Social welfare Charities

To provide allotments within the old Borough of Mansfield (ie prior to 1974)

Our resources are overwhelmingly committed to 'For Baby's Sake', our major and expanding programme to help parents to break the cycle of domestic abuse and give babies the best start in life. Our catalytic philanthropy addresses the root causes of complex problems. We inspire progress in policy and practice by sharing our pioneering learning and resources and through our partnership working.

Newstraid helps persons, and their immediate dependants, who have been employed in newspaper and magazine distribution in the UK and who have fallen on hard times. The qualifying criteria are a need and a proven trade connection. In a nutshell, we help people who deal with newspapers and magazines from the time they leave the printing press until they reach the reader.

The provision of vocational courses, training programmes qualifications and awards to educate people, particularly young people, including those considered to be in financial hardship, in leadership and organisation of sport and physical activity. The delivery of programmes which encourage people to then use those skills in a voluntary capacity to get their communities more active.

The charity's mission is to combat food waste and thereby reduce food poverty by supporting communities and groups (its network members) which work with people who have:Low or no income, poor access to affordable nutritious food and a lack of knowledge or skills or equipment to ensure food is safe and prepared properly.

FoodCycle provides a delicious communal three course meal for people at risk of food poverty and social isolation using surplus food

Relief of Poverty

Age UK York offers a range of services and support to older people in the City of York. Activities include: providing information and advice; respite care; domiciliary care; a befriending service; a home from hospital service; providing escorted transport; running day clubs and a 'Keep your Pet' service. Age UK York operates four charity shops in locations across the city and surrounding area.

The charity works to relieve hardship, need and distress amongst those who are homeless, and to educate the public concerning the homeless.

a. Relief of need, hardship, and distress amongst past and present members of The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces, and their dependants.b. The promotion of efficiency of The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces;c. The promotion and maintenance of the heritage of The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces.

The activities of Harmony House Dagenham CIO comprise of, but not limited to, :1) providing education to pre-school children through three childcare nurseries in Dagenham, Hornchurch and Castle Green2) promoting social inclusion by preventing people from becoming excluded by assisting them in integrating into society3) providing grant funded social services to elderly and vulnerable people.

The main objects of the Company are the care, education, relief of poverty and evangelisation within the Roman Catholic tradition throughout the world, particularly of people who are most deprived.

Age UK Hythe & Lyminge encourage and enable independence and wellbeing in later life. We aim to reduce social isolation and loneliness, improve the quality of life and reduce financial hardship, services include, 2 course lunch, transport, social opportunities and activities, singing, cooking, walking, exercise, home meals, independent living service, and information and advice and much more.

The objectives of the Foundation are to promote sustainable development and social inclusion for the public benefit, and the furtherance of such other purposes as are exclusively charitable under the laws of England and Wales as the trustees in their discretion determine.

Our mission is to tackle disadvantage, social exclusion and hardship in local communities and help people improve their life chances. We reach out to people to equip them with skills to improve their economic situation, to reduce their social isolation and to convince them that they have a valuable contribution to make to society.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT FOR PARENTS AFTER LOSING THEIR CHILD SUDDENLY AND TRAUMATICALLY.??* ENSURE EVERY A AND E DEPARTMENT IN WALES HAS A SUITABLE BEREAVEMENT SUITE?FOR BEREAVED RELATIVES?* BEREAVEMENT BOXES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PARENTS AT HOSPITALS* IMMEDIATE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE FOR PARENTS AND SIBLINGS* TO PROVIDE A PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLING SERVICE FOR BEREAVED PARENTS

Community Housing Cymru is the membership body for housing associations and community mutuals in Wales, which are all not-for-profit and provide around 158,000 homes and housing services throughout Wales. We promote the voluntary housing sector in Wales and the relief of financial hardship through the sector's provision of low cost social housing.

The care and support of homeless and other disadvantaged persons who are in need of help to acquire a settled way of life by providing, developing and maintaining short term residential accommodation or similar facilities.To further help those accommodated by way of advice or counselling & any other form of aid to acquire employment more permanent accommodation education or any other benefit.

The poor and disadvantaged are those most affected by public bodies: access to health care, asylum, benefits and affordable housing depend on decisions of public bodies. Such decisions should be made in accordance with public law. The Public Law Project challenges public bodies and improves decision-making through advice and litigation, research and policy work and training other advisers.

HUC exists to: a) operate almshouses, sheltered housing for those in need within the area of benefit; b) use its 'relief in need' power to alleviate poverty within its area of benefit.

Objective: The enhancement of care to persons who are residing in or visiting the County of Durham or in such other geographical areas as the directors may decide. Activities include County Durham foodbank, Fuel Bank, Community Money Advice, Sunderland foodbank, listening courses, Grandparents support, mentoring and employability support.

The emergency provision of non-perishable food goods and signposting to those in need in the London Borough of Hackney and the surrounding areas.

Ruils is a user-led charity that supports disabled children and adults to live independently & be part of their community. We deliver a range of holistic, outcome-focused services that aim to remove barriers to living an independent life including information, advice, advocacy, befriending, Direct Payments support, Social Prescribing and inclusive community activities.

To relieve elderly people and those in poor health who are in need by providing accommodation, services or facilities to relieve the needs of such persons.To advance the education of the pupils through the Educational Foundation.To advance the education of the public in the subject of ageing, spirituality and social policy.To advance the Christian religion for the benefit of the public.

The charity makes grants to charitable institutions whose objects are to advance religion in accordance with the Orthodox Jewish Faith and for educational purposes and for the relief of poverty.