The Hope Centre - Bringing Life and Hope to the community of St Helens
Cumbria Community Foundation helps to strengthen communities by using your money to support the work of making grants to local community projects and individuals in need.
C4WS Homeless Project is a small organisation that assists homeless people all year round, helping them to rebuild their lives.
At Kairos Community Trust, we help homeless men and women with drug and alcohol problems – we do this through our detox and rehab programmes and our 28 supported sober-living houses, almost all of which are in south London.
Our overall objective is to break the cycle of poverty of disadvantaged children and young people in Goa via the support of education, food, health and welfare. We currently support around 500 disadvantaged children through our 5 projects. Our Mango House project supports around 170 children Monday to Friday through its pre-primary school, afternoon tuition classes and feeding programme. Our Colva project provides afternoon tuition classes and a snack to around 20 disadvantaged children and our latest project, based at Chimbel, supports around 170 children through a pre-primary school and afternoon tuition classes. In addition we provide around 250 school bags and uniforms each year through our Bag4School and Back2School projects which provide all the uniform and study items which a child requires to attend school. For more information please visit our website www.mangotreegoa.org or find us on facebook at www.facebook.com/mangotreegoacharity
Helping homeless people to help themselves
Mendip YMCA delivers a wide range of services for young people and the community of Mendip. We work hard to fundraise but need the help of individuals within our community to help us continue. We are responsible for funding our work as all YMCAs are separate charities responding to local needs. Our current work includes: Homeless Prevention and Targeted Education: Schools work, Emergency Host Family Accommodation, Resettlement Support, Move on, Deposit Guarantee Scheme, Tenancy Accreditation Scheme Housing: Supported housing and support Youth & Community Work: Frome Youth & Community Centre, Coleford Youth club, Glastonbury Windmill Hill Youth Club, Street Young Peoples Centre, Routes drop in centre & Youth Café We aim to ensure that all help to build a future through a range of informal education and social activities. We thank you for your support. Please view our web site for more detailed information. Charity No: 1074660
Age UK Blackburn with Darwen is a local and independent charity providing services and support for local older people.
Friends of Lyndon House raises money to support the work of the staff at Lyndon House - a home offering short respite breaks to children with profound learning and health needs. Friends of Lyndon have recently provided funds to refurbish the playground and to secure a new Variety Club Sunshine Coach.
The Manna Society offers practical help to those who are homeless and/or in need. We do so via the Manna Day Centre. We are open 7 days a week, 51 weeks of the year. We provide, food, showers, clothing, housing advice, medical care, (all free of charge) and furniture to 150-200 people per day.
Wirral Ark offers quality supported accommodation for individuals experiencing homelessness; supporting and empowering individuals to make positive outcomes. As a charity, we do receive a level of local authority funding however we do rely on fundraising support also.
George House Trust are the sole provider of HIV support for adults in the Greater Manchester area and provide support for people living with or affected by HIV all across the North West region. Our vision is for all people living with HIV to have happy and healthy lives, free from stigma.
Julian Metcalfe and Sinclair Beecham (the founders of Pret A Manger) set up The Pret Foundation Trust (PFT) in 1995. Their aim was (and still is) to alleviate poverty in the UK, focusing on the plight of the homeless in particular..
Gloucestershire Nightstop provides temporary and emergency accommodation for young homeless people aged 16-25 in the homes of trained and vetted householders or Hosts.We are one of around 40 Nightstop Schemes in England, Scotland and Wales. We also provide young people with the right support at the right time to enable them to make a sustained move on from homelessness at the earliest opportunity. In an average year we accommodate in excess of 100 young people most of whom have nowehere else to go. For them Gloucestershire Nightstop is the last resort and is the difference between having somewhere safe to stay and sleeping on the streets. We are really fortunate to have around 36 Hosting Households across the County of Gloucestershire who open their doors and give up their time on a voluntary basis. To find out more about what we do or to get involved please see our website or contact us for a no-strings-attached chat!
Transform Housing & Support gives homeless and vulnerable people a second chance in life. We provide housing and support to hundreds of people each year across Surrey, Sutton and Wokingham. We empower people to reach their goals and live independent and fulfilling lives.
COLCHESTER AND TENDRING WOMEN'S REFUGE EXISTS TO PROVIDE CRISIS ACCOMMODATION FOR WOMEN, TOGETHER WITH THEIR ACCOMPANYING CHILDREN, WHO HAVE BEEN MADE HOMELESS AS A RESULT OF ABUSE AT THE HANDS OF THEIR PARTNER. WE OFFER THESE WOMEN THE SUPPORT THEY REQUIRE TO MAKE INDEPENDENT DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR FUTURE.
SCCA runs the Shrewsbury Ark, a direct-access drop-in centre for homeless and vulnerable people. The Ark is independently run and not funded by government. Everyone who knocks on the door is given a warm, non-judgmental welcome; inside, we offer food and drink, a shower and toilet facilities, laundry facilities, a phone and internet access, a poste restante mailing address and staff who can listen, advise and assist those who seem to have fallen through the cracks of society.
Age UK Medway operates from three main centres across the Medway Towns - in Gillingham, Chatham and Strood. We are proud to say that we have been offering care and support services to our community for over 40 years.
Housing Justice supports practical housing projects and provides advice and training for churches and other voluntary and community groups who work with homeless people. It also undertakes campaigning work as the national voice of the churches on housing and homelessness.
Age UK Milton Keynes is a local independent charity that works with and for older people to make a real and positive difference that contributes to their wellbeing and quality of life. We do this by providing services and support that older people tell us they need. These include home visiting and befriending, a home from hospital scheme, advocacy and information and advice, practical services such as shopping and housework, gardening and a handyperson service. We provide support to help older people continue to live independently, either by helping to adapt their home or giving advice on moving house. We provide support to people caring for relatives. We provide services to help older people combat loneliness and isolation, helping and encouraging them to enjoy life for longer. Any support you can give will make a big difference to older people in Milton Keynes.
SZWT help to rebuild homes and support poverty stricken displaced families in Kashmir as a result of the devastation caused by the major earthquake in 2005.
StreetLink is a telephone line and website available across England which enables the public to alert local services about rough sleepers in their area. The service is run by the charities Homeless Link and Broadway. Text STRE33 £10 to 70070 to donate to StreetLink. Thank you for your support.
The Housing & Support Alliance is a charity & membership organisation. We give free independent advice and information on housing, supported living and rights to people with learning disabilities and families. We campaign for better housing, support and rights for people with learning disabilities.
Romilly cares for homeless children in Africa. Life on the street where they are exposed to disease, malnutrition and every kind of abuse is terrible. Since Romillys death in 1999 her charity, thanks to generous donations, has built 3 dormitories, two class rooms and sunk a borehole, at Naivasha in Kenya, Kawaza in Zambia and Kitwe in the Zambian Copperbelt. Funds are urgently needed to continue the work of caring for the two shelters for homeless children at Naivasha in Kenya and at Kitwe in Zambia that Romilly helped to set up. For more information about Romilly go to www.romilly.org
Resisting poverty.Empowering people.Restoring hope,Off The Fence helps the socially excluded in Brighton & Hove.The charity offers:emergency outreach to homeless individuals and a homeless day centre;a schools programme for 6-18 year olds and a women’s centre supporting women in crisis.