As well as Hourglass, there are a number of other useful organisations that can provide advice, assistance, and information for those seeking help for a variety of different situations.
Grantham Almshouse Charity
Housing Advice Organisations
Provision of low cost accommodation for the elderly in need in the area of Grantham, Lincolnshire.
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England
Grantham and District Mencap Limited
Disability Support Organisations
Independent self-funded charity working with disabled people, with a range of services and activities for disabled people, and their parents and carers.
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England
Grantham and District Poverty Concern Group
Other (Please clarify type)
Relief of poverty by providing meals at various drop in centres and making small emergency loans.
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England
Grantham and District Talking Newspaper Association
Blind Support Organisations
Supplies a newspaper and magazine for the blind residents of Grantham via audio recording.
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England
Grantham Foodbank
Other (Please clarify type)
Provides three days nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred. Part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust.
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England
Grassmarket
Mental Health Organisation
Life skills, cafe, drop in meals, social
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Scotland
Grassroots
Suicide Prevention Organisations
Offers training on how to help suicidal people
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England
Grayshott Community Care
Age Related Organisations
Principally transport of mainly elderly clients to hospitals, medical and dental appointments.
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England
Grayshott Nursing Association
Other (Please clarify type)
For the benefit of sick/poor residents in the Parish of Grayshott in making money grants to enable them to obtain food, medicines, medical comforts, bedding, food, medical/surgical appliances and domestic help. To pay the expenses of convalescence or of domestic help during convalescence. This is provided that no such payment of the above is made to relieve rates, taxes or other public funds.
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England
Great Hale Relief In Need Charity
Financial Services
Relief for those in financial need in the District of North Kesteven.
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England
Great Malvern Relief In Need Charity
NHS or Health Organisations
Provide support to residents in Malvern or Gualrford who are suffering some form of hardship as described in the Charity's objects - this usually takes the form of one-off payments
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England
Great Wyrley Senior Citizens Welfare Committee
Age Related Organisations
2 Senior Citizens Clubs, various activies.
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England
Great Yarmouth and District Talking Newspaper Association
Blind Support Organisations
To provide recorded tapes of the local newspaper to blind and visually handicapped persons in the Great Yarmouth area.
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England
Great Yarmouth Mencap
Disability Support Organisations
Independent self-funded charity working with disabled people, with a range of services and activities for disabled people, and their parents and carers.
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England
Greenaway Workshop
Disability Support Organisations
Social. Disabled people are trained to make & repair furniture that is sold. Not for profit.
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England
Greenway Women's Centre
Other Advice and Support Organisations
Targets social need through community support programmes, on education, training, childcare, advice, developing personal confidence and addressing issues of health and the environment.
Northern Ireland
Greenwich Charity of William Hatcliffe and the Misses Smith
Age Related Organisations
Provision of Almshouse accommodation for 12 elderly persons, with a preference for widows and single women, living on the south side of the River Thames. Provisions of grants to enable elderly people, living in the charity's area of benefit, to remain in their own homes.
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England
Greenwich Mencap
Disability Support Organisations
Independent self-funded charity working with disabled people, with a range of services and activities for disabled people, and their parents and carers.
N/A
England
Greenwood Community Centre
Age Related Organisations
Helps the elderly community with: shopping services, food parcels, prescription deliveries and telephone befriending and regular check-calls.
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England
Grippers
Mental Health Organisation
Groups, trips, social
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England
Griston Relief In Need Charity
Financial Services
Relief of poverty, primarily for elderly/old people. Makes grants to individuals, including loans. All of this is only for the residents who have lived in the village of Griston for more than a year.
N/A
England
Guide Dogs
Blind Support Organisations
Guide dog training, support, library, access technology
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England
Guide Dogs Forfar
Blind Support Organisations
Training centre. Offers tours, and a rehoming service
N/A
Scotland
Guild Care
Housing Advice Organisations
AIm is to deliver innovative and life-changing care services for older people and those living with dementia and to support children and young people affected by life limiting illnesses and disabilities . Also support their unpaid carers with respite services to enable them to enjoy a richer family and community life. Culture of continuous improvement for our customers.
N/A
England
Guildford Action For Community Care
Other (Please clarify type)
Guildford Action supports homeless individuals as well as isolated families. Aims to meet basic needs, maximise potential through group work, individual casework, signposting and outreach.
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England
Guildford Hard Of Hearing Support Group
Deaf Support Organisations
Provides lip reading lessons, talks and social opportunities for hard of hearing people.
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England
Guildford Samaritans
Suicide Prevention Organisations
Support for anyone, of any age, facing any kind of issue. You do not have to be suicidal to call.
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England
Guildhall Feoffment Almshouse Residents' Charity
Housing Advice Organisations
Upkeep and maintenance of almshouses and the benefit of the residents.
N/A
England
Hackney Caribbean Elderly Organisation
Black and Ethnic Minority Organisations
Provides activities and services for elders; promotes their interests and assists them to access services for independent living.
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England
Hackney Winter Night Shelter
Homelessness Organisation
Working with the community to provide warmth and shelter to homeless guests through the cold winter nights and to support them in rebuilding their lives.
N/A
England
Haddington CAB
Legal Support Organisations
Provides advice, information, and advocacy on a variety of subjects
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Scotland
Hadleigh (Suffolk) Elderly Peoples Welfare Committee
Age Related Organisations
Provides shopping vouchers for over 70's in Hadleigh at Christmas. Operates over 60's social club. Organises theatre trips and other coach outings for over 60's.
N/A
England
Hadley Day Centre No 1
Age Related Organisations
Charity provides day centre members with activities, outings, hot meal and social interaction to reduce lonliness and isolation in members of the community over 60 years.
N/A
England
Hafal
Mental Health Organisation
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Hafal
Mental Health Organisation
Wales
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Hafal Anglesey
Mental Health Organisation
Wales
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Hafal Conwy
Mental Health Organisation
Wales
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Hafal Gwynedd
Mental Health Organisation
Wales
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Hafal Newport
Mental Health Organisation
Wales
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Hafal Pembrokeshire
Mental Health Organisation
Wales
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Hafal RCT
Mental Health Organisation
Wales
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Hafan Cymru
Other (Please clarify type)
Hafan Cymru is a charitable housing association that provides
Wales
Hagley Helpline
Other Advice and Support Organisations
General help to residents of Hagley
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England
HAHAV
Other Advice and Support Organisations
"We are a newly-registered charity providing a Hospice at Home Volunteer service to the local community of North Ceredigion (Aberystwyth, Tregaron, Lampeter and Aberaeron)."
Wales
Haig Housing Trust
Housing Advice Organisations
Provides a mix of family-sized houses, flats, maisonettes and bungalows to ex-service people and/or their dependants.
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England
Hailsham Men's Shed
Friendship and Social Interaction Organisations
Tue & Thur 10 - 1
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England
Halesowen Asian Elderly Association
Age Related Organisations
Halesowen Asian Elderly Association provides advocacy, advice and information service to members, who are elderly men and women of Asian origin. Organise and facilitate gentle exercise classes, health awareness and safety courses in the centre. Also arranges Computers for Health training basic courses.
N/A
England
Halesowen Project For The Elderly
Age Related Organisations
Provides a comfortable meeting place at which retired citizens regardless of social class, race or creed can meet friends, have a chat or purchase refreshments. There is no membership fee to join. Friends of the centre organise fund raising and social activities. The activities are on going.
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England
Halesworth Day Centre
Age Related Organisations
Provides social opportunities, advice and information to older individuals of Halesworth area.
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England
Halesworth Men's Shed
Friendship and Social Interaction Organisations
Providing, equipping and maintaining a workshop particularly but not exclusively for older men, within Halesworth and the surrounding area in which they can meet jointly or individually to undertake creative, physical or recreational activities, learn or pass on skills and knowledge and support each other socially.
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England