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Sense - National Deafblind and Rubella Association
(UK, 289868) Browse events
YTD Raised: £312,354.74
(UK, 289868) Sense is the UK's largest organisation offering support to deafblind people and their families. Established in 1955 as a parent's support group, Sense now offers a range of services - including, advice, housing, education and practical help to children and adults who are both deaf and blind.
Quintessentially Foundation
(UK, 1125055) Browse events
YTD Raised: £231,455.90Quintessentially Foundation supports charitable activity worldwide that improves the health, education and welfare of disadvantaged communities.In 2011 we are supporting four charities; The House of St. Barnabas,The Place2Be,Room to Read and SOS Children's Villages.www.quintessentiallyfoundation.org
St Mungo's Broadway
(UK, 1149085) Browse events
YTD Raised: £175,897.44
(UK, 1149085) St Mungo’s Broadway provides a bed and support to more than 2,500 people a night who are either homeless or at risk, helping about 25,000 people a year. We believe no one should be homeless and that people can – and do – recover from the issues that create homelessness.
Berkshire Community Foundation
(UK, 1155173) Browse events
YTD Raised: £159,071.89
(UK, 1155173) A Life Less LonelyThe number of children and adults living in Berkshire struggling with loneliness and isolation is rising. Those who are particularly vulnerable to isolation are already coping with tough situations like young carers, the homeless, families with sick children and elderly people living alone. Our new campaign 'A Life Less Lonely' hopes to raise £75,000 so that crucial services and support is more readily available across the county. Berkshire Community Foundation has been at the forefront of local charitable giving for the last 30 years. We raise funds for, and make grants to, local charities and community groups addressing identified needs across Berkshire. We strengthen communities, tackle disadvantage and transform lives by addressing local problems, using local funds and local expertise.Last year we gave over £900,000 to a wide range of local projects, addressing issues such as child poverty and homelessness. Charity No: 1155173 Find out more Website http://www.berkshirecf.org Facebook http://www.facebook.com/berkshirecommunityfoundation Twitter http://www.twitter.com/berkshirecf
Shelter
(UK, 263710) Browse events
YTD Raised: £104,280.20Shelter works to alleviate the distress caused by homelessness and bad housing. We help people find and keep a home. We campaign for decent housing for all. Our work won’t stop until there’s a home for everyone.
SHP
(UK, 287779) Browse events
YTD Raised: £87,435.88SHP provides accommodation and support to over 6,000 of London's most vulnerable people each year. Our mission is to reduce poverty, social exclusion and homelessness, and to make a lasting improvement to our clients' quality of life.
Streetwork
(UK, SC017802) Browse events
YTD Raised: £73,993.00Streetwork is about enabling a life off the streets. We focus on where people are most in need and at risk - on the streets. We don't wait for people to find us; we find them, with outreach teams spending at least 84hrs each week on the streets of Edinburgh helping the most vulnerable people.
Age UK
(UK, 1128267) Browse events
YTD Raised: £65,502.28The over-60s is the fastest-growing group in society and there are more of us than ever before. Ageing is not an illness, but it can be challenging. At Age UK we provide services and support at a national and local level to inspire, enable and support older people.
SSAFA
(UK, 210760) Browse events
YTD Raised: £60,444.15SSAFA provides lifelong support for our Forces and their families. Every year we give life-changing support to more than 50,000 people. Thanks to our supporters, we are able to extend a helping hand to our servicemen and women and their families, doing whatever it takes to meet their needs.
Charlie House
(UK, SC042643) Browse events
YTD Raised: £46,269.26We are fundraising to build a specialist residential care centre in the North-east for children and young people with life limiting conditions and complex needs. Charlie House would provide 24 hour care and support for children to have some fun with their families and experience new activities.
Alabare Christian Care Centres
(UK, 1006504) Browse events
YTD Raised: £45,395.92Alabaré provides a range of homes and services including supported accommodation, drop-in centres, activities, advice and training services. We support homeless people, Armed Forces Veterans, young people, and adults with a learning disability - helping them to achieve independent fulfilling lives.
The Connection at St Martin-in-the-Fields
(UK, 1078201) Browse events
YTD Raised: £39,586.37We are the Uk's busiest homelessness centre, running Outreach 7-days/week and providing unique free accommodation in our Night Centre. Our open-door policy assists rough sleepers with practical services such as canteen, laundry, showers and GP. We also provide Housing Advice and Employment Training.
Centrepoint
(UK, 292411) Browse events
YTD Raised: £31,978.29Centrepoint is the UK’s leading charity for homeless young people. It provides housing and support for more than 1000 young people, aged 16-25, every year, helping them into work and a home of their own.
Hackney Winter Night Shelter
(UK, 1139183) Browse events
YTD Raised: £29,696.08Hackney Winter Night Shelter (HWNS) exists to support and shelter people experiencing homelessness and empower them to help themselves intolonger term, sustainable accommodation. HWNS is a project of Hackney Doorways.
The Tang Ting Twinning Association Foundation
(UK, 1130073) Browse events
YTD Raised: £28,215.61We help the Nepalese Gurkha village of Tang Ting. We have built a Day Care Centre for the children, refurbished the electricity system and are raising money for an eco friendly tourist hostel to provide employment in the village
Streets of London
(UK, 1155242) Browse events
YTD Raised: £28,110.67We fund specialist support for people who are homeless in London, and raise awareness about homelessness. Thank you for visiting our profile page on MyDonate.
The Haven Wolverhampton
(UK, 1065427) Browse events
YTD Raised: £25,205.12The Haven Wolverhampton provides practical and emotional support to people affected by domestic abuse and homelessness.
Caring in Bristol
(UK, 1151645) Browse events
YTD Raised: £24,817.21Caring in Bristol delivers and develops vital support to homeless and vulnerable people all year round in the city of Bristol through effective, volunteer driven projects including Caring at Christmas and Bristol Nightstop
Roundabout
(UK, 1061313) Browse events
YTD Raised: £24,377.08Roundabout provides shelter, support & life skills to homeless young people. Their hostel provides emergency accommodation & they support young people to live independently in secure bedsits & shared housing. They teach the life skills needed to live independently & break the cycle of homelessness.
CRASH
(UK, 1054107) Browse events
YTD Raised: £23,964.43CRASH is a practical charity addressing homelessness by harnessing the skills, products and goodwill of the construction industry to improve buildings and premises for frontline homelessness agencies working with homeless people, throughout the UK.
St George's Crypt
(UK, 1144474) Browse events
YTD Raised: £22,347.78St George's Crypt provides care, support and shelter for homeless, rootless and disadvantaged people from Leeds and the surrounding areas. It runs a drop-in centre, provides crisis accommodation for rough sleepers, and runs two hostels for residents with a history of alcohol dependency.
Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation
(UK, 207939) Browse events
YTD Raised: £21,573.77Stoll (formerly The Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation) is a London-based charity enabling vulnerable and disabled ex-Servicemen and women, including those who have been homeless, to live as independently as possible by providing appropriate housing. Our support programme includes Veterans Outreach service
Hyde Charitable Trust
(UK, 289888) Browse events
YTD Raised: £21,436.78HCT is dedicated to combatting poverty and disadvantage. Through practical advice, training and grants, our life-changing activities help vulnerable residents, families and communities fulfil their potential. We help people get in to work, online, out of debt and financially stable. Our award-winning grants programme for young people ensures all our young residents can build confidence and learn new skills. Our community grants programme helps residents design and deliver the activities they know will make their communities better places to live. Our residents say it best: "I am useless....I don’t have any hope of getting a job....and then we are told...I’ve changed personally...I was sad...but now I’m happy" “You’re really part of the world online...I don’t what I’d do without it...I rely on it so much now...” "My son was in year 2 of Primary School and could not read appropriate age books. A grant paid for a tutor who taught him to read. I would not have been able to afford a tutor. He now reads nearly all the time; even whilst walking." The majority of the people we support live in Hyde Housing Association Ltd homes across London and the South East.
The Whitechapel Centre
(UK, 1013060) Browse events
YTD Raised: £21,236.49The Whitechapel Centre is the leading homeless & housing charity for the Liverpool region. We work with people who are sleeping rough, living in hostels or struggling to manage accommodation. We're committed to help people find & maintain a home & learn life skills essential for independent living.
Mary’s Meals
(UK, SC022140) Browse events
YTD Raised: £20,989.02Mary’s Meals is an international movement that sets up school feeding projects in communities where poverty and hunger prevent children from gaining an education. The charity now feeds more than 890,000 children every school day and it costs just £12.20 / €14.50 / $19.50 to feed a child for a year.