Charity and VCS support Charities That specialise in Volunteering

The charity operates two activity centres for older people and a variety of services in the community including exercise classes, nail cutting, social activities, information and advice and a home repair service.It encourages volunteering to assist older people and by older people assisting others.

To promote well-being through Arts for Life we Engage,Inspire and Create. Our Objectives: to enrich the cultural life of Coventry; to support and reflect all members of our community; to create for all volunteering and training opportunities to engage with the arts; to provide an inclusive high quality programme that represents all performance-related arts and to make the most of our resources.

The role of Hull CVS is to support the sustainable development of voluntary and communtiy groups and volunteering in Hull and its neighbourhood. To this end it brings organisations together to share information and good practice; promotes the value of the voluntary sector and of volunteering; supports the development of new groups; provides services to organisations; provides representation.

WE PROVIDE CHILD AND FAMILY FOCUSSED SERVICES INCLUDING: CHILDCARE, EARLY EDUCATION, OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS CLUBS, TRAINING, CHILDREN'S CENTRE SERVICES, FAMILY SUPPORT, VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES, FAMILY FINANCIAL ADVICE AND RELIEF FROM FOOD POVERTY.

Re-engage aims to relieve the loneliness and isolation of socially isolated older people by developing intergenerational groups that meet regularly and where older people can get to know peers and other people in their communities. Volunteers provide support through driving the older people to the group's social gatherings and making sure that the group meets regularly and by hosting the groups.

Concordia is committed to national and international volunteering and work placements to promote intercultural understanding and peace. It believes that volunteering changes lives and nurtures world citizens who care about each other and the world. Since 1943 it has supported nearly three-quarters of a million people to undertake such exchanges.

The Charity provides representational services, advice, support and services to students of the University of Hertfordshire. The charity provides a range of charitable services relating to social facilities, access to employment and volunteering opportunities as well as providing opportunities to participate in a range of cultural, sporting and other activities.

The Union of Students is responsible for the Programme and College Representative structures which support the advancement of education for students of the University of Derby in ensuring academic quality and development is maintained. The Union provides access to sports, society and volunteering activities for students and a confidential and independent Advice service.

The charity provides childcare education for children aged from 6 months, up to and including 11 years. Growing Places is a charitable company, committed to enhancing lives, raising aspirations and creating opportunities for all stakeholders (children, their families, employees and volunteers). For more information please see www.growingplaces.org.uk.

For the public benefit to promote the education (including social and physical training) of people under the age of 25 years in the UK, including by organising and assisting with the provision of volunteers to schools to act as tutors, mentors and role models to students.

Stella Maris (formerly known as the Apostleship of the Sea) provides practical, pastoral and spiritual support to seafarers, fishers and their families through a network of port chaplains & volunteers. We visit ships directly & work in seafarers' centres. Main needs are: spiritual support; communication with family; transport; port information; news; clothing; help during crisis.

Our mission is to transform the lives of young people from disadvantaged communities through sport.We support volunteer-led sports clubs to reach their full potential to connect young people in their communities with the social and health benefits of sport.We help club leaders and volunteers make the most of their passion and dedication providing advice, connections, and funding.

Open Age is a user led charity enabling older people to sustain their physical and mental well-being by providing over 350 low cost weekly physical, creative & mentally stimulating, learning,& health related activities in community venues. An employment programme supports un-employed people aged 50 and over into sustainable work, training and volunteering.

Age Concern Birmingham is the foremost voluntary agency supporting older people, their families and carers. The services provided include, but are not exclusive to, day centres, luncheon clubs, carers support services, befriending schemes, specialist support services (grants and advice service, and debt counselling), information, tradesperson and handyman directory and volunteer schemes.

Campaign Against Antisemitism is a volunteer-led charity dedicated to exposing and countering antisemitism through education and zero-tolerance enforcement of the law.

Changing Lives Together provides affordable furniture and electrical items and Community Transport. We also work extensively with our local community and support people through a variety of work, training and volunteering programmes for vulnerable, disabled and excluded individuals.

Punchdrunk Enrichment's principal objective is to advance education for the public benefit by the promotion of the arts, in particular but not exclusively, the art of drama. Its mission is to transform the passive consumption of the arts into life-changing experiences for everyone, by creating a platform for multiple forms of engagement between artists, audiences, participants and volunteers.

Home-Start HOST provides a range of support to families in Oldham, Stockport, Tameside and Bolton, largely through volunteer home visiting support for families with a wide range of needs. Additional services include parent infant mental health support, infant feeding peer support, speech & language development and support for dads in the perinatal period.

The Order of St John is a major international charity, accredited to the United Nations, whose organisations- together widely known as St John - provide first aid, health care and support services in over 35 countries around the world. The Order's charitable work is carried out by the St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem and St John Establishments worldwide- with volunteers and staff of over 300,000.

Extra-curricular and development opportunities through sports teams, clubs and societies. Community volunteering and fundraising.Democratic engagement of students through its' governance structures creating employability skills. The development of cultural and civic values such as tolerance and social cohesion, in order to have a wider and positive influence on social and political development.

This charity is taking over the activities of Northorpe Hall Trust (charity no 241856) under a scheme agreed with the charity commission. This charity became active on 1 July 2012.The charity provides group activities, counselling, advice, practical support, training and work/volunteering opportunities to improve the emotional health of children and young people in need.

PARENTING PROGRAMMES FOR PARENTS, SCHOOLS PROGRAMMES. HOME GROUP REGULAR DISCUSSIONS/EDUCATION WITH A MEMBER OF THE SEED STAFF. LARGE EVENTS WITH MIXED EDUCATIONAL/SOCIAL CONTENT. COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMES. RESIDENTIAL SEMINARS AND TRIPS FOR FAMILIES, WITH LECTURES/WORKSHOPS AND CHILDRENS PROGRAMMES. ONE TO ONE LEARNING CENTRES USING VOLUNTEER TUTORS

Volunteer Cornwall is a charity dedicated to building social capital and developing the wellbeing of individuals and communities in Cornwall. It does this by working in collaboration with a wide range of organisations to promote and support active citizenship and voluntary action covering the emotional, social, environmental and economic needs and opportunities in Cornwall.

We represent 26,000 students to the University; the local community and nationally. We provide safe social and cultural spaces for our members by running venues and an events hall. We also provide a free and independent Advice Service for students and we provide opportunities for participation and development through volunteering, societies and work opportunities.

Provision of leisure/social activities for children/adults with learning disabilities living within Solihull or the surrounding areas. Provision of respite to the parents/carers of children and adults with learning disabilites receiving our leisure services. Support to other local organisations providing services to children/adults with LD. Provision of volunteering opportunities.