It provides day care for frail, lonely and disabled older people. Its adapted minibus transports them to and from the Centre, Monday to Friday. It provides personal care, friendship and social stimulation. It also provides morning coffee (or tea), lunch and afternoon tea.
HOBY UK has over 14 years experience of running residential seminars and one-day workshops for 14-18 year-olds. Our main focus is LEADERSHIP. We work with schools, youth groups and families across the country and internationally. We employ a social change model of leadership, which aims to: •Build self-awareness and confidence •Develop leadership skills •Inspire young people to contribute to their community by volunteering. All our workshops and seminars are led by our talented, committed young volunteers. Most of them attended our programme themselves and want to pass on the experience to others. Last year our volunteers worked with 130 young people and between them they delivered over 3,000 volunteer hours. At HOBY UK, we believe that young people aren’t just the leaders of tomorrow, they can make a real impact today.
Eclipse is a registered charity that seeks to meet the needs of people within the Milton Keynes area. We provide a general counselling service but have particular expertise and experience in the area of addiction counselling. We provide a free counselling service to all those referred to us, particularly those involving addiction issues and drug and alcohol problems.
We have a number of societies and students who are fundraising for a number of fantastic causes, including local, national and international charities and for their own projects! You can have a look at our current live fundraisers below or search in the bar above to find a society/student fundraiser. You can also support our societies and students by setting up your own fundraiser for their cause!
Sunderland and North Durham Royal Society for the Blind started it's life in 1873, and has a continuing history of helping blind and partially sighted people in the area. Support is needed to continue and develop it's services, to help more people become and remain independant.
Helen Jones CA was 28 years old when her life was taken from her by a terrorist bomb on London's Underground system. To keep alive her memory, The Helen Jones Appeal Fund has been launched. In accordance with the wishes of Helen's family, the Fund aims to provide financial support for pupils from the Lockerbie area to pursue their accountancy, finance and business studies at University.
Respite playscheme for children with special needs. Providing fun session for children, while parents and sibling spend time doing activities they normally could not do
The charity presents and preserves the military heritage associated with the men and women who have served in the regiments of Devon and Dorset for over 300 years. The charity seeks to help others in the broader family framework particularly with research.
The Kangaroo Club was the very first support group to be set up for ileo-anal pouch patients in 1991 at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. It is now the operation of choice for most individuals suffering with Ulcerative Colitis or FAP Regular meetings provide a great source of encouragement and support for patients about to undergo this operation.
Abbeyfield Gloucestershire is a charity dedicated to making the lives of older people easier and more fulfilling through the provision of highly sheltered housing. It is a member of the much wider Abbeyfield group of charities.
Cultivate Aberdeen is a community initiative that aims to provide food-growing and sustainable practice education and facilities to local areas across Aberdeen; designed, developed, and sustained by local communities. Our mission is to grow for people, grow for the planet, and grow for wildlife.
Lanark Lodge Friends Association is a charity which helps people who have disabilities
The Maasai Rafiki Project is a non-profit making organisation established in May 2009. It is run by a group of Merseyside doctors and nurses. We have established links with a Maasai community in Northern Tanzania. We are raising money to: • Provide clean water • Provide basic healthcare • Provide basic education • Empower individuals with the skills and resources to develop and improve their own community so that any changes we make are sustainable. We believe that every penny that is donated to The Maasai Rafiki Project should go to where it is needed most.So you can be confident that every penny you give to us goes directly towards providing the Maasai people in Meserani with clean water, healthcare and education.
Strathearn Artspace (known as Strathearn Arts) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Our charitable status means that profits go to support our future work & facility improvements. We also aim to reach beyond our walls, to work with other groups to make the arts more widely accessible.
Sonning PTA organises events to raise money for the school. It has improved the outdoor play areas and is raising money to make sure the new classrooms that are about to be bulit will be fully equipped. The PTA will donate 10% of all sponsorship money raised to the Haiti Appeal.