Charities

COCO’s purpose is to provide sustainable sources of quality education to children living in poor and marginalised communities. We believe education is the key opportunity for children to break the cycle of poverty. We are currently working with communities in remote areas of Kenya and Tanzania.

Coeliac UK is the expert on coeliac disease and the gluten free diet.  We are an independent charity funding critical research, providing trustworthy advice and support, and fighting for better availability of gluten free food.  And we do it all so that one day, no one's life will be limited by gluten.

Combat Stress is the UK’s leading charity for veterans’ mental health. For almost a century, we’ve helped former servicemen and women deal with trauma-related mental health problems such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Today, we provide support to veterans from every service and every conflict. On the phone and online. In the community and at our specialist centres.

We're Community Action Network (CAN), a charity that provides professional and practical support to the voluntary sector in Dorset. Community Action Network (CAN) was formed in 2019 from the merger of Poole Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) and Bournemouth CVS, these charities had a rich history going back over 50 years, and form the foundations of our work today. We want to ensure local communities are strong, healthy, diverse and thriving. We work in partnership to make that happen by: -Supporting the voluntary sector by providing expertise, support, development opportunities and training to help them thrive. -Enabling volunteering and helping everyone play an active role in their community; -Making everyone’s voice heard by facilitating great local networking and communication.