Charities

The Albert Kennedy Trust works with young lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people aged 16 to 25 who are in crisis assisting with supported housing, mentoring, information, advice and advocacy in Greater London and Greater Manchester.

IMAGINE raises funds for Alder Hey Children's Hospital to help care for the health of over 200,000 patients every year. Each donation received is spent to improve the quality of life for children in hospital from researching medical conditions; building a better environment and providing support for patients and their families.

Alex, The Leukodystrophy Charity (Alex TLC) provides invaluable support and information to people affected by a genetic leukodystrophy. Established in 2004 as ALD Life, we are an internationally recognised centre of excellence for those affected by adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) and adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN). There are around 50 different known types of leukodystrophy, including some so rare they only affect one or two individuals. The charity changed its name in 2019 to become the only charity in the UK that provides support for all those with a genetic leukodystrophy.

Formerly known as the Alexander Jansons Foundation, the charity was created in 2013 in memory of Alexander Jansons who died suddenly and unexpectedly from Myocarditis in 2013. He was 18 years old. We offer support to anyone who has been affected by myocarditis and our main aims are to raise awareness nationally for this little known condition and to fund the medical research into all forms of myocarditis.

Our dedicated Helpline is there for people who need our help and support. Our free Factsheets provide information that is often badly needed to explain the symptoms and triggers that people with allergy are dealing with every day of their lives. We are the leading national patient charity for people living with all types of allergy. We work with government, professional bodies, Healthcare Professionals and corporates towards our vision and to help improve the lives of the millions of people with allergic disease.

Allsorts Youth Project is a Sussex-based charity that listens to, supports and connects children and young people (5-25) who are lesbian, gay, bi, trans or unsure of their gender identity and/or sexual orientation (LGBTU+). Their three-pronged approach includes - Direct specialist youth services for LGBTU+ children and young people - Family Support Work for parents/carers & siblings of LGBTU+ children and young people - Training & Education to the wider community.

The story of Almond Valley begins in the late 1960's with a campaign to save the historic buildings of Livingston Mill from demolition. A volunteer group won the support of the new town development corporation, and over the course of a decade worked to restore the derelict watermill and farm-steading. Members of the local community then established a city farm on the site, and a little later, one of the outbuildings became home for the Livingston Oil Museum. In 1990 the Almond Valley Heritage Trust was created to take forward these diverse interests. Ever since, we've continually extended the attractions and facilities of the site, exploring new activities, and developing new services. As a social enterprise, we've built a sustainable business that involves and serves both our visitors and the wider community. We've ambitious plans for continued progress. As an accredited museum, Almond Valley works to provides a local museum service for those areas shaped by the shale oil industry, and represents the national importance of Scotland's shale oil industry. Our shale oil industry collection is recognised as being of National Significance, and a vigorous programme of research and digitisation enables knowledge of Scotland's shale oil industry to be shared internationally through our scottishshale website Almond Valley holds particular appeal to families with young children, who have an immediate affinity with the farm animals and run wild in the green spaces and play facilities. We aim to be a happy carefree place that can be enjoyed by all of the family, and hope that the experiences shared will inform, inspire and be reflected upon. This gentle approach to learning links and underlies everything that we do.