Supporting Voluntary and Community Action
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