This is the VCSE Directory, a comprehensive listing of Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations in the Bristol area. If you don't see your own organisation listed, you can add your organisation to our directory.
Baggator is a charity that provides programmes of informal education, skills, training and leisure activities for young people up to 25 years of age. They are based at the Pickle Factory in Easton where regular youth club sessins are held, including sports, arts and healthy eating. Baggator has recently received funding from Children in Need and the Heritage Lottery and is expanding to offer music making sessions, research into local history and use of film and photography.
BAND is an umbrella organisation which supports and develops childcare provision in and around Bristol. We provide services to childcare providers, people working with children, families and employers. As well as working locally, BAND also plays an active role in national initiatives in the fields of childcare, play provision and working parents' issues, working closely with key agencies. Our role continues to expand as childcare provision increases and we act in an advisory capacity... More
Barnardo's vision is that the lives of all children and young people should be free from poverty, abuse and discrimination. Our purpose is to help the most vulnerable children and young people transform their lives and fulfill their potential.
Barton Fields Trust 's purpose is to develop and maintain the field on behalf of the inhabitants of East Bristol. The Fields is owned by FIT - Fields in Trust. The field was handed to FIT by the City Council in 2004 and a Trust was set up to manage it. It provides an open space for the community. It works to develop the field in such ways as tree planting, developing hedge rows, pitch improvement, the development of a 'Friends of the Field Group', community events etc It also... More
The Basement Studio is a young people’s music charity based in Bristol. It exists to encourage and support young people to express themselves through involvement with music.
The Basement Studio runs FREE music sessions where young people can access our rehearsal rooms, recording studio and music tech facilities on:
Tuesdays evenings 7.00 – 9.30
Wednesday evenings evenings 7.00 – 9.30
Thursday evenings 7.00 – 9.30
Experienced tutors are also on hand to help... More
Medical museum with collection of artefacts and records
Provision of tailor made transport and training solutions for city of Bristol.
We provide a variety of minibuses for corporate hire, also we provide in house driver training and passenger assistant training to MIDAS Standard (Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme).
Residential Care Home for the Elderly
Provision of information, harm reduction and treatment services for problem drug and alcohol users to enable individuals to achieve independence from drugs and alcohol. Over 4,000 individual adults and young people benefit from the charity's activities in any year.
A smallholding which offers opportunities for the community and food production
We support women working in Indoor Massage Parlours
Better Bilingual CIC offers high quality educational services to schools, colleges and Early Years settings in Bristol. Our aim is to equip teachers, leaders and support staff with a positive mindset around multilingualism and practical teaching strategies to enhance outcomes for pupils with English as an Additional Language (EAL). Working in collaboration with parents, carers and community groups to achieve our aims, we directly support BAME pupils, especially New to English or refugees.... More
Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire Community Rehabilitation Company brings together three of the most innovative and high achieving probation trusts in the country.Our work plays a vital role in helping people rehabilitate and lead more positive lives. This reduces reoffending, reduces the number of victims of crime, restores communities. We help people move away from crime by helping them recover from addiction to drugs and alcohol, move towards healthier lifestyles, find... More
Provides assessment of children who have learning or communication conditions and the provision of practical programmes of support for their families and carers.
Established for almost 40 years and independant of state support and reliant on voluntary income through fundrasisng.
The bibic National assessment Centre is located in the the South West and we have locally based community therapists working in Brsitol, Gloucester and the West Midlands
We work with families and... More
BSWN is a BAME-led organisation that delivers race equality work across the South West of England. Our mission is to be a driving force for racial equality in the South West and nationally through releasing the agency and voice of BAME people such that they can utilise robust research, lived experiences, and innate knowledge to influence decision -making, increase their economic and social capital, and construct a more equitable and prosperous society for BAME people everywhere.
The objectives of Black2Nature are:
to work towards the increase in engagement of Black Asian Minority Ethnic people with nature and the environment;
the education of Black Asian Minority Ethnic people to understand the benefits of nature, including benefits to physical and mental health and wellbeing and how that can relate back to their rural heritage abroad; and
the education of those in the nature conservation, nature media, environmental and education or similar... More
Bluebell is a registered charity providing services for mothers and fathers affected by pre and post-natal depression in Bristol. We provide support through therapeutic group programmes and one to one 'Buddy' support in the community. Our groups for mums, Mums' Comfort Zone, are 12-week group programmes for up to 10 mums, with a free creche and are led by an Occupational Therapist. These are held in Children's Centres in North, South and Central Bristol and mums can be... More
Borderlands is a local charity dedicated to working with asylum seekers and refugees in Bristol. It provides free english, maths, art, and computer classes; hot food; a welcome space; mentoring; support and signposting services.