The Diocese of Oxford is the administrative area of the Church of England that, broadly speaking, covers the three counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. The diocese sits between the Cotswolds in the west and London to the east. It extends from tiny rural communities to the vastly different cities of Oxford and Milton Keynes. ...

Carers Direct was set up creating a web-based introduction service, whereby people seeking care could confidently identify and approach skilled and compassionate care assistants, while bringing benefits to both. Their site introduces carers for Live-In Care, Hourly Care and Over Night Care. ...

Donnington Doorstep is an independent, community-based family centre delivering a range of universal and specialist services. Set up in 1984 by local parents who knew that caring for children can be hard, Donnington Doorstep are a home from home drop-in for children, young people and their families as well as a hub for local community ...

The Family Arena has the following aims: • Connect – Meet and network with a community hub of children, young people and adults around events, activities and projects of mutual interest. • Learn – At your pace, in your own space or with others. There is always something new to stimulate and engage your interest. ...

We are a national charity (formerly Family Links) and the home of The Nurturing Programme.  Our vision is for everyone to live an emotionally healthy life. We provide training courses and resources that develop understanding, skills and the ability to support good emotional health. We work to raise awareness of what Emotional Health is and ...

A not-for-profit Community Interest Company providing Youth Services, Youth Clubs, Workshops, mentoring and group work for young people. We also have a day time alternative provision for secondary school age, who need support with SEMH.   ...

The CoderDojo movement believes that an understanding of programming languages is increasingly important in the modern world, that it is both better and easier to learn these skills early, and that nobody should be denied the opportunity to do so. To that end, they have built a global network of free, volunteer-led, community-based programming clubs ...

A community-owned hub for people to meet, work, play, create, learn, eat and connect. Flo’s – The Place in the Park is a non-profit community-run organisation and is almost entirely run by volunteers.  ...

Fusion Art’s projects reach across Oxfordshire and beyond, working within communities in public and environmental art, participatory art projects and high profile public events such as Cowley Road Carnival, Christmas Light Festival and In-tent-city. Through the transformation power of the arts, Fusion Arts respond to challenging social circumstances by delivering meaningful and inclusive artistic experiences. ...

Go For It (GFI) facilitate social opportunities and personal development to young people aged 16 years and over with Learning Disabilities, Autism and Aspergers in Oxfordshire. GFI are providers of fun, educational-quality support within your chosen environment and aim to recognise and develop every member’s potential. Working with their service users, parent/carers and professionals, they ...

Gobo Theatre Foundation is a charity created to help support, mentor and inspire young people in the theatrical arts with a focus on ensuring that opportunities are not only available to those who can afford it. Be part of classes and a production run by a professional theatre company with a love of fostering young ...

Guidepost Trust exists to provide services to meet individual needs so that each person has the opportunity to fulfil their aspirations and maximise their potential. They seek to achieve excellence in their work and lead the way in researching, delivering and disseminating good practice. To deliver their vision Guideposts mission is to: Break Barriers – ...

Home-Start Oxford is a voluntary organisation providing non-judgmental, compassionate, confidential and individual support to families who are going through tough times, and have at least one child under 5. Home-Start Oxford supports families in Oxford, and the centre and west of the county including Wheatley, Islip, Kidlington, Woodstock, Witney, Carterton and Burford. ...

Home-Start Southern Oxfordshire is a voluntary home-visiting scheme, which supports families with at least one child aged five or under in the southern area of Oxfordshire. It is managed locally, but supported by Home-Start UK, the national organisation which offers training, information and guidance to Home-Start schemes to ensure consistent and quality support for parents ...

Hope Thru Horses offers equine involvement therapy. Equine Involvement informed therapy works on addressing the psychological and emotional effects of trauma on the nervous system, body, mind and energy. In the process they recognise, identify and integrate separated, fearful, parts of the self and bring those parts together into the one whole ‘self’. ...

An award-winning, youth-led organisation focused on creating a more inclusive society for people with additional needs. KEEN create and run amazing sessions projects, in addition to supporting other organisations including sports clubs. They also promote inclusion more widely through campaigns and collaboration. Around 300 young people contribute to our work each year, through a wide ...

Kennington Youth Club is a self-funded youth club that provides a range of activities, including pool, table tennis, Wii and computers, table football, darts, cooking, air hockey, and various board games. Kennington Youth Club also have a tuck shop serving a range of drinks, crisps, healthy snacks, fruit, 5p and 10p sweets and chocolate bars. ...

Oxfordshire Discovery College think that learning together about mental health is the best way to tackle difficult feelings, and is also a great way to connect with other people, so they provide lived-experience-led learning programmes exploring mental health topics. ...

LevelUp is a new feminist organisation. Their mission is to build a community of feminists who can work together to end sexism in the UK. Our vision is a world where everyone is free to achieve their potential regardless of their gender. A growing community of people working together to: 1.Change sexist rules, laws and ...

The Leys Community Development Initiative (Leys CDI) promotes any charitable purposes for the benefit of Blackbird Leys in order to relieve poverty and sickness, and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life of the community. Leys CDI aims to increase the provision of safe, ...

Littlemore Youth Club is based at Littlemore Community Centre and provides a place where young people can choose what activities they take part in each week. The activities are being run by Youth Ambition, a scheme which coaches young people in sports and other activities. Activities on offer every week include table tennis, pool, air ...

The Mandala Theatre Company is a diverse-led company creating exciting new theatre with social justice at its heart. They give a voice to those whose stories are not heard and give those stories life. From its centre in Oxford, Mandala Theatre Company aims to reach out to the world. Their work connects people and brings ...

Children Inspired by Yoga (formerly Tatty Bumpkin) Oxford provides children’s yoga & mindfulness sessions in primary schools, and yoga-inspired, movement & relaxation sessions in nurseries  and preschools throughout Oxfordshire. ...

Home-Start works with families in communities right across the UK. Starting in the home, their approach is as individual as the people they’re helping. No judgement, it is just compassionate, confidential help and expert support. ...

Master Rhythm studios has two separate booths for instrument practice, control rooms, drum lessons and recording. Available to hire includes a broad range of drum and percussion related instruments and amplifiers; vintage amplifiers with vintage keyboards classic combos, cared for and tuned drum kits. Vintage combos and instruments include classic Fender Rhodes and Fender Twin, ...