VCSE Alliance Directory
Search through the VCSE Alliance Directory to find VCSE organisations’ information and contact details.
- Children and young people (118)
- End of life care (19)
- Living well and staying healthy (138)
- Long term conditions, illnesses and diseases (73)
- Maternity and newborn (25)
- Mental health (146)
- Other (103)
Community Men2Men buddying offers (male buddying) support to older males (55+) at risk of social isolation, to get them out of the house and take part in fun and interesting activities that appeal to Men, and provides help to their families, who can get on with their day with confidence.
Leicester Community Links cic is a not for profit community interest company set up in March 2020, we are based in the Belgrave area of Leicester. Our projects focus on promoting wellbeing, in particular increasing physical activity and creating greater awareness around mental health. We aim to deliver our projects in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We care for a 2,000-mile-long, 200-year-old, network of canals, rivers, reservoirs, and docks. We believe that life is better by water.
Our research shows that spending time by water, whether it be your lunchbreak, daily commute or just a weekend stroll, can make us feel happier and healthier.
With ever-increasing rates of obesity, stress, and declining mental health, our Waterways & Wellbeing social prescribing project supports people where they live. Our canals and rivers run through some of the most heavily populated communities in England and Wales, providing accessible green and blue space where it’s needed the most.
At ADRE, we support people in the early stages of cognitive decline/dementia, families and friends living in the community. We support them to live independently for as long as possible. Our qualified staff deliver individual and group activity programmes specifically designed to be fun, keep brains active, and improve self-confidence. We host monthly workshops were carers can learn how to support their loved ones. At our Base, our Community Coffee Shop and Hub provides a friendly warm and safe space, where people with shared experiences can relax and feel supported.
Supporting people affected with cancer emotionally and practically, delivering cancer care for all.
ADAPT supports parents and families of premature and poorly babies needing specialist neonatal care. There is no disputing the fact that the babies get the best clinical care but for the parents it's one of the most traumatic times of their lives not knowing whether their new baby will survive, this is where the ADAPT support steps in to help them cope with their rollercoaster journey.
Jamila’s Legacy is a non-profit organisation that offers advice, advocacy, support, a listening service, self-care activities and training to individuals interested in maintaining their own mental health well-being and supporting others.
Jamila’s Legacy has been bringing people together to increase mental health awareness and deepen understanding since 2015. We have been working at a community and grassroots level, engaging with ethnic minority communities, and have developed an understanding of their needs, barriers and challenges.
Early intervention service to prevent low risk mental health needs from escalating. We build resilience by delivering fun, educational workshops. Families are supported to develop their social and emotional skills. Families develop a greater self-awareness of their feelings, they develop social interactions to build connections. Teens with behaviour concerns are mentored. We support adults to raise awareness of their mental health. We use art activities/nature walks to raise awareness of mindfulness & healthy minds. We provide grief peer support. Grief Educator workshops offered to schools/businesses to raise awareness of how to support bereaved families.
Home Start Horizons, is a charity delivering family support and services throughout Leicestershire & Rutland. Our unique, volunteer-led early-help, peer-support service provides family support, at home and group support in community settings, for families with a child under 5.
HSH aims to support parents in adopting positive parenting behaviours having a long-term impact on their child’s life chances, and the stability of the family unit. Our work is based on the premise that early years are critical, and that intervention during the first 1,001 days in particular is crucial for establishing positive parenting behaviours, attachments and strong parent-child bonds.
We provide supported accommodation and community projects to those across Leicestershire. We have over 100 bed spaces for those that are homeless or at risk of homelessness providing support to move from crisis to independence, addressing any support needs and teaching independent living skills so they can secure accommodation and move on to positively contribute to their communities. We also provide tenancy floating support to prevent tenancy’s failing and stop the cycle of homelessness.
Our community projects include 7 day centres (1 per district) for those that are rough-sleeping, socially isolated or vulnerable in their community.
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