Organisation description

Peepul Centre, a multi-purpose Community and Arts Centre offers a range of 'Lifestyle and Health & Well Being Activities’: theatre, children's nursery, gym, art spaces, training rooms, function rooms, restaurant and bars. We serve the local community at every stage of life through in-house projects, partnering with organisations and through our wide-ranging tenants.
In December 2020, the Centre with NHS was a regional Covid vaccination hub. The Mental Wellbeing Peepul Crisis Café is running since 2022. NHS and others work at Peepul Centre on health programmes including Weight Management, Diabetes, Covid-rehab and Immunisation. The Centre is fully accessible.

Address
Peepul Centre, Orchardson Ave, Leicester LE4 6DP
Phone number (for public/helpline)
0116 2616000
Public Email Address
Website address
https://peepulenterprise.com/
Specific community covered (if any)
BAME, Bangladeshi, Children and young people, Elderly, Indian, Pakistani, South Asian, Women
Area organisation covers
Leicester, Leicestershire, National/regional, Town/Village or Neighbourhood
Languages covered
Bangladeshi, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Specific workforce skills
Accounting, Customer service
Organisation name
Organisation description

Canal Boat Charity providing day trips and holidays on our attractive local waterways for people living with any disability, elderly, families & children and young people. Providing proven positive health and wellbeing benefits

Address
Canal Side Moorings, Beeches Rd, Loughborough. LE11 2NS
Phone number (for public/helpline)
01509265590
Public Email Address
Website address
https://www.peterlemarchanttrust.co.uk
Specific community covered (if any)
Children and young people, Elderly, Faith Groups
Area organisation covers
Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland, National/regional
Specific workforce skills
Bid writing, Coaching, Conflict management, Health & Safety, Mentoring, Networking, Planning
Organisation description

Pink Lizard is youth and community development organisation created in 2011. We are a locally trusted organisation with 12 years of experience of working with deprived and disengaged people.
Our goal is to support, develop and educate people, building self-belief, confidence, and a positive outlook in lives of both young and older people the unemployed, single parents, people experiencing mental illness and other health issues brought about from isolation
people experiencing poor mental health and other health issues brought about from isolation

Address
The Pork Pie Library And Community Centre
Phone number (for public/helpline)
07940360397
Website address
www.pinklizard.org
Specific community covered (if any)
BAME, Caribbean, Children and young people, Elderly, Indian, LGBTQ+, Men, Somali, Women
Area organisation covers
Leicester
Languages covered
English
Specific workforce skills
Advocacy, Bid writing, Coaching, Computer literacy, Digital empowerment, Education, Learning & Development/training, Mentoring, Social media, Training, Web design
Organisation name
Organisation description

Reaching People is a ready-made consortium of local Voluntary and Community Sector organisations working across Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland aiming to:
- deliver significant, improved, and lasting impact and outcomes for local vulnerable people, and
-- enable the development and provision of high- quality interventions providing significant return on investment.
We facilitate integrated and partnership working across the VCSE and enable the coproduction of solutions to promote equality, alleviate poverty and reduce health inequalities.
We have a track-record of delivering innovative, high-quality solutions improving health & wellbeing, homelessness, access to information, advice and guidance, and learning and training.

Address
Third Floor, 15 Wellington Street
Phone number (for public/helpline)
0116 2552071
Public Email Address
Website address
www.reachingpeople.co.uk
Other specialist areas
Digital Inclusion
Area organisation covers
Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland
Specific workforce skills
Analytics, Bid writing, Business intelligence/strategy, Coaching, Computer literacy, Conflict management, Creative thinking, Data analysis, Digital empowerment, Influencing, Learning & Development/training, Mentoring, Networking, Planning, Project Management, Service design/user research, Sustainability
Organisation name
Organisation description

Our goal at Real Purpose is to help people from disadvantaged groups enter education, voluntary or paid work and most importantly, sustain that work to the benefit of their mental health, confidence, quality of life and community. At Real Purpose, we're dedicated to helping individuals discover meaningful opportunities tailored to their skills and aspirations, supporting their journey towards recovery and/or a better life. We provide employment, volunteering and learning advice and support on a one-to-one and/ or group basis. We also deliver group-based training in vocational skills, personal development and job preparation.

Address
Real Purpose, LUinc - LUSEP, Holywell Building, Holywell Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3UZ
Phone number (for public/helpline)
0800 688 9988
Public Email Address
Website address
https://www.realpurpose.uk
Other specialist areas
volunteering access
Area organisation covers
Leicestershire
Languages covered
English
Specific workforce skills
Advocacy, Bid writing, Business intelligence/strategy, Coaching, Communication, Computer literacy, Conflict management, Customer service, Data analysis, Education, Equalities and human rights, Facilitation, Learning & Development/training, Marketing, Mentoring, Planning, Project Management, Service design/user research, Training
Organisation name
Organisation description

We are RNID: the national charity supporting the 12 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus. Together, we will end the discrimination faced by our communities, help people hear better now and fund world-class research to restore hearing and silence tinnitus.

Address
Brightfield Business Hub, Bakewell Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough, PE2 6XU
Phone number (for public/helpline)
08088080123
Public Email Address
Website address
www.rnid.org.uk
Specific community covered (if any)
Elderly, Other
Other specific communities covered
Deaf, Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
Other specialist areas
Deaf, Hearing loss and Tinnitus
Area organisation covers
Leicester
Languages covered
English, Other
Organisation name
Organisation description

Nurturing the community through nature - including crafternoons, forest school, nature experiences, shared garden and community fridges

Address
Freedom Farm
Phone number (for public/helpline)
07811424430
Public Email Address
Website address
Rootandbranchout.com
Specific community covered (if any)
Children and young people, Elderly, Women
Other specialist areas
environmental
Area organisation covers
Rutland
Languages covered
English
Specific workforce skills
Bid writing, Creative thinking, Education, Facilitation, Learning & Development/training, Planning, Service design/user research, Social media, Sustainability, Training
Organisation name
Organisation description

We inspire and enable people to give the gift of voluntary service to meet the needs of the day. Through the power of volunteering, we provide one-to-one, group and online services that improve health and wellbeing, resilience, confidence and connections.

Address
Room 1, The Peepul Centre, Orchardson Avenue, Leicester, LE4 6DP
Phone number (for public/helpline)
01162667712
Website address
www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk
Specific community covered (if any)
Elderly
Area organisation covers
Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland
Organisation name
Organisation description

The RCC help to improve wellbeing, increase resilience, and tackle disadvantage in rural communities across Leicestershire & Rutland.
Over time, we have been required to adopt a very flexible approach, constantly growing our knowledge and adapting our work to meet the evolving needs and priorities of rural communities. We are using our experience to take simple but effective action to CARE for people and organisations facing issues such as loneliness, isolation, poor mental wellbeing, suicide, unemployment, deprivation and the decline of valuable rural facilities and services.

Address
Unit S09, The Atkins, Lower Bond St, Hinckley, LE10 1QU
Phone number (for public/helpline)
01455 856330
Public Email Address
Website address
www.ruralcc.org.uk
Specific community covered (if any)
Other
Other specific communities covered
All communities supported where needed with the projects & services we provide
Area organisation covers
Leicester, Leicestershire, Rutland
Specific workforce skills
Equalities and human rights, Health & Safety, Learning & Development/training, Mentoring, Project Management, Sustainability, Training
Organisation name
Organisation description

Community Interest Company undertaking and encouraging a broad range of work and other activities relating to improving, promoting and enhancing the wellbeing of the people of Rutland, and the immediately surrounding areas

Address
Manor Farm, Pickworth, Stamford PE9 4DJ
Phone number (for public/helpline)
07715 936115
Public Email Address
Website address
www.rutlandfirst.co.uk
Specific community covered (if any)
Children and young people
Area organisation covers
Rutland
Languages covered
English
Specific workforce skills
Accounting, Bid writing, Coaching, Communication, Computer literacy, Conflict management, Creative thinking, Education, Health & Safety, Learning & Development/training, Mentoring, Negotiation and persuasion, Training
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