The Directory

Agbrigg and Belle Vue Community Association is a voluntary group set up to improve the lives of the people in the Agbrigg and Belle Vue area. It has an eco-building on an allotment site which is used by groups with different health needs using gardening as therapy.

Appletree Community Group is a constituted group at Appletree Allotment & Community Garden - A place to learn, meet, grow and dig deep. Everyone is welcome - learn some new growing skills or share what you know! Give a little of your time and share the great fresh produce.

Bethany House Healing Centre provides a safe place where people over 18 going through emotionally difficult times in their lives can find help and refuge from the pressures of life in a loving, supportive and peaceful environment.

Brilliant Spark Ltd CIC provides support to Wakefield social enterprises to carry out activities which benefit the community and in particular to improve the health, wellbeing, equality and quality of life of individuals.

Cancer Support Yorkshire provides help and support to people who have received a cancer diagnosis. It can help with practical issues and also provides emotional support. Cancer Support Yorkshire can be contacted directly without going through a healthcare professional; all of its services are free to access.

CLIC Sargent is the UK's leading cancer charity for children, young people and their families. Its care teams have been providing specialist support across the UK for years. CLIC Sargent knows that for young lives, when the doctor says cancer, normal life stops. Cancer affects every part of life – relationships, confidence, money, school, work. CLIC Sargent care teams will fight tirelessly to limit the damage cancer causes. It will listen, and ask the right questions, so it can provide the right support, tailored to each young person and family. This might mean arranging a CLIC Sargent grant or helping young people and families get the benefits they are entitled to. Coordinating care so that some medical procedures can happen at home, or arranging free accommodation in a CLIC Sargent Home from Home. Or helping young cancer patients and families keep in touch with school, college or work to keep life as normal as possible.

Community and Local Mental Health Project is a mental health drop in centre for people who suffer from mental health problems and need support. Its Vision is to be an enlightening strength based project helping people feel better - make changes - be resilient - regain control of their lives. The project will provide friendship, staffed by people who have live experience of living with poor mental health. Volunteering opportunities - programmes to help with recovery, peer support, health and wellness programmes and employability. The project meets on Tuesdays 7pm to 8.30pm by appointment only and on a Friday 12.30pm to 2.30pm.

Community Links is an award winning non-profit provider of mental health and wellbeing services in Yorkshire and the Humber. It offers support for people with a wide range of mental health issues including anxiety and depression, psychosis, alcohol and substance misuse and personality disorder. Community Links Training is its social enterprise which offers award winning mental health awareness and personal development training, including its flagship courses; Mental Health First Aid, Youth Mental Health First Aid, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training and safeTALK.

Community Transport Calderdale provides transport for people who cannot access alternatives due to ill health, isolation, disability, poverty or social exclusion.

Complex Minds provides support and advice for all age groups on Hidden Impairments (e.g. ADHD, Aspergers, Dyslexia etc). It provides training, advice and guidance for professionals, employers and for voluntary and community groups.

Cream Catering provides the highest quality catering services at the best value to its customers and through application of expert commercial aptitude. In addition, being a CIC Social Enterprise, it provides employment opportunities for people who have experienced mental ill health or learning disabilities.

Equine Pathways UK is a Leeds based equine therapy organisation working with people throughout Yorkshire, offering free of charge sessions to children and adults suffering with mental disorders and impairments. Its centre users range from children struggling with bullying, autism and learning difficulties; to adults battling depression and overcoming other stressful illnesses.