Directory | DIVA Bradford

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#youngpeople #advice Free independent advice service for young people, dealing with housing, homelessness, benefits, debt. We also refer to supported housing schemes, support around drugs and alcohol misuse, counselling and training and education.Opening times Bread and roses: Tuesday 10am to 1pm, Wednesday 10am to 2pm, Thursday 10am to 1pm Shipley Youth Cafe: Tuesday 2.00pm to 4pm, Thursday 2.00pm to 4.30pm Free advice for 16 to 25 year olds, open door policy, drop in service. Registered charity no. 1147427 Scouting offers challenge and adventure to young people age 6 to 25. The 1st Shipley (Windhill) Group provides weekly meetings with a programme of exciting and challenging activities designed to develop teamworking skills, self-reliance, life skills and public service awareness. The meetings are supplemented by away days, weekend and longer periods in camp or bunkhouse where basic skill in caving, climbing, mountain navigation, canoeing, outdoor cooking and a host of other activities are provided. We also give basic training in skills such as first aid and fire precautions and opportunities to develop hobbies such as photography, ornithology and gardening. Training is available for leaders. All activities are controlled by the Scout Association s Policy, Organisation and Rules and by relevant Government regulations. Currently our programme provides for young people age 6 up to about 18 years. Those aged 18 to 25, if not in a leadership role are catered for at District level. Leadership roles are available from age 16 to 18 as Young Leaders and 18+ as Adult Leaders. Full training to national recognised standards is provided for all leaders. For those not wishing to have a regular commitment we have vacancies for advisors and helpers at all levels and a variety of disciplines as well as administration openings. Brownies is about trying new things that teach girls aged 7-10 about themselves, their community and their world. Girls get together with friends where they learn new hobbies, get creative, explore other cultures and have outdoor adventures. The group meets on Mondays from 5.30-7.00pm Second Time Around is a charitable project managed by Keighley District Volunteer Centre. The project provides volunteer placements for adults with a learning disability to enable them to develop skills for employment and everyday life.You can help us by donating your unwanted quality items, or by joining our team of friendly volunteers.The project has three main aims:-To actively encourage and support the recycling and re-use of unwanted goods.To provide work based training opportunities for adults who have a learning disability.To raise funds for charitable projects that support vulnerable people within our local communityOur team of volunteers collect your donated items from our collection points, or from your home for larger items.We bring them back to our recycling centre for processing.Our volunteers are then supported to sort through the donated items and prepare the goods for re-sale or recycling.The volunteers are engaged in a number of tasks including:-SortingWashingIroningRepairingRecyclingPricingStock rotationCustomer ServicesSales 36th Bradford South (Wibsey Methodist) Scout Group International youth organisation for young people aged 6 to 14 years old. Part of the Scout Association of the UK. We are a scout group based at St John s church hall in Greengates, offering Beavers, Cubs and Scouts sections to young people in the local area from ages 5 3/4 to 14 years old. We run regular camps and trips and have an on-going active and fun weekly programme. We offer exciting volunteering opportunities for adults (18+) and young people (14 years - 17 years). 4Neurodiversity is a new Autistic-led specialist and professional consultancy, training and support organisation. Its plan is to provide a range of services and training to organisations and neurodiverse groups and individuals with a view to engendering both personal and wider social understanding and acceptance. The 55 Club is a place for hard of hearing and profoundly D/deaf people to meet in a safe non threatening environment and, as the name intimates, it is for people over the age of 55. In the run up to lunch people catch up with friends or take the opportunity to make new friends. At 12 noon we serve a freshly cooked two course meal. We are happy to adapt or change what is being served in order to cater for specific dietary needs or religious observances but we would appreciate advance notice of this. After lunch there is a time to relax and enjoy a game of dominoes or simply chat with others. Every month there is bingo and at least three times a year the 55 Club committee arrange special outings to the seaside or places of interest. Throughout the year there are invited speakers to talk on various health and lifestyle topics. These sessions are voiced over for hard of hearing people and BSL interpreted for D/deaf people as appropriate.. In the coming months there will also be opportunity for everyone to learn basic first aid. Scout Group based in Shelf consisting of Beavers (6-8 yr old children), Cubs (8-10 and a half) and Scouts (10’and a half to 14).We meet at St Michaels school, Shelf on a Monday Tuesday evening. Abbeyfield’s vision is to provide a service which offers a home for life, integrated in a local community with high quality accommodation and a stimulating environment to maintain a socially active community that will directly benefit the mind, body and soul. Abigail Housing provides supported housing to individuals at the end of the asylum process. This includes new refugees who have been made homeless after leaving Home Office accommodation (Leeds project) and refused asylum seekers who cannot safely return to their country of origin (Bradford project). How Action for Children worksFrom before they are born until they are into their twenties, we help disadvantaged children across the UK.We help them through fostering or adoption – and by intervening early to stop neglect and abuse. We make life better for children with disabilities. We influence policy and advocate for change. Our 7,000 staff and volunteers operate over 522 services, improving the lives of 301,000 children, teenagers, parents and carers every year. We succeed by doing what’s right, doing what’s needed, and doing what works for children. We are based at the Crown Green Bowling club, dates and times may vary so please send us an email and we will give you full information. Addingham Churches Together Friendship and Luncheon Club Meets Thursday only 10:00 - 14:00 at Addingham Methodist Church.Small charge to help lonely or housebound, provides two course hot lunch.Refreshments AM and PM.Small games activities.Occasional days out.Car service from home and returnFor more information contact co-ordinator: Douglas Nayler At Addingham Civic Society everything we do is about stimulating community interest and involvement and in actively safeguarding the quality of life enjoyed by us all, in this wonderful village. Our website is regularly updated with everything that is going on within our organisation, as well as what is going on in the local area that may be of interest. Our group maintains several gardens in Addingham. Our aim is to enhance the village.We do it because we like gardening. This is a new independent initiative to encourage community involvement and promote wellbeing within Addingham and the surrounding area.2.00 pm – 3.30 pm.Objects: Fellowship time, worship, introduction and speaker. Meet at Addingham Memorial Hall, first and third Thursdays of every month.A social gathering of retired gentlemen, talks and presentations on a range of subjects. This organisation can give advice about: benefits, tax credits, debt, housing, employment, immigration.You can also get information about other subjects and the adviser will help you find out where to get more advice (Community Legal Services Quality Marked). Africa 2000 is a community based non profit organisation which has main aim and mission to provide them with key information, support and advice to its community members, mostly Black African as part of Ethnic Minority considering their lack of access to the main stream services. This information, support and advice covers a range of issues such as employment, education and training, health and housing and business opportunities aiming at facilitating them to have information and access opportunities but also engage and, be active to enable them to live up their dreams. Africa 2000 is run by committed, experiences and qualified Volunteers AFRICA4U ASSOCIATION is still at its infancy stage in Bradford. This is a voluntary association that promotes the success stories of the youth, women and community achievers and unsung heroes in local communities . We aim to organize local initiatives aimed at promoting youth empowerment, community cohesion, multi-cultural initiatives and women empowerment amongst various communities. We also aim to facilitate motivational talks in local communities , schools and places of worship from time to timeWe have voluntary experience of organizing community award initiatives in London, Reading, Germany, The Netherlands, Malta, Romania, Switzerland, USA, Nigeria and several other regions . Our aim is to make a profound and a positive difference to Bradford and Yorkshire through organizing Inspirational talks, Awards initiatives and youth empowerment sessions. We also collaborate with other community institutions in different regions © 2018 Community Action Bradford Districtinfo@cabad.org.uk01535 612500

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