Browsing Charities
Personal Support Unit
(UK, 1090781) Browse events
YTD Raised: £8,809.90
(UK, 1090781) The PSU offers practical and emotional support to people who are representing themselves in civil and family court proceedings. Our volunteers see 500 clients each week, free of charge. We operate from 10 centres in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Newcastle.
Action For Kids
(UK, 1068841) Browse events
YTD Raised: £8,616.36Action For Kids is a small, national charity working with disabled children, young people and their families. We work hard to remove the barriers to independence faced by so many young disabled people by providing specialist mobility equipment, real work experience & essential life skills training.
United Jewish Israel Appeal
(UK, 1060078) Browse events
YTD Raised: £8,597.00
(UK, 1060078) UJIA invests in young people's education in Israel and connects the UK Jewish community with the people of Israel. www.ujia.org/whatwedo
Contact the Elderly
(UK, 1146149) Browse events
YTD Raised: £8,596.39We are the only national charity solely dedicated to fighting loneliness & isolation in old age. We provide isolated older people with firm social networks through monthly tea parties run by small groups of volunteers across the UK - providing a lifeline of friendship to those who need it most.
UKFOBIS - Friends of Beit Issie Shapiro (UK)
(UK, 328303) Browse events
YTD Raised: £8,079.00Beit Issie Shapiro is Israel's leading organization in the development and provision of innovative therapies & services for children with disabilities, playing a leading role in promoting the inclusion of people with special needs in society. The organization has an impact on 30,000 people annually.
Chernobyl Children's Life Line
(UK, SC040136) Browse events
YTD Raised: £8,051.01No description field provided by new form.
The Order of Malta Volunteers (OMV)
(UK, 1103567) Browse events
YTD Raised: £7,844.16A Catholic charity for young people aged between 17 and 29. It looks after sick and disabled adults, as well as children with behavioural problems or learning disabilities. Its flagship activity an annual pilgrimage to Lourdes at the end of July, and its biggest fundraiser is the White Knights Ball at the beginning of January. Activities, however, continue all year round
Rainbow Services
(UK, 1077228) Browse events
YTD Raised: £7,772.08Rainbow Services provides services directly into the community e.g. Re-use Project, The Rainbow Young Bus plus the co-ordination of Harlow Voluntary Sector Forum. These services aim to support, enable and develop people and organisations. All projects rely on the support and commitment of volunteers.
In - Deep
(UK, 1098270) Browse events
YTD Raised: £7,745.16In - Deep helps isolated elderly people with disabilities living in the South of Westminster, Lambeth and Battersea
Disability Snowsport UK - The Skiers and Boarders Charity
(UK, 287106) Browse events
YTD Raised: £7,652.74Disability Snowsport provides opportunities for people with a disability to participate in skiing and snowboarding. It is our goal to help the individual improve their quality of life and transfer the benefits that they can from taking part to their everyday life.
The Fostering Network
(UK, 280852) Browse events
YTD Raised: £7,615.07The Fostering Network is the UK's leading charity for foster care. We are dedicated to making foster care better for nearly 63,000 children in foster care in the UK.
Grove Cottage
(UK, 1122298) Browse events
YTD Raised: £7,588.41Grove Cottage, the home of Bishops Stortford Mencap, provides social and educational activities for people of all ages with learning disability: to develop their potential, avoid social isolation by supporting lifelong friendships and to provide respite for their families.
The Dame Vera Lynn Trust For Children With Cerebral Palsy
(UK, 1089657) Browse events
YTD Raised: £7,582.05The Dame Vera Lynn Trust provides a specialist service for families of young children with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. Parents and children are taught using the principles of Conductive Education at our School for Parents in West Sussex & Suffolk. All services are offered free of charge.
Open Hands
(UK, 1136482) Browse events
YTD Raised: £7,535.90Open Hands is a registered UK charity that is determined to relieve poverty in Romania. We support neglected and orphaned children, as well as children and adults with learning difficulties. We work closely with Romanian charities and individuals in order to make a difference. Open Hands formed in May 2010 following years of volunteering within Romania. Some of the things we do and have done are: driving thousands of shoe boxes and many donations over to the vulnerable children we support, we built a playground outside a childrens home,we are supporting and providing equipment for a new autism day centre in northern Romania, arranged an operation to save a boys sight and are supporting a hospital with play therapy equipment for children from institutions. We also regularly help the very impoverished Roma community by buying new stoves,wood and food. Romania remains one of the poorest countries in Europe with 25% of Romanians still living under the poverty line of $1 a day, according to recent statistics, 1 within 3 children are living in poverty. Please help and stand together with us to make a difference in the lives of the poor and needy.
Allsorts
(UK, 1153484) Browse events
YTD Raised: £7,500.52Allsorts is a friendly and welcoming charity that supports children with any disability or additional need and their families. We offer a wide range of services for the whole family, with an emphasis on having fun and supporting each other. We realise that individuals have differing needs, and we try to adapt and respond to what members say they want. Most of our Coordinators and Trustees have children of our own with disabilities and additional needs. Together we build an inclusive and positive community that brings out the best in us and in our children. Allsorts activities are based in Stroud District, but invite members from the whole of Gloucestershire. We welcome families with children 0 – 24 years with any disability or additional need, with or without diagnosis. Allsorts is run by members for members. We always listen to what our families tell us they want and try to give them the services they say they need. We have a positive attitude towards parenting children with disabilities, as we know both how challenging and rewarding it can be. We try to offer a range of activities for the whole family, including parents, carers and siblings, as well as disabled children of different ages and abilities. Families tell us that one of the most useful things for them is to belong to a friendly and proactive network of people who know what it's like to have a child with additional needs. Where possible, Allsorts likes to work in partnership with other organisations in the area. This means we can share resources, information and ideas so as to give the best support possible for families. Allsorts was set up in 2009 by merging the existing toy library and a parent/carer group under a new name. Since then, we have grown quickly, in terms of membership, staff and activities. All our services take place within Stroud District, but families can join from across Gloucestershire. Our ever increasing membership shows that there is a real need for tailored support for families who have children with disabilities or additional needs
Infertility Network UK
(UK, 1099960) Browse events
YTD Raised: £7,360.98Infertility Network UK provides help, support and information to people who are struggling to conceive. We are there for everyone, right through their journey, whatever the outcome. This year, we are launching our 2nd National Fertility Awareness Week (27 Oct - 2 Nov) so please get behind us!
The Lake District Calvert Trust
(UK, 270923) Browse events
YTD Raised: £7,344.60The Lake District Calvert Trust provides residential outdoor activity courses for people of all ages with physical, sensory, learning, behavioural and/or mental disabilities. Its mission is to challenge disability through outdoor adventure. Pioneering equipment adaptations, and intensive, instructor-led activity programmes (that include climbing, abseiling, canoeing, sailing, horse/trap driving, archery, orienteering and paragliding), provide an environment whose aims are to teach, challenge, motivate, engender confidence in ability, promote independence, and foster integration. All instructors are highly trained and specialist qualified, and the facilities are specially adapted and fully accessible to all. The Lake District Calvert Trust provides a unique and life-changing experience for those with disabilities, who are encouraged to believe that it’s what you CAN do that counts.
Jeremiah's Journey
(UK, 1144431) Browse events
YTD Raised: £7,225.85Supports bereaved children and their families in and around Plymouth. It mainly offers support through a group programme which uses creative activities to encourage healthy grieving and happy memories. In the last year it has supported nearly 200 children who have had someone special to them die.
The Log Cabin
(UK, 275183) Browse events
YTD Raised: £7,144.33An inclusive adventure playground for children and young people with special needs and disabilities. The aim is to make a positive difference to the lives of children who have special needs, a disability or are in need by providing exciting and stimulating play opportunities in a safe, caring and fun environment.
A Smile For A Child
(UK, 1123357) Browse events
YTD Raised: £7,130.27It helps disabled children and young people to progress in sport. This is done by it buying sports equipment for them to use . It could be something small and simple to something large like a sports wheelchair. Whatever it is the charity wants it to make a difference to that childs life.
Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre
(UK, 218063) Browse events
YTD Raised: £7,045.33DCHC gives approximately 450 residential holidays a year to disadvantaged children from Derby and Derbyshire. Nominated children come from homes where the impact of financial hardship, deprivation or abuse has created a situation where stress is common and there are few comforts.
Cherry Trees
(UK, 800222) Browse events
YTD Raised: £6,941.66Cherry Trees provides home from home respite care for children and young people with severe learning and physical disabilities. We recognise that these children are best looked after at home but, because of their very special needs, they require very special care, often 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It’s not surprising then that from time to time both they and their families need a break. Cherry Trees is that special place, providing professional care in a safe and loving environment, where every child is valued for who they are. It is a community that values them and enables them to spend time with friends whilst their families have a much-needed break. Founded in 1980 by a group of parents and doctors, Cherry Trees has become a lifeline for the families of more than100 children and young people who are regularly cared for here – for a few hours, a weekend or even a couple of weeks.
Fara Foundation
(UK, 1139349) Browse events
YTD Raised: £6,909.14FARA is a registered charity both in UK and Romania and has been actively working with orphaned and abandoned children in Romania since 1991. The charity is dedicated to transforming the lives of some of the poorest and most marginalised children providing care, education and life skills.
Exeter Foundation
(UK, 1143121) Browse events
YTD Raised: £6,866.00The Exeter Foundation The main aim to the Exeter Foundation is to provide the City of Exeter and its surrounding areas with a ‘Civic Trust’ that will promote the community and pursue the vision of people who live and work there. The Foundation acts as a fundraising body with a commitment to the future prosperity of Greater Exeter, and also as a vehicle for promoting collective civic pride. The Exeter Foundation was born out of the desire by Exeter Chiefs and a group of Exeter businessmen to create a focus for the future of the city and its surroundings, for the benefit of all citizens. Its aim is to create a sense of community to promote civic events, culture and heritage. Local money helping local people via various fundraising mediums.
Spotlight UK
(UK, 1129258) Browse events
YTD Raised: £6,775.00In our Spotlight UK headquarters and around the Basingstoke area we provided inclusive activities at affordable prices for all ages. We provide support groups for parents/carers of children with special needs and disability, support groups for young carers, foster children and siblings of children who have special needs or disability. The charity currently funds approximately 90 children in weekly activities from low income families. Without this vital support from Spotlight UK many young people would be on the streets and venerable to negative influences.