Black Scottish Adventurers is a community group aiming to improve people’s mental health through outdoor experiences. Black Scottish Adventurers is a community group aiming to connect Scottish people with their local countryside and nature, and improve their mental health and wellbeing in the process. Aimed predominantly at ethnic minorities and first generation migrants, events includeContinue reading “Black Scottish Adventurers”
Category Archives: Mental Health
My Body Back Project
The My Body Back Project offers support for women and non-binary people who have experienced sexual violence. Working in London and Glasgow, My Body Back offers maternity clinics (including pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and breastfeeding advice and signposting for postnatal gynaecological exams) and specialist cervical screening in Mile End Hospital, London, and Sandyford Clinic, Glasgow. It runsContinue reading “My Body Back Project”
Musica Workshops
Musica Workshops provides creative arts and music workshops to disadvantaged people, thus improving wellbeing and self esteem. Based in Ipswich, Suffolk, Musica Workshops provide in person, online and one-to-one creative arts and music workshops. It aims to promote, maintain and advance the creative arts especially for those experience difficult personal circumstances such as addiction, povertyContinue reading “Musica Workshops”
Slow Ways
Slow Ways is a community project, aiming to create a user-generated network of walking routes across Great Britain. Slow Ways aims to make it easier for people to plan and access walking routes, with volunteers suggesting routes and the Slow Ways team reviewing and verifying them. The project helps encourage people to connect with theirContinue reading “Slow Ways”
3SG BaNES (Bath and North East Somerset 3rd Sector Group)
Based in Bath and North East Somerset, 3SG is a charity that supports the local charity, faith, volunteer and social enterprise sector (also known as the ‘third sector’). 3SG promotes and runs events supporting local community organisations in Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES). It facilitates communication between different groups and offers strategic, one-to-one supportContinue reading “3SG BaNES (Bath and North East Somerset 3rd Sector Group)”
Head Up!
Head Up! offers advice and support regarding higher education access to young people who are neurodivergent or live with disabilities, physical or mental health conditions or specific learning difficulties. Founded and run by university students, Head Up! offers information, resources and mentoring, aimed at improving higher education access, to young people living with disabilities, learningContinue reading “Head Up!”
The LUNA Project
Based in Glasgow, the LUNA Project is a charity that supports and raises awareness of young people with long-term health conditions and disabilities. ‘LUNA’ stands for ‘Learning to Understand Needs and Abilities.’ Founded in 2019 by young people for young people, The LUNA Project aims to facilitate support for those living with long term illnessesContinue reading “The LUNA Project”
Hearts of Hope
Hearts of Hope is a US charity offering support to families caring for critically ill children. Founded by a family who had lost a son at a young age, Hearts of Hope offers various programs to support families caring for a critically ill child. These initiatives include grants for everyday costs such as utilities, groceriesContinue reading “Hearts of Hope”
SANE
SANE is a UK charity aiming to combat mental illness through support, campaigning and research. Founded in 1989, SANE provides support for those dealing with mental illness through an online forum, text helpline and phone helpline, SANEline. It contributes to research into neuroscience, therapies and treatments, and works with the Oxford Mindfulness Centre to provideContinue reading “SANE”
Re-engage
Re-engage is a charity working to end social isolation and loneliness in older people in the UK. Re-engage provides social connections for older people at a time in their lives when their social circles are diminishing. In 2019, 8,500 older guests were part of over 900 regular social gatherings across the UK, supported by 14,000Continue reading “Re-engage “
The Money Charity
The Money Charity is the UK’s leading financial capability charity. Established in 1994 (then called ‘Credit Action’) The Money Charity proactively provides education, information, advice and guidance to people of all ages, helping them to manage their money well and increase their financial wellbeing. They seek to empower people across the UK to develop theContinue reading “The Money Charity”
Age Concern Southend
Age Concern Southend is an independent charity providing support to elderly people in the Southend area. Please note: This entry refers solely to the local Southend-on-Sea branch of Age Concern / Age UK, and not the national charity Age UK. Age Concern Southend began in 1974 as Southend Older People’s Welfare and have been helpingContinue reading “Age Concern Southend”
Do Something Directory 