Age Concern- Official Site - Age Concern cares about all older people and believes later life should be fulfilling and enjoyable.

Amnesty International- Official Site.

Barnabas Fund -   ...works in partnership with national church leaders and mission agencies, channelling gifts for the suffering church through them.  Ways to engage youth with the persecuted Church   +44 01672 564938 or Email:101376.2103@compuserve.com 

The Big Issue- Official Site - was set up in 1991 to give homeless people the chance to make an income. It campaigns on behalf of homeless people and highlights the major social issues of the day. It allows homeless people to voice their views and opinions.

Cancer Research Campaign- Official Site -  was founded in 1923 and each year we build on the fundraising and scientific achievements of the year before. We are getting bigger and better every year.

CAFOD - (Catholic Agency For Overseas Development) is a major British charity that has been fighting third world poverty since 1962. We believe that all human beings have a right to dignity and respect and that the world's resources are a gift to be shared by all men and women, whatever their race, nationality or religion.

CARE  For The Family -  is a mass-membership charity and our aims can be summarised as: declaring Christian Truth and demonstrating Christ's compassion. We undertake this by campaigning, providing resources, undertaking caring work and bringing Christian insight and experience to matters of public policy, education and practical caring initiatives.  Also part of CARE is:-

Make The Cross Count - It is our privilege and responsibility to Make The Cross Count. The challenge of Jesus to us is to be involved in the redemption of our society, by being the image of God, the salt of the earth, and the light of the world. Politics is no exception.

Childline - is the UK's free, national helpline for children and young people in trouble or danger. If you want to talk to someone, call ChildLine free on 0800 1111. The lines can be busy so please keep trying.

Children's Society - concentrates its resources on tackling the root causes of the problems these children and young people face. 

Christian Aid -  works in over 60 countries helping people, regardless of religion or race, to improve their own lives and tackle the causes of poverty and injustice.

Computers For Charity - Accepts donations of redundant computers, and passes them on tp church groups and charities.  Computers for Charity is a non-profitmaking organisation whose aim is to promote access to, and use of, Information Technology by community groups.  We achieve our aim by recycling computer systems donated by industry thereby helping to close the loop and reduce waste. We also build new systems to your own specifications using quality components.

"To empower hospitalised children and young people by providing appropriate computer and communications technology, including limited Internet access, that enables them to learn, play, communicate and develop critical life skills."

Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments- Official Site - FRAME considers that the current scale of live animal experimentation is unacceptable and should not be allowed to continue.

Greenpeace - UK - Official site.

Humane Research Fund- Official Site - We are a medical research Trust specialising in the development of new technology and skills without the use of animals in laboratories. This is to the benefit of people and animals. On both ethical and scientific grounds, techniques which directly relate to humans are the right way forward.

Leukemia Research Fund - Official Site - Fighting...leukaemia, Hodgkin's disease and other lymphomas, multiple myeloma, aplastic anaemia, myelodysplasia, the myeloproliferative disorders and related diseases.

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children - (NSPCC) is the UK's leading charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children. It has been protecting children from abuse for over 100 years. The NSPCC is the only children's charity in the UK with statutory powers enabling it to act to safeguard children at risk.

Oxfam - Official Site - Oxfam GB is a development, relief, and campaigning organisation dedicated to finding lasting solutions to poverty and suffering around the world. We believe that every human being is entitled to a life of dignity and opportunity; and we work with poor communities, local partners, volunteers, and supporters to help this become a reality.

PCCA Childcare ( Promoting Christian Care & Action) - Email info@pcca.co.uk - Official Site - Serving Churches, children & families throughout the UK - regardless of race, religion, lifestyle or any other factor.

The Philippi Trust - exists to provide professional and accessible Counselling and Counselling Training to a hurting Church and Community.
The Philippi Trust was established in 1989, and registered as a charity in 1992, to provide Counselling, Counselling Training and Church Mission in the UK and overseas. (Registered Charity No. 1016105).

Scope - Official Site - the national disability organisation whose focus is people with cerebral palsy. Our aim is that disabled people achieve equality: a society in which they are as valued and have the same human and civil rights as everyone else.

Tearfund - is an evangelical Christian relief and development charity working in partnership to bring help and hope to communities in need around the world.

The Nuffield Trust for Research and Policy Studies in Health Services (The Nuffield Trust) was established in June 1940 as The Nuffield Provincial Hospitals Trust.

The Hunger Site - Visit this site once a day and donate free food to the hungry (paid for by the advertisers).  24,000 Die Daily, Please Click Every Day.

Through the Roof -  (In conjunction with Disabled Christian Fellowship)
The UK disability outreach of Joni Eareckson. Making the good news of Jesus Christ accessible to everyone.  A terrific site for the disabled - see if your church conforms to the Disability Discrimination Act which comes into force in 2004.

The Open Churches Trust - that seeks to keep UK churches open for visitors - Lord Lloyd-Webber started and funded The Open Churches Trust in 1994. Its sole purpose was to try to persuade Parochial Church Councils of grade 1 places of worship, from any faith, to change from locking their places of worship, except for services, and open them in order to allow more general access. Each PCC approached is asked to determine to what extent its place of worship can be opened each week with an attendant present.

The Princes Trust - helps 14-30 year olds to develop confidence, learn new skills and get into work.

The Samaritans - is a registered charity based in the UK and Republic of Ireland that provides confidential emotional support to any person who is suicidal or despairing; and that increases public awareness of issues around suicide and depression.

Terence Higgins Trust  - is the leading HIV & AIDS charity in the UK and the largest in Europe. Established in 1982, it was the first charity to be set up in response to the HIV epidemic and has been at the forefront if the fight against HIV & AIDS ever since.