Active Together are here to make physical activity and sport more accessible and part of our everyday lives. We aim to both help the people of Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland get moving a little more, in their own way as well helping organisations and individuals support more people to be active and move more.
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.
African Network is an organisation for Africans and those of African heritage who share and believes in the furtherance of the objectives of the Africans. Members are Africans and those of Africa heritage living in Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland. The organisation’s primary goal is to share ideas, information and network with each all Africans. The anatomies of the organisation are to empower, support, promote and embed Africans into the mainstream services that are available as well as raised the aspirations of members and their communities to achieve their full potentials.
Baby Basics Leicester is a volunteer-led charity aiming to support families who are struggling to meet the financial and practical burden of looking after a new baby or young child. We provide much needed essentials and equipment for free on a referral basis.
CFF supports young people and their families with mental health, behaviour relationship and communication challenges. We do this through groupwork and 1 to 1 support. We also provide groupwork facilitation training to professionals.
EAVA FM broadcasts on the airwaves of Leicester on 102.5 FM. EAVA FM’s objective is to socially develop, inform and entertain its niche and diverse community through radio broadcasting which includes a combination of local news, enterprise, music, information, health, cultural, faith and educational programmes all supported by community members.
These languages & genres include: African (Somali, Swahili, Shona, Arabic, Amharic plus more including West African languages), All Music of Black Origin, South Asian (Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu, Telugu), Polish, English & One World Music (Devotional, Gospel & Roots)
Other languages when community members are available.
Equality Action was established in 1969 and is a registered Charity. Our mission is to promote equality and diversity, dignity, and respect through inclusion.
We work across Charnwood offering a range of support and advice services, providing a holistic approach to our work with strong partnerships alongside our health and wellbeing support projects. We help the disadvantaged within our community to identify and overcome the barriers and tackle the inequalities they face in today’s society. We offer a safe space embedded within communities providing support with a deep understanding of cultural barriers and language support.
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.
Home-Start South Leicestershire is a small independent charity operating across Harborough District in South Leicestershire. We are part of the federated model supported by the national charity Home-Start UK, which governs branding use and quality monitoring. The help we provide aims to prevent family breakdown caused by the multiple impact of factors such as poor self-esteem and low confidence, mental illness, physical ill health and disabilities, or financial difficulties, which are all further compounded by the parental responsibilities, tasks and skills involved with bringing up children.
I am a senior social prescribing link worker.
As a Team, social prescribers take a strength based approach to explore 'what matters' to someone, rather than what is the matter. We aim to use our connections to support people to feel part of an inclusive community.
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