Economic and community development Charities That specialise in Unemployment

General Charitable PurposesEducation/TrainingMedical/Health/SicknessDisabilityRelief of PovertyOverseas aid/Famine reliefReligious activitiesArts/cultureSport/recreationEnvironment/Conservation/HeritageEconomic/Community development/Employment

Activities, courses, clubs and classes for ages 2 to 93! Affordable pre-school Nursery. Youth Club YogaFitnessStreet DanceComputing including computer 1-to-1 for vision-impaired people.Leisure courses (eg cookery, dressmaking)Level 2 training (eg First Aid, Food Hygiene)Job ClubLuncheon Club (Over 65)Bingo

Chorlton Good Neighbours recruits local volunteers to help support older people in Chorlton , Chorlton Park and Whalley Range. Services include transport , visiting and 1-1 support, small DIY and other practical jobs. The group also runs weekly exercise sessions for over 65's, coffee mornings, singing, history, drama , Art ,positive living and gardening groups as well as regular day trips/parties.

Project RECCE has created a pathway into the construction industry, for service leavers and veterans, utilising classroom based, on-line learning and work trials, in collaboration with industry partners who can provide sustainable employment opportunities. The programme is complemented with outdoor activities and access to a peer-support community, improving both physical and mental wellbeing.

New-U provides support to long term unemployed people via meaningful work experience opportunities in a clothes and accessories swap shop. We provide individualised support to increase confidence, self-esteem and skills to move towards work, training or volunteering. We encourage the wider public to re-use textiles and reduce waste.

ACS provides a free and confidential drop-in service where volunteers offer help, support and information to local people in any kind of need. We operate a school uniform reuse scheme, lost property service, jobs board, as well as befriending, driving and shopping help for vulnerable and isolated people.

Education/TrainingEconomic/Community development/Employment

Delivers: 1. Social responsibility, active citizenry, community cohesion. 2. combats inequality, xenophobia, homophobia, antisemitism, islamophobia, ageism, misogyny. 3. special needs inclusion play, learning with disabilities, autism. AFRID, Crohn's. Carer parents' respite. 4. Tackles unemployment, behaviour problems, provides childcare, training carers. 5. A Think Tank for freedoms, democracy.

Based in Westminster. Aim to improve the lives of the Somali community in London.Activities include:information and advice service, employment support project NEET categorized individuals, supporting Somali prisoners well being and employment prospects.

Act as a resource for young people up to the age of 25 years living in London by providing advice and assistance and organizing programs of physical, educational and other activities toAdvance their lives and helping developed their skills and capabilitiesAdvancing their education developmentRelieving the pressure on unemployment among young adultProvide them recreational and leisure time

Education/TrainingReligious activitiesSport/recreationEnvironment/Conservation/HeritageEconomic/Community development/Employment

Our mission is to empower disadvantaged children to reach their full potential through improved IT skills, education, healthcare and community development.In the UK, the Computer Learning Programme equips the youth with digital and life skills for future employment. Over 50 adults gain independence. In Ghana, we support orphans and disadvantaged children by offering education, social housing.

Enhance older people's independence: volunteer car drivers transport people with limited mobility AND in genuine need to a range of medical appointments and to social activities, ensuring a safe return home. Charity also offers a befriending service for lonely and isolated older members of the community. We also run Community Cafes and a Handyperson Service (simple jobs in the home and garden).

Root & Branch was an unincorporated charity (1088493) until Aug 2011. Located on an organic farm it provides opportunities for people with mental health disorders to engage in gardening, woodworking, blacksmithing, crafts and other skills, to help them to recover confidence, meet new people, prepare for future employment and be able to engage more fully with the wider society.

To prevent and relieve hardship and distress amongst persons who are (or who have been) homeless; living in adverse housing conditions; unemployed; and/or experiencing social exclusion and to provide to such persons support appropriate to their needs.

The activities of Xtrax are primarily operated as a drop-in centre providing a host of support and advisory services to avert crisis, homelessness and poverty, engaging young people in programmes to advance their learning, employment, skills and well-being.

The Trust exists to tackle youth unemployment and the lack of affordable housing. This is achieved by purchasing run-down properties, renovating and renting to vulnerable young people in housing need. The Trust offers training and apprenticeships in construction skills to young people 16-24 years old. It also offers fully supported tenancies to young people between 18 and 24 in East Cleveland.

SWC aims to instil a sense of purpose & achievement, improve prospects for employment & quality of life, freely without discrimination, by removing barriers to encourage those who may have felt excluded to participate in activities. We offer social & healthy activities, as well as accredited learning in the city centre, with childcare on-site, open to all within Sunderland and surrounding areas.

The CHCT supports men and women who are or who have been in custody or who are considered at risk of offending. The focus is on training, education and employment. Support is provided primarily by receiving, considering, and, if approved by the Trustees, supporting funding applications from other registered UK charities which share the same focus.

Provision of advice by trained and qualified staff and volunteers on immigration, housing, welfare benefits, health, education and training, debt and money management and employment. Provision of English language tuition, with creche facilities, to improve clients' access to information and prospects of employment.Provision of relief to destitute refugees and migrants.

To create the environment and infrastructure for engagement with the local community within the areaTo create engagement and activities which lead to social mobility in the local community.To create employment and education programmes To create community cohesionTo hold events that bring the community closer togetherTo facilitate space for community use

The mitigation of employment risk and subsequent deprivation as a result of climate change by increasing access to and awareness of green jobs

Makes grants to promote and advance training and employment in the thermal insulation industry.

Befriending and providing practical and financial support such as money, debts, welfare, benefits, housing, health, asylum, immigration, education, training and employment, to refugees, asylum seekers and other immigrants primarily living in the wider Southampton area.

Drop in information & advice. Advocacy & support, training & accredited courses, carers outreach project, leisure & social activities, all provided with bi-lingual support for disabled people, carersr families and unemployed people