Charity and VCS support Charities That specialise in Volunteering

Provision of professional counselling to adults of 18 years+. Donation according to means negotiated. Clients mostly in low income bracket & unable to afford counselling elsewhere.60 volunteer qualified counsellors & mature students in last stage of Diploma/Degree in Counselling staff the service. Centres in Gloucester, Cheltenham & Stroud.Annual programme of training courses & seminars.

Crewe Youth Club is a local community centre aiming to provide a facility for the local youth in the surrounding area. Crewe Youth club are now in the beginning stages of planning and developing this new modernised youth club with the assistance of local volunteers incorporating the services and facilities that the local youth have requested.

Alternatives provides mental health and holistic wellbeing support to marginalised women, and by extension their families, living in Newham. We do this by offering free and accessible talking therapy, through advocacy support and community projects and by providing meaningful volunteering and employment opportunities.

Starfish provides crisis intervention and holistic care services for children made vulnerable and orphaned by HIV/AIDS in southern Africa. We also provide training for local partners and volunteer caregivers to enable them to deliver better quality care to more children.

A rescue and rehabilitation centre for wild native birds of prey. Providing education, conservational talks, flying displays and close encounters with the birds of prey to public visiting and Outreach sessions to schools and clubs, bird groups about the work we do. Offering volunteer/ work experience opportunities to schools and high educational pupils.

Claybody Theatre shapes new and ambitious drama from the unique cultural heritage and contemporary lives of the people of North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent. Claybody is inspired by the lives and experiences of local people, who form our Claybody Community. This diverse range of local people enrich our productions by performing onstage and volunteering Front of House and backstage.

Our Mission - Al-Ajar Foundation has been committed to making a difference to those less fortunate than us. We are a 100% volunteer run poverty relief organisation. We are currently involved in a number of charity & education projects from Orphan sponsorship, food distributions, medicine aid to water well constructions in various famine, poverty stricken areas around the World.

Volunteer car scheme, community minibus scheme, wheelchair hire, exercise and social activities for older and disadvantaged people, volunteer recruitment, photocpying services, internet access.

We are a local charity offering community transport solutions for older and disabled people. We have our own minibuses and wheelchair accessible vehicles and manage a community car service. We run trips for people to get out and about, have a men's (and women's)shed and offer a volunteer brokerage service for local community groups, matching local people with their ideal volunteering opportunity.

We offer a range of services to young people aged 9-25 as well as members of the wider community including open access sessions, issue based work, sports/well-being, outreach/detached sessions, employment projects, volunteering opportunities, a domestic abuse awareness project and intensive one to one support sessions.

SPICMA reaches out to the poorest and most marginalized in the developing world; to be open to the needs of small communities and individuals who neither fulfil the criteria nor have any way of approaching the larger agencies;minimising bureaucracy, and maintaining direct personal links with both recipients and donors; and to minimise administration costs and making use of willing volunteers

TRUP collects and redistributes a wide range of homemaking articles at a low cost in Thurrock and and surrounding area, provides training and volunteering opportunities for a wide range of people, including back to work training, individually tailored supported volunteering for clients with learning difficulties and general volunteering for people who want to be involved with a worthwhile cause.

We provide Positive sporting activities within the most hard to reach communities to engage with young people in their own environments including:- Quality coaching in both boxing and fitness activitiesEducational support and personal development opportunities, Accredited training and coaching qualifications, Opportunities to volunteering and undertake work placements, pathways to competition.

Where we work Salford, Tameside, Manchester including Wythenshawe, Stockport & OldhamWhat we do * ESOL classes * cultural activities * Family events * Advice & guidance on benefits , housing, etc. * Mum and Children sessions * training *wellbeing projects (mental health) * Empoyability * Volunteering

Volunteer Centre Greenwich exists to promote the value of volunteering in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and ensure equality of access to volunteering for all people.

The Anne Robson Trust works with NHS hospitals to set up and train teams of volunteers, who provide support and companionship to people nearing the end of their life in hospital. The volunteers spend much of their time visiting patients who otherwise face the prospect of dying alone.

The charity's object and principle activity is to promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the Stratford-on-Avon District; in particular, the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness.

The Wren Project offers listening support to people with autoimmune diseases. We enable people to regain control of their lives. We offer one-to-one support, pairing volunteers and people living with autoimmune diseases.

Brighton Permaculture Trust:- runs 40 courses a year in permaculture, fruit growing, horticulture, sustainable design and building- runs community events celebrating the seasons - plants traditional orchards for communities and schools- manages 4 organic orchards in Brighton- provides volunteering opportunities for over 350 volunteers

Team Up trains and co-ordinates volunteer tutors to provide tuition in English and Maths at primary and secondary school school level.

The work of the Centre as a community anchor is carried out by a team of staff and volunteers, who deliver services to the local area to meet the needs of local people. Current activities improve the fitness and health, provide food for those in poverty, deliver early years education, improve life skills and employment opportunities and reduce isolation of local older people.

Lifespace is a youth charity that supports the wellbeing of young people (7 to 19) so that they have the self-esteem, resilience and confidence to thrive. Our committed team of staff and volunteers support young people in one of three ways:1: Mentoring2: Group activities3: And leadership opportunities.We run these programmes in schools, online and in the community.

WAG & COMPANY ENABLES VOLUNTEERS AND THEIR DOGS TO VISIT AND BEFRIEND OLDER DOG LOVERS IN THEIR OWN HOMES OR IN CARE AND MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS ACROSS THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND.

M&DCVS aims to promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the district of Maldon. We support over 200 voluntary and community groups, offering services such as funding advice, training support and advice on legal and constitutional issues. As a Volunteer Centre, we also support anyone interested in volunteering and help them to identify volunteering opportunities.

DataKind UK believes data can have a transformative effect on how charities make decisions and create social change. It can be difficult for charities to fund analytic posts. Meanwhile, many data scientists want to help make the world a better place. We provide data scientists with a way to volunteer their skills on charity projects and show charities the power of their data.