Economic and community development Charities That specialise in Urban areas

To provide a residential home for the elderly in need living in Ilfracombe, Braunton, Barnstaple and the surrounding districts provided that preference is given to those residing in the former Urban District of Ilfracombe.

The Trust is a national educational charity committed to the social inclusion; community cohesion and the alleviation of poverty.The Trust addresses the causes of urban decay; youth disaffection and educational underachievement; supporting young people develop pathways into sustainable education and employment.By providing support to students entering the architectural profession.

A holistic model of regeneration and social provision providing Children Centre, parenting, youth, employment support, careers advice and guidance, leisure, health and fitness + sports provision, volunteering and support services for the elderly plus collaborative working with other third sector and statutory agencies in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham and surrounding areas.

The promotion for the benefit of the public or urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation particularly in Gloucestershire. The charity focuses its activities in and around the largest concentrations of peripheral social housing estates in Gloucester and Stroud particularily Matson & Robinswood, Podsmead, Tuffley and Stonehouse/GL10 area.

The activities of the charity are the promotion for the public benefit of urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation in County Durham and surrounding area. Activities include delivering services and activities to improve mental and physical health and wellbeing, improving educational attainment, supporting third sector organisations and volunteers,

Heeley City Farm identifies, confronts and addresses the problems of poverty, inequality, prejudice and lack of opportunity in our inner city community by supporting and promoting community regeneration and self help within environmentally friendly and self-sustaining systems, using the background of a mini-farm, community gardens and related resources.

Bankside Open Spaces Trust aims to bring people together to create inspiring urban green places. It does this by running consultations, bringing together steering groups, holding events, managing major works, looking after gardens, working in partnerships, holding gardening sessions, commenting on plans and strategies, enabling volunteers and providing resources to support balcony gardeners.

The principal aim of the Charity is to ensure the maintenance of specific parks and recreation grounds so that the residents of Folkestone and Sandgate can use them for leisure pursuits and to enjoy the benefits of open spaces in an urban area.

We promote community participation in healthy recreation by offering a variety of funded classes for children and families in Hackney including yoga, street dance, baby music and baby gym.

To provide a 'pathway' of opportunity for state school students in London to access careers in business or the financial services and improve their employability skills. This includes delivering awareness raising workshops for students in local schools, bringing groups of young people into the City to visit City companies and matching inner city young people with work placements.

The Wildlife Trust works to make the environment of Birmingham and the black country a better place for wildlife and people through environmental education, community involvement, ecological and practical work.

Through debating, Debate Mate delivers key skill to young people in areas of high child poverty. University undergraduate debaters run after-school debating clubs in inner-city schools across the UK. Debate Mate also runs regional and national inter-school debating competitions. Learning to debate develops core skills identified by business and the government as missing in mainstream education.

WE ARE A VOLUNTARY CARE ORGANISATION MEETING THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS, DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY SERVICES AS A PRACTICAL EXPRESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. PROJECTS: WINTER WATCH, STREET LIFE, REMEMBER YOU ARE NOT ALONE (RUNA), REACH OUT, MALE OFFENDER .EVES SPACE. FRIENDS OF FUN FOOD, STORE HOUSE,LOCAL WELFARE PROVISION.

We are a volunteer-run charity set up to support countryside conservation and management schemes across NE Surrey and adjoining urban fringe areas of South London. We do this principally via raising funds in order to provide grants to further our aims. These include enhancing the local landscape, maintaining biodiversity in rare habitats and promoting access to the countryside for everyone.

The charity was formed to acquire from the Church Commissioners a collection of paintings by the Spanish artist Zurbaran, and in conjunction with her sister charity, The Auckland Castle Trust (Charity Reg:1146219), to enable these paintings to be seen by the general public.It also owns other paintings, furniture and artefacts that form part of the permanent exhibition at Auckland Castle

The primary objective of the charity is promotion for the benefit of the public of urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic need.

To promote education and training in the creative and expressive arts and to advance the educational, physical, cultural and social welfare of young people in particular from disadvantaged inner city areas so that they may grow to maturity as individuals and members of society.

The Commonwealth Heritage Forum is a membership organsiation open to all interested in the shared built heritage of the Commonwealth. By sharing expertise, best practice and technical solutions to common conservation problems, we can help disdvantaged communities find creative solutions for heritage at risk, urban regeneration, skills development, education and youth training.

We are a UK based NGO, established to promote social and economic development in rural and peri-urban areas of developing countries through access to appropriate modern energy services.

Narthex Sparkhill seeks to promote inter cultural harmony within the inner-city area of Sparkhill, Birmingham by provision of community facilities and education opportunities. Current regular activities offered are:Foodbank, one stop advice centre, domestic violence support, friendship cafe, youth club, lunch club for the elderly and refugee drop-in and resource centre.

The Under 5's Project is a Nature lead nursery in an urban area, we support families with children from ages 8 months to 5 years. We are passionate advocates for equality for all, and offer extra support to families and children with special educational, medical needs and disabilities. Our aim is to provide an exceptional early years experience that is assessable to all.

UCN has been a forward-thinking youth development charity that aims to help build, promote and sustain constructive community relationships and individual involvement using a variety of creative platforms. To provide opportunities for young people to be purposely active in pursuing the wellbeing benefits, career potential or formal education of youth & community or the arts sectors.

To advance the education of young people in the subject of contemporary Black music genres and to act as a resource for people living in east London by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of educational, vocational and other talent development activities.

The aim of SLATE is to run charity activities in inner city south Leeds for the social, environmental and economic benefit of the people of the area and of providing work opportunities for people with learning disabilities.

The Charity's activities are to promote urban or rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation particularly in Sunderland and its surrounding areas . The Trustees will use the following means and any other that they may from time to time determine . To preserve historic buildings , to advance the arts , to advance education in science , engineering , history and cultural heritage