Charity and VCS support Charities That specialise in Umbrella bodies

C4 improves the living conditions, mental and physical well-being of people in Camden by galvanising private, public and voluntary sector support to provide services and facilities. Our members run 17 centres located at the heart of the community.More than 25,000 people access our support every week.We tackle poverty, inequality, unemployment, ill-health, disadvantage and social isolation

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 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.

We operate in the village of Upottery in Devon as an umbrella organisation covering the football pitch, cricket pitch, tennis courts and childrens recreation ground. The latest project involves grant aid to refurbish old school portacbin into changing rooms and clubhouse at cricket ground/football pitch / tennis court site at Glebe Park,

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 sporting activities in the village of Smarden. Focus at present on fundraising to replace our obsolete sports pavilion with a modern building incorporating up-to-date and appropriate facilities. Focus also on extending youth sport, working alongside local school.

NCCP objective is to act as an umbrella organisation, bringing together all community groups, organisations and agencies in the North of Cambridge. The mission is to improve the education and living standards of the local community by encouraging community involvement and combatting poverty, and in this way increase community spirit, which can act as a campaigning voice for the whole area.

1) The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the public in the West Midland region (the area of benefit) by the provision of facilities or services for participating in sports and physical activities that are capable of promoting health2) To promote the voluntary sector by the provision of training, advice, information and support

Bridges supports homeless and vulnerably housed people in Newham. The principal services are regular drop-in events on Saturday and Monday each week, providing safety, food, clothing, healthcare, and other forms of advice and support. Bridges seeks to operate in partnership with local statutory and voluntary sector agencies.

The European Wound Management Association (EWMA) address clinical and scientific issues associated with wound management; represented by medical, nursing, scientific and pharmaceutical interests. EWMA is an umbrella organisation linking wound management associations across Europe and a multidisciplinary group bringing together individuals and organisations interested in wound care.

Advancement of citizenship in an effort to advance education and provide facilities in the interests of social welfarePromoting the Voluntary Sector Promoting volunteering: Relief of poverty and relief of those in need: Advancement of HealthPromoting the conservation, protection and improvement of the natural environmentPromoting community participation in healthy recreation.

To enable young people aged 0 to 25 years with disabilities or special educational needs and their families to meet and discuss issues with service providers in Reading Borough Council, and local NHS and voluntary sector. To represent parents' and carers' views to these providers and work to coproduce policy. To promote best practice in these services.

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

Shrewsbury Charity Concerts is the umbrella organisation for Shrewsbury School Community Choir. We mount regular choral concerts in the Shrewsbury area, and promote interest in classical music in the local community.

Promoting the principles of good government & good citizenship.Taking an active interest in the civic, cultural, social & moral welfare of the community.Encouraging service-minded people to serve their community without personal financial reward.Supporting youth to develop skills & capabilities, enabling them to participate more in society.Promotion of volunteering & the voluntary sector.

To provide facilities, resources, events and or information in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of our area of benefit. In addition, we act as an umbrella organisation, and we can assist in developing community groups where appropriate.

LCM is an umbrella organisation representing Mosques and religious teaching institutions in Lancashire. We serve the communities of Lancashire, working on issues of education, employment, health, crime and antisocial behaviour, media, quality assurance, young people and families. We seek to promote the awareness of the faith of Islam, fostering understanding and better community relations.

We provide a forum for Charities in Pudsey to meet and discuss. We look after the operation of Pudsey House in the Market Place, Pudsey, which has a number of meeting rooms available for use by community based organisations for fund raising or activity e.g. Disabled Club meetings, Retired Mens Forum, Art Classes and Scrabble Club.

Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

We are an umbrella organisation for the Not-For-Profit Arts in and around Brighton and Hove. We publish a quarterly arts diary, which includes events listings and profiles of member organisations. The leaflets are distributed free to the public, mainly through libraries. We also promote member groups through drama competitions and visual arts exhibitions.

The charity acts as an umbrella organisation that provides facilities for community based organisations to carry out out various activities. These include performing arts, social needs groups and facilities for senoior citizens. It operates solely within and for Chard communities to advance education and to provide facilities with the objective of improving the condition of life for the residents.

Support and development of the voluntary and community sector

One of the sponsors of Cartmel in Bloom Group . CVS aims to forge better links and relationships with local organisations and schools so that work is co-ordinated and not duplicated. Donations are given annually to worthy local projects that will benefit the village of Cartmel.