Charity and VCS support Charities That specialise in Volunteering

The Retreat takes in unwanted, neglected, abused and sick animals and provides vet care, facilities for their rehabilitation, food, and a safe haven. We aim, where possible, to rehome animals (subject to home checks). The Retreat has volunteers who carry out the day to day care of the animals and fundraising.

Provision of Religious Services. Grants made to other bodies promoting the Christian faith. Provision of youth and schools services. Volunteer Social Action.

Supporting unpaid Carers in East Sussex to continue in their caring role by providing FREE, high-quality, volunteer-led services that encourage independence and reduce isolation. Services include - Respite with befriending, Talk and Support, Computer/technical support, Respite for Healthcare appointments, Lunch club, Carers cafes, and online social events.

Home-Start South Leicestershire offers support, friendship & practical help to parents with young children (at least one under 5) who are experiencing difficulties. We respond to families needs through a combination of home-visiting support from volunteers, group work and courses.

The Foundation supported many loneliness projects during the year, it also gave grants to small UK charitiesDuring the year, volunteers carried out a variety of fundraising events and donations were made to The Mears Foundation. These events included sponsored walks, bucket collections, bake sales and auctions/raffles.

Highlights is a network of 65 volunteer groups in isolated rural communities in Cumbria, Northumberland and County Durham. In partnership we organise - and subsidise - over 150 high quality professional cultural events per year in village halls, schools and community centres

Our main service uses music to benefit people with dementia and their carers. People can access Music Therapy @ Home, Together in Song singing groups in care homes (led by trained volunteers), Music Therapy in care homes and Sing 2 Remember groups in the community and Mindset. We also provide programmes for people with chronic lung disease and other health conditions through Social Prescribing.

Girlguiding Surrey West covers the Boroughs of Elmbridge, Guildford, Runnymede, Spelthorne, Surrey Heath, Woking and Waverley. We aim to sustain and promote a stimulating and enjoyable programme of activities based on Guiding principles for girls and young women aged 5 - 25 years, delivered by trained volunteer leaders.

We support refugees and their families to ensure they are given the protection they need, are able to settle successfully in the local community,rebuild their lives in safety and dignity and be treated with respect and understanding. A well-led volunteer team work with 8 staff members to undertake case-work, mentoring for clients, fundraising and awareness raising in the local community.

The Charity provides practical help and advice to people affected by hearing loss. Our volunteers help people in supported housing with hearing aid maintenance/advice. Our Equipment Service helps with alerting, amplifying and telephone equipment. Hearing Support Services in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Suffolk Hearing Advisory Service, and West Northants pilot support NHS hearing aid users.

The Charity provides meeting facilities and volunteers in order to deliver educational and social facilities aimed at relieving poverty within the town of Tamworth and surrounding area.

A community network mobilising young professionals to volunteer to support their older neighbours with a little extra time, practical help, social connection and human companionship in the London boroughs of Camden and Islington. We operate 2 core activities: Social Clubs which bring demographics together through group activities; and a one-to-one Love Your Neighbour project.

The Counselling Centre offers affordable, accredited brief focused and open ended psychodynamic counselling to individuals. We provided in-house supervision for our volunteer counsellors.The Counselling Centre runs professional training courses at certificate and diploma level as well as a programme of Continuous Professional Development for internal and external counsellors

Charity organisation runs instructive social, leadership skills training, sports/exercises to strengthen communities, provide opportunities for socially disadvantaged, hard to reach, people through low income, rural, social isolation etc; assists these groups people to find routes back into education, volunteering etc in BMEA communities of Gorton, Manchester UK;.

Funding of the Bristol Nanyuki Emergency Care partnership, where nursing and medical clinical fellows undertake volunteer roles to support healthcare development alongside staff in Laikipia county, Kenya

We provide social care and support for people in the Stockport area who are suffering and recovering from a range of mental health problems. We offer a range of social, therapeutic, leisure, volunteering and educational activities that take place both inside the centre and in the wider community.

Advice and information Supportive Hospital Discharge ServiceHealth and Wellbeing Support ServiceTelephone Befriending ServiceIT training and supportHandypersonSupport for volunteer-led activity groups

- Signposting and providing practical support and advice to migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and ethnically diverse groups in Essex and Hertfordshire- ESOL classes and other learning and training opportunities- Activities for families- Events and activities to promote community cohesion and cultural understanding- Volunteering opportunities.

PROMOTING THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN PARTICULAR WITHIN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY

We provide information, advice and advocacy support to people from ethnic minority and/or migrant backgrounds on a range of issues, including welfare benefits and housing. We work with people from over 40 different nationalities. We host community lunches that bring together service users, staff, volunteers and representatives from other service providers.

Working with local volunteers we put on high quality arts events on local spaces in rural areas.

An inclusive children's charity providing for under 11 year olds and their families. It operates 50 weeks a year, from 8am till 6pm, with a pre-school group, breakfast and after-school club, holiday club and pre-playgroup for children with special needs. It offers training and volunteering opportunities, offers a special needs toy library and provides internal and external creche services.

Activities to promote the education, health and well-being of men, women and children including:One to One support, Social Activities, Volunteer Training and Development, Holistic Therapies, Training Courses, Young Womens' Group, Young Boys' Group, Pathways 2MPowerment Programme-Confidence, self esteem and anger management programme. Integrative Therapeutic counselling Service.

Home-Start Southwark is a children's charity working in the London Borough of Southwark. Formed in July 1995, and incorporated on 23 September 2004 as a charitable company. Home-Start Southwark provides practical and emotional support to struggling parents enabling them to create happier, healthier lives for their children. This is achieved through training a team of home-visiting volunteers.

We provide Chaplaincy and Listening Services for people in workplaces and community situations of all descriptions across South Yorkshire, particularly but not exclusively supporting people through the difficulties of life situations. We also deliver training on various aspects of listening and support to volunteers, charities and other organisations.