Economic and community development Charities That specialise in Urban areas

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.

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.

TURN TRUST helps faith based communities have a new impact in urban environments.TURN TRAINING students learn to enrich the lives of those in local communities.TURN BUSINESS develops businesses to keep buildings alive, and retain their community use.TURN REFIT refurbishes buildings and spaces to be community hubs.TURN NETWORKS creates connections of people to teach and encourage our ethos.

To advance the Christian religion either in the UK or overseas, in particular but not exclusively, by: - the advancement of education, - the promotion of good race relations and equality of opportunity between persons of different racial groups; and - the relief of poverty particulary amongst children in inner-city areas.

The Orchard Project is dedicated to creating skilled communities to plant, care for and harvest fruit trees, connecting urban communities and increasing access to fruit. We work with people from all walks of life, with a specific focus on people living in poorer, inner city areas.

To provide, motorcyle training, vocational education,and facilities for recreation for persons in West Yorkshire.

Spitalfields City Farm is an inner-city farm for the benefit of the inhabitants of Spitalfields and the surrounding neighbourhood. The Farm provides education and volunteering activities for the community.

THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE OF THE CHARITABLE COMPANY AS SET OUT IN THE GOVERNING DOCUMENT IS THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR THE PARISHES OF SLIP END AND CADDINGTON).

Our Charity is focused on several different activities involving:- Homeless outreach- International Outreach- Bible and Missions Training- Children and Youth Work- Counselling- Sports- Community Development- Leadership Training- Networking- Base Planting- Media- Advocacy- Social Justice- Reconciliation- Mercy Ministries

The farm's objects and principal activities are: leisure and recreation-promoting the benefit of all persons in the locality by providing facilities education and training-advancing environmental education and awareness and the provision of education and training for persons so as to prepare them for any trade, occupation or service.

The promotion for the public benefit of urban and rural regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation, (and in particular Leeds 11), by various means, including the relief of poverty and unemployment and the provision of a community or public facility for training and recreational needs, especially through the provision of pre-school childcare and support for parents.

The Caxton Youth Club aims to offer young people a safe space in the inner city, where they can come to make and meet their friends. Our priorities are inclusion for young people with physical and/ or learning disabilities who live in Westminster.

Providing youth mentoring services in addition to holding seminars and workshops related to this.

The objectives are the advancement of education of school children, other young people and their teachers through the establishment of an inner city network.

SWCA manages the St Werburghs Community Centre and promotes the benefit and social welfare of the local people in a common effort to advance health, education and good relationships. SWCA serves the communities of Inner City wards, which have the highest percentage of BME residents in Bristol and are ranked amongst the most deprived 10% nationally in terms of multiple deprivation.

We provide training, projects and communication support which help to develop the capacity and skills of the members of socially disadvantaged communities in urban areas in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society.

THE CHARITY WAS ESTABLISHED TO HELP THE ADVANCEMENT AND SUPPORT OF YOUTHS AGED 12-17 IN INDIA'S URBAN SLUMS. THROUGH THE PROGRAMMES THE CHARITY AIMS TO HELP ADVANCE THE YOUTHS IN LIFE BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER PROGRAMMES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE.

THE CIRCUIT SUPERINTENDS THE WORK OF 17 METHODIST CHURCHES , TWO ARE LEPS: ONE IS SHARED WITH ANGLICANS, THE OTHER WITH BAPTISTS. ANOTHER OF OUR CHURCHES IS SIGNED UP TO AN AREA LEP WITH BOTH ANGLICAN AND URC CHURCHES. A FURTHER CHURCH HOSTS A MORAVIAN CONGREGATION. THE CIRCUIT COMPRISES CITY CENTRE, INNER CITY AREAS , OUTER SUBURBS, OUTLYING TOWNS, AND VILLAGES TO THE NORTH, SOUTH AND EAST.

The Charity aims to provide opportunities for enterprise and education working in harmony with the environment and providing a first step into the countryside for the urban community.

The Wildlife Ambulance Service deals with sick and injured foxes and abandoned fox cubs, including rehabilitation and releasing.The Wildlife Information Bureau regularly advises national and local government and members of the public.Our Fox Deterrence Consultancy provides Do-it-Yourself information on simple, humane and non-lethal methods of resolving conflict with urban foxes.

Kidz Klub Leeds exists to promote and work to improve the welfare of the children and communities of inner-city Leeds. We aim to confront child poverty and to encourage children's mental, spiritual, moral and physical development to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals. We work in partnership with churches and other groups across the city.

Invisible Flock make highly sensory installations, environments and innovative artworks. Drawing directly from the world around us we aim to create art and foster relevant art practices that have a long lasting transformative effect and that sit across multiple contexts and adjacent sectors, such as conservation, climate science, education, design, urban planning and healthcare.

The Charity's vision is for Newbigin House to become a seedbed for urban change, enabling opportunities for neighbours to express gifts, passions and dreams as a basis for renewing our common life together in Winson Green and Handsworth, with a focus on the advancement of social inclusion and community capacity building.

Urban Devotion Birmingham serves children, young people, offenders and families within a variety of community and structured environments and has contact with over 2500 individuals. UDB offers education, activities and mentoring for the benefit and personal development of those who would otherwise lack these important investments in their personal, social, economic and spiritual development.

JENGA UK is a Christian charity formed to support its sister charity in Uganda. JENGA provides the basic essentials in life to the most needy communities and believes in demonstrating the love of God by love in action. The project focus is water, sanitation, health and education projects in rural villages, urban slums and IDP (Internally Displaced Peoples) Camps.