JDS Striving For Excellence

JDS Striving For Excellence are looking for any organisation who are willing to support them or donated some toiletries or essential kit or hygiene products for youths for low income families. If you are able to help please contact jds2project@gmail.com


The Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul

A family of several charities based around the country.

https://www.dcsvpservices.org/our-charities

 


Simply Connect Croydon

A compendium of resources in the local area. Visit it here.

 


Church Tenements Charity

The charity provides one-off, small, grants for educational purposes to young people under the age of 25 years either resident within, or studying at an establishment within, the London Borough of Croydon. Grants are awarded to those demonstrating financial hardship, for items such as books, stationery, uniforms, travel to and from school/college and music tuition and instruments.

https://grants-search.turn2us.org.uk/grant/church-tenements-charity-education-branch-12683

 


Bow Community Hub

Bow Community Hub boasts a range of daily physical activities, massages and arts and crafts for all to enjoy including youth groups.


Southwark Travellers Action

Works with children & young people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities who live in households on a very low income in Southwark.


CASPA

Supporting autistic children and young people and their families in Bromley


Bromley Well

Supports people with Autism aged 16+ in the borough


The Kids Network

A community of children and volunteer mentors connecting through fun, friendship and hardship for positive social change.


Spiral Skills

Services centred around the needs and values of young people currently exploring their pathways into work. Provide employment mentoring and training to young people aged 16-24


The Somerville Youth Centre

The Somerville is a youth centre and adventure playground and works with young people and with parents and families.


Youth First Lewisham

Free to use youth service for 8-18 year olds. (25 for those with a disability). All year round after-school and holiday provision (daytime) delivered at our adventure playgrounds, youth clubs and  a street-based team.  1:1 work, targeted and themed based informal education for young people that live, go to school/college in the Borough of Lewisham.


Newham Community Project

Mosque based support for students facing difficulty in paying rent, provides food support for families and individuals, runs a children's scout group and other activities.


United Borders

Provide services to young people who find themselves in moments or
periods of crisis in their lives.


Off the Record

Youth counselling service for young people aged 14 to 25 including a specialist service for young refugees.


Croydon Drop In

Supports young people aged 11 to 25 years old and families who live, work or study in Croydon.


Cassanadra Centre

Provides advice, support and counselling services for young people and families who are directly or indirectly involved in abusive relationships.


Women and Girls Network

Supporting women and girls across London affected by gendered violence. Includes the West London Rape Crisis Centre, advice and information on gendered violence London wide and West London young women's support.


Acorns2Oaks

A20 provide childcare facilities and extended children’s and community services including women's groups and a food bank to the residents in the Broad Green Ward and the wider Community.


Access Music Media

AMM is dedicated to helping young people who face substantial barriers to getting into/back into education, employment or training through music and sound recording.


Be Enriched

South London-based charity that uses food to bring joy and connection to the socially excluded, develop skills in young people, build communities and grow future generations.


Galop

Specialist service for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans suffering domestic abuse or other violence support.


JDS Striving for Excellence

Supporting young people to access the help they need and to get their voices heard.


Bin Knives Save Lives, Ilford

Working with children and parents to avoid knife crime. Free knife collection and disposal service in and around Ilford and Redbridge.


Restorative Justice for All (RJ4All) International Institute

Using the values of restorative justice,  delivering community-led projects focusing on social inclusion, and the empowerment of civil society and its most disadvantaged groups.


Headliners

Enabling the voice of disadvantaged young people to be heard.


The Peel Institute

Community organisation serving Clerkenwell. Activities for young people and families.


Red Roots Incubator

Youth Project bridging the gap between education and employment in the creative industries.


Sankofa Storytelling Arts

Using the creative arts to challenge inequality.


Jade Matua Foundation Trust

Brent organisation providing food and support to local families.


Phoenix Rising

Youth Project serving young people in NW10


Peer2Peer Education

Support to young people by young people through education. Facilitate workshops in schools on social issue, that are often relevant in their local community. Arrange work placements for disadvantaged young people in fields they may not have access to otherwise.


Girls United Football

Sports organisation focusing on girls from low income families empowering girls in local communities through football practices that go beyond the tactical, to develop confident leaders, providing more girls with the opportunity to succeed, on and off the pitch.


New Cross Gate Trust

Supports the local community to learn new skills, improve their employment prospects, improve health and well-being, feel safe and supported, develop self-confidence and social networks and access relevant services according to their needs.


PACT

Supporting children and families where one or other parent is in prison.


Jigsaw4u

Wide range of support for vulnerable children and families in Merton and Sutton. Including loss and bereavement support, parenting support and work with young people who go missing.


Well One

Free sports, cooking and arts and crafts events in and around Poplar.


Renewal Programme

Support for those, in Newham, who are facing multiple challenges; whether they’re a carer who needs wellbeing support, a migrant or refugee without access to public funds, an individual suffering with homelessness or experiencing poverty or a young person without direct access to learning pathways.


Haven - Domestic Abuse Network

Haven supports, assists and empowers young people and adults who have suffered incest, childhood sexual violence or and/or abuse, domestic violence, physical, mental and emotional abuse, rape and torture.


Just for Kids Law (N)

Support children and young people with direct casework  that helps them to overcome  problems they face, and use evidence from our practice to campaign for wider reform.


Afghanistan and Central Asian Association

Women's Project, Skills Workshops, Family Support, Welfare and Housing Advice for the Afghan community.


Street League

Use sport to support young people not in education, training or employment to gain skills and into jobs.


Karma Nirvana

Advice and support around child marriage and forced marriages.


IKWRO

Culturally specific support, advocacy and counselling for women and girls from the Middle East and Afghanistan,


Roma Support Group

Advocacy and Advice for the Roma Community. Young people's services.


Gujarati Samaj (Bexley)

To assist the Gujarati community with education in field of language, health, welfare rights, housing, immigration


Axis Educational Trust

Tackling inequality through supplementary education and skill provision.


Fern Street Settlement (All Hallows Bow)

Through activities, working for a better Bow where families live life to the full, children thrive and our community is strong


Youth Realities

Youth-led organisation addressing teenage relationship abuse through creative education and specialist, survivor-centred support


Kinship (N)

Advice and information for kinship carers (non-parental family members such as grandparents looking after a child)


Youngsibs (N)

Support for the siblings of disabled children.


Young Epilepsy (N)

The Children’s and Young People's Epilepsy Charity 01342 831342


Young Roots

Support refugees aged between 11 and 25 to access education and fun activities.


Well Child (N)

Produce a list of useful resources and are offering practical support to get disabled children or those with a terminal illness any specific help they need.


Young Carers Lewisham

Support for young carers


The Wickers Charity

Giving young people a safe and positive place to interact and learn.


The Mix

The Mix is the UK’s leading support service for young people. We are here to help you take on any challenge you’re facing - from mental health to money, from homelessness to finding a job, from break-ups to drugs. Talk to us via our online community, on social, through our free, confidential helpline or our counselling service.


The Nest

Free & confidential mental wellbeing advice and support for young people aged 11 – 25 in Southwark


Terence Higgins Trust

Offer free online counselling for those over 18 and living with HIV or worried about their sexual health


The Channel

A dedicated space for young people with epilepsy


The Childhood Bereavement Network

Resources on helping children through the death of a loved one.


The Children’s Commissioner

Online resource pack for keeping children safe on line for children


The Children’s Sleep Charity

A guide to helping anxious children get to sleep


Spectra

Offer LGBT+ specific online sexual health advice and an online  LGBTQ+ youth session every Friday


Single Homelessness Project

Single Homeless Project, a London-wide charity working to prevent homelessness and help vulnerable and socially excluded people to transform their lives.


Shoreditch Trust

Focus is on working with people who experience health, economic and social inequality.


Shout The Mix and Young Minds

Provide one platform for those under 25 looking for mental health support


Richmond Young Carers

Support for young carers. 02088672380 (020) 88672380


SA-UK (Social Anxiety UK)

Volunteer led organisation providing a range of support and on and off line social groups for those with social anxiety.


Resources for Autism

Practical support for children and adults and those who love and care for them.


Rainbow Across Borders

Croydon based group providing support and friendship for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers


Rainbow Trust

Supports families with a critically ill child


Papyrus

Offer crisis support for people under 35 who may be feeling suicidal


Oasis

Aimed at young people 14-35 years who are struggling with unusual experiences like hearing voices or feeling paranoid


New Horizons Youth Centre

Housing advice and other support for 16 – 25 year olds.


Nip in the Bud

A guide to helping children deal with anxiety.


No Panic Helpline

Helplines for anxiety disorders panic attacks etc. 0844 9674848 Youth Helpline 0330 606 1174 (for 13 to 20 year olds open Mon to Thurs 4pm-6pm)


NAZ

BAME run sexual health support agency, counselling as well as other practical support for the LGBTQ+ BAME community and others.


Metro Charity

Promote health and wellbeing to anyone experiencing issues relating to sexuality, gender, equality, diversity and identity, and use our unique insight from these transformative services and our diverse heritage to influence decision makers and to effect positive change.


Metro-Bridge

Provides support for LGBTQ+ young people


Mosaic Youth

For LGBTQ+ young people to help combat isolation


May Project

Alternative youth provision for young refugees and other young people in South London


Mermaids

Supports trans and pre-trans young people and their parents


LGBT Jigsaw

A consortium of advice agencies supporting homeless or potentially homeless LGBT+ young people


Lifeline Project

Christian led. Focuses on empowering and enhancing the lives of those people most isolated and vulnerable, building confidence and helping them to learn new skills, so that they may fully live their lives and become a part of their community. Mentoring for children and young people.


Lives not Knives

Dedicated to preventing youth violence in London and aim to do so through offering tailored mentorship and advice to the young people aged 9-21 in our community who most need our support.


London Friend

LGBT+ online counselling and advice


Kids Health

Lots of information for children teens and parents relating to health diseases, body image etc


Kids Cancer Charity

Counselling, therapy and holidays for children with cancer


HYP (Healthy Young People)

Health and wellbeing service for under 25's. Provides advice and support around sexual health, drugs and alcohol and general health and wellbeing. The service also provides emergency and ongoing contraception, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), condom c-card scheme support and treatment for drugs and alcohol misuse and wellbeing support.


Hidyah

Offers support for the Muslim LGBTQ+ community


Haringey Young Carers Project

Support for young carers 07971 308891


Healthy Living Project

Christian led. Aim to improve education, overcome social isolation and improve the health and well being of all those that engage with our projects. We are particularly focussed on meeting the needs of the Homeless & Socially Isolated, Children & Families.


Hackney Quest

Aims to give young people, families and members of the community the practical and emotional support that they need to develop and pursue their aspirations and deal positively with life’s challenges against a backdrop of social and economic disadvantage.


Free2B

Support for LGBTQ+ young people and their parents


Gendered Intelligence

Offers support for trans young people


Elfrida Rathbone Society

Support for children and adults with SEN and their families


ELHAP

Adventure play and youth groups for disabled children. Family support.


Doorstep Library

Literacy support for disadvantaged children


Ealing Parent/Carer forum

Support and advocacy for parents of special needs children