Charity Partners

Who better to support 'here to HELP' than a group of charities already committed to the vulnerable members of our society? Our partner organisations deal with family, home and social problems all the time.

Our partners are:

  • Help the Aged - the leading national charity working on behalf of older people.
  • RNIB - the UK's leading charity offering practical support and advice to anyone with sight problems.
  • Scope - the national disability charity, focusing on people with cerebral palsy and related disabilities. In Scotland, it is working with Capability Scotland, the leading disability charity in Scotland.
  • National Debtline - part of the Money Advice Trust. It provides a free, confidential and independent telephone helpline for people with debt problems in England, Scotland and Wales.
  • Save The Children - the leading international children's charity working to make a lasting difference to the lives of vulnerable children.

What part do our charity partners play in 'here to HELP'?


Help the Aged

The charity works for a future where older people are highly valued, have lives that are richer and voices that are heard. Help the Aged has four priorities - to combat poverty, reduce isolation, defeat ageism and challenge poor standards in care. The aim of these priorities is to secure and uphold the rights of older people everywhere.

Help the Aged delivers:

  • the HandyVan service, installing home security equipment for vulnerable older people
  • a 'Safe at Home' pack which includes a CO detector, thermometer and information on being safe and well in the home
  • SeniorLink units, enabling access to a personal, immediate-response telephone service, available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
  • access to SeniorLine, a free and confidential telephone service that provides welfare rights advice for older people and their carers

Royal National Institute of the Blind

Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) offers:

  • practical help around the home through a wide range of products and adaptations, such as special markings to indicate settings on cookers and heating controls
  • advice about how improving lighting around the house and using magnifying glasses can help make the most of a person's sight
  • expert advice about social security benefits and other sources of financial help. It also has links with local groups, which enables it to put people in touch with social and recreational activities in their area
  • help to anyone with a sight problem - not just with Braille, talking books and computer training but with imaginative and practical solutions to everyday challenges

Scope

Scope's aim is to assist people with disabilities to achieve equality: a society where they are valued and have the same human and civil rights as everyone else. As well as campaigning for changes in the law, Scope focuses its work on four key stages in a disabled person's life - early years, education, work and daily living.

Scope provides:

  • advice, information and support through eight regional community teams across England and Wales
  • information about local services and counselling and provides assistance in accessing equipment and practical support

National Debtline

National Debtline provides a free phone service to people with debt problems. Customers can call confidentially to speak to a trained adviser.

National Debtline offers a free self-help pack (for people in rented accommodation or people with mortgages). The packs cover personal budgets, debt prioritisation, offers of payment and how to deal with court procedures.

It tries to bring even the most serious problems under control. Its aim is to help individuals find a way out of spiralling debt through timely money advice.

Save The Children

Save The Children fights for children in the UK and around the world who suffer from poverty, disease, injustice and violence, working with them to find lifelong answers to the problems they face.

In Britain one million children - one in 12 - live in severe and persistent poverty. Research shows that they are more likely to be bullied at school and to live in areas with problems such as vandalism, anti-social neighbours and poor street lighting. They are also much less likely to take part in their communities, missing out on things such as play facilities, hobbies and after-school and youth clubs.

Save the Children provides:

  • grants, targeted at 'here to HELP' zones, that will fund up to 100 projects a year for children and young people to undertake initiatives to make a positive difference in their community
  • a website called Help Yourselves that will showcase examples of the projects funded to inspire other children and young people who want to make a positive impact on their local area

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