Health Charities That specialise in Health condition

Each week we create a memory stick based on the local paper, with other useful local information. This is distributed to our listeners by Royal Mail ( free), all of whom are blind or partially sighted..

SCaRF aims to promote research into the causes, prevention and treatment of skin cancer generally, and malignant melanoma in particular. It aims to publish the results of such research and thus to help cut significantly the number of new cases of skin cancer each year in the UK. As a result to significantly cut the number of deaths from the disease.

The Centre is situated on the Market Place, Ilkeston, Derbyshire.The Centre is accessible to large parts of the community, at present we currently have approx 700 visitors per week to the centre. They attend different groups for example:- Before & after school club, Pre School Playgroup, Holiday Club, Mental Health groups, Youth Club, Coffee Bars & Market Research groups.

The Trustees administer the charity in accordance with the objectives of the trust deed. The Trustees make grants to registered charities. There is a separate Cancer Fund within the charity the income of which is used to support charities involved in any major way with cancer treatment, research or relief.

We produce 55 memory sticks each week for blind and partially sighted residents or former residents of the Staffordshire Moorlands featuring the main items in the three local newspapers. We have about 30 loyal volunteers.

We provide facilities for the members of the centre to partake in the purchase of alcohol and be entertained in various ways in the main club itself. We also provide satellite sites for the use of football and cricket and are home to fishing clubs, snooker clubs,organ society's and an over 60s club.

The object of the charity is to help promote the welfare of state registered blind people within the South Devon and Cornwall area. This is done mainly by providing grants to help them purchase educational equipment and living aids.

To give financial assistance to those small charitable organisations engaged in the positive rehabilitation of ex-offenders or persons with mental health problems, who find it difficult to access funding from the statutory authorities.

To support work with profoundly deaf people

The federation, through its blind and partially sighted membership, seeks to promote a better quality of life for all visually impaired people through local activities at branch level and nationally through campaigning.

- Elders support work (hot meals, dementia support)- Support work with young people with health/mental health needs- Community culture and heritage- General community support and signposting (benefits, housing, employment, education advocacy)

A social club for the Blind and Partially Sighted in the Rochdale Area.Every tuesday there is a social event, with an Artist/singer- with dancing/sing along, held at the centre, or on approx six occasions a year,a coach trip out, with meal.The Talking Newspaper also use our premises weekly, without charge.

Benefiting charities established to provide relief for persons suffering from cancer, disease of the heart, leukaemia, athritis or rheumatism, and charities established for the conduct of research into these illnesses.

Skipton Temperance Hall Fund makes donations to local charities involved in a) helping people with alcohol or drug problems, b) organisations which help people in need, c) organisations which encourage a healthy lifestyle and d) organisations involved in youth work.

WOMBOURNE & NEARBY. DROP-IN CENTRE:INDIVIDUALS & GROUP TRANSPORT: LOANS OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, E.G. WHEELCHAIRS : DAY CARE 4 DAYS LUNCH CLUB: STROKE CLUB:ARTS & CRAFTS CLUB.

The charity runs a social club once a week in one centre. The members are taken on outings and holidays and there are special Christmas activities. We will also respond to enquiries about funding equipment which supports blind or partially sighted individuals, or take up cases where there is discrimination against the blind.

Provision of religeous and secular educational and other aids for the rehabilitation in Israel of persons professing the Jewish faith who are registered blind or visually handicapped.

The Robert Parker Charity through its Centre offers the elderly of Bloxwich and Blakenhall area, free of charge, a dementia cafe group for people living with dementia to provide reminiscence, stimulating activity and socialisation and two weekly groups providing cognitive stimulation therapy in a warm and friendly environment.

A Community Centre providing the following groups:- Fibromyalgia Support Group, Art for over 50's, Children's Dance Classes, Sequence Dances, Tea Dances, Indoor Bowling, Slimming World, Pilates, Swing Dance Classes, Christian Fellowship Meetings, Keep Fit Classes, Karate Classes, Urban Dance Classes. Hall available for casual hire.

The objects of the charity shall be for the benefit of the public to support and further all or any charitable activities carried out in connection with the Church of England in the episcopal area of Bradford in the Diocese of Leeds with special emphasis on serving the needs pf vulnerable people, build good community relations, meet the needs of those blighted by any form of addiction.

The charity continues to support children and maternity hospitals in local villages. Also supporting a sanskrit childrens school, giving food aid to needy people.

The Club meets every month throughout the year for lunch at various venues and visits to different locations. A holiday is arranged at least once a year and there are occasional afternoon teas, visits to the theatre etc. The committee meets once a month and there are various fundraising actiivities. We also support members at times of stress.

We provide buildings and facilities for our users who include youth club - youth theatre - camera club - art group - choral society - Rethink mental health - Cornwall college-adult education.

To research in the field of hypertension in pregnancy and to disseminate the useful results of such research and to advance education in the field of hypertension in pregnancy in particular by the provision of bursaries to encourage junior research fellows from underdeveloped countries to attend Society meetings.

The charity manages through Redmayne Bentley, stockbrokers, a fund of approximately half a million pounds the income from which is devoted to making grants in accordance with the trust deed. The charitable aims are to help persons, young and older who suffer from physical, mental or sensory disabilities to derive satisfaction, success and physical, mental and morale improvement through participati