Memory Tree is a community interest company based in Shipley near Bradford. It has been established to provide support and mental stimulation for people with dementia, and at the same time provide respite and support for carers to share their experiences. The organisation currently runs five fortnightly clubs in Shipley, Idle, Keighley, Kirkgate, and Burley-in-Wharfedale. […]
The Charles Young Centre in South Shields has been established for 36 years. It operates as a thriving community hub, whose core activity is the health and welfare of the elderly and disabled. It runs daily activities, with lunch and activities, and also hires out the venue to other community projects locally. Around 600 people […]
This is a charity working nationally to “help people learn how to handle conflict without resorting to, or becoming subject to, violence, in any of its numerous forms”. It runs workshops both in prisons and in the wider community, and a six-week distance learning programme for prisoners. In June 2018, the Allen Lane Foundation awarded […]
Hanseatic Union is a charity in King’s Lynn in Norfolk. Its main work is to promote community cohesion and support those who are disadvantaged, particularly the area’s growing migrant population. The charity runs various ESOL classes at community venues in the town, which benefit around 40 people each year. It also helps people with an […]
This organisation takes its name from a police investigation into rape and abuse in the south west in the 1990s. Operation Emotion began as a self-help group and now provides specialist services and support to men who have been sexually abused. It currently runs a weekly support group and a learning programme called Education Recovery […]
This Project aims to befriend and support asylum seekers and refugees in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. It operates from a community venue on three days each week, and offers various activities, projects, trips and events, and also helps with food parcels and specific support to people who are destitute. A befriending scheme works on a one-to-one […]
Based in Nottingham, the Wainman Trust runs two clubs for older people,including those with early-stage dementia. These run weekly in the Clifton and Arnold areas of Nottingham and in the last year have benefitted 44 individuals. At the clubs, people share a healthy meal and take part in activities as well as occasional outings. Outcomes […]
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers aims to “promote rights and justice for Gypsy Roma and Traveller minorities who face the most severe forms of racism”. It provides a key role in briefing parliamentarians and policy makers in issues affecting GRT communities in order to advocate for legislation and policies that […]
Migrant Action is an Advocacy and Rights based organisation. It operates as an independently constituted organisation under the umbrella of the Leeds Christian Community Trust. Migrant Action’s work is mainly with migrants who do not fit into the ‘neat’ categories of migration including those who have fallen through the cracks of the system or are […]
Integrate Scotland works with offenders and ex-offenders with the overall aim of reducing re-offending and bringing about sustained lasting changes to people’s lives. Based in Aberdeen, it provides support to individuals both within the local community, and also to those held in HMP Grampian. The Community Chaplaincy Service helps people with a variety of assistance […]