Charities

Sight Support West of England offers personalised support and services for people living with sight loss across Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, and South Gloucestershire. From one-to-one advice and technology support to social groups and exhibitions like Eye Can, we’re here to help people stay informed, connected and supported in ways that work for them.

SSIA was formed during the Covid-19 pandemic and has evolved since. Our initiative was driven by the compassion of local people to support others at a time of unprecedented challenges and uncertainty. We are a positive, supportive and sympathetic group of kind and giving local people. We offer 1-1 support, group sessions and activities to the vulnerable (18+) and offer our support in North Yorkshire; Skipton Town and surrounding villages, including Bradley, Cononley, Farnhill, Carleton, Cowling, Crosshills, Glusburn, Draughton, Embsay, Gargrave, Sutton and Thornton in Craven.

Founded in 1996 we are a patient support charity run mainly by volunteer patients. We work to improve the lives of sleep apnoea patients, their partners and families. Funded by sleep apnoea patients, we are completely independent and are becoming known as THE PATIENT’S VOICE. Our goals are to achieve increased awareness of sleep apnoea, to assist research and development, to educate and to strive for improvements in patient care. Details of how we do this are to be found on our recently redesigned website.

Sleep Scotland promotes healthy sleep for all children and young people across the UK, Ireland & beyond, including those with additional and complex needs, through sleep counselling, training, education, and by raising sleep awareness.

Smalls for All® is a charity that collects and distributes underwear to people in Africa and the UK who can’t afford or can’t get any. Giving pants and bras may seem like a small thing, but it can make a life-changing difference. For example, many teenage girls miss out on valuable days of schooling each month, and women miss days of work, because having no pants means they're forced to stay at home during their period. Men need pants too of course, with requests coming from, for example, homeless charities in the UK and hospitals in Africa. So every pair of brand new pants we’re able to provide is guaranteed to help give someone back their dignity at the very least. In Africa, we help those living in orphanages, slums, IDP (internally displaced persons) camps and schools, as well as those in hospitals suffering from medical conditions like obstetric fistula or who need to be fitted with prosthetics or orthotics. In the UK we help charities that support the homeless as well as, for example, refuges and school uniform banks.