Since its incorporation in 2006 ACT Training Services has been engaged in the education of vulnerable people, empowering them to enhance their personal and professional growth. Our mission is: "to inspire achievement of people through the provision of quality training, enabling them to develop skills of value". In the year 2014 we developed the Pocket Learner Educational system which has become our flagship programme.  Since then we have focused on producing and distributing these innovative educational resources which have won multiple awards and impacted the lives of several families caring for disabled children in the UK and other countries.  The system consists of a range of workbooks, cards and other materials geared at building vocabulary as well as promoting reading and numeracy skills.  These unique materials are able to be tailored, based on the learning needs of the child or young adult; they can be used independently or with the parent/carer.Why the community needs usOver the years we have worked with the local community to enable them to aim higher and take steps to broaden their personal and professional repertoire. We helped over 6,000 people gain qualifications and develop relevant skills and competencies in order to boost their marketability and secure employment.  We were successful in the foregoing endeavour and now we have turned our focus to parents and professionals engaged in the care and education of children with cognitive disabilities. This community is often left behind and face exclusion and parents are often left frustrated and exhausted.  Our resources aim to alleviate the associated stress on these families, as the materials promote achievement and raise aspirations. As a training organisation we are able to conduct training programmes for the targeted families and professionals in order to share information in how to maximise the benefits from using the materials.  We are also able to tap into the experiences and knowledge of the different groups in order to enrich the programmes and develop further resources to support our children with special educational needs and disabilities. Our impact on the communityIn the first 12 years of operation we trained people for the purposes of employment and in order for them to access further training or work experience.  We helped our clients develop vocational as well as interpersonal skills that enabled them to survive and thrive in the contemporary business workplace.In recent years we have consistently accessed funding in order to offer the Pocket Learner to hundreds of families in six London Boroughs. We have supported families on and offline so that they can successfully utilise the materials. Our parents workshops have been particularly successful, serving as forums for dissemination of information and guidance regarding the use of the resources and also as a safe space where parents are able to explore their creativity, share issues and access peer support.   

Our purpose is to place young people aged 10-25 at the centre of our thinking, in order to help them fulfill their potential and empower them as individuals. Ieuenctid Tysul Youth is a voluntary youth organisation and registered charity based in Llandysul, West Wales. During the last 23 years, our purpose has evolved to provide a wide range of education and support services to young people irrespective of their race, gender, background or ability. The main focus of our work is to support young people through the transition to adulthood, from dependence to independence. We do this through a comprehensive programme of life skills training, emotional and personal development workshops, volunteering and workplace opportunities and community regeneration and inter-generational activities.Young people are encouraged to participate and to be actively involved in decision making processes and where possible to assume responsibility for organising and delivering the programme.Why the community needs usWe have overseen numerous community regeneration projects, strengthening community cohesion and improving local areas. Our Art in the park project saw the installation of handmade park benches and carved plaques to improve local green spaces. We have also installed tables, picnic benches, flower boxes and bins in an area that is well used by the community as a recreation area.We work closely with local residential homes and the elderly to reduce isolation and improve community cohesion.Our impact on the communityWe support over 100 young people and their families every year many of whom are severely disadvantaged, ruraly isolated and have poor access to support services and developmental opportunities. Many of our beneficiaries become volunteers and engage directly in giving something back to their community by helping others. We provide a safe environment where young people can develop and flourish,develop healthy relationships and improve their longer term life chances through positive role modelling.

There's a lot of learning but it's done through activities - on the water and off the water. It's a break from screens and being cooped up inside. The platform we offer is built on the customs and traditions of the Royal Navy. It inspires our work and commitment to supporting young people today. Teenagers meet other cadets at events around the UK, and on trips abroad. They get comfortable with meeting people from different places and backgrounds, and confident in dealing with new situations, which can make going out into the world so much easier later on. Our friendly, trained volunteers - some from a naval background, many not - are role models for cadets, looking out for them. Sea Cadets is not about having orders barked at you, many cadets want to learn to be a bit more self-disciplined, and our volunteers will help with that and make it fun. They also help young people to try things they've never done before safely, supporting them to experience life enhancing experiences. .Why the community needs usToo many young people are going into an adult world under-equipped with the resilience, self-belief and social confidence they need to make a decent life for themselves. Sea Cadets has the skills to change this. We change how they hold themselves, welcome new people, and support each other. They do better at school and increase their prospects of getting a job.They can overcome challenges more confidently and tthey are valued in the community where they live.Our impact on the communityThe world moves so fast today, and the change can be exhilarating and life-opening, but also terrifying. Opportunities follow change, but standing out from everyone else competing for them means making sure you have the very things that makes meeting a cadet memorable; Confidence composure, knowing how to listen, speak and present yourself in new situations, leadership, motivation, organisation, and bounce!!

Our Project is 24 years old and was set up by young people for young people to give them somewhere safe and secure to meet where they can access support, information, guidance, opportunities to learn new skills, get involved with their community and feel great about themselves. We are led by the young people who use us and strive to develop the project and activities around them.Why the community needs usThe young people enhance the community by learning to respect it and the people in it. They develop really exciting projects that improve abandoned areas of the town, they fundraise in the community and help others who need support. They show the public that they are valuable members of society by taking part in community activities.Our impact on the communityWe work with 300+ young people a year from 8-11 year olds at our Transitionz Group (younger Saturday morning youth club), our 11-25 year olds at our drop-in and also our young parents group on a weekly basis. We give young people opportunities to learn new skills like gardening, cooking, music, drama, committee membership etc. We provide a volunteering scheme where young people can earn Time Credits for their community involvement. We run health and well-being sessions to keep young people fit.

We offer after-school tuition to disadvantaged children in primary and secondary school. We aim to ensure that all children are being offered a real learning experience where they can be heard as an individual. Our main objective is to teach children the skills they need to engage with the curriculum and strengthen their confidence. We also provide free sports activities and free ESOL lessons to help disadvantaged people overcome barriers, be more active and productive members of the society.Why the community needs usOur impact on the community

Music is a medium essential for human development and emotional health. We use it to express ourselves and connect with others. Music Therapy utilises these properties to provide targeted, accessible treatment and support for wide-ranging therapeutic needs including: children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder; children with Selective Mutism and other communication disorders, mental health issues and dementia. MTL aims to reach out and increase access to Music Therapy through connecting with new partners across the borough of Lambeth. Our team of experienced therapists have a broad range of skills that can be channelled into creating innovative, specialist therapy provision within different settings.Why the community needs usOur impact on the community

Learn with Grandma is about making the most of time spent with grandchildren. This includes helping to break down digital divides, encouraging people to share skills across the generations and have fun together. We.share good news and ideas of how to use the internet to help close the digital age gap. We seek to reunite the generations so that we can all work together to improve our communities; our World!Why the community needs usIn the UK over 60% of grandparents care for their grandchildren on a regular basis. Most of the youngsters use IT and most of the elders don't - but they do have other skills and knowledge to share. We encourage the generations to work together, sharing skills and fun. We aim to reunite the generations; increase respect; and encourage events or activities that can improve lives and communities.Our impact on the communityLwG encourages many projects in many countries. We wanted to find a project that could be done in any country. It had to be achievable; sustainable - not cost much; use IT; and need doing. We decided to create e-books of the local legends that could be lost as printing costs rise & books go out of print. Electronic educational books (e-books) cost less to produce and send. They can include art; drama; music; teaching; history; culture; languages; and can never go out of print!

The Hub is a focal point for community groups, charities, businesses and local residents to find out what is going on. Our key activities are a mix of: Drop-ins for local information, Low cost workshops on a range of subjects, small meeting room and workshop space available to hire. Space for community organisations that need to do outreach. HQ for Settle Timebank, Settle Soup and North Craven Networking Group.Why the community needs usWe are in a central and accessible building and have quickly become the 'go to' place for all sorts of local information, workshops and events as well as a welcoming place to just come and have a chat.Our impact on the communityIn our first year we had almost 2000 visits during our drop-ins, held over 40 workshops and other activities and served up hundreds and hundreds of cups of tea!

CoDa has a history of making exciting dance happen in unusual places. Since 2013 we've created professional dance shows in non-theatre spaces and supported communities to make work about their local areas. Our aim is to tell real life differently. We specialise in dance as a physiotherapy tool for people with neurological disabilities, like MS and Acquired Brain Injury. We've built an exceptional reputation and, until Covid-19 hit the UK in March, we were delivering dance weekly on 3 wards at Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability. They want us to deliver on 12 wards, but sessions are on hold indefinitely. We've spent 2-years developing a big project that blends our expertise, creating an exciting and immersive digital dance show REwired that tells unheard stories of people with neurodisabilities. Sadly, £50,000 of our fundraising disappeared overnight as funders responded to the crisis. We must now redesign our work to be delivered entirely online. We need your help to realise our plans!Why the community needs usEach year we engage around 1000 people through live performances and dance workshops. We strive to give people joyful and meaningful experiences that inspire creativity and curiosity. People leave our sessions feeling more mobile and connected to others. Our artistic work makes people feel excited and more empathetic to themselves and others. Due to Covid-19, we're moving all our activity online to keep our audiences safe. We are determined to continue to connect people despite our distance.Our impact on the communityTom, participant with MS, commenting on artistic research on REwired in 2018: "I've never been able to fully explain it, but the dancers showed what it's like for me each day. Everyone should see this to understand what it's like to have MS." RHN staff on dance sessions: "To do something that's less focussed on verbal communication is very beneficial for patients with severe communication impairments. People are sitting straighter in their chairs, making more eye contact and having fun together.

Snowland Journeys is a non-profit organisation, which facilitates reintegration programmes reuniting Himalayan children with their families and develops projects to support communities of the High Himalayas of Nepal; a place of great natural beauty, but where life is extremely tough. Many children are sent away by their parents to school in the city at 4 years old, in the hope education will give them a better life. They do not see or speak to their families for 12 years, due to the remoteness of their villages. Upon graduation, aged 16, they have a chance to return home to see their parents - if we can secure funding. We also provide education support and we work with mountain villages, helping the children and their families to develop self-sustaining careers and livelihoods. The people we support are featured in the award-winning documentary 'Children of the Snow Land'. In the UK, we support young people, helping them to cope better with the mental health challenges of Covid-19.  We also help UK schools to have cultural exchange experiences and we organise expeditions as part of our fundraising strategy to support young people.Why the community needs usWithout support, Himalayan children wouldn't receive an education or be able to maintain connection with their family. We aim to help develop their communities so that long term children can be educated at home. Trekkers from around the world are able to join our expeditions which help to financially enable our reintegration programme of young people with their families, and the development of their communities. Our expeditions provide life changing experiences for all involved. And through our schools programme of support, cultural exchanges and expeditions, young people in the UK can develop greater life skills.Our impact on the communityHimalayan children are able to achieve an education whilst retaining contact with their families in the mountains, receiving mentoring and support throughout their school years up to university graduation. Himalayan communities are able to develop self-sustaining livelihoods. UK schoolchildren and students are empowered by learning resilience through mental health support, cultural exchanges and expeditions to Nepal.