Charities

National Energy Action (NEA) is a fuel poverty and energy efficiency charity, which was founded over 40 years ago when students at Durham University established a group of volunteers to install loft insulation in the homes of elderly local people. Since then we've brought real social change, enabling millions of people to access grants and assistance to help them live in a warm home. We work across England, Wales and Northern Ireland to ensure everyone has a warm and safe home. We provide advice and support to people struggling to heat their homes affordably, either directly or via community engagement projects and outreach. We campaign and advocate to ensure that the needs of fuel poor households are at the heart of policy decisions. We undertake research and share insights and we develop accredited training and qualifications to improve standards of energy advice.

Established in 1963, the National Extension College (NEC) is widely recognised as a specialist in online learning. Offering essential qualifications like GCSEs, A levels and vocational qualifications, courses can be studied flexibly, at any time and anywhere, transforming lives and opening up new possibilities for people of all ages.

National Family Mediation (NFM) are the largest provider of Family Mediation in England and Wales. As our name suggests, we are a National Charity and work all over England and Wales. We support families going through divorce and separation. We help couples arrange child arrangements, finances all without having to go through the Court process. We also specialise in Child Inclusive Mediation - we understand the importance of having your child(ren) heard. We offer Legal Aid for people on low incomes and we also offer the Government Voucher Scheme.

The National Federation of Women's Institutes plays a unique role in providing women with educational opportunities and the chance to build new skills, to take part in a variety of activities and to campaign on important issues. The WI celebrates its centenary in 2015 and currently has over 210,000 members in and around 6,600 WI's.