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Wellingborough Mind
(UK, 1068151) Browse events
YTD Raised: £592.48
(UK, 1068151) We're Mind, the mental health charity. We're here to make sure anyone with a mental health problem has somewhere to turn to for advice and support. We provide services in the Wellingborough area and offer one to one support, well-being courses, social groups and counselling.
Samaritans Newry
(UK, XN90540) Browse events
YTD Raised: £592.00
(UK, XN90540) Samaritans is a confidential support service for anyone in the UK & Ireland. The service is available 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide. Volunteers offer support by responding to phone calls, emails and SMS or you can drop into a Branch for a face-to-face meeting.
New Hope Counselling
(UK, 1141104) Browse events
YTD Raised: £592.00New Hope provides counselling for issues such as: anxiety, low mood, trauma, addictions and relationship problems. It is staffed by qualified therapists who give their time voluntarily. There is no discrimination on the grounds of gender ethnicity, sexual orientation or religious beliefs.
St George's Community Children's Project Limited
(UK, 802017) Browse events
YTD Raised: £590.00We provide childcare for children from the ages of 9 months to 11 years of age at current cost rate, with up to 15% of places offered at a subsidised rate so that we can support families in our local community for whom childcare would otherwise be inaccesible. We give special consideration to children: from single parent families, who have parents suffering for either mental and/or physical disabilities, who are referred to us from other agencies, from families experiencing emotional/stressful/abusive circumstances, whose social or intellectual development is delayed.
Speakeasy
(UK, 516092) Browse events
YTD Raised: £590.00Speakeasy is a charity for people with Aphasia, a communication difficulty following a stroke or head injury. At Speakeasy Speech and language therapists and volunteers provide long term help and support. Speakeasy offers different activities for people to practice their communication, learn new skills and increase confidence.
Leeds Jewish Welfare Board
(UK, 1041257) Browse events
YTD Raised: £589.00Leeds Jewish Welfare Board provides services for the Jewish Community in the Yorkshire Region. With your help we can continue our tradition of caring, supporting and improving the quality of life for Jewish children and families, vulnerable young people, older people, people with learning disabilities and people with mental health problems
Time to Talk Befriending
(UK, 1147885) Browse events
YTD Raised: £587.00There are thousands of older people living in our City who have don't have family or friends to visit them. As a result they feel lonely, invisible and forgotten. Befriending is however proven to positively change people's lives. Volunteers also find it hugely rewarding so please donate today!
Muslim Youth Helpline
(UK, 1108354) Browse events
YTD Raised: £587.00The Muslim Youth Helpline (MYH) provides pioneering faith and culturally sensitive services in the UK. Our core service is free and confidential support available nationally via telephone, email and internet. Male and female volunteers are trained in basic support skills to respond to clients on a wide-range of social issues.
BATIAS Independent Advocacy Service
(UK, 1016226) Browse events
YTD Raised: £585.95BATIAS has been providing independent advocacy support for people with learning disabilities in South Essex for the past 20 years. Working to empower them to make informed choices, to speak out, to have their voices heard and their wishes and choices recognised. We also support people with physical and sensory impairments and mental health difficulties. BATIAS provides advocacy support in 4 different ways: Formal Advocacy Where a professional Advocate supports a client with a specific issue or concern. This is usually over a relatively short period of time. Citizen Advocacy Where a trained volunteer supports a client with social activities enabling them to have far greater access to the local community. It is a partnership that once established can last years, our longest is 20 years! Self Advocacy Where groups of clients get together on a regular basis either to provide each otherwith support or to focus on a particular subject such as health, finance, drama or sport. The groups are facilitated by a BATIAS advocate. Often our clients will use several of our services to help them.
Escape Intervention
(UK, 1149516) Browse events
YTD Raised: £585.00This is a confidential service for young people aged 11-18 years and their parents/carers. We offer counselling for breavement/loss, domestic violence, substance misuse, gambling, bullying, victims of crime or discrimination and anger management. We hope to offer young people a brighter future.
Sheffield ME Group
(UK, 1095416) Browse events
YTD Raised: £580.00ME and Fibro affects over 7k people in South Yorks alone. We provide hands on support, information and advice and are there for people when often there is no where else to turn to. We support people with ME, their families and their carers with practical support, self help, Tai Chi and outreach work
Norfolk Carers Support
(UK, 1155684) Browse events
YTD Raised: £577.10We provide specialist support to unpaid Carers, both children and adults, who look after someone with a physical disability, long-term physical illness, mental health problem or drug or alcohol misuse problems. We offer 1:1 emotional support, guidance on financial concerns and help to find groups, social activities, sit-in services, breaks, practical home-adjustments or equipment.
Wellspring Counselling Ltd
(UK, 1042995) Browse events
YTD Raised: £570.27Created via charity sign up service.
Crisis Counselling
(UK, SC027620) Browse events
YTD Raised: £570.19Crisis provides counselling and non time-limited support to adults, children and adolescents as needed. They have a team of highly trained professional personnel and provide placements to Counsellors undertaking Diplomas in counselling and contribute to research programmes being developed to reduce and eliminate social, political and environmental threats.
West Mercia Rape And Sexual Abuse Support Centre
(UK, 1136677) Browse events
YTD Raised: £570.00A free, confidential, non-judgemental support service for survivors who have experienced any form of rape or sexual abuse at any time. The trauma caused by sexual abuse may not surface for many years after the event. We treat all calls equally sensitively and confidentially, appreciating the courage required to break silence, overcome guilt and threats, and share the events of the past whether they happened days or years ago. WMRSASC provides: A telephone helpline - which offers support and information to survivors, their carers, their supporters and to professionals. Assessment - with a qualified counsellor to identify the most appropriate support. Individual counselling sessions for survivors - this may be short or long term depending on the needs of the individual. Provided by qualified counsellors and counselling students in their final year of placement. All of our counellors have successfully completed our nationally accredited training programme and are supervised by qualified Clinical Supervisors within WMRSASC. Individual counselling for female partners and carers of survivors - (we do offer telephone support to male partners and carers of survivors however due to the nature of the work we do we are unfortunately unable to offer face to face support also). Signposting service - providing information on other appropriate services and options for all, including male survivors. Independendent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) - available to offer emotional, factual and practical support; she can support males and females aged 11 years and over throughout and beyond the legal process should you wish to report the incident to the police, but equally can offer practical support to individuals who choose not to. Email support - We can provide email support to clients who are unable to attend the premises. This can often be the first step to seeking more structured support. External training - WMRSASC can provide training courses in the specialist area of rape and sexual abuse for both voluntary and statutory sectors. WMRSASC is an Open College Network (OCN) accredited centre. Internal training - WMRSASC volunteers must all complete an OCN accredited training programme in supporting rape and sexual abuse survivors. Partnership working - with other professionals, groups and agencies to raise awareness and challenge issues around rape and sexual abuse and their effects on individuals and society, WMRSASC is also able to provide supervision for external agency workers. WMRSASC is the only organisation in Herefordshire and Worcestershire to provide ongoing specialist support to the victims of rape and/or sexual violence. We have operated continuously since 1986 and have a proven track record of delivering high quality, well-used support services and innovating and developing new services. We are here to provide support for change.
PND Borders
(UK, SC041376) Browse events
YTD Raised: £568.00Supporting familes in the Scottish Borders, who are affected by Postnatal Depression. We offer counselling and art therapy on an individual and group basis to mothers and fathers with creche provision and therapeutic inputs such as infant massage.
LIVING WELL WITH DEMENTIA
(UK, SC005674) Browse events
YTD Raised: £565.00
(UK, SC005674) Thank you for visiting our profile page on MyDonate. We are a group of mental health nurses who are driven to remove stigma, reduce inequalities, and improve the quality of lives of people with dementia and their carers.
Ndi Moyo
(UK, 1111045) Browse events
YTD Raised: £560.00Ndi Moyo is a UK registered charity sponsoring Ndi Moyo Palliative Care Trust, which provides palliative care to alleviate the suffering of those who are chronically and terminally ill, bringing dignity and support to those who need it most. Ndi Moyo means - "The Place Giving Life". In Malawi, the challenge of HIV/AIDs is enormous, with almost 12% of the population (2007) living with the disease. Combined with an increasing incidence of HIV/AIDs related cancers and other associated illnesses, terrible suffering is being endured within communities. Through a combination of outreach visits and clinics at the centre in Salima, Ndi Moyo provides: Ndi Moyo’s goal is to become a beacon of excellence - inspiring the establishment of palliative care centres throughout Malawi.
Maternal Mental Health Scotland
(UK, SC044891) Browse events
YTD Raised: £552.21Thank you for supporting Maternal Mental Health Scotland. We are a forum of health professionals in Scotland who work with pregnant women, new mums, and their families and carers. Our members also include women who have experienced maternal mental health issues and their families.
Aquarius
(UK, 1014305) Browse events
YTD Raised: £550.00At Aquarius we strive to help people overcome the harms caused by alcohol, drugs and gambling. We work closely with individuals, families and friends to lessen the impact caused by the behaviour of a loved one.
Aspired Futures
(UK, 1143507) Browse events
YTD Raised: £546.37Aspired Futures is a Blackpool based charitable organisation providing long-term, life-changing therapeutic services for the most "hard to reach" vulnerable children and young people many of whom are from chaotic family backgrounds where poor mental health, addiction, learning difficulties, domestic violence and poor parenting/life/social skills are the norm. Our unique "wrap around the child" solution focused approach delivers tailored services to support each child or young person in overcoming their personal challenges and empower them to experience and establish the skills they need to improve their own life-chances. Our services compliment and strengthen statutory services and our team is proud to work in partnership with multi-agencies and external partners to ensure all solutions remain totally child focused.
Vineyard Community Centre
(UK, 1143951) Browse events
YTD Raised: £546.00The Vineyard Community Centre provides help at a morning drop-in to those in crisis: whether by homelessness, addictions or those experiencing mental or social difficulty. In an afternoon cafe, open to all, there is support to those who feel lonely, isolated or socially excluded. For the youth there is an evening youth cafe, which hosts live music and entertainment, where young people can socialise responsibly, have fun and learn new skills.
Carers First
(UK, 1085430) Browse events
YTD Raised: £542.00Carers FIRST provides information, advice, support, advocacy and short breaks (respite) to carers in South West. We support all family/friend carers and have specialist projects for young carers, carers of those with additional mental health needs, and older carers of people with learning disabilities. We run adult Drop Ins in Edenbridge, West Malling and Cranbrook as well as the Tunbridge Wells Gateway Centre. We also run a Drop In for carers of people with additional mental health needs at Highlands House. We run young carer Drop Ins at Angley, Mascalls, Hayesbrook, Hillview, Skinners Kent Academy and the Weald schools. We also run young carer support groups in Edenbridge, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Sevenoaks, Southborough, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells. In addition, Carers FIRST offers carer training. We are a host site for the Caring with Confidence sessions and offer emotional support groups. Support groups include parent carer groups such as our group for parents of children with autism and aspergers, a monthly group for carers of people with additional mental health needs and an adult carer support group that we run in partnership with the MS Society. We run a quarterly SAT group for older carers of older carers which meets at different restaurants throughout the area for a talk and a light lunch. We also partner with b-eat to run an eating disorder group and host "A Sigh of Relief" - a group for parents of children with autism and ADHD and similar behaviours. Our Respite service is offered in Swanley as well as South West Kent and our project for older carers of those with severe or profound learning difficulties is offered in Dartford and Gravesend in addition to South West Kent.
One to One Project
(UK, 299052) Browse events
YTD Raised: £535.00Providing Mental Health Support to the Community of West Norfolk.
Making Space
(UK, 512907) Browse events
YTD Raised: £534.89Making Space is a UK charity providing high-quality care, support and enablement services for people with a range of physical and/or mental health conditions, including learning disabilities and dementia, and for their families and other carers. The full story is at www.makingspace.co.uk