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.
Support projects in South Bristol - parenting classes, community cafe, food bank, and more
The law centre provides a free, specialist legal advice and advocacy service for unwaged and low paid people as well as people experiencing unlawful discrimination. We can provide representation at court and tribunals. We offer a consultancy service for other advice agencies/organisations. We give legal advice to community groups. Our advice is free and confidential and we prioritise issues of discrimination. We welcome referrals from other agencies. We have a number of specialist... More
Bristol Link with Beira (BLB) facilitates the civic link between the cities of Bristol and Beira.
Our vision is to promote city to city networks and to identify links between ideas and opportunities that bring about sustainable exchange between Bristol and Beira.
Our core values are partnerships, sustainability, equality, participation, empowerment and accountability.
Our current project strategy is based on facilitating partnerships between organisations in Bristol and... More
Open access drop-in centre particularly for homeless and anyone in need. It provides basic services to sustain people's daily living and opportunities of support, development in classes, groups adn leasure. It is a Christian-based project but open to all and seeks not to discriminate.<br>Drop-in Monday, 1.15-3.30pm; Tuesday to Wednesday 10.-3.30pm; Thursday 10-2.30pm; Sunday 3-4.45pm.<br>Men and Women aged 16+<br>Free meals (Tues/Wed/Thurs 12.30... More
BMFF provides a joint voice for the faith communities in Bristol, enabling them to speak to the council, employers and other organisations in the city about matters of common interest; it also provides a way for the city ot communicate with and consult with the faith communities. We have regular open forum meetings and arrange special interest events as required.
Further the economic, educational, recreational, cultural and social needs of our community and support their integration into mainstream society as well as support interested stakeholders.
Currently our work is broadly spread across 5 areas:
Advice, advocacy, information and support; Community Development; Young People; Cultural awareness and Media Events and features
We are a membership organisation led entirely by older people. We build on the strengths of our membership, using the skills, knowledge and experience of older people to create new ways of working. We work closely with other organisations to meet the needs and concerns of older people across Bristol.
Our aim is for every older person in the city to be an equal, valued and participating member of the community, able to influence policy and decision-making, challenge ageism and promote... More
We actually promote groups to enter a Stage 1 Festival of One Act Plays as part of The All England Theatre Festival which takes place the second week in February annually. The winner then goes forward to the next stage. The winning youth entry goes on to the Five Counties Youth Festival
BOA facilitates the link between Bristol and Oporto on a wide range of fronts, both for Bristolians interested in Porto and Portugal and for the Portuguese community that is resident here. A regular programme of Events is arranged. By way of example, past events have included films, fado and Portuguese guitar, performing arts, jazz concerts, quiz evenings, barbecues, Portuguese poetry, choirs, dinners, wine tastings and anything with a Portuguese flavour. These are published on our website... More