Charity and VCS support Charities That specialise in Volunteering

The charity provides information and advice to the general public in Essex about local health and social care services. It makes the views and experiences of members of the general public known to health and social care providers, and it provides training for volunteers and the wider community in understanding, scrutinizing, reviewing and monitoring local health and care services and facilities.

VOLUNTEERING AND TEACHING IN RURAL INDIA, FUND RAISING TO SPONSOR EDUCATION PROJECTS, SUPPORTING THE ACTIVITIES OF LOCAL CHARITIES IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR, MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABILITY SERVICES IN UK AND WORLDWIDE

Home-Start in Suffolk l believes that every parent should have the support they need to give their children the best possible start in life. Through our team of volunteers we provide support, friendship and practical help to any family who is going through a difficult time.The scheme also provides family group services.

The charity operates After School Clubs and Holiday Play Schemes for children. In addition we are committed to the training and development of our staff and volunteers and to the dissemination of good practice within the sector. We offer volunteering opportunities to local people and provide routes to further training and paid work.

Ludlow Assembly Rooms is an arts, entertainment and community centre, which provides live shows, films, exhibitions and workshops; room space for meetings, conferences, exhibitions, family celebrations, etc; a cafe bar; a ticketing service for events organised independently; volunteering opportunities, equipment and staff/expertise; marketing advice and information; and a skill building programme.

To promote the efficiency and effectiveness of charities and the promotion of the voluntary sector for the benefit of the public by associating together volunteers and organisations in a common effort to promote charitable purposes (including the promotion of health and the relief of financial hardship).

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

Kinetic Foundation provides support and activities which help develop the skills, capacity and capabilities of young people.The charity advances and promotes community development, providing young people with access to facilities, training and opportunities to participate in sport, leisure,volunteer activities and vocational related training courses.

To promote the advancement of mosaic art for the public benefit.To advance the education of the public in mosaic art, particularly but not exclusively through providing formal and informal training and education to communities, individuals, students, school pupils and volunteers to develop skills in the art and craft of mosaic.

We provide educational and recreational services including:-- a working livestock farm, gardens, playground, open daily 360 days a year with free entry- animal husbandry training- horticultural training for adults with learning difficulties- environmental youth work- community events- volunteer opportunities- community building hire- cafe

Get Set Girls is a youth group targeting Hackney disadvantaged BME girls aged 15 to 19 offering: courses for qualifications. Personal Development Workshops, Health programme, community volunteering. Heritage research project, Drama production, Career guidance, linking with employers, resulting in a 95% annual success rate of service users entering employment, and productive youth.

Coram Beanstalk works with schools to provide the highest quality and best value one-to-one support. We provide trained reading helpers who give consistent and bespoke support to children enabling them to develop to confident reading skills. Our vision is that "all children and young people will have the essential skills they need to grow up and lead successful lives".

The provision of affordable childcare and support for education, training, and volunteer and employment opportunities. Hosting and enabling a Fareshare Food Hub, alongside youth, Community Transport, advice and family services towards the alleviation of poverty, disadvantage and promotion of regeneration within the area of benefit.

Acacia Family Support offers free post natal support services for mothers and their families affected by pre or post natal depression across Birmingham. We are a volunteer led organisation and our drop in centres offer a full range of support services for women and their families. Our mission is to :Improve the lives of mothers and families affected by pre- and post- natal depression

The charity provides practical help to cancer patients and their families from diagnosis through to end of life care. We have a team of volunteer drivers who provide transport to and from hospital for appointments and treatment. Cash grants can be made available where appropriate. We fund various services through the Palliative Care Service and are the parent charity for the Rainbow Hospice Rooms

Better World operates several educational projects each working within its own restricted budget and funds. It provides education to the Jewish and wider community, in a spirit of idealism and wisdom with an emphasis on encouraging volunteering with the disadvantaged and gratitude. All programmes are focused on being accessible to the financially disadvantaged.

HIVE Portsmouth works in partnership with local people, groups and organisations to improve the well-being of people in Portsmouth. We support the development of voluntary and community groups, social enterprise, volunteering and social action. We provide information to guide people to the right support at the right time, enabling early intervention, independence and resilience.

To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the Borough of Scarborough, inlcuding the towns of Scarborough, Whitby and Filey, and its neighbouring areas and, in particular, the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness; To promote and and organise co-operation in the achievement of the above purposes.

Advice Service, Support and Engagement service, Families and Communites work including volunteer support and community leadership, and social prescribing

The County Voluntary Council (CVC) for Carmarthenshire - offering support, information and guidance to Third Sector organisations across the county as well as supporting individuals who wish to volunteer in finding appropriate voluntary placements.

The charity runs Doorstep Library projects sending volunteers to homes of children in disadvantaged areas to help them enjoy reading, read well, and to lend books. Parents are encouraged to contribute to their children's education, they are supported to access local services designed to help them and their children. The charity runs Doorstep Libraries in London.

General Charitable PurposesDisability, older people, family carers and those with mental health difficultiesEconomic/Community development/EmploymentRecruitment of volunteers

We are a loneliness charity that creates connections to change lives. We do this through award winning befriending, social prescribing and a range of volunteering programmes. We help people increase independence, confidence & wellbeing.

Oswestry Community Action operates in Oswestry and the surrounding area. It acts to help those individuals in the community in need through its 6 main service areas of:Community TransportVolunteeringArtsCareShopmobilityIT and Learning

VisionFreeing young people from physical and spiritual poverty forever and transforming the lives of our volunteers who work to make this happen.MissionTo enable our volunteers to join local people in projects that help them children escape poverty and to challenge and motivate them towards future acts of service.We mobilise self funding volunteers to use their time for good