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SWEDA
(UK, 1056441) Browse events
YTD Raised: £276.20
(UK, 1056441) Having an eating disorder, or supporting someone who has, can be a distressing and bewildering experience. Somerset and Wessex Eating Disorders Association (SWEDA) offers a range of services throughout Somerset and the surrounding area. Based at Shepton Mallet in Somerset, in the Southwest of England (UK), we provide support to anyone affected by eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, compulsive eating, binge eating disorder and all related conditions. Our services include Counselling Services, a monthly Self help Support Group, Training and Presentations for Health Professionals and GPs, and an Outreach and Community Support programme, working with young people in Secondary Schools and four of the major Colleges in the county. We are here to support and listen to you, wherever you are on your journey.
Huddersfield Samaritans
(UK, 258377) Browse events
YTD Raised: £276.20
(UK, 258377) Samaritans Vision is that fewer people die by suicide. We work to achieve this vision by making it our mission to alleviate emotional distress and reduce the incidence of suicide feelings and suicidal behaviour.
Catalyst
(UK, 1075892) Browse events
YTD Raised: £275.00Catalyst works with people with alcohol, drug, mental health and wellbeing issues throughout Surrey. We help people change and grow by means of skilled staff and volunteers offering a personal and non-judgmental approach which builds resilience.
Islington Giving
(UK, 207499) Browse events
YTD Raised: £275.00Despite being home to some of the richest people in the country, Islington is also home to some of the poorest. Islington has some shocking statistics: the second highest level of child poverty in London and the fourth in England, the lowest life expectancy for men in London, and the highest level of depression and mental ill health in London. Islington Giving is a campaign asking residents and businesses to give what they can, be it money or time, to make a real difference to the community and people’s lives. To date, Islington Giving has supported over 40 projects which address our three key themes; Investing in Young People, Tackling Poverty and Confronting Isolation. Click here to read more about the projects we support. Much has been achieved so far but there is still so much to be done. We are incredibly grateful for your generous support. Visit www.islingtongiving.org.uk for more information.
Middlesbrough Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre
(UK, 701138) Browse events
YTD Raised: £270.95Middlesbrough MS Therapy Centre is an independant local charity that provides a unique service of therapies and support to MS sufferers their families and carers.
York Samaritans
(UK, 253333) Browse events
YTD Raised: £270.00Samaritans provides confidential emotional support 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide. We don't make judgements, and we don't offer advice. The York branch was founded in 1967 and is one of 202 branches nationwide. We aim to have two telephone lines manned 24 hours and day, 365 days a year, and are open 12 hours a day to visitors. All of this is made possible by over 120 volunteers who take 1400 calls and respond to 500 emails and texts a month. This dedication is supported by generous public donations which are our sole source of income. Your support in helping us keep open is greatly appreciated.
HoneyRose Foundation
(UK, 1109867) Browse events
YTD Raised: £265.00The HoneyRose Foundation helps people who are terminally ill (aged 40 years and above) to do something special before the end of their life. We have numerous fundraisers each year. We are the only charity in the country to help this age group in this way.
SWWOP
(UK, 1109759) Browse events
YTD Raised: £263.00Heres some of what we do:Evening street outreach 4 x per week Advocacy/Signposting /Advice Needle exchange Free condoms Health awareness pregnancy support Dodgy Punter info Intensive support to exit street prostitution For more info visit www.swwop.org
Early Break
(UK, 1072052) Browse events
YTD Raised: £260.00Early Break offer free counselling, advice and treatment for children, young people and their families who have issues regarding drugs and alcohol in Bury, Rochdale, and East Lancashire. For more information please visit our website at www.earlybreak.co.uk or like/follow our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/earlybreakuk) and Twitter feed (@EarlybreakUK)
RECOVERY
(UK, 1125395) Browse events
YTD Raised: £260.00RECOVERY campaigns for freedom from compulsion for survivors of Mental Health problems. It educates the wider public to understand that it is best for everyone to choose voluntarily their own treatment. It finds the best ways to Mental Health and provides self-help groups in Centering Therapy, CARAT (Complementary, Alternative Remedies and Therapies) and Independent Advocacy.
The Link Charitable Trust
(UK, 1166207) Browse events
YTD Raised: £260.00The Link Charitable Trust is a newly formed charity based in Redcar which has grown out of a recognisable identified need. The Trust aims to enable and promote good health for children, young people and their families, in particular, but not exclusively, by supporting families suffering from emotional well-being and mental health issues. It will offer regular parent drop in support sessions as well as offering free educational training programs including a Mental Health First Aid course and Adult Resilience.
Wallingford Babybar
(UK, 1162617) Browse events
YTD Raised: £260.00
(UK, 1162617) Thank you for visiting our profile page on MyDonate. Baby Bar is an independent charity which runs a weekly, free-to-use support group for new and new-ish mums. We primarily focus on offering informed support on infant feeding, especially breastfeeding, and associated issues such as sleep, weaning and going back to work. At Baby Bar volunteers will make new clients feel welcome and offer home made refreshments. Peer supporters who are mums with at least 6 months of personal breastfeeding experience and who have attended at least one specialist training course can provide assistance on many issues. Rachel FitzD, our experienced infant feeding consultant and midwife, is qualified to diagnose and deal with issues such as tongue tie, thrush and mastitis. It’s FREE to use. However it costs money to run and is an independent charity, so if you want to support us then we welcome donations HERE! We need to raise £3000 every year to stay open. Please support us! Charity No: 1162617 Find out more Website http://wallingfordbabybar.wordpress.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wallingfordbabybar/timeline
Radio City Cash for Kids
(UK, 1122062RC) Browse events
YTD Raised: £251.00Cash for Kids aims to support local children under the age of 18, who are financially, socially, emotionally or physically less advantaged. Additionally to encourage healthy lifestyle options by promoting physical, mental and general wellbeing of children and adolescents within the Radio City Cash for Kids region.
The Red Lipstick Foundation
(UK, 1159195) Browse events
YTD Raised: £250.00Promotingthe charity 'The Red Lipstick Foundation started by our family in June2014 following the death of our much loved daughter, sister, twin,auntie,granddaughterand friend. We are based in Hampshire. Brittany took her life the day before her 20th birthday and left our world in chaos. We named our charity the ‘RedLipstickFoundation’ as Brittany was such a make up fanatic. She loved her bright red lipstick and it suited her vivacious and crazy personality. She was a stunning, hilarious and quirky member of our big family. Her death was extremely unexpected as to everyone she was the life and soul of the party with a permanent cheery smile. None of us will ever know what that smile concealed and we have now made it our mission to try and help other families in our situation and to raise awareness of mental health issues.
Headway Wearside
(UK, 1140910) Browse events
YTD Raised: £250.00Headway Wearside is a challenging and visible charity established in 2010 in Sunderland and surrounding areas. Our aim is to promote understanding of all aspects of Acquired Brain injury , to provide information, activities and support services to survivors of brain injury their families and carers. Headway Wearside Commitments We are a service user lead project that promotes independence, empowerment, social inclusion and re integration with our members planning twice monthly social activities and events. We work with Families and carers and help to ensure that families that take most of the strain have support and guidance that may help to relive the pressure when they need it most.
Time to Talk West Berkshire
(UK, 1155235) Browse events
YTD Raised: £245.00Thank you for visiting our profile page on MyDonate. Time to Talk West Berkshire is a free, confidential counselling service for young people between the age of 11 and 25, who live, work or are educated in West Berkshire.
DRUM Watford
(UK, 10448369) Browse events
YTD Raised: £237.00DRUM is a small registered charity and user led service based in Watford. We provide day services to adults with physical and/or sensory disabilities. DRUM was first formed in October 1994 by a small group of disabled volunteers who wanted to meet up with like-minded people and pursue art activities within the local community. Nearly 20 years on and DRUM now supports over 60 disabled members and 100+ carers. Most of our members were not born with a disability and most had led busy lives, working hard and bringing up their families, when their lives were suddenly turned upside down by illness. Many first come to DRUM with feelings of depression and isolation. Many rely on care and support from a relative or friend. Some carers just need a couple of hours in order to do some shopping, meet friends or get some sleep but others may be juggling paid work with their unpaid caring responsibilities at home.
Home-Start Warrington
(UK, 1116515) Browse events
YTD Raised: £230.00Home-Start Warrington is a part of the UK's leading family support charity. Through a network of trained parent volunteers Home-Start Warrington supports parents who are struggling to cope. Our families need support for many reasons including post-natal depression, the illness of a parent or child, disability, bereavement or social isolation. Parents supporting other parents: it's a simple idea that really works. Home-Start Warrington trains parent volunteers who then befriend and support families with at least one child under five. They help to give children the best possible start in life by supporting the whole family. They work to prevent difficult times from creating permanent problems.
CO-Gas Safety, The Carbon Monoxide And Gas Safety Society
(UK, 1048370) Browse events
YTD Raised: £230.00CO-Gas Safety is an independent registered charity that works to try to prevent unintentional deaths and injuries from carbon monoxide and other gas dangers, including all products of combustion. The charity also helps victims and their families. The charity also lobbies government and industry with regard to prevention. We run a schools poster competition to raise awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide etc. for ages 10-11 in North England, South England, Scotland and Wales. We would prefer prime time public health warnings on TV but we can’t afford these. We also collect, collate and publish data on unintentional deaths and injuries and have been doing this since 1995. We have probably the best data in the UK. We try to check every death with the Coroner concerned and we are the only body to have had its data independently validated by a statistician.
BAND
(UK, 1060822) Browse events
YTD Raised: £230.00BAND is a voluntary mental health organisation supporting people within the Borough of Bolton who live with mental health problems to reach their full potential as defined by themselves.
Shropshire Mind
(UK, 1003117) Browse events
YTD Raised: £229.00Shropshire Mind was established almost 40 years ago and provides a diverse range of quality services, across the County for the one in four people and their families acknowledged to be affected by mental or emotional distress.We help to bridge the gap between illness and full independence for service users. Some people need support in many areas of their lives, others in just a few, some for long periods of time, others for only a short while.Respect for users, with justice and equality of access to services are part of our vision that everyone has the right to live equally with others and to enjoy a good quality of life. We try to enable service users to play the fullest possible part in the communities in which they live. We work in partnership with clients to ensure their right to make choices is preserved. We are also striving to reduce the debilitation, alienation, stigma and social isolation experienced by vulnerable people living in rural areas. Our work includes group work based at our Shrewsbury premises and also at venues in Ludlow, Whitchurch, Bridgnorth and Market Drayton, with the aim of establishing additional groups across the county. Shropshire Mind has an established and trained volunteer base and a small number of paid staff who run specific projects. The charity has a board of trustees who meet as the Executive Committee and of those trustees there are elected officers – Chair, Treasurer and Secretary.
Northampton Samaritans
(UK, 259631) Browse events
YTD Raised: £225.00Northampton Samaritans were founded in 1968 and is now based at 2 St Michaels Avenue. Samaritans are always here, round the clock every single day of the year so that people can talk to us about whatever is getting to them. A safe place - as volunteers we're ordinary people who keep what you say between us. You can be yourself, whoever you are, however you feel, whatever life's done to you. We're a charity and it's with your kind donations that we keep our service open to people who are struggling to cope.
Derwentside Mind
(UK, 701576) Browse events
YTD Raised: £225.00Derwentside Mind is a small independent mental health charity based in Derwentside our offices are in Stanley & Consett, County Durham. We deal with people within primary care services. We provide practical and emotional support to people from 14+ years. If you suffer from feelings of depression, anxiety, confusion and loneliness due to emotional, physical or mental illness, and are finding it difficult to cope, perhaps we can help. Derwentside Mind is an Equal Opportunites organisation our doors are open to all, assessments will be carried out for anyone wishing to access our services. Standard for Commitment to Quality "Derwentside Mind is publicly committed to providing a quality of service that anticipates, meets and exceeds the needs and expectations of service users, volunteers, workers and other stakeholders. Derwentside Mind has adopted Mind's values and principles." (Quality Management in Mind) Any Service-Users/Volunteers/Stakeholders who are interested in being a part of the Quality Standards, and reviewing the organisations Planning, Policies, Procedures and Services, please contact Brenda Greener on 01207 591705/785 your input and participation is very important. "We strive to provide good quality mental health services, which reflect the needs of individuals within DERWENTSIDE" Our Aims: Empowering people to recognise their needs and aspirations, promoting personal control and independence. Provides services which, by raising public awareness, work positively in combating stigma and prejudice. Provides flexible, open-door, accessible and informal services which respect and value individuals' needs and experiences. Enables people experiencing emotional distress to lead an improved quality of life in the community. Promotes social inclusion and works towards achieving a shift in attitude of the business and social communities.
Syeda
(UK, 1114451) Browse events
YTD Raised: £220.00Syeda supports anyone in the South Yorkshire region who is affected by an eating disorder whether that be the person who has the eating disorder or those that care for them.
Denbighshire Home-Start
(UK, 1118968) Browse events
YTD Raised: £220.00Across the UK more than 16,000 Home-Start volunteers visit families at home each week, supporting parents in situations as diverse as isolation, bereavement, multiple births, illness, disability or who are just finding parenting a struggle. They provide non-judgemental practical and emotional support and help build the family’s confidence and ability to cope. Home-Start runs more services and has more volunteers supporting more families than any other family support charity in the UK. Home-Start Denbighshire covers the whole county of Denbighshire and receives referrals from many different places including schools, health visitors and even the option to self refer.Thank you for visiting our profile page on MyDonate. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer for Denbighshire Home-Start we would love to hear from you.All of our volunteers are fully trained with a 30+ hour preparation course covering all the subjects you should need to become a volunteer. The course can also be accredited with CERTA if you wished which would result you gaining credits.All of our volunteers will also be fully DBS checked before being matched with a family to support for this truly worthwhile service.If you would like to have some more information about volunteering for us then please do not hesitate to ring the office on 01745 814819 or email the office on [email protected] and we will endeavour to answer any questions you may have.Please donate to support our cause. Charity No: 1118968 Find out more Website http://homestartdenbighshire.wordpress.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/denbighshire.start/ Twitter https://twitter.com/DenbighH_Start YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGHDfkEq5GYnZoliJ6BbWKw