Economic and community development Charities That specialise in Community development

The charity provides an exciting and adventurous cultural programme with the aim of making Irish arts, culture and education accessible to everyone who wants to share, enjoy and participate in quality arts and cultural activities. We have an open door policy and to make our services as accessible as possible we provide a balance of low cost and free community activities.

We have been established since 1988 as a community development organisation helping people achieve their full potential and shape their own futures.We are committed to supporting the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people and our aim is for people to be healthy and happy and have the skills and confidence they need to shape their own future and to actively contribute to their communities.

1.'Changing lives through Employment, education and Enterprise' 2. Helping individuals gain education/training/qualifications in ESOL/Skills for Life/work focussed training. 3. Community Development/Citizenship/community safety/Acton Street Market regeneration project 4.Support to businesses/SMEs and managing flexible work space for business

Working with residents and service providers to deliver neighbourhood management in Easton and Lawrence Hill in Bristol to improve the lives of local people.

The Farm provides volunteering opportunities, particularly for disadvantaged people and an informal educational environment for children, young people and their families, with an emphasis on healthy living and caring for the environment, we also hold community activities such as evening bat walks. The Farm offers year round open access to the meadows, woodland, wildlife pond and farmyard.

Development Trust Association for Northern Hull.To facilitate Community devlopment and to stimulate economic regeneration

The Trust is for the benefit of the Bedfordshire public generallyto promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing facilities for the playing of association football and other sports capable of improving health

To promote community participation in healthy recreation by providing or assisting to provide facilities for the playing of sports, recreation or other leisure time occupation capable of improving health or for people who require such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty, social and economic circumstances or for the public at large

Grant-making charity supporting improved quality of life for the people living and working in the local community around Heathrow Airport and the neighbouring boroughs and other parts of the UK where Heathrow employees reside.Supports programmes for Young People, Environment and Sustainability, and Communities. Also supports programmes enabling employees of Heathrow to engage with the community.

Our mission is to support homeless families by providing emergency accommodation and education in basic/other life and social skills to enable families to get back on to the social ladder.

The principal activity of the trust is the ownership and running of The Marine Theatre. The main activity is theatrical productions and the running of a Youth theatre. Activities also include hiring out of theatre to local user groups and for private functions.

Economic/Community Development; employment. Provides advocacy/advice/information . Sponsors and undertakes research, Acts as an umbrella or resource body. Plus other charitable activities in and around the Birmingham and West Midlands area.The organisation has a Health and Well-being centre in Birmingham for the LGBT community and others

Cambridge United Foundation is the charitable arm of Cambridge United Football Club. We use the power of sport and the brand of Cambridge United FC to empower our community and change lives.

The Society aims, within the borough of Weymouth and Portland and its surrounding area, to increase public awareness of its architecture and civic heritage, to encourage high standards of building and town planning, to preserve buldings and other features of architectural, cultural or historic significance and to acquire buildings of interest for public enjoyment.

To promote participation in healthy sport/recreation by providing activities involving football/sport capable of improving health and education to groups in the local community who have such need by reason of age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interest of social welfare and with the object of improving their lifestyle.

Advance the arts and culture especially those activities which seek to make the arts relevant to the community and thereby advance citizenship and community development.

Preservation and maintenance of heritage building.Community activities

The charity is established to promote and advance the Christian faith in sympathy with the ethics and teachings of Saint Anthony of Padua by distributing educational material, specifically a magazine, and making grants to charitable projects in England, Wales and all over the world with the aim to relieve poverty and advance health, education and community development.

Provision of Swimming,Tuition,Life Guarding to the Ryde community

- EDUCATION/TRAINING- RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES- SPORT/RECREATION- ECONOMIC/COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT- THE PROVISION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY

General Charitable PurposesDisability, older people, family carers and those with mental health difficultiesEconomic/Community development/EmploymentRecruitment of volunteers

EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGE 16-24FOODBANK

The charity provides accredited vocational training, supported volunteer opportunities, and other specialised life improvement programmes for people with disabilities and/or complex needs. The charity's objectives also include community development work in the local area.

Typically about 440 adults and 133 children and young people under 16 attend the five services held each Sunday. About 260 adults are involved in Growth Group evening meetings and about 90 attend daytime groups. Church premises are intensively used for church based and community activities, and lettings to community groups.

1) The main activity of the Trust is running and maintaining a Saiva Hindu Temple for the benefit of the Hindu and other communities. 2) The trust owns a multipurpose community centre called Sivan Centre which is used for weddings, cultural programmes and community activities. 3) The trust owns and maintains an orphanage in Cheddipalayam Batticaloa Sri Lanka. 4) The trust is running a free school