Charities

Sefton Women's and Children's Aid is committed to safeguarding women, young people and children. Our dedicated team supports them in surviving the impact of domestic abuse by giving free, practical and emotional help. Our team provides a professional, holistic service to more than 1,500 families each year. The service includes advocacy, advice, structured programmes of work, parenting support and therapeutic support on a one-to-on, family or group basis. Women are encouraged to develop emotional resilience, identify and manage risk, understand the impact domestic abuse may have upon themselves and their children and improve self-esteem. Our Children’s Caseworkers aim to help children explore wishes, worries and feelings in order to recover from their experiences of domestic abuse. Our residential support service (or refuge) accommodates up to three families at any one time.

Seirei Asha Bhavan is a registered voluntary social service organization functioning under the management of the Seirei Asha Bhavan Social Service Community, established in 1989. It is an NGO (Non Government Organization) recognized by the State Government, offering variety of programs and services under its flagship that aim to the welfare, total development and mainstreaming of the mentally challenged persons through systematic special education, training, rehabilitation processes and thereby help to enhance the standard and dignity of their life in the society. It is a residential cum day care Institution in Kollam district, Kerala that exclusively provide education and training facilities to the mentally challenged persons.

Sense is the national voluntary organisation supporting and campaigning for people who are deafblind or have associated disabilities, their families, their carers, and professionals who work with them. People of all ages and with widely varying conditions use Sense's specialist services. Founded as a parents self-help group in 1955, Sense is now the leading national organisation working with deafblind people. Sense offers advice, help and information to deafblind people and their families; supports families through a national network and local branches; runs a holiday programme for deafblind children and adults; has communicator-guides and one-to-one inventor support; offers training and consultancy. Our minicom number, should you ever need it is, 020 7272 9648.

Service Six is a specialist children’s mental health charity proudly rooted in Wellingborough and delivering support to children and young people aged 5-25 throughout Northamptonshire, parts of Leicestershire and Milton Keynes. Founded in 1979, we have over 45 years of experience in supporting children and young people and their families with free, confidential mental health and wellbeing advice and support. Our aim remains to create a safe and nurturing environment where children and young people feel at ease sharing their stories. Our team has a wealth of expertise across many different subjects that can passionately and professionally support children and young people We offer a variety of different delivery approaches including: 1-2-1 counselling; emotional wellbeing sessions; youth groups; drop-ins. At the heart of everything we do is a simple belief: children know their own stories best. That’s why our support is child-led, empowering young people to explore their feelings, build resilience, and shape their own futures. At Service Six, we’re working toward a world where every child can feel safe, heard, and able to thrive.

We provide care and support services that enable disabled and older people to make their own choices over how they want to live their lives. We support people to live in their own homes and within their community; from providing care in the home, to supporting them in social activities or education, managing their own PA and finances, to providing training; we’ve got it all covered. SIL was formed by a group of disabled people and continues to be led by the people that need us; around half of our Trustees are service users or family carers. We think this makes us who we are; a charity which is committed to helping people to live as independently as possible. Helping them live confidently within their own homes and making their own choices over how they want to live their lives. Their knowledge and experiences help to inform our decisions and drive us as an organisation. Our focus is on people not profits. SIL’S Vision - To enable people affected by disabilities to exercise choice and control, to live independent lives, and to actively participate in society. SIL’S Mission Statement - The provider of choice for individual care and support, empowering people to lead an independent life. We work in partnership with Local Authorities, the Health Service and other voluntary and local organisations and individuals to improve the lives of disabled and older people and their family carers, and to facilitate their participation in and integration into society.