The Directory

Grace's Place is a community, non-profit making company set up to provide person-centred day services, in the founder's home, for adults with a variety of disabilities.

Helping-Hands provides help filling in benefit enquiries and with all welfare matters.

Home-Start Wakefield & District supports families across the Wakefield District. Support is available to any family who is experiencing stress or difficulty and who has at least one child under the age of 12 years. Home-Start Wakefield & District supports families who may be dealing with issues such as isolation, emotional health and relationship problems. Its Giving Back project supports families with children 5-12 years to improve parenting and coping skills to help them manage behaviour, support their children's learning and develop healthy lifestyles. It also offers support in family groups where parents can get out and meet others. These are informal groups where parents can come together and where children can play and interact with other children.

Whatever happens as we get older, we all want to remain independent and live life on our own terms. That's why, as well as offering regular friendly contact and a strong campaigning voice, Independent Age can provide you and your family with clear, free and impartial advice on the issues that matter: care and support, money and benefits, health and mobility. A charity founded over 150 years ago, Independent Age is independent so you can be.

Informal Learning Limited delivers quality grassroots youth and community work, utilising tried and tested principles of informal education within the local community and across Yorkshire. It also supports the homeless and those at risk of homelessness with a particular specialism in working with ex-offenders, through the provision of supported housing, information, advice and guidance and positive activities.

Inspiring Community CIC works with young people aged 13-19 offering a wide range of activities from running a youth club to accredited programmes, meeting the needs of young people in the Wakefield District.

Kidz Aware provides advice, advocacy, signposting and training support to disabled children/adults and their families. Kidz Aware also provides educational programmes to young people's settings around bullying, racism, discrimination and disability awareness.

Knottingley Foodbank is a charity (No 1163711) and part of the Trussell Trust network of foodbanks. Run by volunteers it provides free food to clients experiencing food poverty. All food is donated and clients are referred by referrers working within the community using a voucher system. It covers Knottingley and surrounding area, extending to Hemsworth and Castleford.

Livability is the disability charity that connects people with their communities. It tackles social isolation and the barriers that can cause this in the lives of disabled and vulnerable people. Through a wide range of disability, education, training and community services, Livability promotes inclusion and wellbeing for all. Together, it works to see people take part, contribute and be valued. Livability puts the elements in place that all add up to connected lives and communities. Livability York House Ossett is a residential service home for 20 adults with physical and intellectual disabilities, including some with complex needs. Friends of York House organises events to raise funds to build on what's good and improve the wellbeing of residents.

Luv2meetU is a friendship and dating agency for people with a learning disability who are 18 and over. It is run by and for people with learning disabilities. The board of directors is made up of service users. Luv2meetU is a subsidiary company of the charity Hft.

Memory Action Group is a peer support group for people living with dementia and their carers - supported by Admiral Nurses.

Mencap is a leading charity for individuals with a learning disability, supporting adults into paid employment in the Wakefield District.