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.
Our main activity is a citywide festival in October half-term, celebrating story-telling, books and illustration. Events are interactive, affordable and inspiring. We also have other strands of work we want to develop - working with schools & communities; developing some innovative ideas: creating merchandise to help with income. Focusing on South Bristol this year for our 4th festival.
Studio Upstairs supports creative and personal recovery through arts practice. The Studio, a working arts community, exists to provide artistic resources and therapeutic support to people experiencing mental and emotional distress and to those in drug and alcohol recovery. We provide and maintain a working artists’ Studio, which is a community where people produce their own artwork - in whatever medium or format they determine - within a supervised, social, creative and therapeutic... More
Help to prevent suicide in Clifton by talking to people considering ending their life.
STAR is a charitable organisation that promotes equality of opportunity and good relations between persons of different ethnic origins and cultural heritage. We offer support and training to teachers, workers, parents and carers, helping them to create a positive environment for all children under eight at home, in childcare settings, or at school.
Support Solutions has been part of the Housing Support and Social Care sector for over 23 years and we have established an excellent reputation for the quality of our work and our detailed knowledge of the issues affecting Providers and Commissioners of housing support and social care services.
We are in particular demand for our Revenue work: we have secured millions of Pounds of housing revenue for our clients and are in constant demand to assist with this work. We are actively... More
We run a community transport service in BANES for the elderly or disabled on low incomes. SWAN's purpose is to provide a range of access and advice services aimed at alleviating need and hardship in Bath and North East Somerset and the surrounding areas. We provide transport services using volunteer drivers for the elderly or disabled on low incomes and have regular Cuppa and Chat sessions for our lonely and isolated passengers.
Parent & Toddler Groups: Monday - Fridays (term time only) 9.45 - 11.30am - the group is ideal for children aged 0-3 years (siblings under 5 are also welcome). Sessions include a dedicated baby area, craft activities, interactive song time, healthy snacks for the children and tea & coffee for the grown ups.<br> <br>
Pre-School Playgroup: Monday - Friday (term time only) 9.15 - 12.15 - open to children from age 2 years and 10 months. This group is... More
It provides classes in an easy form of Tai Chi suitable for older people for its health benefits; it offers free training and insurance to instructors who act as unpaid volunteers for low or no cost (for suggested but not compulsory donations of £3.00)