Supporting Voluntary and Community Action
The Bridge Foundation for Psychotherapy and the Arts is a well established Bristol based organisation and is a registered charity which was established in 1984.
Therapy and counselling is provided at our main base at Sydenham Rd, Cotham and in a number of outreach places in the inner city area.
The Key aims of the Bridge Foundation are:
• To provide high quality psychoanalytically informed psychotherapy and counselling services to individuals, families, parents, children... More
The Brigstowe Project is a front-line, responsive charity based in Bristol. We provide free confidential support, a social group, peer support porgramme, and information and advice to people in and around Bristol and South Glos living with or affected by HIV. Please see website all contact the office for further information.
We are a comprehensive community bike project. Please see our website for more info. http://www.thebristolbikeproject.org/
The Bristol Cable is redefining local journalism through challenging multimedia, community action and cooperative ownership. Online, in print and on the street.
We are a group of volunteers on a mission to put rainforest trees in classrooms all over Bristol. As well as raising trees we want to raise the ambitions, self-esteem and confidence of all of the children that learn under our trees in their classrooms.
Health and Local Crisis Response - Empowering people to live independently for as long as possible.
The Care Forum promotes health and wellbeing, challenges inequalities and enables organisations and individuals to make choices in health and social care. We support the not-for-profit health and social care sector and provide a wide range of services to communities (Healthwatch, research) and individuals (Well Aware, advocacy, social prescribing, volunteering).
It’s not always easy to recognise the impact of looking after a partner, family member or friend. The Carers’ Centre is a local charity and friendly community, that helps unpaid carers (from 5 years old) across the Bath and North East Somerset area.
The Carers’ Centre offer a range of services to help unpaid carers focus on their own health and wellbeing, connect with others in a similar situation and navigate the challenges of caring.
The aims of the not-for-profit, community based C.H.E.E.S.E. Project are:
1. to assist people in fuel poverty to have warmer, healthier homes.
2. to reduce domestic energy-use to mitigate climate change.
Both can be achieved by increasing the energy efficiency of domestic buildings. We do this by revealing where energy is escaping - by using thermal imaging and reduced internal air pressure. Three quarters of our clients take remedial action within three months. Our surveys... More
The Community Farm is a community-owned social enterprise, growing and selling organic food through a box delivery service.
Our aim is to help people develop a better understanding of where their food comes from, reconnect with the land on which their food is grown, and learn more about sustainable farming.
Create is a vibrant environment centre which hosts a range of events and exhibitions and features a purpose-built Ecohome. The centre is a great venue for meetings, seminars and conferences as well as providing flexible workspace to several environmental organisations. Create is owned and managed by Bristol City Council.
Visit Create to explore environmental issues and discover greener choices. Join us for our programme of activities. Create welcomes visits from school parties and... More
We work with individuals and groups running a range of cooking workshops and healthy eating sessions. We work in a range of settings across the region.
Formally know as ASAC, The Green House Bristol provides specialist counselling for adults and children who have ever experienced sexual abuse, rape, or sexual violence.
The Guide Association as part of a worldwide movement, enables girls and young women to fulfil their potential, to take an active and responsible role in society through its distinctive, stimulating and enjoyable programme of activities delivered by trained volunteer leaders.
The Guinness Trust is a Registered Social Landlord providing affordable housing and sheltered accomodation to people on the Bristol City Housing Register. The Trust is committed to investing in and developing sustainable communities in which people will want to live now and in the future. The Trust is keen to work with other social landlords, neighbourhood groups and agencies to develop partnership approaches that empower local people to identify and deliver projects that will benefit their... More
The Harbour provides free and professional counselling and psychotherapy to people affected by a physical life-threatening illness. People using our service are either living with a life threatening illness or are carers or close family or friends to someone with a life-threatening illness or have been bereaved in the last 2 years through a life-threatening illness. Our service is available to individuals and couples from Bristol, Bath and the surrounding areas.
Provide support for families and especially children who have lost a sibling.
land based recovery project for adults
We provide support, advice and information to people with learning disabilities, their families and carers in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. We run a volunteer scheme where volunteers support an adult with a learning disability on a one-to-one basis either weekly or fortnightly. We run a social club in Thornbury which meets on a Friday from 7-9pm.
Provide employment for people leaving prison to reduce re-offending and contribute to the community
The Little Co-op is a second hand bookshop which also sells tea, coffee, DVDs, CDs and vinyl. We also sell organic food and eco friendly cleaning products. We are not for profit and receive no wages. We are still working on our mission statement and are hoping to become an official co op in the near future. All decisions are made collectively.
Empower and nourish disadvantaged young people.
We visit schools and youth groups giving presentations about life in prison. We go to pursuade them they have choices and the wrong choice can result in a criminal record
The Original Spinners is an inclusive community dance company. We bring people across all ages and communities together to give them opportunities to participate in dance and play
The Centre occupies a 15 acre site on the main bus route through Knowle. It opened in 2000 as a hub of community activity including learning, business, support services and leisure.
The Park offers opportunities to all the Community from 0-100+.
Local people are at the heart of everything that goes on. The buildings are set in a pleasant environment and offer good facilities to accommodate a wide range of ages and interests.
A hub of community, activity, business, learning, support services and leisure in Knowle.
Amateur football club
We offer arts therapies and counselling to children, and their families, affected by life threatening illness and bereavement.
The Restore Trust provides skills, qualifications and confidence to ex-offenders and the unemployed to help them into work.
The Royal British Legion supports all Serving Members of The Armed Forces, Veterans and their families for their lifetime
Offers free holistic support to those negatively impacted by another person's harmful gambling
Raises awareness and provides formal training on the issue of forced marriage and so called honour based violence in Bristol and the surrounding areas.