Current Members

Our work is split into three main areas: Best start in life We know how important the early years are – and we’re here to help. From parenting advice to education and early intervention, we focus on improving children’s life chances. Good mental health Everyone has ups and downs in life. Our mental and emotional well-being experts work with...

If you have items to donate, please contact Baby Basics by calling 01204 361704, or emailing [email protected] We provide essential baby/child items to families in need, these may be pre-loved but always in excellent condition and are consistently evaluated so that we address the most urgent needs.  Safer sleep options through the...

Be The Change CIC is a youth-focused organisation established to support and empower young people in Bolton, particularly in the Great Lever and Rumworth areas, which experience high levels of deprivation. Since our founding, we’ve been committed to providing safe, engaging spaces where young people can participate in sports, arts, and personal...

Bolton Children’s Opportunity Group (COG) a local registered charity,offers fully inclusive play sessions Monday – Friday for children aged 2 – 5 years. Speech, Occupational & Physiotherapists, Health Visitors, Social Workers and Educational Psychologists regularly visit.COG is registered with Early Years OFSTED. BLUE ROOM (High Needs...

Since 1869 Bolton Deaf Society has worked hard to support deaf, deafened, and hard of hearing children, young people, and adults in the borough of Bolton and surrounding areas. Bolton Deaf Society is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, our charity registration is 1191838. We manage Bolton Deaf Society community centre which is in the town...

The foundations of the charity are based on our universal open access offer, 7 days and nights a week, 51 weeks a year, reaching over 3,000 individual children and young people each year from across all areas of the town from our 4 centres, through centre based play and youth work, sport provision, arts and music programmes, dance, drama,...

Bolton Middlebrook Leisure Trust was created to manage and run Bolton Arena built for the 2001 commonwealth games. Since then the Trust has developed to run a wide and varied programme for Children, Young People and families both at the facility and across Bolton in Schools and community venues. We also manage St Joseph’s High School Sport...

Bolton Solidarity Community Association (B.S.C.A.) was founded in 2002 and achieved registered charitable status in 2003. Over the last 19 years, B.S.C.A. has become a model of best practice working with diverse communities. Our background and our experience means that we have unique insight across Bolton’s many communities. BCSA works to aid...

Improving outcomes for children, young people and vulnerable adults by providing therapeutic play and specialised resourcesWe are a registered charity based at the Harvey Children’s Centre, Bolton. We have a wide range of quality resources including specialised resources available for low cost, improving the home learning environment and...

VisionA connected Bolton without disadvantage.MissionOur mission is to use the power of Bolton Wanderers Football Club to inspire, support anddeliver positive change. Through intervention, prevention and targeted engagement we create sustainablepathways that transform lives. By working together we connect people, enabling communities to thrive...

The key dimension to YMCA Bolton work in the community is focused on young people and their development in body, mind and spirit from childhood through to adulthood. Our approach stems from the steadfast belief that appropriate guidance and assistance at the formative stages of a child and young persons’ life hold not only the key to individual...

Breaking Barriers is a registered charity set up by 3 parents of disabled children. It is our aim to raise awareness and challenge the barriers to inclusion in society for disabled children & young people aged 0-25 years old. We also support adults with autism aged 18+. We believe that individuality should be celebrated and everyone has a...

Breastfeeding Together is a registered Charity founded in 2015 for the advancement of health, for the public benefit, through the provision of skilled help and support for the health and wellbeing of children and families. We have been effectively supporting families since 2015 providing pregnancy, parenting and infant feeding help and support to...

INSPIRING LIVES AND CHANGING FUTURES It’s what we’ve been doing since 1886, in one form or another! We passionately believe that every child and young person has the right to achieve their full potential, whatever their background or circumstances – and, as a result, we work with over 6000 children, young people and families in the North West of...

Crossroads Together is a registered charity dedicated to providing information, advice and practical support to unpaid carers of all ages and the people they care for. Our vision We want carers and those with care needs to be identified, supported and offered outstanding care to help maintain their own health and well being. Our mission To be the...

Early Break was originally established in 1994 as a specialist treatment, information and support service for children and young people who used drugs and/or alcohol. Since then, however, we have continued to develop and evolve and now offer a wide range of services across several geographical areas in the North West. However, due to the nature...

Families and Babies (FAB) are a charity which has been supporting and promoting breastfeeding since 2010.  Originally set up as Little Angels CIC in 2004 by a small group of breastfeeding mums who had recognised the lack of support for new mums.  Research has shown numerous benefits of breastfeeding for mum and baby including improved...

Forest Frontiers C.I.C began its journey in January 2021, born out of the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. As our organisation grew, we became a beacon of community spirit and connection, evolving into a vibrant entity in our own right. Since then, we've been dedicated to bringing the wonders of nature to children, young people, and families...

Fortalice provides frontline services including a Refuge with 22 flats, training and group work for women, families, children and young people who are or have been affected by Domestic Abuse and Violence (DAV). Our Outreach Support Centre provides crisis support, one to one sessions, risk assessments, Counselling and in-person and virtual group...

Community Focused SupportUnlocking Peoples PotentialWe Know What We Do Works Genuine Futures designs and delivers services thatempowers, inspires and motivates igniting the spark ofresilience raising the aspirations in people of all ageswithin our communities. Our sole purpose and focus is empowering localcommunities and helping disadvantaged...

We have 25 to 30 young people who attend the Great Lever Voice.  We have 4 groups which are: 9 to 13 year olds attend a Keeping Safe Project.  Here they learn how to keep themselves safe. For example, safe guarding. Awareness of drugs, alcohol and smoking, Keeping safe on the streets, health and safety, road safety and lots more. After...

For many young people, the transition to adulthood isn’t easy. In the UK, one-third of young people are lonely, half feel unready for work and half feel like they don’t belong to their community. At GMYN, our vision is #YoungPeopleCan and we help young people in Greater Manchester overcome this. We deliver a range of development programmes and...

Harmony is a well established organisation in the heart of Bolton (since 2001), well known in supporting young people and our community, some of who have been referred from schools, including individuals with mental health issues and/or disabilities. We promote strong messages of equality, self confidence, anti-bullying/anti-hate/anti-racism and...

Home-Start HOST is one of a network of charities that work with families in the early years to help parents to provide the best possible start in life for their children. Volunteers, who are parents themselves, are recruited, trained and supported to visit families in their own homes for 2-3 hours a week to offer emotional support and practical...

At KRIMMZ Girls Youth Club, we deliver an award-winning programme of physical, social and confidence-building activities for people aged 5 plus from diverse ethnic communities living in areas of deprivation across Bolton. Led by local community leaders with lived experience, our weekly activities improve physical and mental wellbeing, encourage...

Lagan’s Foundation provides support, home care and respite for families of vulnerable children who have complex health issues across the North West, specialising in heart defects and feeding issues. Our home support bridges the gapbetween hospital and home, providing much-needed assistance to parents who become 24/7 unpaid carers for their sick...

LOAI’s primary role is to operate residential and day visit activity centres, with a focus on work with young people and community groups. The Charitable purposes of the organisation relate to encouraging the positive use of the outdoors by all sectors of the community. In practice, this means offering opportunities for participation and access...

We are your local charity, working hard to improve your local area for wildlife and for you. Since 1912, The Wildlife Trusts have been speaking out for nature in the UK. Our organisation is unique – while most of our work for wildlife takes place at local grassroots level, we have a national voice.

Little Bats Learning came into existence in 2021 to offer quality forest school provision to the children and families of East Bolton, who face barriers to it (income, mental health, language etc). It’s a grassroots social enterprise, led by a team committed to enabling children’s needs to be met and understood through engagement in...

“Dear whoever is reading this, I just want to say thank you [to MhIST] for giving me a bit more confidence in myself and for coming in doing the wellbeing sessions. They don’t do these kinds of sessions in school, we don’t talk about mental health in school enough and it has helped”. – Bolton Secondary school student “If I could go back in...

New Bury Boxing Club is an Affiliated England Boxing Club. Set up in 2021 to help tackle serious violence and crime amongst young people it has gone from strength to strength and now offers sessions for 8-18 year olds multiple times per week with plans to add additional sessions and adult sessions. New Bury Boxing also has a sport plus offer...

Proud 2 b Parents is an inclusive organisation for all routes to parenthood. We are run by and deliver services for LGBT+ parents/ carers to be, LGBT+ parents/carers, and their children living in Greater Manchester. Our key aim is to reduce the feeling of isolation families can experience, as well as address the lack of visibility and awareness...

Founded in 2011, Raise The Youth Foundation is a not-for-profit Social Enterprise that provides totally unique Education and Therapeutic support for Greater Manchester’s marginalised children and young people (aged 11-25) and their families. Working closely with the Community also forms an important part of our overall plans and vision. Raise...

To contact Reach Family Project, please email [email protected] or call 01204 934075. Reach Family Project was founded in 2013, providing early intervention family support to children & families in need. Our Befriending service launched in 2020 providing support for the elderly and isolated and in 2021 Reach Family Project...

At Recreate-U, we are passionate about helping people learn and grow so they can achieve their full potential. We do this by teaching tools and techniques that help people of all ages manage their mental health, improve their wellbeing and learn new skills. Recreate-U CIC was founded in 2020 by qualified, experienced teachers and works with...

SNUFS is a small charity, founded in 1990, based Bolton, managed by a Board of Trustees and run by a Coordinator and Administrator. Our objective: “To advance the education of children between the age of 2 and 5 years with any form of Special Needs or disability by promoting their inclusion into mainstream school provision”. Our objective is met...

THE FLOWHESION FOUNDATION Background: Flowhesion is a Multi award-winning charity focused on Community Cohesion. Headquartered and founded in Bolton we deliver health, wellbeing, substance misuse, community empowerment, resilience, education, sports, employability, leadership, and criminal justice programmes in the town and across...

The Hub at Westhoughton CIO was set up in July 2021, following 4 year resident-led community organisation. As a local Charity the CIO’s purpose is to enable the community to manage, promote, hire-out, maintain and improve these community sports/recreational facilities. These comprised 12 classrooms and a large internal space with an outdoor play...

The Proud Trust is a life-saving and life-enhancing organisation that helps LGBT+ young people empower themselves, to make a positive change for themselves and their communities. We do this through youth groups, coordinating national and regional LGBT+ youth work networks, managing the LGBT+ Centre for Manchester, delivering of training, running...

The Videobox is a not for profit arts organisation specializing in video production with a community focus. We use digital arts, mainly film, as a tool for engagement, training, consultation and empowerment. We deliver creative participatory projects with people of all ages and backgrounds, including film making, creative writing, photography and...

Urban Outreach is a Christian Charity providing holistic and person-centred support for some of the most disadvantaged, vulnerable and complex adults and young people in Bolton. Established in 1990, we have a growing staff team and enjoy the support of hundreds of volunteers – helping us to deliver upon four main areas of work: Offender Support...

Youth Leads (formerly Xplode) is an award-winning charity getting the voice of young people heard and acted upon. We run skills development programmes to upskill disadvantaged young people, publish the Youth Leads Magazine providing a platform for young people to use their voice and we challenge decision-makers on under-representation of young...