Saint Andre Home was founded by the Good Shepherd Sisters in 1940 as a home for pregnant girls. Our services included: 1) a residential treatment program for pregnant young women and parenting mothers with children, and 2) an adoption program
Founded in 1973, the Rome Area Heritage Foundation was established to help identify and preserve historic sites and artifacts in the Rome-Floyd County area. The volunteer-based non-profit organization remains closely affiliated with governmental ag
We the Hampshire Narrow Gauge Railway Trust are a not for profit Charity that provides locomotives on loan to other Railway Charities and We desperately need your support !! ‘Cloister’ is one of the few remaining original ‘Quarry Hunslet’ locomotives built by the Hunslet Engine Company of Leeds in 1891 for the Dinorwic Slate Quarry at Llanberis, she was named ‘Cloister’ after the winner of the 1893 Grand National. ‘Cloister’s’ original job was to haul Slate wagons on galleries half way up a mountain which she did for more than 70 years. After 70 years service ‘Cloister’ was somewhat down at heel and a great deal of money time and effort was invested to return her to serviceable condition by 1998 ten years have passed and we must now replace her boiler tubes and get her through her 10 year tests and it is the cost of this work for which we desperately need your help. The sum we need is £4440 please help us keep ‘Cloister’ running So please donate whatever sum you can to our justgiving.com website appeal
Abbeyfield & Wesley provides a range of housing and support for older people, including those with dementia. Our aim is to help older people retain independence, avoid loneliness and sustain their links with the local community.
St John's Pre-school is a community Pre-school, a member of the Pre-school Learning Alliance (PLA) and with a charitable status, owned and run by the parents of the children attending the Group.
ACRE (Action for Communities in Rural England) has been helping rural communities to help themselves for more than 25 years. Our nationwide Network of 38 rural community councils delivers practical hands-on support in 11,000 communities, reaching 52,000 grassroots organisations. Our Network members, many of whom date back 90 years, have a long and fruitful history of making a difference to rural life. ACRE was formed in 1987 to bring them together under one umbrella. At a local level: ACRE and its Network support communities with a huge variety of projects and services. A few examples of our work include: Advice for the 80,000 volunteers who run England’s 10,000 village halls Village SOS is a learning, outreach and support programme funded by the Big Lottery, which inspires communities to set up their own social enterprises. Befriending and support for elderly and vulnerable people through our Village Agent and Good Neighbour schemes Setting up community transport and volunteer car schemes, to help people reach essential health services. Running oil buying clubs to help rural dwellers save money on heating their homes. Helping young people to gain experience and forge careers in rural sectors, such as dairy farming. On the national stage: ACRE’s vision is to be the voice of rural communities - we ensure rural issues are heard at the highest level in Government. We work with policy makers to help them understand the impact of policies on rural communities We lobby MPs to try to ensure a fair deal for rural communities How your Donation Helps £10 Will enable us to give one valuable information sheet to a village hall free of charge. £500 Will buy a new Community Buildings guide. £1,000 Will provide a training day for community advisers £2,000 Will buy a scooter for use as transport through the Rural Wheels to Work scheme. £10,000 A research project which will influence the sustainability of rural communities.
Dearne Valley Special Olympics Group enables children and adults with a learning disability to learn, train and compete in equestrian activities. The group is volunteer led, located in South Yorkshire, and is a branch of Special Olympics GB. Our riders all have a significant intellectual disability and benefit from weekly riding lessons and horse care activities which teach them communication, independence and physical skills so that they can take part in regional and national Special Olympics events.
Help an East Coast Child relieves children and young people residing on the East Coast, who are in necessitous circumstances, by the provision of facilities and/or equipment, holidays, recreational and other leisure-time activities. Many of these children have special needs, disabilities and, in some cases, life threatening illnesses
West Suffolk Headway is a rehabilitative support service for people with an acquired brain injury and those who care for them. The charity offers advice, support, rehabilitation and day services to anyone (over the age of 16) who has, during their lifetime, suffered a brain injury through traumatic accident, stroke, virus, tumour or other similar event.Based in Bury St Edmunds, its service supports people across the regions of west Suffolk and south Norfolk.Annually, an estimated 135,000 people are admitted to hospital as a consequence of a brain injury. The effects of the condition are often devastating and can include physical disability, memory loss, speech problems and rapid mood changes.Working to a bespoke care plan and within a rehabilitative framework, members are supported in individual and group-based activities specifically designed to help relearn skills that may have been lost as a result of the injury.Some will return to work, either paid or voluntary. Others may access further education. For most, increasing their daily independence and improvement of life will be their goal.Each year the charity is tasked with raising £30,000 through essential fundraising and the generosity of public donations to ensure the continuation of the service. Therefore, the importance of support given by each and every individual can never be underestimated.