Charity and VCS support Charities

Exert influence on government policy through the voice of local voluntary and community organisations.Enable Local Infrastructure Organisations to have strong governance and management and to provide inclusive services that enable voluntary and community organisations to meet the needs of the communities they represent.

Association of Mental Health Providers is the national umbrella organisation representing the not-for-profit mental health provider sector. By underpinning good and better practice, influencing and supporting policy, facilitating positive collaborations and partnerships, The Association promotes the best quality and results for all individuals using mental health services.

Providing educational and fun opportunities for children from 18 months to school age. The preschool has family from the local village and surrounding area.The preschool is open five days a week for 38 weeks of the year.We have fundraising events to raise money to provide new resources for the children.

We are a sessional pre-school providing education and care of children from aged 2 - 5 years of age. Operating within the Woolston area of Southampton and dedicated to supporting families locally. We are a limited company with a charitable status run by a Committee of parent volunteers and a Management team. We have two Pre-School settings.

To promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in the County of Lancashire. In particular the advancement of the protection of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness. To promote and organize co-operation around these areas by bringing together public, private and voluntary, community and faith organisations in the area.

FEAST aims to improve the nutrition, well-being and health of people at risk of food insecurity in London.We work with charity and community partners and volunteers to provide regular nutritious community meals using surplus food, and healthy eating on a budget programmes, to nourish and empower vulnerable people in homeless hostels, mental health day centres and community centres across London.

A wide range of older people's services aimed at improving later life and enabling them to remain independent in their own homes.Transport (minibus journeys and volunteer car driver sceme)Information and AdviceIndependence Support ServiceHome from Hospital SupportBefriendingDay Activities (Lunch clubs, social opportunities and special interest groups)Practical help at home

Home-Start is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five years of age. Volunteers offer regualr support, friendship and practical help to families under stress in their own homes helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown.

Management of Community House which supports the voluntary sector in Bromley.

The League was established to raise funds for, and provide physical anenities for the benefit of patients at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, and to support the charitable work of the Hospital.

The Food Chain ensures people living with HIV in London can access the nutrition they need to get well, stay well and lead healthy, independent lives. Our tailored support is delivered by volunteers and includes the most appropriate package of home-delivered meals, groceries, nutrition and cookery classes and communal dinners.

IPC promotes the social and economic inclusion of refugees, asylum seekers and marginalised communities in the North East of England. Activities include ESOL, the Resettlement Programme for Overseas Doctors, Community Football, Capacity Building, Healthy Eating and Life-style, Gardening project, Cycling Recycling, Martial Arts, Developing and Supporting Volunteers in Sport, Community Champions.

CVS Cheshire Easts aims to understand and respond to the needs of the VCS. It champions change and engagement by nurturing partnerships and collaborative working. It promotes recognition of the value of volunteering and stimulates good practice in volunteer development. It supports and develops strong, sustainable and skilled voluntary and community groups.

The object of the charity is 'to advance the education of the adult public in literacy'.Read Easy UK is an umbrella organisation that works to promote and support its model of volunteer-run, adult literacy 'groups'. Each locally-run, affiliated Read Easy group provides one-to-one reading coaching for adults with reading difficulties, using trained volunteer reading coaches.

IAC is an independent advice service that provides support and guidance on statutory rights and entitlement to local residents. Areas of advice include; welfare rights, housing, debt. Advice is given from basic level up to specialist casework. In addition the organisation provides training and volunteering opportunities to individuals interested in developing advice skills.

The church's mission is to see the community transformed by the love of God and its activities are aimed at serving the local population, providing an environment where newcomers can be welcomed, refreshed and have their lives changed. That population is then released to serve the community, and much of the churchs outreach depends on the hundreds of people who volunteer their time and energy.

The Charity is an umbrella organisation that devises, manages and delivers the activity of Only Boys Aloud, Only Girls Aloud, and Only Kids Aloud, and exists to promote and develop choral signing as a vibrant and essential element in the cultural landscape of Wales.

The Charity raises funds to assist in the provision of heart screening, defibrillators, CPR training and information to preserve and protect the health of the public in Wales.

Open Air Swimming Pool in Portishead open to the public, heated through the summer: April until September, and for winter swimming at weekends. It is staffed, maintained and run by volunteers and paid manager & lifeguards

The charity raises funds for cancer research in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Heal is raising funds to buy land for rewilding. We want to bring hope and optimism and to act as a focus for individual and organisational involvement in nature recovery, the mitigation of climate change and people's wellbeing. Our goal is a Heal site of 500 acres or more in every English county. We aim to establish our foundation site in the south by 2022 and the second site will be in the north

Fundraising in order to provide financial support to Adventurous Training and challenging activities by members of UK's Military Reserve and Cadet Forces.

Cotswold Friends provides transport, carer respite and befriending services, and lunch clubs to elderly, disabled and isolated residents of the Cotswolds.

The advancement of public education in the history of transport and assisting and encouraging the work and activities of the London Transport Museum, including work and activity carried out jointly. This is achieved by giving grants to the London Transport Museum; volunteer support; giving our members a quarterly magazine; and by arranging talks and visits to places of transport interest.

Mansfield CVS is an umbrella organisation set up to support the people of Mansfield and district and specifically to provide advice, guidance and training to the community and voluntary sector in Mansfield. The groups total about 500 in the area, including 90 plus self help groups.