Charity

ARCh is Oxfordshire’s “happy reading charity” for children .Our vision is to inspire a love of reading in children from all of Oxfordshire’s communities, to enhance their wellbeing and improve their life chances. We do this via a growing network of trained and supported volunteer reading...

Silver Star Maternity Fund, part of the Oxford Hospitals Charity supports maternity services in Oxfordshire. We fund equipment, enhanced facilities and specialist projects as well as support staff education and research into problematic pregnancies which goes above and beyond NHS...

Youth 4 Youth is an important campaign led by young people to unite communities whilst raising funds to support youth projects throughout the county.   The Blenheim 7K will also be happening at a significant time for many young people, no matter their socio-economic background, they will...

AT The Bus offers a school-based programme of art as therapy to support the education, health and wellbeing of children and young people aged 5-16 in Oxfordshire and London. Group sessions take place during the school day in a purposely-designed double decker bus located on school...

Being a parent has never been easy. Regardless of social standing, gender or culture, it can be lonely, frustrating, heart-breaking and over-whelming. Home-Start Oxford is a voluntary organisation providing free, confidential support for families with at least one child under the age of...

Response are specialists in delivering mental health and young people services in the community through our recovery-focused model of care within our supported housing portfolio and our co-productive approach to supporting people in reducing health inequalities, increasing resilience and...

The Chiltern Centre is a wonderful purpose-built care home in Henley on Thames offering a range of services to young people (aged 16 – 30) with learning disabilities (often alongside physical disabilities and/or complex medical needs) that empower them to live life to the full. A person-...

The Mulberry Bush Charity works to transform the lives of young people, and those who look after them, who have been affected by trauma, abuse and neglect.  They find themselves with severe social, emotional and mental health issues with poor life chances and at risk of repeating...

One-Eighty is a mental health and behaviour support charity, seeking to re-engage young people with their learning. We support children and young people at crisis point through intensive one-to-one programmes, deliver preventative mental health projects to schools, and provide specialist...

SeeSaw provides support for children, young people and their families in Oxfordshire when they have been bereaved or when somebody close to them is terminally ill. Through appropriate and timely support, SeeSaw can help to reduce the emotional, psychological and mental health...

If you or someone you care about has been diagnosed with cancer, Maggie's Oxford can help. Maggies helps people take back control when cancer turns life upside down, with professional support for anything from treatment side effects to money worries. Support is free and you don't need an...

The Unicorn School is a specialist school and charity based in Abingdon for students aged 6 to 18 who have Specific Learning Difficulties including dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia and Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN). The school has an excellent reputation with pupils...

Thames Valley Air Ambulance is a charity providing emergency medical services by air and land to patients within the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. “Our paramedics, doctors and pilots are highly trained and ready for any eventuality. We work together as a team,...

In the UK, 1 in 10 babies need specialist care at birth. SSNAP supports premature and sick newborn babies, their parents and the amazing NHS staff that care for them.  We operate from the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxfordshire, a hospital with specialist support that cares for babies...

Oxford Health Charity supports those receiving care and working with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, your local mental health, learning disabilities and community health NHS Trust. Our charity enhances patient, carer and staff experience through supporting projects, activities and...

Restore has grown from humble roots as a vegetable patch at Littlemore Hospital to flourish across Oxfordshire. We now empower over 800 people with mental health problems to become experts in their own recovery, and to find and keep employment. We help people gain skills and confidence...

Oxfordshire Mind, Oxfordshire’s mental health charity is there to make sure anyone with a mental health problem has somewhere to turn for advice and support. 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem in any one year. Oxfordshire Mind helps over 20,000 people with mental...

Crisis is the national but local charity for homeless people. We help people directly out of homelessness and campaign for the changes needed to solve it altogether. Every day we see the devastating impact homelessness has on people’s lives. Every year we work side by side with hundreds...

Sobell House is a hospice based on the Churchill Hospital site and is part of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It is jointly funded by the NHS and Sobell House Hospice Charity. Sobell offers specialist palliative care to those facing life threatening illness, death...

At FarmAbility  we believe in a society where people with a learning disability and those with a learning disability who are autistic, are active and connected members of society, where they have a meaningful occupation and where their contribution is recognised and valued. To help build...