Charity and VCS support Charities

Fundraising for hospital funding

The Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group provides emotional and practical support, through its volunteer visitors, to asylum seekers and immigration detainees held at Tinsley House and Brook House removal centres, near Gatwick Airport.

The Charity organises a group of volunteers and staff to give support to individuals who are finding difficulty in coping with stressful situations in rural lincolnshire, provides a Health Screening service in Louth and Newark livestock markets and operates a telephone helpline.

Raise funds and support Jewish education

The FRU trains volunteers to represent clients in legal hearings. We aim to prevent poverty by enabling clients to obtain their legal rights. Legal aid is not available and our clients cannot afford to pay for representation. We operate in Greater London, the home counties and the east midlands. Our volunteers are aspiring lawyers or qualified lawyers who give their time for free.

Advice, information and welfare benefit appeals representation to disabled people, their carers, friends, volunteers on: ? Welfare benefits? Advice and representation at welfare benefit appeal tribunals? Housing and homelessness? Holidays, clubs and leisure activities? Employment and learning? Aids and adaptations? Access and discrimination

Our charity provides sports & recreational activities for the communities, these include multi sports activities, operation of sports facilities, children's soft play area, cafe and kitchen, holiday play schemes, educational classes and variety of workshops, community and fundraising events, exercise & fitness classes, providing food parcels for the deprived families and elderley, we are in Oldham

Diverting waste wood away from landfill and incineration in East and West Sussex. Promoting the re-use and recycling of waste wood. Seeking to establish, and raise awareness of, a circular economy. Producing new products from reclaimed timber at our workshop in Brighton. Working with many disadvantaged people, offering accredited training and volunteering opportunities, within a caring environment

Step Together Volunteering helps those people most in need of support to transform their lives through community volunteering. Working through a team of outreach workers we provide tailored one-to-one support to help individuals into volunteering placements that match their needs and interests, and help them develop the personal and practical skills required to build a more positive future.

Provision of moral support to all military personnel, retired servicemen, families and members of the wider community.Refurbishment.Grants to support Chapel Fund Raising Activities.

Ouseburn Farm, situated in the East End of Newcastle, is a free visitor attraction that boasts an award winning environmentally friendly visitor centre, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs, meadows, ponds and woodlands.The Farm offers training to vulnerable adults, volunteering opportunities for local people and a range of activities for families and schoolchildren.

Sevenoaks Hockey Club is a leading hockey club in the Southeast with over 1000 members,19 senior teams and a coaching programme that trains 600 youngsters a week. The club is a credit to all of the 100 or more volunteers and helpers who give up their time to make it happen.

Mentoring project partnering the children of Somers Town, London with volunteer theatre professionals to create theatre. Delivers drama and playwriting projects, working one-to-one, with the aim of boosting self-esteem, raising aspirations, improving literacy, social and communication skills. Committed to maintaining long-term relationships with children, families and the Somers Town community.

To promote in the parish the whole mission of the Church with a focus to worship God, make friends and change the world. This is achieved through working alongside a number of organisations as partners in undertaking mercy, justice and evangelism, practically, financially and/or in encouraging people to volunteer, and receiving support from them to fulfil our calling as a local church.

Under 5's Nursery Provision 8.30am to 5.30pm. Out of School Hours After School Club and Holiday play scheme for 4 to 11 years. Luncheon Club and befriending support for older people. Advice, Information and Guidance. Space for local community groups and faith groups use. Volunteering and local library provision. Work Clubs, Estate We Play Project.

CWVYS is the umbrella body for the voluntary youth sector in Wales. CWVYS:Promotes quality youth workSupports the implementation of youth policies in WalesRaised the profile of the work of the sectorSupports, provides services for and advocates on behalf of its members and other voluntary sector organisations that work with young people in Wales

The promotion of the BAME voluntary sector in Haringey and elsewhere in the UK for the benefit of the Public, including, provision of capacity building training, information, project management, promotion of volunteering. Also to enhance the social and economic welfare of the disadvantaged in the community, and promote equality and diversity for the benefit of the public

FURNITURE RECYCLING AND REUSE, VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DIFFICULTIES OR THE LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED. OUR CHARITY DIVERTS OVER A 100 TONNES OF FURNITURE PER YEAR AWAY FROM LANDFILL AND HAS A TWO TIER PRICING SYSTEM, HEAVILY DISCOUNTED FOR THOSE IN RECEIPT OF BENEFITS.

iProbono's mission is to enable people to access their rights in pursuit of a just society. We do this by representing people in need, strengthening the impact of civil society and advocating for policies that promote equity and human rights. iProbono operates a website at www.i-probono.com and encourages people in the legal community to volunteer their skills and expertise to civil society.

Main areas of activity1. Delivery of Touring Activity2. Promoter and Volunteer Engagement3. Delivery of Artistic Development

Let's Connect objectives are:Establishing client's goals and strengths. The resulting treatment plan may include:Talking therapy;Practical help;Supporting engagement in social activities;Physical activity;Workshops to (i) address conditions such as depression (ii) teach relaxation skills Courses designed to build confidence to enter education, volunteering or employment

Volunteering Centre and Local Infrastructure Organisation operating in Northamptonshire

PROVIDES FREE HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO VICTIMS OF WAR AND POVERTY.RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO OPERATE IN CONFLICT AND POST CONFLICT ZONES.FUNDRAISING EVENTS FOR SUPPORTING HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY EMERGENCY ITALIACONFERENCES TO PROMOTE EMERGENCY UK PROJECTS, CULTURE OF PEACE AND HUMANITARIAN RIGHTS OF FREE HEALTHCARE

EDUCATION AND TRAINING; HEALTH PRESERVATION, HIV/AIDS HEALTH PROMOTION; VOLUNTEERING PROGRAMME; CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING FOR GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS; PREVENTATIVE WORK; SPORTS ACTIVITIES; INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES

We promote the social integration of asylum seekers & refugees through:- skill development and volunteering opportunities- women's and men's groups- school admissions, homework clubs, educational trips, sport activities- destitution support- home visits and one to one supportWe also provide food and clothing for those who have no recourse to public funds/not allowed to work