Supporting Voluntary and Community Action
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.
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Consultancy for community led housing
Delivers workshops and courses in nature connectedness, partnering with organisations in health and education, and with local communities
EACH is the multi award-winning charity which works to affirm the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and reduce discrimination experienced because of sexual orientation or gender identity. Our current services include:
Providing training and consultancy to help national or regional agencies better understand legislation and the law regarding sexual orientation and gender identity matters and effect change at both a strategic and policy level
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Elim Housing is a not for profit social business which promotes the wellbeing and independence of individuals and contributes to local communities by providing a wide range of housing and support services to different people. We manage general needs housing in addition to intermediate tenures and shared ownership properties in seven different local authority areas. Our support services team works across the South West of England as well as the Midlands and supports a diverse range of people... More
Our aim is for local people to achieve their full potential in employment. We provide information, advice and guidance on employment and training opportunities through the work programme. As an accredited organisation through the Jobcentre Plus, we operate under their code of principles and have enjoyed considerable success in gaining employment for our clients
Envision is building a fairer society: a society where people collaborate and help each other to overcome disadvantage.
We have a two pronged approach to delivering this vision:
firstly we are levelling the playing field for disadvantaged young people by enabling them to develop the confidence, competencies and networks they need to succeed in life and work
secondly because we use community challenges to do this, we are also empowering a generation of change-makers with... More
I teach Tai Chi Chuan as a means toward good health. Tai Chi Chuan is also a martial art. The style of Tai Chi taught is the Tian Shan (Heaven and Earth) style short form. The word Tai Chi is translated as \"supreme ultimate\". This supreme ultimate can be related to the spinal column. \"Chuan\" can be translated as fist. <br>Tai Chi is an Internal Art, which means, compared to other forms of physical exercise that rely on muscular force or strength and... More
Essential Trading have been servicing wholesale communities and supporting the local economy since 1971 when the Co-operative’s first Harvest store opened in Bath. Following a 1991 merger of two worker co-ops, Bristol-based Nova Wholefoods Co-operative Limited and Bath Wholefood Co-operative Limited, Essential have become one of the largest worker co-operatives in the UK and a true pioneer in the manufacturing and distribution of vegetarian, vegan, organic, sustainable and "free-from... More
The Ethical Property Company is a unique initiative in ethical investment. We buy properties and develop them as centres that bring charities, social enterprises, community and campaign groups together under one roof where they can share skills and ideas.
Groups in our centres benefit from affordable rents, flexible tenancy terms and office space and facilities designed to meet their needs. The centres are also managed to minimise energy use, waste, car travel and harmful materials.... More
The Brentry & Henbury Children’s Centre opened its first centre in May 2004. We provide a range of child care and support services to families living in our local community.
Our primary aim is to provide high quality, child centred care to children aged between 9 months to 5 years of age using the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework. The nursery is open from 8.00am to 5.45pm, Monday to Friday. We also offer a range of community groups alongside our child-care.
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To support the local creative community. To promote arts and culture (primarily music). Support
niche, marginal and underrepresented groups within arts. To provide a community cafe / hub / event
space, addressing social and mental health concerns. Promote diversity, accessibility and
sustainability
TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DISABLED CHILDREN AND CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS (SEN) AND THEIR PARENTS, CARERS AND SIBLINGS (THE ‘BENEFICIARIES’) IN THE BRISTOL AREA BY THE PROVISION OF, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY: (A) FREE ACTIVITY SESSIONS FOR THE BENEFICIARIES IN THE COMMUNITY. (B) SIGNPOSTING THE PARENTS, CARERS AND SIBLINGS TO ORGANISATIONS THAT CAN GIVE SUPPORT AND INFORMATION
WE run community time banks across Gloucestershire and within the prisons across the south west
Families in Touch aims to provide support and short respite breaks to families with disabled children and young adults. We provide playschemes to enable parents/carers respite as well as offering coffe mornings for parents/carers and social outings - e.g. day trips, pantomime, etc. for the whole family.
Family Building Ltd. is a fashion label with an active sports (FRG: skateboarding) and low impact living (UK: self-sustainable produce and community markets) attribute.
FFA is a charity which aims to promote community engagement, awareness and relief of food poverty in Bristol, through local networking and the collection of food and other vital supplies for distribution to community partners working with families and children in poverty and in need.
We fight food poverty by tackling food waste. We save perfectly good surplus food destined for waste and redistribute it to local Charities and community groups who transform it into nutritious meals for vulnerable people. We actively promote our key message to the food industry and general public – ‘No good food should be wasted’. We rely on the energy and dedication of our volunteers and provide meaningful work experiences and training, combatting social isolation and providing routes... More
Financial education for young people.
Creators of an app based tool to measure and improve financial awareness and capabilities in 14-18 age group
Felix Road Adventure Playground provides children between the age of five and sixteen with the opportunity to play in a safe environment. The playground is free and open to all. We believe that it is vital for all children to have the opportunity to play in order to develop skills and knowledge that enable them to learn about themselves and the world.
The Felix Road Adventure Playground Association is currently working towards a thriving, sustainable and independent community space.... More
Filwood Hope is an Advice Centre which offers a wide range of advice, support, expertise and counselling to the people of Knowle West and South Bristol.
Specialist advisers run drop-in sessions: South Bristol Advice Services run twice weekly sessions covering benefit and debt issues. For older people Age UK offers a drop-in session one day a week, followed by home visits.Volunteer Counselors from Network Counselling see people throughout the week. We also off Rent Management once a... More
Firebird Theatre is a company of 16 highly experienced and committed disabled actors based in Bristol. The majority of the actors are disabled people with learning difficulties (sometimes referred to as learning disabilities) and there is also one disabled actor who is a wheelchair user. Firebird Theatre is an associate company of Bristol Old Vic, where it meets, works and performs. Firebird Theatre is a membership-led organisation that seeks to use theatre to
• Change audience... More
Our organisation seeks to share the Good News of everlasting life through our Lord Jesus Christ by word and deed and offers a range of services and activities - Sunday Services 10.30am and 6.30am, from 3-5pm on the 4th Sunday of the month a Songs of Praise
Monday and Friday 10-11.30am Toddler Time
Tuesday and Thurs 12-1pm Luncheon Club (over 70s)
Wednesday (1st& 3rd) 10.30am -12 Diamond Club (over 60s)
Wednesday (2nd & 4th) 7.30-10pm Midweek break (ladies... More
FLAG is a not for profit enterprise which promotes projects for the improvement of the Fishponds area. It runs the Beechwood club <bs16 3tr> and hires out it's rooms for the benefit of the local people/groups for regular or occasional events. We welcome children's parties but other types of parties are often refused.
We are happy to join with other groups of local people to help/assist with any local project.
We have a large involvement with the... More
FMC Global Talent is a technical recruitment firm, specialising in the automotive, software and meditech markets. We put people to work at some of the worlds leading organisations.
we help people who suffer with FND
Functional Neurological Disorder. we cover 14 towns and cities across the South West, We offer a befriending service in each of these towns, cities we also offer craft days in Bristol, Swindon and Exeter. we have 34 volunteers working for us. We have our office in Bradley Stoke Bristol.
Focus Consultants are a multi-disciplinary consultancy with an enviable reputation.
We work in the public and private sectors and specialise in dealing with complex and sensitive projects and in assisting clients to create, develop and implement projects covering a range of industries, including culture and heritage, the arts, housing, education commercial and retail, government agencies, health, community, regeneration, sports, leisure and tourism and the environment.
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Food for All (Hartcliffe Food Co-op) is a not-for-profit, membership based co-operative. The co-op sells local, fresh organic vegetables from Hartcliffe's community market garden and from Leigh Court Farm. It sells honey from a local bee keeper and free range eggs from a near-by farm. It also stocks a range of healthy foods, fairly-traded goods and environmentally friendly products which it sells from a shop at The Gatehouse Centre in Hartcliffe. Volunteers regularly take a stall out to... More
We are a youth and community charity based in Filton, but we work with and in schools across Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
Outdoor learning, arts and play expertise, delivering projects, research and consultancy. Currently developing a social franchise and practitioner support for outdoor children's services, Forest Schools and participatory arts.
We are organising a series of events between the 30th September and the 10th October. These events will encourage conversation, offer practical tools and influence change, to make Bristol a happier, healthier city.
We’re a group of local residents organising events and community around the library. Everything we do is organised by volunteers, funds go to providing equipment, facilities, services at the library. We’re organising one-off events and ongoing regular events.
We support local families by offering a range of learning and leisure activities
Fundraising for local park
To promote and protect two of our city's green spaces.
We are trying to save our local swimming pool (Bristol Jubilee Pool) by securing a Community Asset Transfer which will enable the community to run the pool and keep it open
Seeks to protect, enhance and develop St. Andrews park and surrounding streets.
A group that works to support and enhance St George Park, Bristol as a community resource and wildlife haven. We work with other community groups and the City Council.
Full circle provides a youth service for young people in St Pauls and the surrounding area. The clubs include a girls club on a Tuesday 4.30-6pm; open access youth club Wednesdays 6-9pm (13-19 yrs); Women's Group Thursdays 11-2pm, an open access activity/games night (7-12) parents welcome! We are also actively working with other organisations to put on community events including family fun days and are involved in community development through St Pauls Unlimited and the Ashley, Easton... More
We are Fun 4 Families UK C.I.C t/a Fun 4 Families Bristol. Helping the community make memories by working together and supporting each other. Providing vital social support across the city and surrounding areas.
GayWest is a long-established social and support organisation for gay men and women. We run a coffeeshop - the Rainbow CafÈ - in central Bath every Saturday morning from 10.30am - 12.30pm and this is open to everyone. For members, we run events and social activities outlined in our monthly magazine
GILL delivers the 'a SALT course' (Spiritual Activists Leadership Training). This is a yearly training programme, affiliated to schumacher Institute, helping people engaged in social / political / spiritual change work to achieve goals through action-reflection and group support. The programme is designed by participants. All are both participants and leaders. 'a SALT course' is a balance of fun, creativity, deep listening, allotment skill aquisition, spiritual... More
Girlguiding Bristol South Gloucester provides girls from age 5 up with the opportunity to pursue new challenges, make new friends and discover new skills and abilities they didn't know they had, by encouraging decision making and team work. All our weekly sessions for girls are run by local volunteers. Volunteers also handle our recruitment and the set up of new units and therefore new places for more girls.
Glenside Hospital Museum houses collections relating to the history of Bristol Psychiatric and Learning Disability Hospitals.
The Museum, set within the grounds of the building which opened in 1861 as The Bristol Lunatic Asylum, tells the 130 year story of a psychiatric hospital. Originally built for 300 patients the hospital quickly expanded to accommodating over a 1000 patients at any one. Apart from three years as a War Hospital from 1915 to 1919 when it specialised in orthopaedics... More
Setting up an interactive Education Centre on the SDGs in Bristol
Prevents international custody and residence disputes by raising awareness and supporting 'stuck' parents. (parents who are unable to return to their home country with their children after a relationship breakdown)
Channel the power of cricket as a tool for change, social cohesion and making a difference to the lives of people in deprived areas. Cricket can also provide the catalyst to engage disadvantaged young people and allowed them to gain crucial life skills such as respect, teamwork and self-confidence.
Established in 2003 our vision is to help everyone realise their potential through experience in the natrual environment, We are responsible for the Grade II listed Victorian school, residential Lodge set in 8 acres of grassland and 130 acres of woodland of which 80 acres is designated a 'Site of Special Scientific Interest'.<br>
Our work includes the delivery of a comprehensive schools programme including an innovative 'Early Intervention & Development... More
We are a community garden provided supportive volunteering an an accessible place as well as a toddler group and childrens' activities
We organise a community event called the Goram Fair - we will train local residents to become marshalls and stewards
We provide an Air Ambulance service for the people of Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire and surrounding areas. Our Critical Care teams respond by helicopter or car, bringing our specialist skills and equipment to the people who need us most.
Credit Union serving Inner City to facilitate savings and loans facilities for all members of the community
Bristol Credit Union offers co-operative financial services for the mutual benefit of the people of Bristol.
Anyone living or working anywhere in the city can join and have access to easy savings accounts, affordable loans, and insurance too.
Members can have wages or benefits paid into their credit union account, and won’t be stung with high charges.
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Provide Group Analytic Therapy to those in need as well as training people to become Group Analytic Therapists
Developing community arts projects with people who identify themselves as isolated and unable to access mainstream arts opportunities
Multi-arts workshops for schools and the public. Typically our workshops are half an hour and music, movement and story based. They are highly inclusive and everyone is encouraged to take part. Feedback from head teachers can be found on our website.
Runs singing festivals for LGBTQ+ choirs and choral groups.