The Adhar Project team is made up of a variety of caring people, who are all dedicated to ensuring the betterment of people's mental health in Leicester. We come from a variety of backgrounds, communities and faiths, collectively making a strong team that represents the community with the goal of providing community support services to people who are suffering from mental health difficulties.
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.
Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland promotes the well-being of all older people, over the age of fifty years, by helping to make life a fulfilling and enjoyable experience and we are committed to ensuring they maintain their dignity and recognise their value as individuals.
Our main aim is to develop services that reflect the needs and wishes of all older people living locally.
We believe that dignity, privacy and independence can be maintained by providing opportunities for older people to develop new skills and knowledge, form and continue friendships and to have their views listened to.
Breathing Space is a free, confidential listening service for adults (18+) supported by trained volunteers and counsellors-in-training under the supervision of a fully qualified BACP counsellor.
The Organisation is set up to support bereaved families of nurses, remembering those nurses who gave their lives caring for patients during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Through Changing Connections we are helping people across Rutland and the Melton Borough of Leicestershire to build stronger connections and support networks within their local community. By doing this we hope to help relieve pressure on health and other emergency services by reducing the number of people relying on them for things that the community is better placed to support.
Charity Link finds funding for local people in need who are experiencing financial hardship to provide essential items such as cookers, fridges, washing machines, beds, clothing, mobility/disability aids and in emergencies, support with food and utilities. These items improve wellbeing, dignity and standard of living and ensure that local people are independent, warm, clean, safe and fed. We work with 250 charities and community organisations to get the help to those who need it, when they need.
We collect brand new pairs of pyjamas for children and young people, aged between new-born and 18 years old. The pyjamas are distributed to hospitals, hospices, hospital at home teams and women's refuges throughout the UK. They are then given to children who are poorly or disadvantaged.
Chiltern Music Therapy have a desire to change how music therapy is offered in the UK. With inclusivity at our heart, we work with all ages and levels of disability, with individuals and groups, across health, education, social care and community settings. Proud to be a self-managed and employee-owned social enterprise, we strive to create a world where music therapy is the transformative thread in the lives of everyone we support. We promise to bring their stories and voices to light, welcoming you on our journey as we share the evolving and fascinating science behind the power of music.
Dove Cottage was founded in 1996 and provides hospice day care within the local community. Based in Stathern near Melton Mowbray we care for up to 100 families each week across NE Leicestershire, SW Lincolnshire, Rutland and SE Nottinghamshire. We offer high quality palliative care to people with any palliative diagnosis and offer a dementia and bereavement outreach service. We have a particular focus on wellbeing and therapy sessions for guests and their carers and offer tailormade support unique to each situation. The services we offer are completely free to attend.
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