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It provides extra comforts for the patients and benefits for the nursing staff in the mental health services of the Warrington Community, St Helens and Knowsley and Wigan and Leigh districts.
Abbeyfield is one of the largest voluntary sector UK-wide providers of housing and care for older people, committed to alleviating loneliness while maintaining independence. Founded in 1956, Abbeyfield has grown to include around 750 houses managed by professional staff and volunteers, providing support, care and friendship for around 8,000 residents.
Abbot's Hospital, Guildford offers up to 26 elderly and deserving residents of Guildford the opportunity to live within a supportive and active community. It also preserves the magnificent working Grade 1 listed 1619 building and chapel plus artefacts of the unique heritage.
Multi-media for a change! Acting Up helps people with communication difficulties take greater control of their lives. Isolated older people, people with learning difficulties, mental health service users and others use the power of multi-media to get involved and make community care services more aware and more responsive to their needs.<p> If you would like more information, please visit our website: http://www.acting-up.org.uk
AAA provides information and support to anyone suffering from any of the different forms of allergy or allergy-related illness - some 18 million in the UK. It can advise on specialist doctors to go to, runs workshops for parents of allergic children and campaigns for better provision of diagnosis and treatment through the NHS
We offer rural communities a source of independent, expert support on the particular issues that affect them and manage programmes designed to find new ways of meeting their needs. We work with rural people in Sussex to make sure their voice is heard locally, regionally and nationally. As a result we often step in when there is a risk that services needed by rural people could easily be forgotten. AirS is currently running a major campaign to improve support and funding for the many village halls in East and West Sussex. This is its 'Heart of the Village' campaign about which more details can be found on the AirS' website.
Action on Elder Abuse works to protect, and prevent the abuse of vulnerable older adults. It does this through the provision of a freephone helpline, training and educating key workers, and also by challenging government to make essential changes to the law which protect those at risk of abuse.
Age Concern Barnet provides a large number of services for older people in the London Borough of Barnet. It runs two community centres and provides exercise classes, information and advice, a home repair scheme, befriending and home visiting. It has a variety of volunteering opportunities.
Age Concern Birmingham is the foremost voluntary agency supporting older people and others in need in the city and provides trading of utilities, advice and information services and special projects to benefit older people. We rely on external funding to promote and provide our services.
Age Concern Bristol believes older people are entitled to equal rights and treatment, including services, goods, employment and education. It is committed to involving older people in the running of the organization as well as striving to challenge all forms of discrimination and poverty.
Age Concern Calderdale & Kirklees promotes the well-being of older people in Calderdale and Kirklees (age 50+) by providing good quality services and support, influencing policy and practice, consulting older people and finding innovative ways of meeting their needs and working in partnership with other local agencies to better serve older people within the community
Age Concern Cheshire is committed to making later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience for all older people in Cheshire. It seeks to achieve this by providing a range of care and support services to empower and enable older people.
Age Concern Dacorum is a local charity working to promote the well being of older people & help make later life a fulfilling, enjoyable experience. The Charity delivers high quality services within Dacorum, aims to safeguard the rights of older people & support the fulfilment of their aspirations.
Age Concern is the UK's largest organisation working for and with older people. In England, we are a federation of over 400 charities working together to promote the well-being of all older people. Age Concern's work ranges from providing vital local services to influencing public opinion and government. Every day we are in touch with thousands of older people from all kinds of backgrounds - enabling them to make more of life. <p> On 1 April 2009, Age Concern England and Help the Aged joined together to create a new charity dedicated to improving the lives of older people. <p> Operating under the name ‘Age Concern and Help the Aged’, we speak with one voice on behalf of all older people.
It provides services and support for older people in the Exeter area
Our mission is to improve the quality of life of older people in Havering, helping them to maximise their potential to live fulfilling and enjoyable lives. To represent the needs and aspirations of the older people of Havering to those whose decisions will have an impact upon their lives. <p> To achieve this mission, we provide a wide range of services including information, advocacy, day care and services, befriending, support for people with dementia and their carers, footcare, blood pressure checks and healthy living advice. Havering has one of the largest older populations in London and the numbers are set to grow rapidly. To meet this growing need, support from the public will be critical.
Age Concern Northern Ireland and Help the Aged in Northern Ireland have come together to create a new, independent charity for older people in Northern Ireland. <p> We believe creating a single new charity is the best way to ensure a better life for older people here: bringing together our resources will bring significant benefits for older people and will improve our ability to deliver essential services at a time of increasing need. <p> It is a sad situation but older people continue to be underrepresented in society and to experience neglect, live in poverty and be discriminated against. We are determined to fight to redress these issues to create a world where older people flourish. Our commitment continues to lobby government, provide valuable services and to campaign to improve the lives of older people now and in the future. We believe that through the continued support of our partners and donors and by putting older people at the heart of everything we do; this vision is achievable.
Together Age Concern’s in London are working to improve the influence, status and quality of life of older people. There is at least one Age Concern Charity in every London Borough providing services to thousands of people including; information and advice, care and other services relating to the health and well-being of older Londoners.
Age Concern Lambeth supports and work with older people to achieve a full and enjoyable quality of life. It provides a range of services including information & advice, handyperson service, healthy living classes, and day care services.
Age Concern Lancashire aims to make a positive difference to the lives of all older people in the county and to make later life a more fulfilling and enjoyable experience.
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The aim of Age Concern organisations nationally is to "Promote the relief of older people".
Age Concern Oxfordshire helps and supports older people and their carers to make later life a fulfilling, enjoyable experience: working to ensure as that as they get older their voices are heard, they are treated with dignity, have access to services they want and need, have opportunities to which they aspire.
The aim of the charity is to provide a high quality,needs focused range of support activities and services for older people in the community of Portsmouth.
Age Concern Richmond aims to improve the life of older people in the borough of Richmond upon Thames by offering information, advice, and practical help and support in the home. Activities at its three popular social centres range from exercise classes and outings to digital camera workshops.
Age Concern Salford is a local independent charity that exists to improve the quality of life to all older people in Salford through the provision of support, advocacy and direct services. All donations received go towards our work with older people.
ACSABE works to improve and enhance the quality of life for older people in Slough and the Berkshire East area, helping them to remain independent and enhancing their experience of later life. It offers 32 different services and is a vital organisation acting as a lifeline for many socially isolated older people.
AC Stockport works for people 50 plus operating 25 services that provide information, support and social opportunities . The organisation has a strong volunteer program offering opportunities for both volunteers and those on placement. The organisation works closely with local partners representing and campaigning on behalf of local older people.
Age Concern Wandsworth helps older, vulnerable people in the Borough of Wandsworth. The health and happiness of thousands of older people are greatly improved by the work that Age Concern Wandsworth do. This charity promotes the well-being of all older people and helps make life a more fulfilling and enjoyable experience.
Age Concern Westminster exists to promote the wellbeing of older people in the City of Westminster and help to make later life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience.
Age Concern Wiltshire promotes the well-being of all older people in Wiltshire through offering information and advice, befriending, nailcutting, gardening, support with technology and supporting community day services. It celebrates it's 60th birthday in 2009.
AgeCare is dedicated to the care and wellbeing of older people who are frail or suffering from dementia, promoting and researching best practice in residential and nursing care in its homes. The AgeCare Awards scheme offers nurses and carers throughout the profession a structured training scheme with nationally recognised qualifications.
All Hallows Healthcare Trust owns All Hallows Nursing Home, All Hallows Hospital, and Day Treatment and Therapy Centre. All Hallows Nursing Home is situated in Bungay, Suffolk is a registered care home with nursing providing 24 hour nursing care to 51 residents aged 55 years and over. It also offers respite care and daycare services. All Hallows Hospital is situated in Ditchingham on the Suffolk Norfolk border it has 29 in-patient beds: 8 in St Edmunds House a long term care unit providing 24 hour nursing care to individuals with a Physical or Sensory disability, 19 providing predominantly post acute, palliative, GP assessment and rehabilitation care including 4 beds for individuals with complex needs and 2 beds specialising in eating disorders. Within the Hospital is a busy physiotherapy department and situated in the grounds behind the hospital, is the Day Treatment and Therapy Centre. The centre offers day care services to local people and operates All Hallows Homecare Service delivering care and domestic tasks to a wide range of people living in their own home.<p> Although the Trust has contractual arrangements with the surrounding healthcare providers and with social services it is independent and has to purchase all of its own equipment. New beds, baths, medical equipment, are among many things. To raise these funds it relies on the generosity of local people, the support from a strong group of Friends and charitable grants.
Alzheimer's Support supports people suffering with Alzheimers and other dementias and their families through a range of flexible specialist services to maintain as much independence and control over their lives as possible
It helps the frail elderly with social inclusion and finacially with annuities, grants and loans.
The Argus Appeal's objectives are to relieve sickness, poverty, hardship and to provide benefits for lonely, needy old people and underprivileged children and other persons considered appropriate by the trustees in the Sussex area. All funds raised are used to support causes where they can “make a difference”.
It's aim is to make a difference to the lives of older people and adults with a disability and to support practical solutions that lead to increased personal independence, self-sufficiency and dignity, by making grants to individuals and organisations, with identified health and social care needs which cannot be met by the statutory public sector.
FIRST RESPONDERS are volunteers who attend 999 calls, prior to arrival of an Ambulance, helping people with life threatening conditions.They are trained to use a defibrillator, administer oxygen, insert plastic airways, manoeuvres patients into a treatable position and how to deal with death.
Bede is a community based charity offering opportunities for people in Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and Southwark. It aims to help people develop their skills, talents and confidence and contribute to the community. It offers youth work, services for adults with learning disabilities, help for victims of hate crime especially domestic violence and homophobic crime and community development work
The Benevolent Society was founded in 1886 to make a real difference to the daily lives of those who have worked in the drinks industry and now need help. Today, it helps more than 500 people from across the industry, providing financial grants, sheltered accommodation, care home facilities and support.
The Birmingham Mail Charity Trust formally the Christmas Tree Fund now in its 120th year, raises funds for volunteer and community groups and small charities supporting deprived and needy people and groups of all ages and creeds in the Greater Birmingham area. Grants are made to a max of £2000
Bridges is a centre for learning, care and support, health and wellbeing, community arts and entertainment, and a range of local services. It aims to build bridges between people of all ages and backgrounds living in Monmouth and surrounding areas.
It provides community based music therapy to children and adults of all ages with a wide range of special needs using music as a basis for forming a relationship and developing communication, providing an opportunity for self-expression where words are difficult or impossible.
The BRS endeavours to promote improved quality of life for people with kidney disease, their families and carers. It does so by informing national policy, educating professionals involved in the care of patients, encouraging inter-disciplinary working and supporting patient centred clinical research.
Broadacres assists a number of different needs groups. It is a housing Association with a large Care Services Division. Charity events are undertaken throughout the year to raise money for the projects we support.
One in four of us will experience a mental health problem at some point in our lives. Bromley Mind is a small local charity with a large remit to help local residents recover from mental ill health and support people suffering from dementia and their carers in LB Bromley
We are here to provide personal, social and community development opportunities for disadvantaged groups of people in and around Broomhouse. We have 8 core projects, dementia day care, elderly & youth befriending, young carers' support project, cafe training project, adult carers groups, special needs lunch club & young people's counselling service.
A charity to support other charities - enabling other charities to fulfill their dreams in a sustainable way.
Burton Hospitals League of Friends is a fundraising organisation dedicated to Queens Hospital, a group of 30+members donated a variety of items and equipment to over 30 difffering wards and departments during 2008. We recently opened a shop at the entrance selling donated goods and 'aids for daily living'
Calvert Trust Exmoor is an outdoor activity centre for people with disabilities. Its specially adapted facilities aim to challenge disability through outdoor adventure and enable people of all ages and with all types of disability to benefit from the Calvert Experience, an opportunity that leads to real personal achievement. Activities such as horse riding, carriage driving, abseiling, climbing, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, archery and orienteering are all offered at our 40 acre site, along with caring qualified staff to ensure visitors have a safe and enjoyable experience.
It offers practical and emotional support and advice for Visually Impaired People living in Cambridge and the rural areas of South and East Cambridgeshire. Services include a Resource Centre for specialist equipment, training in mobility and daily living skills, and a rural network of peer support groups.
We offer planned home/community support services for carers looking after a relative or friend with care needs Our service provides a chance for carers to be relieved of their caring role for short periods of time, giving them a much needed break.
Camphill has been part of the Aberdeen City and Shire community since 1939. More than 700 people live and work in six local Camphill communities. Together they offer education, training, work and living opportunities for vulnerable children, young people, adults and older people.
Caravan is the charity for people in the grocery, provisions, greengrocers and off-licence industries. In the last year we have assisted over 1,800 former workers and their dependants, from warehousemen and delivery drivers to sales representatives and checkout operators who, for a variety of different reasons, are struggling to cope. Assistance consist of quarterly cash payments and help with the essentials of modern day living and an annual home visit from our assessors. Caravan is the trading name of the National Grocers Benevolent Fund, A Registered Charity Reg. No 1095897 (England & Wales) & SC039255 (Scotland). A company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales No 4620683.
The Cardiff Institute for the Blind provides direct services and aid to visually impaired people throughout the Counties of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan. It also supports individuals throughout South Wales through contact at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Carers Association Southern Staffordshire is the only organisation that focuses solely on supporting Carers in southern Staffordshire. We provide a wide range of essential support to Young and Adult Carers, from information, advice and training to emotional support and social activities, all of which are free and confidential. Currently the services are provided to around 4,000 adult and 450 young carers.
The Carers Resource gives tailored support and information to unpaid carers and vulnerable people. It is an independent, award-winning Yorkshire charity which is open to everyone and offers emotional and practical help to enable them to cope.
Carers UK is an organisation of carers providing vital information and support for carers. Many carers' health, finances and careers are severely affected as a direct consequence of providing unpaid care. Carers UK campaigns for a better deal for carers.
This small but high profile, vibrant community association continues to develop and respond to the needs of local residents. It offers a multitude of age and culturally appropriate activities to residents of a highly deprived area - these include events and activities for pensioners, young people, children under 5 and families.
Central & Cecil is dedicated to providing quality homes care and support that contribute to the health and vitality of communities in and around London. Central & Cecil is a not-for-profit organisation. Central & Cecil's key client groups are homeless men and women, frail and active older people and people with mental health support needs.
Chapter 1 provides accommodation and related support services to help vulnerable people enjoy a more fulfilled life. It is a charity, based on Christian principles, which offers human compassion and practical support to meet people's needs respecting their faith, culture and social background. Currently Chapter 1 works in partnership with 29 local authorities and has a growing network of 40 projects across England. <p> Chapter 1 is the trading name of Christian Alliance Housing Association Limited. Charity No. 293232. Company No. 1937003. TSA Regulator of Social Housing Registration H 3658
The charity is a voluntary organisation which exists to enhance the lives of the disabled and isolated elderly and housebound in the Staffordshire Moorlands by providing friendship & support, transport, day care, information & advice and other supportive services, mainly through volunteers.
The Chinese Community Centre aims to improve the quality of life and well being of the Chinese community, particularly those who are disadvantaged. To achieve its aims the Centre offers a range of support services and advice to both the young and old within the community.
The Civil Service Benevolent Fund is the principal occupational charity for all current, former, and retired civil servants, and employees of associated public sector organisations. It provides help, advice, and grant giving services, and last year alone gave nearly £4 million in financial assistance to over 9,000 people.
It runs the Centre at Woodmancote, Crowthorne. It provides companionship, lunches, teas, activities, entertainment and services for local elderly people, Monday to Friday, and a minibus service if required.
CANB’s aim is to support the charities of Brasov through the provision of grants and volunteers. It supports a range of projects, which work with vulnerable and disadvantaged adults and children throughout Brasov County.
We help local people and businesses manage their charitable giving by setting up Funds for causes that are close to their heart.
St Judes is involved with ministering to to the local community in Earl's Court, London. Its aim is to be of service to those in need. The foundation of its work is a community engaged in prayer and hospitality.
Compton Hospice, a local charity in Wolverhampton, is a specialist provider of palliative care and education. In collaboration with others we influence quality of life through excellence in patient care, whilst ensuring effective use of available resources.
It grant funds to charities in England and Wales to provide music and access to the arts for the elderly. The annual "Concertina Young Musicians Concert" provides a platform for outstanding young musicians at a prestigious venue and gives free tickcets to the elderly and their carers.
Connect is a national charity for people living with aphasia (communication disability) which is often caused by stroke. Aphasia can strike anyone at any age and at any time. 1 in every 200 people in the UK lives with aphasia and each person experiences it differently. Some people cannot speak at all, some people have just a few words. It affects reading, writing and numbers. Aphasia can lead to lack of confidence, depression, social exclusion – and people can lose their connection with the world. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Our vision is a simple one, we want a world where people with aphasia can re-connect with life again. Find out more about how we do that at www.ukconnect.org
<p>We are the only national charity solely dedicated to fighting loneliness and acute isolation in old age. We organise regular, monthly tea parties on a Sunday afternoon in the homes of our volunteers across the UK. These outings are a ray of light in the lives of older people living alone; giving them something to look forward to in the knowledge that someone cares and the opportunity to make new and lasting friendships with fellow guests and our volunteers. </p> <p>Contact the Elderly is a registered charity in England and Wales (244681) and in Scotland (SC039377) </p>
Counsel and Care is a national charity with a mission to get the best care and support for older people, their families and carers across the UK. We provide in-depth, personalized advice and information about care and support for older people over the telephone and through our website and guides. We influence government policy based on the concerns and experiences reported to our advice service.
CPC helps pre school children who have Cerebral Palsy achieve their full physical, mental and social potential using "Conductive Education". This service is FREE. CPC offers "Care in the community" enabling Elderly and disabled of all ages to retain their independence. The "Day Centre" for the elderly and disabled gives a welcome break from the confines of home. The "Life Skills Group" enables young adults to explore their potential and live as independently as possible, learning new skills and making friends in a safe environment.
CrossReach is one of the biggest care providers in Scotland. Each day we help support over 4000 of the most vulnerable people in Scotland. We have 80 different services providing care and support in these areas: Addictions, Children & Families, Counselling & Support, Criminal Justice, Homelessness, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Older People.
Life can be very hard for a carer. Crossroads Care - Skye and Lochalsh provide short respite breaks for carers by arranging for trained Care Attendants to go to the individual's home on a regular basis to do the tasks normally carried out by the unpaid carer.
Its aim is to enable Carers in Bexley to have a break from their caring responsibilities; it does this by providing trained Care Support Workers who look after the cared for person in their home or take the person out while the carer has a break from their caring responsibilities.
Cheshire East Crossroads Caring for Carers provides high quality support services to carers and people with care needs. Caring for a sick or disabled person is a very demanding role so it is vital that carers get support. Crossroads gives carers the chance to share the responsibility for a while.
Crossroads Care is Britain's leading provider of support for carer's and the people they care.
Crossroads aims to reduce the stress of caring by providing a break from the caring routine. Services throughout Scotland provide practical support where and when it is most needed - usually in home.
CSV builds safer and stronger communities for everyone through volunteering. Each year 230,000 volunteers transform spaces, places and lives for the better, by: · Mentoring children in care · Bringing independence to disabled people · Protecting children at risk of abuse · Befriending lonely elders · Transforming the environment and much more!
for dementia supports the carers and families of people with all forms of dementia, both informal and professional. It provides Admiral Nurses for carers and training for care workers.
It funds work to develop services for people with dementia and their carers, through the Dementia Services Development Centre, which provides training for nurses, people working in nursing homes, home care workers, psychiatrists of old age, social workers and voluntary sector personnel and has unrivalled resources for understanding dementia better.
Emotional and practical support to carers in Derwentside.
The DPC is a day centre for elderly and disabled people. The object of the charity is to offer friendship, support and a sense of community to those who would otherwise be isolated by their personal circumstances.
Disabled Citizens Advice and Support Services helps disabled people, their families and carers with problems they face in day to day life.
The Alexandra Unit is a Specialist Palliative Care unit serving Dumfries & Galloway with some 150,000 residents in a widespread mainly rural community covering 2,400 square miles. It is situated within the Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary and provides access to all hospital services, as well as offering a quiet, relaxed atmosphere in a homely environment. The principle aim of the unit is to enhance quality of life on a day-to-day basis. Care is provided by a multi-disciplinary specialist team, encompassing medical, nursing, social work, physiotherapy, psychology, and spiritual care specialties. The unit is bright and airy comprising of eight single bedrooms (with en suite shower and toilet facilities), a common room, outside terrace and ward kitchen. The emphasis is on offering comfort and flexibility in a warm and friendly atmosphere where patients can live as if they were at home whilst receiving specialist care. Unlike many hospital facilities, there is no restriction on visitors and many even stay overnight.
<p>Formed in 1991 by the Carers of people with dementia, it provides high-quality personalised care for people with dementia, and support for carers. It also provides information, advice and training to the general public and other organisations.<p/>
We support good causes within the east renfrewshire area
We support a variety of South African Jewish charities that face an ageing population and a diminished pool of resources to maintain the very necessary support they provide. The changing economic and social structure of South African society have left in its wake an increasing number of Jewish families who are dependent on welfare. The needs of theese charities grow continuously.
It leads in the provision of remedial movement to music for the over 60s and those of any age with special needs or learning difficulties. It achieves this through training 'teachers' to conduct regular classes in community centres and care homes in the public, private and voluntary sectors.
ExtraCare is the UK pioneer in the development of affordable retirement and sheltered housing schemes for older people. Our model is unique accommodation designed to provide a home for life and extensive village centre facilities and activities that promote a stay-active and healthy lifestyle. ExtraCare has developed an innovative, award winning Well-Being programme which achieves significantly higher levels of wellness and much improved public sector economics associated with caring for our village residents and elderly friends in the surrounding community. ExtraCare is currently running major capital appeals for villages in Nottingham, Birmingham and Milton Keynes.
Father Hudson's Society is the social welfare agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham. It reaches out to those in need through Adoption, Fostering agencies and Origins services, residential care for older people and those with dementia, residentialand day care for people with disabilities and innovotive community based work.
Every 30 seconds in the UK fire fighters are called to an incident, risking their lives to save others, but sadly they often sustain physical injuries whilst carrying out their duties. <p> The Fire Fighters Charity is here for fire fighters during their times of need. The Charity offers vital support services across the UK for all fire fighters, assisting in excess of 17,500 individuals every year. <p> Our modern, dynamic and award-winning charity has three UK centres, located in Cumbria, Devon and West Sussex, which provide therapy, rehabilitation and recuperation facilities. Our pioneering Beneficiary Support Services offers local and remote assistance to fire service personnel in need nationwide – providing solutions to real life problems. <p> It costs over £9 million every year to keep the Charity running, and with no government funding, we are completely reliant upon donations and fundraising, so your support is very much needed. <p> To find out more, please visit <u>www.firefighterscharity.org.uk</u>.
Food Bank provides emergency, short term food supplies to individuals and families who hit a crisis situation for whatever reason. Food Bank aims to fill the gap of days, or sometimes weeks, until the professional care services can come into play.
object is to relieve patients of the Bristol Eye Hospital who need asssistance and generally to support the charitable work of the hospital
The Friends were formed after the creation of the NHS in 1948, when it became apparent resources would not be enough to meet costs of necessities/amenities required. Contribution to the Hospital has been outstanding, providing equipment/facilities for patients and staff. Today, that need is greater and assistance is vital to continue the support and work in the Hospital.
Friends of the Elderly's vision is that all older people should retain independence, dignity and peace of mind. It offers residential and nursing care in 17 care homes. It supports older people to stay living in their own homes with day care, home support, home visiting, telephone befriending and welfare grants.
Friends of Wonersh Surgery is a charity that helps fund essential equipment and services at Wonersh Surgery that the practice would otherwise be unable to afford. The charity needs your help more than ever before, to help kit out the minor surgery unit.
To promote and protect the physical and mental health of sufferers of Guillain Barre Syndrome and associated illnesses in the United Kingdom through the provision of financial assistance, support, education and practical advice.
Gesture International is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of the disadvantaged Its humanitarian and education projects, includes developing a Shelter and School for Street kids in India and Student aid in St Vincent. With your help we can make a world of difference, one person at a time
It raises funds for specific medical equipment to treat prostate cancer. This equipment is not available to the local trusts.
Goldies provides weekly singing sessions for isolated, lonely and older people singing the hits of the 50s, 60s and 70s.
The Grand Lodge of Scotland is committed to developing its charitable work which takes the form of providing benevolent assistance for Freemasons, their widows and dependants who are eligible and the operation of Care Provision for Older People via its Residential Care, Day Care and Respite Services.
Grandparents Plus champions the vital role of grandparents and the wider family in children's lives, especially when they take on a caring role in difficult family circumstances. It supports them by campaigning for change, providing evidence, policy solutions, training and building networks so that grandparents and carers can have a voice.
In 1758 the Grateful Society was founded in memory of Edward Colston and his charitable works. The Society’s main purpose is to pay annuities or grants to elderly people who are in reduced financial circumstances and unable to provide for their necessities.
Greenwich Carers Centre provides a 'One Stop Shop' service to all informal family carers living within the Borough of Greenwich, or who care for someone living in the Borough of Greenwich. This includes young carers aged 8-17 years who care for a member of theri family due to illness or disability.
Guild Care, established in 1933, provides an extensive range of innovative services for older people, people with dementia, carers and children with special needs. It is a local charity serving Worthing, West Sussex and surrounding areas. Guild Care’s ethos is to promote the independence, wellbeing and happiness of all those it works with.
Gwalior Childrens' Hospital Charity is working to help and provide for poor, needy, destitute, disabled and underprivileged esp. children, women and old, the most vulnerable of Gwalior and Chambal region through Gwalior Hospital for Children and Women, Ophthalmic Centre, General Hospital, Rural health centres and Gwalior mobile hospital to provide a wide range of specialised medical care and health educational services in Gwalior and Chambal region, its slums, rural and remote areas. In addition GCHC supports children in existing schools and Orphanages as well runs a School for special needs and is building an Orphanage- Snehalaya to accommodate 200 of disabled and destitute children, details on http://www.helpchildrenofindia.org.uk
H2H Empowerment is a UK charity established to bring spiritual and practical help to adults and children across the world using Christian principals. Our vision is to provide for the sick, elderly, and underprivileged in the UK and around the world by means of fundraising events and donations. In addition, we also use workshops to empower and inspire people to maximise their potential.
The object of this charity is to support terminally ill Halesworth surgery patients and their families within the community by the provision of nursing care and equipment.
Harlington Hospice supports clients with life limiting illnesses in Hillingdon. Our aim is to enhance the quality of life of those who use the hospice and allow them to reach their unique potential at a time when time is precious. Services include: Day Therapy, Hospice@home, Lympoedema Clinic and Family Support. The focus is on the individual and their loved ones.
The business of hunger in Israel is sadly booming, and the number of meals we provide for is a staggering 400,000, with numbers constantly rising. Currently more than 1.63 million Israelis are living below the poverty line - and the hardest hit includes children from broken or abusive homes, battered women fleeing abusive relationships, Holocaust survivors, and victims of terror. Hazon Yeshaya provides for all these people, regardless of their religious or racial background. Since its inception in 1997 Hazon Yeshaya has ensured that everyone in need receives a hot meal every day of the week at 60 locations around the country. The charity also provides 4,000 meals to children in 25 schools and runs day centres, school programmes as well as vocational training and free dentistry. We need to raise sponsorship for our third cookbook - 'Have We Got More Food For You' - following our previous two best-selling titles which raised over £175,000. We are looking for donations so that all the money raised from our book sales will be converted straight into hot meals. We thank you in advance for giving generously and offering a brighter future to thousands of men, women and children.
It helps to provide those luxuries not provided by the NHS for patients and those caring for them.
Heathlands Village is a leading Care Home for Older Jewish people in Manchester. Heathlands Village provides high quality care with dignity and respect whilst promoting independence and choice at all times. We care for over 200 people with varying levels of needs including people with dementia.
Help & Care is an independent people centred organisation working with older people, carers and local communities in Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole and surrounding areas since 1985. We offer a holistic range of services and activities aimed at maintaining independance and quality of life.
Help the Aged is an international charity dedicated to creating a world where older people can live their lives free from poverty, isolation and neglect. It raises public awareness, campaigns for changes in policy, and provides practical support to help disadvantaged older people lead independent lives. Help the Aged believes that older people should not be sidelined by society, but should be able to live with dignity as valued, respected and involved members of their communities. <p> On 1 April 2009, Age Concern England and Help the Aged joined together to create a new charity dedicated to improving the lives of older people. <p> Operating under the name ‘Age Concern and Help the Aged’, we speak with one voice on behalf of all older people.
Helping Africa 100 works with small community groups in Tanzania committed to helping those less fortunate become sustainable. 100% of all donations are used for the benefit of these groups as the Trustees are funding all administration and travel expenses.
Highland Cross is a walking or running and cycling duathlon across Scotland from Kintail to Beauly organised to raise funds for medical and social charities across the Highlands. Since 1983, over £2.5million has been raised and distributed in full to deserving causes.
We are working for the community and diversity in the london Borough of Hillingdon by providing essential services and the main purposeis to build a purpose build Mosque in the borough.
Homes in Zimbabwe was established in 2004 to provide funds for the maintenance of Old People's Homes in Zimbabwe. The homes then were in serious need of help on account of the economic decline and high inflation that had completely eroded their financial reserves. Today we have had to divert almost all our resources to supplying food and fuel to safeguard the very lives of the elderly of all races living in residential homes and many still living at home often alone.. The local currency is now worthless removing any buying power from all local pensions, and although food is now available, it is priced in US$'s - a currency out of reach to most pensioners.
We help carers of people with dementia and/or Parkinson's Disease who are looking after their loved ones in their own family home. We provide information and guidance on where to seek advice, the latest news and research, caring for someone at home, and how to get help .
Hoylake Cottage Hospital is a valued community charitable trust that provides high quality care to older people which embraces the fundemental principles of good practice, active living, independence and freedom of choice, support for families and carers and investment in staff.
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Set up in 1978, the Impact team enables people of all generations in need of support to reach their potential through innovative, professional and high quality service provision. <p>Children & Young People Services provide safe places where they can get advice & guidance, learn new skills such as cooking & IT and have a break from often extremely difficult lives. The services are fun and innovative where adults truly listen to understand, enabling children & young people to create a positive future for themselves. <p>Older People Services provide places where they can feel safe, meet others, learn new skills and get a healthy freshly cooked meal. We have a modern approach to working with older people within our own centres, supported minibus trips and in people’s own homes. <p>Adults of Working Age Services help people to achieve independence through training, advocacy and one-to-one support. We provide advice and guidance to support people into work. We ensure those with disabilities have the right support at the right time from the right people so they have the opportunities that many people take for granted. <p> Making a positive difference for every generation in Sussex.
IndependentAge helps older people on low incomes to live with dignity and peace of mind by providing a regular extra income, grants for emergencies, equipment to aid independence, the support and friendship of volunteers and nursing and residential care and help with fees.
Inspiration is church based in the south-west of England, belonging to the Church of the Nations worldwide family of churches. We have a strong emphasis on working into poverty stricken countries with support to orphanages, teaching programmes, as well as strengthening our existing children's work and working with the elderly in the Okehampton and Plymouth areas.
iPartner India – Putting the ‘I’ back into giving with Imagination, Inspiration and Insight.<p> iPartner India is a boutique charity that is at the forefront of a new kind of international philanthropy. We help donors to discover, get involved with and continue to support inspiring projects in India and help bring about real change. <p> iPartner India has a unique way of addressing the various barriers to giving faced by many people who would like to make a difference in India. We provide a very tailor made service combining choice with effectiveness and personal rapport. <p> Please see www.ipartnerindia.org for more information and stories that will capture your imagination and your heart.
ISAS assists anyone of Irish birth or descent through our projects in West/South London by organising weekly Pensioners Groups, advice on welfare, legal and health matters. ISAS raised over £1.2 million in extra income for clients, supporting 1500 people during 2008. You can help celebrating 40 years by volunteering or making a donation.
It provides a wide range of professional social work and volunteer care services for Jewish people in need throughout Scotland. It supports around 600 individuals and families of all ages each year. It runs a registered Day Centre with Clubs for older people and younger people with enduring physical illnesses.
Our overall aim is to affect our local community in a positive manner. It is our aim to improve the quality life for those who suffer from terminal illnesses, their families and those who care for them. The Johnathan Wenborn Trust stands for Better Quality of Life.
The aim of KEMP Hospice is to enhance the quality of life of our patients their carers and families living in Wyre Forest, Tenbury Wells and surrounding areas. Many patients are suffering from cancer, but we offer help to patients, families and carers dealing with all forms of life-threatening illness and those with end of life care needs.
Ladder to the Moon use an innovative arts based approach to improve quality of life for older people with dementia, restoring self expression and offering pathways for carers and relatives to (re)connect with individuals. Helping to build care communities that people enjoy being in.
It support older/elderly people, people affected with disabilities or ill-health problems, poor single parents families, children and young people, the unemployed, refugees and asylum seekers and people affected by wars, poverty, natural disasters and many other calamities.
LWPT provides support for Christian preachers and leaders of worship in times of need. LWPHomes provide widely acclaimed Christian residential homes for the elderly.
Provides accomodation and associated supported services to single Irish people who are homeless,,experience or are vulnerable to mental or physical ill health.
Leeds Jewish Welfare Board provides services for the Jewish Community in the Yorkshire Region. With your help we can continue our tradition of caring, supporting and improving the quality of life for Jewish children and families, vulnerable young people, older people, people with learning disabilities and people with mental health problems
Our mission is to continue to provide a modern, responsive organisation, with the highest quality day care and personal home care services for predominantly older people; and to firmly establish LifeCare (Edinburgh) as the preferred choice for delivery of these services.
Listening Books is the only audiobook charity in the UK providing a streaming audiobook internet service, as well as a comprehensive postal service, to anyone who has a disability which makes it impossible or difficult to hold a book, turn its pages, or read in the usual way. Charity registration number. 264221
The Loddon School excels at meeting the exceptional learning and support needs of children and young people whose behaviours present a significant challenge in other environment. <p> The Loddon School<p> www.loddonschool.co.uk <p> Loddon Training and Consultancy<p> www.proact-scipr-uk.com
Holidays for families in need Youth and community work The alleviation of poverty and the effects of poverty with the City of Manchester. Financial support to under privileged families enablity them to enjoy a modest but desperately needed holiday.
The League raises money to provide equipment and services for the benefit of Patients and their families
Helping to make a difference to people in the community who are visually impaired, physically disabled, elderly, lonely or frail.
<p>The Rotary Clubs of Marlow organise the biggest and best charity Santa’s Fun Run in the region – this year’s event is on Sunday 6th December. Full details are on our website at: www.santasfunrun.org.<p/> <p>Help us to support this year’s lead charity “Youth in Marlow” by setting up your very own sponsorship page and emailing friends, family and colleagues to support you. <p/> <p>With thanks<p/> <p>The Marlow Santa’s Fun Run team<p/>
Megans World helps provide financial assistance for the burial plots and headstones for stillborn babies. It helps parents of stillborn babies and their family's to discuss and overcome their tragic loss
Merseyside Jewish Community Care is the only Jewish welfare service provider in the Merseyside area. We provide practical assisitance to Jewish children and parents, older people, disabled people, the visually impaired, those coping with mental health problems, families on low income and people who have become isolated from the community.
Methodist Homes for the Aged provides housing, care and support for vulnerable older people. The organisation seeks to provide the highest possible standards of care and housing to people, regardless of their beliefs. Services include residential, nursing and dementia care, sheltered housing and retirement flats for sale, and community support.
The Middlesex Association for the Blind aims to support people who are blind, partially sighted and deaf/ blind, to lead independent lives. The Association achieves this through the local provision and delivery of a range of high quality services, advice, information and training to people across nine London Boroughs.
Over the next three years, Morgan Stanley will raise funds toward the construction of a new clinical building at Great Ormond street hospital, due to open in 2012. With several sections of the hospital in need of rebuilding over the next seven years, the Firm aims to raise £10mn, a substantial sum towards the total £146mn cost of the new "Morgan Stanley Clinical Building."
The Morris Feinmann Home is the only Jewish care home for the elderly in South Manchester, whatever their affiliation. The Home takes pride in providing the highest quality of residential, nursing, palliative, short stay respite and day care, enabling all residents to live as fully and as independently as possible.
MustB MAD works with national and international communities in need, offering direct assistance and financial support to other organisations that are making positive changes to people’s lives. Communities can vary from those affected by conflict or in need of emergency aid, to those people old or young, seeking practical support.
The National Benevolent Fund for the Aged was founded to improve the quality of life for older people in the UK who live on a low income. NBFA does this by providing direct practical assistance through the provision of emergency telephone alarms; TENS pain relief machines as well as organising free holidays.
Every year The National Garden Scheme (NGS) opens nearly 4000 gardens across England and Wales. Through this the NGS raises over £2.5million for nursing, caring and gardening charities. (£22million raised over the last 10 years). Most of the work is done by volunteers, so over 80% of the money raised in gardens goes straight to help people who are ill or under stress.
It helps street children and orphans along with disabled and widows. It also helps in skills training community work.
The aim of Newbury and District Crossroads is to give support to Carers, who care for a loved one at home, in order that they do not break down under the strain. We aim to reduce the stress in families who care for anyone with phyical/mental disibilities.
Nightingale a residential and nursing Home cares for older people whatever their physical state of health providing devoted and comprehensive nursing care and special facilities for those with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. This guarantees peace of mind and the security of knowing there is a home for life
Crossroads supports carers of all ages regardless of who they are caring for
North Staffs Carers Association is the only organisation that focuses solely on supporting the 60.000 plus Carers in North Staffordshire. We provide a wide range of essential support to Young and Adult Carers, from Information, Advice and Training to Emotional support and Social Activities.
Humanitarian aid and development in UK and elsewhere but mainly in Bangladesh.
Nugent Care works across North West England to address issues of social inclusion, welfare and justice for children, older / vulnerable adults and communities. Its care homes, schools, volunteers and community projects provide support and care for hundreds of children and adults with a range of needs all year round.
Octavia Foundation supports people living and working in central & west London. Our projects include activities for older, vulnerable and disabled people, projects for young people, employment and training advice and placements, financial inclusion initiatives and community events.
Osteoporosis 2000 is a Sheffield based charity which offers a range of support services to help people with osteoporosis and for those who are concerned about developing this disease. The charity provides practical advice and support including local exercise classes.
Caring for Carers. A carer is someone, who, without payment, provides help and support to a partner,child, relative or neighbour, who could not manage without their help. This could be due to age, physical or mental illness, addiction or disability.
The Pastoral Care Project is committed to Christian pastoral care of the sick; to raise awareness of the spiritual needs of the frail elderly and their carers, including those with a form of dementia.
PKAVS is a diverse charity supporting the community of Perth & Kinross. It supports over 5,000 people every year, including children and adults who are carers, adults recovering from mental ill health, people with disabilities and the elderly. It also helps other local charities to find funding and recruit volunteers.
This Community Ambulance is run by volunteers servicing the Portlethen & District Communities. The ambulance is available to drive patients to doctor appointments and deliver prescriptions. Local groups benefit from being able to use the minibus for outings and visits.
Praxis Care is a major provider of services for adults and children with a learning disability, mental ill health, acquired brain injury and for older people, including people with dementia. Services provided include Accommodation& Support; Respite Residential Care; Volunteer Befriending scheme; Home&Domiciliary care;Workskills/ Day Care; Floating Support and Drop in Centres.
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers is the largest provider of comprehensive carers' support services in the UK. A carer is someone who looks after a family member, relative or friend unpaid. Often carers care for more than 50 hours a week, 365 days a year. Through its unique network of 144 independently managed Carers' Centres, young carers services and interactive websites www.carers.org, and www.youngcarers.net the Trust provides quality information, advice and support services to almost 354,000 carers including 20,000 young carers. No one supports more carers across the UK than we do, with your help we can continue to support more.
'A remarkable charity caring for remarkable people' The Queen Alexandra Hospital Home is a national charity, providing high quality, nursing care and rehabilitation for disabled ex-Service men and women in an environment they can think of as their home. This includes specialised rehabilitation of those with an Acquired Brain Injury.
The main purpose of The Queen Elizabeth charitable funds is to enhance and support the care given by the hospital to their patients. The charity has achieved a great deal and during 2005/2006 has supported a new relatives room in ITU & a court yard area for patients who have had strokes to have access to.
The Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) is the national charity designated to helping serving and ex serving RAF personnel and their dependants who find themselves in need. This includes veterans from WW2 to those currently serving in Iraq. RAFA is a membership organisation that offers comradeship and welfare to its members and the wider RAF community.
The Railway Benefit Fund, formerly known as the Railway Benevolent Institution, was founded in 1858 to provide support to railway staff (active and retired) and their dependents when they needed help through illness, injury, bereavement, or adversity.
RICE is a small Bath-based national charity. We provide services and support for people with Alzheimer's disease and other memory problems and undertake research at a national level to learn more about the ageing process; find new and better treatments and improve the quality of life for older people.
Retail Trust is the national charity for retail people. It offers help and support to people working in, or retired from, the retail industry. Services include a confidential Helpline 0808 801 0808 access to free counselling and legal advice, financial assistance and retirement accommodation in London, Derby, Glasgow and Liverpool.
The Richmond Fellowship Scotland provides high-quality community-based services for people who require support in their lives. It operates more than 180 services across Scotland, supporting nearly 2000 people to live as independently as possible within their own homes and communities.
The RTBP provides education and social activities for community groups and schools. It runs a 26m specially converted and equipped Dutch barge the 'Richmond Venturer', moored in Kingston. It has a unique role, offering the experience of the Thames and its environment to people of all ages and abilities.
Rosy (Respite nursing for Oxfordshire's Sick Youngsters) is a charitable support group, operating under the umbrella of the Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust Charity, that is dedicated to the provision of additional respite care to Oxfordshire's sick youngsters in their own homes, born with life-limiting or chronic conditions and others who have developed these conditions. Further details about the Rosy Support Group can be found at www.justgiving.com/rosy and donations can also be made on this site page.
Rotary International exists to assist with humanitarian projects locally, nationally and internationally. The project for which funds are sought is a Christmas Day Party for the elderly. The aim is that no elderly person in Wandsworth should have to be alone on Christmas Day.
The Rotary Club of Bromley proudly supports a wide variety of local and International charities and organisations through fundraising events, offering resources and personal support.
The Rotary Club of Chippenham Wiltshire Vale primarily raises money to support other charities and good causes, both local to North Wiltshire, national, and international. In recent years it has supported, amongst others, Children's Hospice South West, Carers Support, education projects in Kerala, India, Physically Handicapped and Able Bodied (PHAB), and Amber (Drug Rehabilitation).
The club is based around the concept of "Service above Self", and members devote their time to fund-raising for local charities, assisting others to raise funds, and providing services to the community at large. As part of Rotary International our work also reaches international vulnerable projects.
The club is a group of forty five men and women. It raises funds for local and national charities through events held over the year. The main two are the raft race in May/June and Santa's sleigh just before Christmas. There is a strong emphasis on youth and the elderly.
The Grantham Swimarathon is a major fund raising event for mostly local charities and worthy causes. 2010 sees the 21st year that the community has joined together over the three day event, to enjoy an hour or two of great fun to help others. Last year it raised over £36,000 that benefited over 40 organisations.
Roundabout works with people of all ages and abilities throughout Greater London. The charity runs weekly Dramatherapy sessions which generate educational, psychological and artistic benefits. Dramatherapy uses drama-based techniques to help people identify and work through difficult issues. The sessions are safe, supportive, creative and fun.
Vista is an independent charity, established in 1858, that provides responsive local services for visually impaired people. There are nearly 6000 registered blind and partially sighted people in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, many of whom receive help and support from Vista. Donations are vital if we are to continue the many unparalleled services that we provide.
The Royal Star & Garter Charity has been caring for disabled ex-Service personnel since 1916. The Charity offers its residents the best in nursing and therapeutic care, as well as a wide variety of leisure activities both internally and at outside venues.
SAFE raises funds to provide good quality respite care, especially for those families who would find it difficult to meet the cost of a stay in St. Augustine's The benefit of the scheme is that carers can have a much-needed break knowing their loved one is in good hands.
Salter's Hill Charity Limited is a non-profit company limited by guarantee and a registered charity established in 1984 to provide homes for adults with learning disabilities from Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
The Salvation Army Aldershot provides practical help and support to people in crisis and need who are without resources to deal with their difficulties. We actively serve the community and, with other local agencies, aim to support people facing homelessness, abuse, poverty and those seeking to overcome addictions.
Promoting Hinduism, community cohesion, youth education, helping the aged, infirm and the physically challenged people and facilitating medical care to the needy.
On average, every month, there are 10 major accidents in the fishing industry and two vessels lost; thousands of veterans still need help in their old age, having risked their lives for this country; many ex-seafarers face unemployment and homelessness. Seafarers UK provide vital support for these and many others.
SRSB supports over 3,000 Blind and partially sighted people in Sheffield. Its youngest client is 10 months old and oldest a grand 105 living in SRSBs Cairn Home for Residential Blind. SRSB provides a range of support services,activites centre,leisure and social services for all ages of blind people in Sheffield.
It provides support, care and friendship to elderly people and adults of all ages with disabilities from throughout Leicestershire at its two country houses. It operates a befriending scheme to the housebound, a free mobility aid loan scheme and craft and socialisation groups for people with disabilities and socially isolated members of the community.
It helps vulnerable people in need: Elderly Homeless Sick and housebound Young People Prisoners and their families Refugees and asylum seekers The poor in Developing Countries
The Methodist Church in Sittingbourne are upgrading their premises so that we are able to offer our local community premises that are fit for 21st Century use. This includes a new entrance, toilets and a new commercial kitchen
It is a registered charity which has been providing local support to carers for over 11 years. It is a member of the Princess Royal Trust for Carers network of carers centres and is a carer led voluntary organisation.
Working very closely with the Ambulance Service,the Charity supports local Responder Groups in Berkshire and Hampshire.These are trained volunteers, who give first on scene,initial care,support and life saving skills. It also supports other aspects of the Ambulance service eg stations and equipment.
Providing short-breaks to carers to alleviate the stress and strain of caring for a loved one.
We are the national charity committed to helping and supporting those who serve in our Armed Forces, those who used to serve, and the families of both. We provide a reliable, caring and trusted service to more than 50,000 people each year through a network of professionally trained staff and volunteers.