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East End Community Foundation
(UK, 1147789) Browse events
YTD Raised: £10,295.00
(UK, 1147789) Helping people thrive The result of a recent merger between St Katharine & Shadwell Trust and the Isle of Dogs Community Foundation, EECF works to improve opportunities for people living in Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Newham and the City of London. Although within the immediate vicinity of the City and Canary Wharf – the financial engines of the capital – and despite recent Olympic investment, the East End remains one of the most deprived areas in the country, characterised by: High levels of deprivation: Hackney and Tower Hamlets are ranked as the second and third most deprived boroughs in England. High Unemployment: Newham and Tower Hamlets continue to have the highest level of unemployment in London at 15% and 13% respectively. Child Poverty: The percentage of children living in poverty in Tower Hamlets (53%), Hackney (40%) and Newham (39%) is significantly above the national average of 28%. As a community foundation, EECF brings together local people, community organisations and businesses to work together to overcome these challenges. We do this by using our local expertise and networks to:
Neil Desai Foundation
(UK, 1127399) Browse events
YTD Raised: £10,175.57The Neil Desai Foundation was set up to support causes dear to Neil Desai who sadly passed away aged 22. The Charity aims to promote education and sports amongst the young, help the poor and needy in developing countries and invest in the prevention of cardiac fatalities in the young.
Onelife
(UK, 1142007) Browse events
YTD Raised: £10,163.35Onelife exists to connect and equip young people to become exceptional leaders in every sphere of society www.onelifeonline.org.uk
Dallaglio Foundation
(UK, 1130353) Browse events
YTD Raised: £10,115.40Through the values learned in sport, the Dallaglio Foundation inspires, empowers and changes the lives of young people. Through our extensive rugby programme, we work with the talented right through to the disadvantaged but always with an aim to help that young person be the best they can be.
Brathay Trust
(UK, 1021586) Browse events
YTD Raised: £9,983.08We specialise in engaging and inspiring young people, many of whom are experiencing difficulties with their lives. Our unique approach supports their personal and social development, critical awareness, aspirations and life chances. Charity No. 1021586 Scottish Charity number: SCO38803
Skill Force Development
(UK, 1105022) Browse events
YTD Raised: £9,944.93We are working with 150 schools in England, Scotland and Wales. SkillForce's approach is to Engage, Prepare and Develop, helping young people take the next steps in their lives. The empathy and skills of our instructors engage young people and, working with the school, lift aspirations and levels of achievement.
The Chiltern Centre For Disabled Children Limited
(UK, 1101218) Browse events
YTD Raised: £9,705.92Helping disabled children and young people to live life to the full, while supporting their families in their vital role of caring - we help families enjoy the everyday experiences most take for granted. Originally set up in 2004 to provide essential short break services for children and young people with learning and often physical disabilities, today we offer a wide range of additional care services, social, play and recreational opportunities (including an after school clubs and a popular Saturday club), outreach support and life skills training. Employing clinical and registered nurse specialists The Chiltern Centre is unique locally in being able to provide care for children and young people with profound and multiple and complex physical, emotional, behavioural and medical needs. These needs include sensory impairments, mobility, communication needs, complex feeding needs, breathing difficulties, severe learning difficulties and long-term health issues including cerebral palsy, downs syndrome and autism. 80% of the children require at least 1:1 care, some 2:1 and even 3:1. We support 85 families across the Thames Valley and South Oxfordshire - from a few hours after school once a week, weekly youth clubs or a half-day in the holidays to overnight care and even multi-day breaks.
Eccles Rugby Club
(UK, CAFC04088) Browse events
YTD Raised: £9,695.00Eccles Rugby Club where the first Rugby club in the UK to offer the opportunity for our young people to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh awards scheme. We have being running for three years and are achieving pass rates at 3 times the national average. All the work is carried out by volunteers who give up endless numbers of hours both running, and raising money so that young people can participate in the Duke of Edinburgh Award.
Laburnum Boat Club
(UK, 801255) Browse events
YTD Raised: £9,660.62Laburnum Boat Club is a small children's charity based in East London. We provide social education to local disadvantaged young people and thier families through participation in a range of water-based activities. We aim to be a positive force for changing lives in a safe and supportive environment. Set up in 1983 by a group of local parents, to provide exciting and challening activities for young poeple, we have grown steadily ever since. In 2012 we had over 8,000 visits and our current activities include:
Hackney Quest
(UK, 299734) Browse events
YTD Raised: £9,477.43Young people and families from all over Hackney have been supported by Hackney Quest since 1988. We provide long term projects for the benefit of families and young people at risk of social exclusion; positive activities, family support, mentoring, adult and youth volunteering and much, much more.
Bigkid Foundation
(UK, 1128158) Browse events
YTD Raised: £9,293.05BIGKID exists to engage young people from all backgrounds at a personal level through leadership workshops, music and sport. Our passion lies in mentoring, motivating and inspiring the youth we come in contact with to fulfil their potential. Our aim is to educate, support and encourage all young people to positively contribute to their local and global communities. We are all about creating the leaders of tomorrow today.
Teenage Wilderness Trust
(UK, 1141614) Browse events
YTD Raised: £9,280.78Our goal is simple....... to prevent children from falling out of education. Through bushcraft and outdoor learning we aim to prevent students from falling out of education and reengage those who have fallen already. Every child deserves an education, and the outdoors is a great place to get it.
The Boys Clubhouse
(UK, 1131948) Browse events
YTD Raised: £9,110.00The Boys Clubhouse helps to support boys that are excluded from home, school or have simply droppped out of education. The Boys Clubhouse provides mentoring, learning programs, activities, life coaching and vocational courses.
Climbing Out
(UK, 1145023) Browse events
YTD Raised: £9,085.14Climbing Out works with young people facing life changing injury or illness, running 5 day outdoor activity programmes that aim to help restore confidence and self esteem, and to enable the young people taking part to realise how much they can still achieve, despite the challenges they face.
LGBT Youth Scotland
(UK, SCO24047) Browse events
YTD Raised: £8,807.69LGBT Youth Scotland is the only national organisation in Scotland providing dedicated support services for young and vulnerable lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people. We provide a lifeline to thousands of young people ‘coming out’ and ‘staying out’, exchanging fear and isolation for friends,support and a new start in life. We passionately believe that every LGBT young person should have a voice and we strive to ensure that all LGBT young people feel included in the life of Scotland. However, there are still thousands of vulnerable young people in need of our support, who we don't yet reach. Your kind donation and support will enable us to transform and extend our services into rural and deprived areas of Scotland, ensuring that all LGBT young people are reached and given the support they deserve.
FOUNDATION OF LIGHT
(UK, 1089333) Browse events
YTD Raised: £8,715.55The Foundation of Light (formerly SAFC Foundation) uses the power of football to involve, inspire and educate young people and their families through a broad range of innovative programmes which last year helped improve the lives of more than 40,000 people across the North East of England.
Youth Hostels Association (England And Wales)
(UK, 306122) Browse events
YTD Raised: £8,647.32By choosing to support YHA (England & Wales) you are helping us enrich the lives of so many young people, whatever their background and whatever the challenges they face in their lives. YHA offers new adventures, unique experiences, plus educational activities to many who would otherwise miss out.
Action4Youth
(UK, 1033626) Browse events
YTD Raised: £8,589.61Our mission is to work with our membership and communities to build strong and sustainable networks that enable children and young people achieve their full potential through safe, enjoyable and challenging experiences.
Youth Action Wiltshire
(UK, 288117) Browse events
YTD Raised: £8,566.45Youth Action Wiltshire is part of the Charity, Community First. The aim of Youth Action Wiltshire is to promote an active lifestyle and help young people to fulfil their potential and become valued members of their communities.
The Travers Foundation
(UK, 1154203) Browse events
YTD Raised: £8,537.64The Travers Foundation is a Charity that helps local 13 to 30 year-olds improve their skills in sports, the creative arts and the performing arts. We are a Northamptonshire based organisation that helps local teams, groups and individuals in Rutland, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.
Mosaic
(UK, 297716) Browse events
YTD Raised: £8,510.00Mosaic was founded by HRH The Prince of Wales and convened in November 2007 by Business in the Community, one of the Prince’s Charities, to challenge the growing concern around the issues facing young Muslims living in deprived areas of Britain. Mosaic’s key priorities, as outlined by its founder, are twofold. • Firstly, creating opportunities for young people of all backgrounds who do not have them • Secondly, creating opportunities for understanding between different people and groups Creating opportunities for young people, championed by Muslims, harnessing the power of positive thinking.
ThinkForward
(UK, 1152862) Browse events
YTD Raised: £8,497.45ThinkForward intervenes early to ensure young people most at risk of becoming NEET make a successful transition from education into employment Driving impact on the ground and in schools, our ‘super coaches’ support the most disengaged and vulnerable young people make a successful transition into employment through consistent one on one coaching over five years, supporting young people through challenges both at home and at school. Charity No: 1152862 Find out more Website http://thinkforward.org.uk/ Twitter https://twitter.com/ThinkForwardUK YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ThinkForwardUK?feature=watch
KIDS
(UK, 275936) Browse events
YTD Raised: £8,402.12KIDS works with disabled children, young people and their families. KIDS works with any disabled child or young person (from 0-25), irrespective of their impairment or condition, helping them to grow, develop and enjoy their childhood, whilst supporting their families to enable this to happen.
Hilton in the Community Foundation
(UK, 1084220EnglandandWales038995Scotland) Browse events
YTD Raised: £8,378.80
(UK, 1084220EnglandandWales038995Scotland) Hilton in the Community Foundation (HCF) exists to give young people a brighter future. Focusing on children and young people up to the age of 25, HCF works to improve the quality of education and the provision of health care by providing training, equipment, and support.
Freddies Friends
(UK, 1141940) Browse events
YTD Raised: £8,314.82Freddies Friends was set up in memory of Freddie Appleyard, Freddies Friends raise funds for specialist equipment, therapies, toys, short breaks and any help possible for local children in and around Hull with disabilities, life limiting illnesses and organisations associated with disabled children.