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Stirling Carers Centre
(UK, SC020213) Browse events
YTD Raised: £300.00
(UK, SC020213) Stirling Carers Centre offers free, confidential and impartial personalised services to over 1500 unpaid adult carers and 250 young carers per year. For more information about the Centre and the services we offer, please visit www.stirlingcarers.co.uk. Thank you for choosing to donate to Stirling Carers Centre. Every penny we raise helps us to make a difference in the lives of unpaid carers in the heart of Scotland.
South Wales MS Therapy Centre
(UK, 701740) Browse events
YTD Raised: £300.00The Centre has been running for 23 years and is financed from collections, donations and contributions. It provides Oxygen Therapy, Physiotherapy and other alternative therapies to help people manage some of the symptoms associated with MS and hopefully improve quality of life. This is achieved within a warm, friendly and caring environment where people can talk to others that understand.
Radiomarathon
(UK, 1065089) Browse events
YTD Raised: £300.00Supporting people with learning difficulties! The aim of Radiomarathon is to support people with special needs and their families and carers, and highlight the issues they face, increasing insight and awareness.
Climb Any Mountain
(UK, 1149311) Browse events
YTD Raised: £296.40Climb Any Mountain is an organisation established to provide support and empowerment to those in need, by reason of learning disability and mental illness in South Africa. Climb Any Mountain is committed to fostering the independence of all people with learning disabilities and mental illness.
Lincolnshire Rape Crisis
(UK, 1154562) Browse events
YTD Raised: £295.00Lincolnshire Rape Crisis is a specialist support service for women and girls in Lincolnshire who have experienced any form of sexual abuse at any time in their lives. We provide support and information for women and girls through our helpline, email, one to one support sessions, group sessions, and counselling. We listen and believe.
Richmond Citizens Advice Bureaux Service
(UK, 1085878) Browse events
YTD Raised: £295.00We help our clients with the issues that are important to them, whatever they may be. We provide financial and money management training in schools and across community groups. We campaign for change to improve the policies and practices that affect people’s lives.
Home-Start Daventry and South Northants
(UK, 1105831) Browse events
YTD Raised: £290.00Home-Start Daventry and South Northants supports parents that are experiencing difficult and stressful situations such as isolation, bereavement, multiple births, disability and illness. Volunteers help to build the family's confidence and ability to cope
Herts & Beds COUNSELLING FOUNDATION
(UK, 1014988) Browse events
YTD Raised: £290.00The Counselling Foundation in Luton provides a low-cost counselling service, which aims to support the emotional well-being of those in our local community and surrounding areas. We offer long-term and short-term counselling, depending on the issues to be explored and the needs of the individual.
Huddersfield Samaritans
(UK, 258377) Browse events
YTD Raised: £276.20Samaritans 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.
Plymouth Highbury Trust
(UK, 252165) Browse events
YTD Raised: £275.00Plymouth Society for Mentally Handicapped, more recently known as Plymouth Highbury Trust (for people with a Learning Disability) was established in 1956. For over 50 years, the Charity has been providing an ever increasing number of services and resources for the Learning Disabled Community in the Plymouth area. Over 500 people plus their families and carers currently use the following: Residential - 12 people living on site; twice weekly daytime activity Orbit club; twice weekly evening social club; Advocacy, Enabling, Appointee Services, weekday Community Support Service; In brief Plymouth Highbury Trust is a "one stop Community Hub" for the Learning Disabled Community in the Plymouth area and is highly regarded by Plymouth Social Services and other professionals. We are currently fund raising to purchase a much needed new specially adapted mini bus with rear wheelchair lift to replace an ageing, increasingly unreliable mini bus which has broken down on a number of occasions. This, despite regular servicing and maintenance. Your support will be very much appreciated.
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.
Imagine Independence
(UK, 1010203) Browse events
YTD Raised: £265.00
(UK, 1010203) Imagine Independence is a charity with a positive approach to mental health and works to promote opportunities for people to live a full and independent life. Imagine Independence has spent the last four decades working within the mental health sector to improve the lives of its service users.
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.
Off the Record B&NES
(UK, 1072322) Browse events
YTD Raised: £255.23Off the Record is the only independent charity offering information, guidance and listening, emotional and advocacy support to children and young people in the Bath and North East Somerset area (B&NES).
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.
Home-Start Richmond Upon Thames
(UK, 1108975) Browse events
YTD Raised: £245.00Who we are We are Home-Start Richmond, the local branch of the national family support charity which currently supports 1 in 237 families in the UK. Parenting young children can be difficult at the best of times but when you have other issues or problems to cope with as well, it can become overwhelming. This is where Home-Start can help. What we do Last year we supported 250 families with over 500 children in the borough of Richmond upon Thames. We have about 100 home-visiting volunteers who are trained to support families (with at least one child under 5) who are experiencing difficulties such as post-natal depression, isolation, disability of parent or child, bereavement or a combination of factors that impact on their children’s development. Help us to support parents to give local children a better start in life. For more information, please visit www.homestart-richmond.org.uk.
Hoylake Cottage
(UK, 515591) Browse events
YTD Raised: £245.00Hoylake Cottage is a valued community charitable trust that provides high quality care to older people and those with dementia. We embrace the fundamental principles of good practice, active living, independence and freedom of choice, support for families and carers and investment in staff.
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.
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.
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.
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