Supporting Voluntary and Community Action
This is the VCSE Directory, a comprehensive listing of Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations in the Bristol area. If you don't see your own organisation listed, you can add your organisation to our directory.
Therapy for adopted and fostered children
The Centre for Capacity Building & Enterprise Development (CCBED) is a Bristol based social enterprise dedicated to training and development. We are currently set up to deliver SFEDI accredited and specifically designed courses that cater for the needs of under represented groups in society e.g. migrants, disabled, older people and the unemployed.
We provide a free equipment and installation service for anyone with a registered hearing loss living in Bristol.
We are a national charitable company, established in 1979, that shares our knowledge and experience to help people change to way they think and act on energy. We have a staff of over 40, and work on some 60 different projects at any one time. We are funded by more than £2 million a year from a range of governmental, charitable and private sector funds and clients.
Cerebra are a UK Children's Disabilities Charity supporting children up to 16 who are have a learning disability or neurological condition. Cerebra offers a range are services that are available to disabled children and their familes. There is no cost for these or indeed for membership.
Services include our National Helpline, Grants Scheme, a Postal Lending Library (inc. Sensory Toys), Free Information Events and Literature, a Sleep Advisory Service, Personal Portfolio Service (... More
Cerebral palsy plus is a Bristol based charity for those with cerebral palsy, their families and carers. We are committed to providing high quality, timely information and confidential support to the cerebral palsy community of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.
mens mentoring company for males in education and beyond
Changes Bristol is a mutual help and support group for people of the greater Bristol Community who are affected by mental health problems. Using a twelve step program that fosters a therapeutic environment, Changes holds group sessions in which participants can share problems while receiving support and learning from one another. We encourage our participants to use our methodology to make meaningful changes for improved long term mental health.
Changes provides a safe environment... More
Operates a number of retail spaces to raise money to support our Volunteer Plus programme. This scheme is designed to help and support people who have experienced trauma - which may have led to addiction, offending, homelessness etc. - to gain non-paid work experience and receive mentoring support in order to help them find hope and a future.
The Association operates to support charitable aims in the Chaplin Community Garden in Easton. It is currently applying for registration as a charity, with the following objects:
(1) To advance community development and social cohesion for all residents local to Chaplin Community Garden in the Easton district of Bristol by enhancing the Garden’s relevance and presence through a process of ongoing enhancement.
(2) The promotion of mental health and wellbeing for local community... More
We provide HR advice, support and organisational development consultancy to VCS organisations. We provide a full service from recruitment through to retirement and everything in between. We also support organisations through support to Boards via training on a wide range of governance issues.
We have delivered training for VOSCUR over a number of years.
Cherry Orchards is a therapeutic community offering on-site residential or day programmes. It helps adults recovering from the debilitating effect of any life crisis, including mental health or psychological problems, learning difficulties, recovery from substance or alcohol abuse, and any other form of emotional distress. Set in 20 acres of fields and gardens, it offers a safe and peaceful rural setting within an urban context.
Our objectives are:<br>> To relieve sickness, hardship and distress by providing assistance, advice, representation and services amongst Chinese women in the area of benefit.<br>> To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation for Chinese women or for those persons who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances... More
We are a large city centre church, and work under our vision statement of "Being transformed by Jesus to see the Kingdom come', which is further expanded in the three areas of Worship, Mission and Family. Internationally, we support many mission partners in the wider world.
Registered (Non profit) Provider of Social Housing (Supported Accommodation) and related support services, Drugs & Alcohol, Domestic Violence and Other Vulnerable Adult Services.
Circles Network is a UK wide voluntary organisation based in Warwickshire, renowned for building inclusive communities on the foundations of justice, advocacy, empowerment and friendships.
Working with people of any age who are isolated or at risk of isolation, this organisation has ground breaking expertise in the development of Circles of Support, Independent and Collective Advocacy, Person Centred Planning and Inclusion into the mainstream of life. Working in highly creative,... More
FE and HE education in Circus
Community engagement in circus and arts
Public class programme for adults and children in Circus
Theatre and performance
Events and hires space
Supports witnesses attending court
Provides free, impartial advice and information on a range of issues including: Benefits, Debt, Housing, Employment, Consumer and Family.
City Funds is a place-based investment fund for Bristol that invests in organisations that are targeting the causes and effects of inequality in the city. Primarily, this means we invest in four priority areas: Economic Inclusion, Community Initiatives, Environmental Transformation and No Child Goes Hungry (reducing food poverty). We can invest from £50,000 up to £1 million, depending on the type of the project and the experience of the leadership team. We use mixed funding to help design... More