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Look Ahead Housing and Care Limited
(UK, 21004R) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00
(UK, 21004R) Look Ahead supports around 6,000 people across London and the South East each year. People who for a variety of reasons may need some extra support to achieve their goals, realise their dreams and live independently. For more information please visit www.lookahead.org.uk.
Hammerson House
(UK, 286002) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00Hammerson House is a Jewish residential care home, looking after the daily needs of 96 elderly and frail individuals. The Home is committed to providing quality care in an environment that respects the needs of the individual and seeks to encourage a quality of life and sense of well-being.
BeachAbility
(UK, 410) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00BeachAbility is a charity in Jersey that provides manual, ballooned wheel chairs available for use on the beach. The chairs roll over sand stones and slipways with ease and are available for anyone that needs help with their mobility. The chairs are available to use on a "free to loan" basis.
Tate house playgroup
(UK, 1031390) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00We offer a safe and inclusive environment where everyones welcomeWe continue to serve the local community and endeavor to provide excellent standard of educationWe strive to expand and challenge learning by working in partnership with parents to enable children to be active and independent learners
HNHA (UK, XN20461) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00HNHA offers over 40 years experience of caring for elderly people, either in Extra Care Housing or Residential care. We can also provide a flexible domiciliary care service in your home, or a hot meals on wheels delivery service to your home.
Retreat House Chester
(UK, 1163330) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00At Retreat House Chester we believe that the ancient practice of retreat has much to offer people today, and that sometimes we need to do this in ways that fit with contemporary daily living. So we seek to offer retreat in the city - local, non-residential and open to all.
Fast Housing For Haiti
(UK, 1134488) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00FHFH supports Haiti's construction industry to provide long term sustainable housing to the thousands made homeless by the earthquake. Donations will provide production equipment, training and shipping of machinery donated by the UK concrete industry to help meet the incredible demand for new homes.
The Brick Homeless Project
(UK, 506518) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00
(UK, 506518) The Brick aims to help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. We help people move from crisis to a more settled way of life through practical help, confidence building and giving them the opportunity to make better life choices. The Brick Project has now been operating for four years. In this time, we have developed and redeveloped our services many times to find exactly what works with the local homeless popula-tion and we are still learning.We developed initially out of a need to have an intermediary service between the Council and rough sleepers, who, lets face it are not always easy people to deal with.From 2003 we have been forging links with homeless people, endeavouring to let them know that there is someone who cares about them and that when they are ready to move on there is someone to help them.The Brick was housed in the old Bricklayers Arms in Hallgate from 2008 and this is where it got it's name. In April 2013 we moved to Rowbottom Square behind Library Street in the centre of Wigan and have gone from being merely a drop-in to becoming a place where people are actively encouraged to participate in all we have to offer in the way of life skills and being supported to make a change. We offer a hot lunch to those participating in the training and we all sit down as a family. Very often we are the closest that some people have had as a family for years, and we encourage good manners and respect for each other. There are usually several clients volunteering to clear and wash up after lunch and we feel that this is an important part of being included. We have had many successes recently with housing difficult clients and this is in no small part because of better joint working with Housing, Health and Solicitors. Most of our work is unsung but we spend a lot of time listening to people and this helps someone who is usually passed over and ignored to feel valued. This may also lead to hearing about a small issue, which, if left unresolved might mean that they could lose their tenancy or have a big impact on their health. It is this service which saves money in the long term for statutory services but is so easy to give. We also make phone calls for clients, which again We find a holistic approach to a client’s journey usually has the best effect, as it is rare that housing someone alone will put an end to their problems. We also run a very successful food parcel scheme; drawing in the local community which seems to have taken us to their hearts. We have accepted donations of dried and tinned food from Churches, Schools, businesses and individuals and we are constantly sur-prised how it keeps flowing in. The scheme was initially for our cli-ents that were finding it difficult to manage, but because of the generosity of the community, we have rolled the scheme out to other Agencies in the Borough that deal with vulnerable and destitute people. When our clients are successful in se-curing a tenancy, very often they move in with just the clothes they stand up in. To ensure that they suc-ceed in a tenancy we work to help them first of all get their gas and electricity set up and working, then we obtain the basic necessities for them. This includes things like a kettle, a microwave, light bulbs, cleaning equipment, a duvet and bedding and a food parcel. This tides them over until we can get furniture delivered to them and can make the difference between wanting to succeed and actually wondering if they are better off at all. We then work with them over the next few months to ensure that they integrate into the community and are able to succeed in their tenancy. Our Help Shop in Gidlow Lane provides them with furniture and we work with them to make their space look like a home. Through-out all this we visit them and they continue to visit the project until they can stand on their own feet. With some, this is a few weeks but with others this can take months, but all the time we are there to offer help and support.
Ipswich Outreach Bus (UK, 1164938) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00The primary use of the ‘Ipswich Outreach Bus’ shall be to work with the homeless and needy within the town. We shall be working alongside the Ipswich Soup Kitchen to help in the distribution of food and items of clothing /bedding.Working with other agencies, we shall provide a safe environment, offering support and advice for those living on the streets of our town.In addition we shall be providing a weekend service for the towns late night economy. This will assist the emergency services and Town Pastors in their work bringing a positive influence to the streets, providing help and support to vulnerable people. Please help us make a difference to the lives of the homeless and those in need within the town of Ipswich.We need to raise the money for the purchase of a fitted bus then ongoing running costs. Charity No: 1164938 Find out more Website http://www.ipswichoutreachbus.co.uk Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1740978419472567/
Under Tree Schools (UK, 1117679) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00Our aim is to provide a school principally for girls, in a Christian context, for the benefit of residents of Aweil South County, South Sudan. We are working to restore and develop formal education forchildren, for the benefit of residents of Aweil South County, South Sudan.Our mission is to build, maintain and manage a schoolprincipally for girls, in a Christian context, in partnership with the localcommunity of Malek Alel, in Aweil South county, South SudanPlease donate to support our cause. Charity No: 1117679 Find out more Website http://Undertreeschools.org
Friargate Quaker Meeting
(UK, 1133306-6) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00Our Meeting House in the centre of York is home both to a Quaker Meeting and to many other groups who use its facilities throughout the week. Our appeal supports the development of a sustainable and welcoming Quaker Centre, serving and meeting the needs of the community in years to come.
North Herts Sanctuary
(UK, 1071610) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00We are a 17 bed night hostel, providing temporary accommodation for homeless people in North Hertfordshire. Residents are entitled to a hot evening meal, breakfast and a packed lunch. The hostel amenities include showers, washing and laundry facilities and TV room. North Herts Sanctuary also provides day services to help address the social and health needs of service users. Those using the shelter are assessed for issues such as drug and alcohol dependence, mental health and relationship problems. They are then provided with counselling, advice and a means of referral for treatment. Residents are also given help with regard to finding a permanent home and currently 85% of them move on to live in their own accommodation. They can still attend the Sanctuary on a daily basis for training and guidance sessions. Several have also become volunteers at the Sanctuary.
THE ROOF STOP TRUST
(UK, 1088921) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00The Roof Stop Trust helps, by the provision of accommodation, the relief of vulnerable homeless people in and around Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire and Bolsover. The Trust is currently planning a temporary night shelter over Christmas and New Year 2010/2011.
Rousay, Egilsay & Wyre Development Trust
(UK, SC040407) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00The Trust’s main aim is to improve the quality of life for the islands' inhabitants of all ages, in ways that are sustainable and environmentally sound. This includes better facilities, care and housing and greater employment opportunities.
Home-Start Colchester
(UK, 1116639) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00Home-Start Colchester is a charity committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under 5, offering informal support, friendship and practical help. Home-Start know how hard being a parent can be and that sometimes it can be overwhelming. The families we help come from a variety of backgrounds and are supported for many different reasons.
RE>BUILD
(UK, 1104275) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00RE>BUILD helps rebuild the lives of marginalised and disadvantaged people in the Bury area. We provide essential household furniture to make a house a home. We offer opportunity and hope through our supported volunteer scheme, enabling and empowering the individual to build, or rebuild, skills and confidence for life and work. Examples of the people we have supported include: Three refugees, Moses, Joseph and John who fled war-torn South Sudan came to us in their late teens and early twenties. Moses went on to obtain a degree in Finance and Accounting, Joseph became a radiologist and works locally, and John joined the RAF. All are still in touch and say the work we did with them was crucial to their integration and success. Sue, a lone parent who came to us for furniture when her child was just a few months old. Sue went on to become a volunteer with us and was supported through the next five years until she was able to obtain work that fits in with her son’s schooling. John, who came to us through a local drug rehabilitation centre. He started with us as a volunteer, became a paid staff member driving the vans, collecting and delivering furniture for 2 years, when he felt ready to move on. He obtained work supporting people at the very rehabilitation centre that had helped him and is still there several years on.
Exaireo
(UK, 1125402) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00We exist to help homeless people to rehabilitate themselves, by providing accommodation, education and skills training, advice and support, plus some practical work experience. We operate in the East Midlands, and our base is in Loughborough
UKAJ
(UK, 1140970) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00AKIM-Jerusalem provides housing for people with intellectual disabilities and other developmental disorders of all ages and functioning. It operates 3 hostels and 17 apartments in the city of Jerusalem, housing close to 170 residents. UKAJ is the UK arm of Akim-Jerusalem
Claridge House for Rest and Renewal
(UK, 228102) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00Claridge House is a retreat and learning centre with 2 acres of tranquil gardens in Lingfield, Surrey; accessible by train and road. We invite people of any or no faith to rest for a while in peace and stillness before returning to their everyday lives refreshed and renewed. The ethos of the house is to provide vegetarian food, locally sourced when possible, and to hold its peaceful atmosphere by avoiding stimulants including television. Since our inception in 1954 we have offered nourishment for body, mind and soul in various ways. We now run courses, mostly at weekends, which focus on health, creativity, nonspecific spirituality, and also individual and group retreats. We also offer stays to groups or house hire to those who share our core values to provide rest and renewal. Individuals needing tranquillity in which to write, reflect, rest or just be, are welcome during the week. Healing is offered, but we are not able to support anyone with complex medical or emotional needs. Spiritual direction can be provided with advance notice. Currently closed for refurbishment, we reopen in the summer of 2016, with most of rooms being en-suite. Our ground floor rooms have disability including two en-suite wet rooms for wheelchair users. We intend to further improve accessibility as funds permit. We are Quaker founded and led, and a Quaker Meeting for Worship takes place here every Sunday morning which anyone staying in the house or in the area is welcome to attend.
Whitefield Christian Trust
(UK, 1004636) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00The Whitefield Christian Trust was established in 1992 to help meet the needs of those who have worked in overseas Christian mission for many years to have a home on return to the UK. These people have spent their lives in serving others and have little prospect of returning to a home to call their own without help. Money given is used to supplement the resources of the applicant in the form of a shared equity. Part of the property purchased remains an asset and the value returns to the trust when a property is no longer needed. A small group of trustees including a financial advisor and solicitor consider applications to see whether agreed criteria are met. Administration expenses are minimal. Those helped include singles, married couples and also some families. They live in different parts of the UK in the location of their choice.
Zimbabwe Orphan Care
(UK, Zimbabwe Orphan Care - N/A) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00Zimbabwe Orphan care has been providing feeding, clothing and housing programs in Harare, Zimbabwe since 2000. It is currently establishing a new oprhans home called 'Jabulani' for rejected and abaondoned babies, many of them from AIDS or other diseases which have killed their mums.
Stevenage Haven
(UK, 1064495) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00Stevenage Haven exists to provide shelter and support to single men and women who are unfortunate enough to find themselves homeless. Stevenage Haven achieves this by providing the following services:
Home Start Medway
(UK, 1108057) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00
(UK, 1108057) Home-Start Medway is a voluntary home visiting scheme for families with children under five. We recruit & train volunteers to support vulnerable parents that need support for various reasons such as; multiple births, post natal depression, isolation, those finding adjusting to parenthood a struggle.
Highland Homeless Trust
(UK, SC028837) Browse events
YTD Raised: £0.00Highland Homeless Trust provides housing support, guidance and specialist accommodation to people over 16 years that are homeless and/or in housing need. The Trust helps people to live independently and offers on-going support to vulnerable people living in the community.