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.
We provide an Air Ambulance service for the people of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire and surrounding areas. Our Critical Care teams respond by helicopter or car, bringing our specialist skills and equipment to the people who need us most.
Credit Union serving Inner City to facilitate savings and loans facilities for all members of the community
Bristol Credit Union offers co-operative financial services for the mutual benefit of the people of Bristol.
Anyone living or working anywhere in the city can join and have access to easy savings accounts, affordable loans, and insurance too.
Members can have wages or benefits paid into their credit union account, and won’t be stung with high charges.
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Provide Group Analytic Therapy to those in need as well as training people to become Group Analytic Therapists
Developing community arts projects with people who identify themselves as isolated and unable to access mainstream arts opportunities
Multi-arts workshops for schools and the public. Typically our workshops are half an hour and music, movement and story based. They are highly inclusive and everyone is encouraged to take part. Feedback from head teachers can be found on our website.
Runs singing festivals for LGBTQ+ choirs and choral groups.
HANDS AROUND THE WORLD (HATW) helps needy vulnerable children around the world, mostly in Africa. 2000 children benefit every day from our work. Many are orphans and/or coping with disabilities. We strive for happy, healthy children who are safe, cared for, listened to, well fed, clothed, housed and in school. We support projects that have been set up by local people in their communities and, as part of this suport, send appropriate, enthusiastic and well-prepared volunteers on short-term... More
Happy City Initiative is about happiness becoming the aim of life across Bristol. It helps us shift from bad news, fear and consumption to celebrating and spreading success and creating caring, connected communities. It brings people, ideas and resources together through events, campaigning and online so happiness flourishes in every corner of the city. Working with people where they live, we help people to direct their attention towards the detail of successful solutions to build on... More
HappyMaps is a single hub of children's mental health information aimed at parents, carers and professionals working with young people.