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020 7446 8660
B’nai B’rith UK
(0)20 7543 5400
Board of Deputies Charitable Foundation
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020 8554 1624
Chabad Lubavitch Centres NE London & Essex
397 Eastern Avenue
IG2 6LR
We are dedicated to serving the wider Jewish communities across Essex and strengthening Jewish life through a range of exciting, religious, social and educational-based services. This includes Chabad Aid Food Drive, now an essential project, supplying meals and food distribution to hundreds of families per month.
Rabbi Aryeh MBE and Devorah Sufrin, Executive Directors, as qualified counsellors, also spearhead addiction and relationship counselling, providing crisis intervention, education and prevention for those in need, with care, empathy and practical support.
Chabad Lubavitch remains at the forefront of Jewish life across Essex, seeking to increase its presence and impact. We currently operate four Centres: Gants Hill, Buckhurst Hill, Epping, Southend-on-Sea and seven dedicated families service these Centres and Chabad’s outreach programme.
(0)20 8457 3700
CST (Community Security Trust)
P O Box 35501
London
NW4 2FZ
CST is the charity that protects British Jews from terrorism and antisemitism. It exists to ensure that Jewish people across the UK can lead the lives of their choice. Widely recognised by police and government as a unique model of best practice, CST’s research regularly informs public policy, helps to safeguard wider British society, and supports victims of antisemitism.
CST gained charitable status in 1994, though its origins lie in many decades of Jewish self-defence – both before and after World War Two. CST does not charge for any of its services and is almost entirely dependent on charitable donations to cover its costs.
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(0)20 7790 4965
East End Jewish Clothing Collection Fund
220 Green Lanes
London
N4 2NT
Founded in 1994, the Clothing Collection Fund is a non-profit making organization. Proceeds from the sale of clothes and other donated goods are given to charities. Food parcels are distributed to the elderly and needy in the area. Sedarim are arranged and local projects are supported, helping handicapped children with learning disabilities. Good quality, unwanted clothing, bric-a-brac, toys, office/computer equipment and books are all required and we will be pleased to collect.
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(0)20 7435 0836
Friends of the Sick
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(0)20 8457 4429
GIFT
154 Brent Street
London
NW4 2DR
Founded in 2004, with hubs in London, Manchester, and Jerusalem, GIFTs mission is to inspire and enable lifelong giving. We strive to create a society where community engagement, kindness, compassion, and social responsibility are embedded in everyday life.
Through innovative educational programmes in schools, youth groups, and universities, GIFT teaches the joy and importance of giving. Our interactive and hands-on sessions encourage young people to make generosity a natural part of who they are. These values are further reinforced through GIFT’s wide range of practical volunteering initiatives, allowing participants to put learning into meaningful action.
Each year, thousands of volunteers dedicate tens of thousands of hours to supporting individuals and families in need. GIFT distributes hundreds of weekly food and care packages to disadvantaged households, provides tutoring and mentoring for children struggling in school, and offers emotional and practical support for those facing hardship. We also run innovative large-scale volunteering programmes such as Beyond the Label, The Green Closet, The Giving Kitchen, and GiveFest, each designed to engage volunteers creatively in acts of kindness.
Beyond direct aid, GIFT fosters a vibrant culture of giving through park clean-ups, holiday volunteering, family giving days, and youth leadership programmes that empower people of all ages to make a lasting difference.
Every act of giving, big or small, creates ripples of positive change.
Join us in building a world where giving is not just something we do, but part of who we are.
Find out more at http://www.jgift.org
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020 7424 9265
Institute for Jewish Policy Research
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(0)20 8203 6427 Ext 3
Jewish Volunteering Network (JVN)
44a Albert Road
London
NW4 2SJ
JVN exists to make volunteering simple, meaningful, and impactful, helping charities find the people they need, and helping individuals find their ideal way to give back. Since 2006, we have connected over 8,000 people to volunteering opportunities, supporting more than 470 charities by finding them skilled, committed volunteers.
Regular long-term, short-term, or one-off volunteering events: JVN offers year-round opportunities across the volunteering spectrum. Our central website hosts a dynamic search function which helps volunteers to find opportunities to match their skills, locations and interests. We continuously encourage volunteers to engage with cross-communal opportunities, finding common ground through meaningful causes.
JVN helps Jewish people connect with opportunities where they feel most comfortable and familiar. Our volunteers frequently tell us how they have been “renewed” emotionally and physically by their roles. We believe the benefits of volunteering should be accessible and meaningful for all, and our dedicated volunteer broker is available to assist those with additional needs in finding their perfect voluntary role.
We support 46 partner charities through training, brokerage, and strategic partnerships. Our stewardship strengthens the voluntary sector, building a more resilient community in the face of economic and social challenges.
(0)20 8732 6100
JNF UK
London
NW4 4FE
For 120 years, JNF UK has played an integral part in Israel’s development, strengthening every aspect of Israeli life in the peripheries – from investing in infrastructure projects and employment opportunities to empowering the less able and underprivileged. We have built educational institutions, helped youth programmes, provided for people with special needs and brought life to remote desert towns. None of this would be possible without the ongoing support of the Jewish community for both Israel and JNF UK.
020 7433 8962
JW3 Jewish Community Centre London
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01132 218 848
Leeds Jewish Welfare Board
311 Stonegate Road
Leeds
LS17 6AZ
Leeds Jewish Welfare Board – positively changing lives for 148 years
For nearly a century and a half, Leeds Jewish Welfare Board has stood at the heart of our community, offering care, connection and compassion to everyone who walks through our doors. Today, more than 1,200 people benefit from our support every single week. Whether it’s practical help, social engagement or specialist care, our mission remains the same: to enhance quality of life and ensure no one feels alone.
Our wide range of services reflects the diverse needs of the people we serve. From essential community support services to our welcoming community centre, we provide safe, inclusive spaces for all ages. Our varied activity programme fosters friendships, wellbeing and a sense of belonging. We also proudly operate three learning disability homes, offering person-centred residential support, and a trusted homecare service that helps individuals maintain independence and dignity in their own homes.
Food is central to community life, and our café and restaurant—along with an extensive selection of kosher food options—bring people together over fresh meals, conversation and warmth.
Often, support begins with something simple: a cup of tea and a chat – if you or someone you love could benefit from support, friendship, guidance or practical assistance, we are here to help.
Please visit our website to access: Facebook Instagram @ljwbleeds
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(0)20 8441 6051
Maccabi London Brady
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(0)20 7446 8520
ORT UK
147 Arlington Road
London
NW1 7HP
ORT UK is part of the ORT global network, which has been transforming lives through education since 1880. From its origins, teaching impoverished Russian Jews essential trades, ORT has evolved to provide 21st century skills to empower people and strengthen communities. The ORT network reaches over 200,000 people a year in more than 40 countries through schools and training programmes.
ORT UK was founded in 1921 to fundraise for ORT’s international projects and teach skilled trades to Jewish communities trapped in poverty.
Today, ORT UK supports global projects through fundraising events. ORT UK is also bridging the gap between school and the workplace through its career-related programmes including the ORT JUMP Mentoring Programme and the ORT JUMP Employability Skills Programmes.
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(0)20 8455 4996 / 0161 507 5480
Paperweight Trust (The)
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020 8346 4000
Resource
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020 8732 6145
SmartGiving
London
NW4 4FE
Make your money work smarter and harder. SmartGiving™ is a tax efficient way of managing all charitable giving for individuals, companies, philanthropists, charities and fundraisers. SmartGiving™ can help with choosing the right charity, keeping track of how much you’re giving and making sure your donations are tax-effective.
With a SmartGiving™ Charity Account you can set aside funds so you can make a difference when you want to. It’s simple and stress-free.
SmartGiving™ also offers a HMRC approved Payroll Giving service and can support companies to set up CSR programmes enabling employees to raise money that can be matched through corporation tax profits.
When you give through SmartGiving™, you’re making a difference to causes that you care about.
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020 8371 3280
Work Avenue
Redbourne Avenue
London
N3 2BS
Work Avenue assists people in earning a living either through helping people into work or assisting businesses to develop and flourish. We create opportunities for everyone, at any life stage, in any situation and provide people with essential lifelong skills, enabling them to become financially independent to support themselves and their families.
Employment Support: enabling people to make informed career choices; training in employability and workplace skills; offering one-to-one information, advice and guidance, group workshops and larger events.
Business Support: supporting entrepreneurs to increase the long-term sustainability of their businesses through one-to-one advice and guidance, group workshops and larger events; access to start up loans; mentoring, and co-working space.
