfare of those territories [and their people globally] [delivering] through education, training, acting as an advocate, adviser and where necessary, as an umbrella organisation.

The Forum is the only organisation to focus specifically on the needs of the Honorary Treasurer. The mission of the Forum is to benefit the voluntary and community sector by providing networking opportunities and resources to improve the effectiveness of existing Honorary Treasurers and to encourage more volunteers to take up this essential trustee role.

Umbrella organisation for volunteer groups in Kirklees promoting conservation and biodiversity. Providing free insurance and tool share for groups working on Kirklees Green spaces..

Hive provides information services, resources and network opportunities for voluntary and community sector groups in the Sudbury and District area of Suffolk. It helps new community groups to grow and provides training for trustees, staff and volunteers within local organisations. It now owns a building (a former URC church) which it hires out to local groups.

Support for teachers and educators e.g. conferences, training, workshops, newsletters, roadmaps to resources and website. Support for NGOs e.g. website, research, advocacy, information, policy fora and developing partnerships. Support for government e.g. acting as an umbrella organisation, Sustainable Schools Alliance and research.

Community development in Newtown, Exeter and the neighbourhood. Establish and manage a building as a community centre for use primarily by community groups. Act as an umbrella organisation for activities within the area. The trustees have regard to guidance by the Charity Commission on public benefit to inform the planning of activities.

The promotion of the efficient and effective use of resources for charitable purposes among the network of Memory Cafes in Devon for the public benefit by acting as an umbrella organisation for the Memory Cafes in Devon and providing training and setting a bench mark for quality assurance of service for member Memory Cafes.

The APPPS is the association for professionals and students of all disciplines and backgrounds, who work in the NHS, public, or voluntary sector providing psychoanalytically informed care. Our shared mission is to promote the highest standards of applied psychoanalytic and psychodynamic work and thinking in the health care system, across the whole age range.

Umbrella organisation for Scouting in and around Alresford.