Economic and community development Charities That specialise in Urban areas

Our mission is to enable the development of stable, thriving communities with the capacity to plan and manage lasting improvements to their quality of life.Our vision is of a strong and pro-active community and voluntary sector improving the lives of people in Lincolnshire.

Promotion for the public benefit of urban regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation, and in particular for the benefit of persons working in or residing in the Shoreditch area of the London Borough of Hackney. To assist the charity deliver these activities the Trust wholly owns one training restaurants and provides affordable workspace.

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.

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 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,

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.

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.

We provide a safe, secure and supervised indoor urban centre for young people to fulfill their potential in BMX, Skateboard and inline skating as well as creating artistic and cultural workshops in diverse subjects such as music, IT, media and photography increasing opportunities for volunteering and employment.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) TO PROMOTE THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND HIGH STANDARDS OF SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE URBAN DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPE IN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(I) SUPPORTING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT TO DELIVER SOCIAL VALUE IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN BY(BUT NOT LIMITED TO): A) INITIATING INNOVATIVE IDEAS FOR COMMUNITY-LED REGENERATION; B) SUPPORT

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.

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

Working across diverse inner-city communities reducing inequality, exclusion and disadvantage to provide opportunities and support for children, young people and adults to access education, employment, training & volunteering.

Liverpool Lighthouse Limited, based in Anfield Liverpool, is becoming a nationally recognised Urban Gospel Arts Centre.We also demonstrate the Christian faith through practical help to those most vulnerable in the community, including homeless people, children, young people, excluded groups and the elderly.