Charities - social welfare

Alcohol Concern is the national alcohol charity, campaigning for effective alcohol policy and improved services for people whose lives are affected by alcohol-related problems.

More than 2.5 billion Bibles have been distributed. Worldwide, most people who own a Bible own one that has been translated, published or circulated through the Bible Society fellowship.

Ordinary people. Extraordinary lives.

Carers are ordinary people doing something extraordinary. Each day they put aside their own lives to help someone unable to manage on their own, whether it’s their parent, partner, child, grandparent or even a close friend. It can be an incredibly isolating experience. And it means they often don’t have the chance of a ‘normal’ life.
But Carers Trust helps to give them a little ‘normal’ time. Through our 197  Network Partners and interactive websites, www.carers.org and www.youngcarers.net

Church Army exists to share the good news of Jesus with the seven out of 10 people who have little or no meaningful contact with church throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. We have more than 300 evangelists who reach out through faith, words and action to those who are marginalised by our society: the homeless, the elderly, those living on deprived housing estates and many others. We are also committed to training and deploying evangelists for local mission in pioneering situations, equipping and working in partnership with churches and others for the long-term.

Crisis has been dedicated to ending homelessness for over 40 years. We provide innovative education, employment, housing and well-being services, in particular through our award winning and accredited Crisis Skylight centres in London, Newcastle and Oxford and outreach services in Birmingham, Merseyside and Edinburgh. We help homeless people transform their lives and we have ambitious plans for the future.

LawWorks aims to reduce social disadvantage, financial hardship, multiple deprivation and resulting stress by the provision of free legal advice on social welfare law (housing, debt, welfare benefits, employment, contract and consumer law). Free legal advice is sourced for people and small not-for-profit organisations that cannot access legal aid and are unable to afford to pay legal fees.

Oasis was founded in 1985 by Steve Chalke MBE. Our vision is for healthy, whole, safe communities – places where everyone is included, and all have the chance to make a contribution.
We work with families living with deep-rooted problems. Working with the children of these families in particular, Oasis helps break the destructive cycle of truancy, drug addiction, criminality, abuse and self-harm so they can live a life of positive choices and fulfil their potential.

Premier Christian Radio is wholly owned by Premier Christian Media Trust, a charitable
trust charged with proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the UK and beyond.

REDRESS is an award-winning international human rights organisation that helps torture survivors obtain justice and other forms of reparation. This contributes to the restoration of survivors’ dignity and fosters societies based upon the rule of law, contributing to the eradication of torture once and for all. The organisation was founded in 1992 by a British torture survivor.

Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) supports families with seriously ill children by providing free “home away from home” accommodation at hospitals and hospices across the UK. We are driven by the passionate belief that every child in hospital deserves to have their family close by to provide much needed comfort and hope.

The Salvation Army is an international Christian church and charity, and we seek to put our belief into action through social welfare provision. In the UK, we are one of the largest, most diverse providers of social and community services after the Government. We are passionate about the diverse and life changing work we do now, and our ambition is to be able to do even more.

We are a successful charity, helping young people across Berkshire, Hampshire and Surrey who are homeless or facing adversity to achieve great outcomes and reach their full potential. Founded by the local community, we believe that there may be many local people who would like to put something back into the community by supporting our work.