The River Brent, one of the main tributaries of the Thames, runs through four west London boroughs. Over time its catchment (the area drained by the Brent and its streams) has become increasingly unnatural, and its waterways have been artificially straightened, dredged and encased in concrete. Like many urban rivers, the river Read more [...]

We supporting older people in our community to stay healthy and independent during and beyond the current health crisis. Currently we are delivering hot meals to around 25 people daily.

The Sebene project is fighting knife crime and gang violence by empowering young black boys about their identity, mental health and well-being, cultural heritage and a positive outlook of community through discussion in a safe place, culture and music, giving a different narrative to a negative perception of being a Read more [...]

Kef Kids offers support to children and young adults with special needs from NW London during the year via clubs and activities in our bespoke premises in Hendon. During lockdown, we have continued to support these vulnerable, isolated children and their families remotely. We wish to continue sending support packages Read more [...]

Our small registered charity is based in NW London. The aim of our charity is to look after a green space for the use of the local community. We mainly depend on volunteers to maintain the green. We depend on public funds and donations to cover our running costs (mainly Read more [...]

About the Opportunity: Volunteering with Action Tutoring is a rewarding way to make a difference to the lives of young people living in your community. You will be directly supporting disadvantaged young people to build their confidence and help ensure they leave school with the grades needed to build a Read more [...]

Our project will endeavour to make full use of the outside space at the charity building, meaning that we can enjoy using the outside space and increase the number of people able to access the community cafe which recently opened.  We hope that people with severe mental health problems will Read more [...]

S.M.I.L.E London & Essex are a local growing charity who support struggling families living in crisis in London and Essex. We work in partnership with Social services, welfares officers, schools and outreach officers, we also support 22 family hostels that house thousands of  homeless families. We provide hands on support Read more [...]

Through our training, we aim to arm barbers with the knowledge of how to do all spot suffering from mental health and be the support that person needs After a lot of work, with help from Psychiatrists and mental health professionals, the development of BarberTalk Live and Online has had Read more [...]

‘The River Starts Here!’ is improving some of the most polluted headwater streams (brooks) in the catchment of the River Trent. These rise the in towns of the former Derbyshire-Nottinghamshire coalfields.  Here they gather pollution from towns, industrial estates, former mines and trunk roads. They have often been put into Read more [...]

‘From Fear to Confidence’ is a project of the Family Forge supporting asylum seekers and refugees from our Life Skills Centre in Skelmersdale. We offer a place of welcome friendship and support crucial to enable people to achieve that sense of calm, acceptance and interaction required to overcome obstacles and Read more [...]

L.I.C.K.’S VISION FOR LONDON CATS – Every inner city kitty living in a loving home – No feral cats foraging for food – No pets abandoned to die on the streets LICK is a no-kill cat rescue charity.   London is a long way from L.I.C.K’s vision for its kitties Read more [...]

It’s been a really tough few months for everybody, and we all miss our friends and family so much at the moment. At Can Do, we always love getting people together – one of our big aims is to reduce isolation. So, as a team, we wanted to find a Read more [...]

We are a small charity called Winshill Neighbourhood Resource Centre, we have a small community centre in the the Heart of Winshill in Burton Upon Trent, We would normally do lots of activities and events during the week and especially in all the summer holidays, we have lots of groups Read more [...]

Stories of Community: Big and Small The weekend of 19 – 21 June is the fourth edition of The Great Get Together. This year’s Great Get Together, though, is going to look a little bit different from previous years. While we can’t come together at the street parties, picnics, sports Read more [...]

The Friends of Holcot is a small Edenbridge based charity.  During the current crisis we are running several emergency projects, one of which is to provide already disadvantaged families on low incomes with healthy (fresh) boxes of food.

Bringing a Diverse Community of All Ages Together The Regents Park Time Bank was the first one in the borough and in the UK to register as an independent charity 16 years ago. It changed its name two years ago to better reflect how local people referred to the neighbourhood. Read more [...]

An inclusive energetic multi-cultural older people’s self-help grassroots charity that believes older people should be placed at the very heart of a community and be seen as an important resource of knowledge and life as lived

Horsham Matters is a charity that provides crisis support in our local community by running the Horsham District Foodbank, the winter Night Shelter for the homeless and providing home ‘starter packs’ of furniture for people who have been newly housed from homeless. In response to Covid-19 we focused our charitable Read more [...]

Hope Hampers is a project of Hope City Foundation, a community charity based in Sheffield.  Hope City Foundation provides a range of services and delivers a number of community projects for all ages across Sheffield but specifically targeting our most disadvantaged communities. Hope Hampers provides food hampers which not only Read more [...]

BRAVEHOUND supports military veterans living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD, anxiety and depression. They are often isolated, withdrawn and at risk of homelessness, isolation and self harm. We provide suitable dogs, and give them a lifetime of welfare and training support. Our dogs provide 24hr companionship, a reason to Read more [...]

Teen Action are a registered charity (1120268) supporting vulnerable and underprivileged young people from ethnic minorities in North London since 2007.  We are holders of The London Youth Gold Quality Mark and have an average annual membership in excess of 250. Unfortunately due to the current situations, all programs delivered Read more [...]

Assisi Animal Sanctuary was founded in 1997.  A local independent Animal Welfare Charity, we rescue and re-home companion animals. We introduced our Outreach scheme in 2017.  The creation of the scheme came about because there was a clear recognition that there are individuals and families within our community who struggle Read more [...]

In response to the Covid-19 emergency we have turned the main body of our building into a food bank so that we can help our community. We are specifically targeting the homeless, the most vulnerable and at risk families struggling with food poverty, the elderly, single parents, vulnerable young adults Read more [...]

Loughborough Community Centre (LCC) is a small local charity that was established in 1981, by the residents of Loughborough Estate in Brixton, London. As a positive outcome of the Brixton riots. We exist to give our local community a safe space to come together, learn and grow to alleviate the Read more [...]

Using community solutions- to support the council to deliver its outreach community support offer (food, collecting prescriptions etc). As a community centre we are keen to offer help and support the elderly and most vulnerable within our area and further afield if needs be.. At a time were residents rely Read more [...]

Calon RDA provides horse riding, vaulting (gymnastics on horse back) and equine related activities to people with disabilities, mental health conditions and children in care. We provide activities to 29 participants, supported by 16 volunteers and 6 horses. Our sessions aim to increase physical and mental well being as well Read more [...]

We are asking for £500 to use for care packages, shopping and specialist equipment for isolated people living with sight loss in Southampton. We have over 750 people living with sight loss registered on our database. People living with sight loss are often already isolated, lonely and depressed and it Read more [...]

Right now, St John is stepping forward to save lives, with thousands of fully trained volunteers. We are supporting the NHS to care for people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our charity’s vital role responding to the needs of communities across the nation has never been more relevant or urgent. St Read more [...]

Here at Bradford PHAB Club we are having to deliver our services differently and now using Safe Contact methods via Telephone, Social Media Apps and other online forums to deliver Exercise and other fun elements of engagement. However we are only a small charity with little reserves and are desperate Read more [...]

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Surrey Drug and Alcohol Care (SDAC) has been a registered Charity since 1986, providing advice and support to drug and alcohol users and their concerned friends and relatives in Surrey and surrounding areas. We offer four main Services: 24 Hour freephone Helpline, Telephone Counselling Service, Telephone Boot Camp and Outreach Read more [...]

The Oasis Community Gardens is a project which has been developed on a 2 acre site in Worksop, Nottinghamshire by a group of volunteers.  The site now has over 30 areas including growing spaces, play areas, specialist planting beds and polytunnels, raised beds and a dome greenhouse.  It is now Read more [...]

DIG DEEP AND DONATE!  To Build a New Village Hall at the Heart of Debden!  For the past 20 years the village of Debden has planned and actively raised funding for a new village hall for the local community. Through sheer resilience we have raised £330,000, but, we need a further Read more [...]

We supply vital necessities to enable Laryngectomees to regain as near a normal life as possible.

Walk INN Foodbank is here to help individuals and families in crisis by providing free emergency food as well as support until the appropriate agencies are in a position to assist. Tinned and dried food is collected from the public at supermarkets and “banked” in a our store. Food is Read more [...]

A Time Bank   deals with an alternative currency – time, not money. A Time Bank   is a way for people to share skills with others in their community and be rewarded for it – with Time Credits. With a Time Bank  for every hour you spend helping someone you will Read more [...]

At SUA Foodbank, we don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That’s why we provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to us in crisis. SUA Foodbank is committed to providing our service to those in need.  Read more [...]

We are a small but growing charity based in Leicester (East Midlands) that deals with the after effects of surgery for throat cancers & all the horrors of havin g no voice! 2020VoiceCancer.org was set up 5yrs ago by myself (Phil Johnson) after my surgeon pointed out all that was Read more [...]

Winchester Go LD supports adults with learning disabilities (our Members) and their families. We have over 100 Members living in and around Winchester. Our charity is fully inclusive, welcoming new Members to all activities and with no fee to join us. We are passionate about promoting choice for our Members Read more [...]

Growing People is an exciting urban horticultural social enterprise exploring sustainable alternatives to growing food for the local community. At our Urb Farm in the heart of Wolverton, in the city of Milton Keynes we: grow seasonal fruit, veg, salad and flowers using environmentally sensitive techniques and produce eggs, plants Read more [...]

We are a registered charity with an award-winning music programme which we deliver in schools, as teacher training, and as music lessons for children and adults at our Saturday Music Centre in North London.

Smart Works is a volunteer-led UK charity that dresses and coaches unemployed women for their job interview. Our aim is to empower women with the tools they need to succeed at interview, get the job and transform their lives. With the support of the Regent’s Place Community Fund, we are launching an outreach project that Read more [...]

Pegasus – Giving Young People Wings to Fly Our Mission To deliver a scheme for all, bringing able-bodied teenage volunteers and disabled or disadvantaged young people together to work and play, sharing experiences to the benefit of all. A small charity doing BIG things, Pegasus is unique in Dover District, Read more [...]

Our Jobs Club uniquely supports people experiencing the dual needs of homelessness and unemployment to achieve the goals they have identified for their future. As well as learning practical skills such as creating a CV and preparing for an interview, the Jobs Club also provides sensitive support around other issues Read more [...]

Parents and Communities Together (PACT) is a community-led social support project, set up by Citizens UK, to support and empower parents in order to improve the health and development outcomes for young children in Walworth and Camberwell. The project adopts a community organising approach to promote early years development; combat isolation; support physical Read more [...]

Helping Homeless Believe is a charity run by local volunteers who hand out hot, nutritional food and vital supplies to homeless people on Saturday evenings in the centre of Bristol.  Supplies include emergency survival packs of rucksacks filled with thermal clothing, socks and underwear given out to people sleeping on Read more [...]

A SUSTAINABLE FLOW OF MENSTRUAL PROTECTION FOR THOSE WHO CAN’T AFFORD IT. Bloody Good Period was started by Gabby Edlin, who decided something needed to be done to create a sustainable flow (pun intended) of menstrual products for those who can’t afford to buy them. What started as a whip-round on Facebook is Read more [...]

Hands of Hope is a community-charity set up in 2016 by the current Trustees. Combining natural & community heritage we are currently restoring and developing a derelict a neglected walled kitchen garden and 22 acres of AONB land in Kent with the aim of teaching people and their communities’ practical Read more [...]

The Riverside Centre provides freshly cooked, nutritious meals to many of Dover’s older people at our building in the Maison Dieu gardens. Now, we want to get our dinners out into Dover! Many people who could benefit from the services offered here simply aren’t able to travel outside of their Read more [...]