Charity and VCS support Charities That specialise in Volunteering

Play and youth clubs for children at Clapton Park, Homerton Grove and Pearson Street Adventure Playground in Hackney. Supporting disabled children to enjoy mainstream play services. Playwork and related training for staff, volunteers, trustees and young people. Support for Hackney Play Streets.

Brunswick Healthy Living Centre is a multi-service centre. Through Partnership working the centre acts as a joined up centre offering services to the community addresssing holistic health and wellbeing.Work is achieved through activities : the community cafe, physical activities, room hire, computer facilities, supported Volunteer programme, health promotion and a business enterprise service.

Sponsorship for Kirima Primary and Nyakabungo Primary schools and Great Lakes High School. Raising funds as needed to support Kirima Parents, Nyamirama Parents, Nyakabungo and Rutenga Primary Schools, Great Lakes High School and Great Lakes University. See our website www.teachuganda.org

Cotswold RDA is so much more than just a riding school. It is a supportive community of riders, families, carers, schools, colleges, trustees, volunteers, staff and our herd of very special ponies. Over 200 adults and children with a wide variety of physical disabilities and learning difficulties take part in riding and other equine based activities each week improving their health and wellbeing.

Charity Objects:=============The relief of learning disabled people in Basingstoke through the provision of employment, volunteering and development opportunities and the operation of a cafe in an effort to build their self-esteem, skills, independence and integrate them into mainstream employment.

The principal objective of the charity is to promote the benefit of the community, particularly but not exclusively persons of Irish descent within the London Borough of Lewisham. To this end we provide premises, staff and volunteers for the following services:Advice and Advocacy services, Children and youth services , volunteer programme , clubs, classes and social events.

Volunteering advice and support, Volunteering good practice development, Project delivery.

Provides Independent Living services to disabled Londoners aged 16+. ADVOCACY-supporting disabled person to obtain his/her rights. VOLUNTEERING-supports disabled people with befriending, escorting etc. TRAINING & EMPLOYMENT-train disabled people as advocates. Production of e-news to aid employability of disabled people. ACTIVE LIFESTYLE-volunteers support disabled people with sport activities.

Linking refugees and asylum seekers with local volunteers who assist them to make friends and connections (Welcome and Connect), to learn English (English at Home), to find respite from destitution (Hosting & Housing, Hardship Fund). We also run and update helpinleeds.com, newtoleeds.org and migrationpartnership.org.uk

We have completed the restoration of Scruton and Leeming Bar Station building. We have donated to assist in the restoration of Bedale signal box, which is a listed building of heritage interest. We have spent money on in-house training and specialised training courses for volunteers. We are involving the Trust in contacts with schools, through two specific projects.

Kol Bonaich supports young people affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), trauma, homelessness, suicidal & mental health challenges, including at-risk NEET teens. We provide trauma-informed care, life skills training, employment & volunteering opportunities, social, sport & recreational activities, free nutritious meals, and Shabbat programs to foster resilience and societal integration.

(a) providing information and advice about local health & social care services (HSC);(b) making views & experiences of members of the public known to health and social care providers;(c) enabling local people to have a voice in the development, delivery of local health and care services & facilities and;(d) training and development of skills for volunteers and community in monitoring HSC

To advance equality, human rights, good relations and social justice towards the elimination of discrimination and inequality for BMERM Communities & other persons experiencing disadvantage; providing legal advice, seminars, volunteering and training for employment in Ealing and surrounding areas

To recruit and train volunteers to provide a home visiting service to families in dificulty where there is a child under 5 years old

Jubilee Foodbank Market Harborough provides food parcels and access to food for people in Market Harborough and the surrounding area when they are unable to access food themselves. People are referred to Jubilee Foodbank Market Harborough by reputable organisations such as Citizen's Advice. Volunteers deliver food parcels to referral agencies.

To advance the education of the public by the promotion and support of the charitable activities of Beamish the North of England Open Air Museum. In furtherance of these objects the Friends undertake restoration work, and generally encourage interest in the history of the region and the work of the Museum. In 2008 the Friends contributed approximately 8,500 volunteer hours in these activities.

The MITIE Foundation is focused on creating opportunities for people of all backgrounds to join the world of work, by raising aspirations and unlocking people?s true potential. The Foundation's work centres around three main areas of focus:Enhancing employability and encouraging enterprise;Inspiring young people;Volunteering and community regeneration.

To provide Drop In type Centres and a care farm throughout Suffolk, whereby vulnerable people can come and have coffee, learn crafts and generally meet friends in a friendly environment. Also we provide registered Volunteer Befrienders to vulnerable adults formingbefriending links, and training opportunities that TBS provides through a structured programme of activities and events.

WCGM will run activities, events and learning opportunities for the whole community that promote and support the development of skills, knowledge and confidence in chemical free food growing and healthy eating. School visits, work experience placements for unemployed, volunteering and well-being activities will be delivered from our Community Garden and Market Garden sites in Dane Valley, Margate.

YOUNG PEOPLE MARCH LTD IS A YOUTH CENTRE IN THE RURAL TOWN OF MARCH, WE PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE AGES OF 7YRS TO 25YRS TO MEET AND SOCIALISE. WE PROVIDE A FACILITY FOR RECREATION AND OTHER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CLUBS, DROP IN SESSIONS,LIFE SKILLS, EDUCATION DISCOS,SPORTS, TRAINING, VOLUNTEERING AND MUCH MORE.

We conserve, maintain and operate the steamship Shieldhall for people of all ages, to enjoy and experience steam power at sea and alongside. All with unpaid volunteers.Based in Southampton, Shieldhall (No 66 in the National Historic Fleet) mainly operates, but is not restricted to the Solent area and is probably the largest steam powered cargo/passenger ship in operation, in Europe.

KingsCare League of Friends is a Devon based patient support group that runs a wide range of activities and support services for those in need within the Newton Abbot area with the aid of volunteers eg volunteer car service to medical appointments and social activities, befriending, social groups, carer support, exercise groups, benefits advice, advocacy, shopping.

Romanian rescue appeal have now built three dog shelters in Romania. The charity cares for nine hundred dogs split into different localities, who we rescued from abuse, malnutrition, homelessness or imminent euthanasia via barbaric methods.. The charity run spay and neuter campaigns and have a programme for UK volunteers to visit all of the sites in Romania.

Founded in 1971, The Wonder Years is a non-profit making educational & childcare charity run by a committee of volunteers, Ofsted registered and affiliated to the PSLA. Committed to providing quality experiences for children aged from 0-11 years, within a learning and play environment which is welcoming as well as being safe, organised and purposeful, providing equality of opportunity for all.

We achieve our objects by providing:1 extra study support schooling to improve attainment levels for 5 -16 year olds2 Sports programmes to enhance youth engagement and learning, 3 volunteering opportunities to improve work experience/career paths for 16 to 24 year olds, 4 targeted workshops to improve engagement, learning, leadership & personal development outcomes for youths & families