The Directory

Dance and health charity which aims to reducing health inequalities and tackling inactivity through asset-based community development and dance.

Deaf Ex-Mainstreamers Group aim is for deaf children to have better access to education: • To work towards the implementation of bilingual education in British Sign Language/English for all deaf children. • To continue to research, map, facilitate participation and inform. • To continue to develop strategy to achieve a BSL Act. • To continue to facilitate the DEX Deaf Youth Council to support local deaf young people in understanding themselves as deaf people and with quality of life.

DIAL Wakefield provides a free comprehensive independent advice and information service to disabled people, their carers, families, friends and other professionals.

Disability Sport Yorkshire promotes sport and active recreation for disabled people.

Dominion Employment Training Services empowers people with the basic skills needed to be productive in employment or in their chosen careers. Dominion aims to provide its clients with opportunities that will enable them to use the best of their abilities in every facet of life.

Dream Time Creative is a social enterprise company (CIC) that works with both public and private funding organisations. Its philosophy is to empower through creativity. Established in 2016 by a group of women who have been delivering creative courses to women with mental health issues in Wakefield and who specialise in empowering the woman's voice, its aim is to enable those who participate in its courses to embrace their creativity and give them confidence to engage with and participate in the wider community.

Durkar Devils JFC Limited is a community football club. The club is currently working with FA, Wakefield Council, Wakefield College and other partners to grow a girls and ladies section.

Eastmoor Community Garden, created and developed by volunteers, provides a green space for people to grow flowers, vegetables, fruits and herbs. It also gives people the opportunity to get exercise, take part in events and activities, meet others, and learn about nature and sustainability.

Eastmoor Community Project operates St Swithun's Community Centre. The project generates and maintains community involvement and builds the long-term capacity for local residents to participate and contribute to the development of education, training, and health initiatives within the Eastmoor area.

ECHO (Every Child Has Options) is a Community Interest Company. The provision is available for all, from the very young to the very old making the offer a completely inclusive one. The provision allows all who attend the opportunity to access services after school/working hours. It is delivered from two venues in the heart of the community, Ash Grove Medical Centre and Ferrybridge Medical Centre. It operates an open door, drop in facility that is accessible to all between the hours of 4pm to 6pm two evenings a week, and from July 2019 it will be open on a Saturday morning. Anyone from the community can access the provision and gain support/advice from a team of professionals.

Edgelands Arts creates culturally connected communities by sharing stories from the edges of cities, communities and countryside. Edgelands Arts collaborates, commissions, creates and co-produces excellent and accessible arts projects which: bring artists and communities together; (re)connect people with each other and the world around them; explore stories of space, place, identity and belonging; and improve the social, cultural and community well-being of people of all ages and abilities.

Elite Community Sports Coaching CIC is a local organisation that works across Wakefield. Its partnerships with Wakefield Council, StreetGames, Rugby League Cares, The Children’s First Hub, West Yorkshire Police, Primary Schools and Secondary Schools in the local area continues to grow, with over 300 children and young people from across the city attending evening and weekend sessions each week. Elite Community Sports Coaching CIC uses sport, dance and other enrichment activities as a tool to enhance the lives of young people through improving physical and mental health, mentoring them to increase confidence, raise aspirations, and for some groups, divert them away from antisocial behaviour and crime.