We’re bringing you a handy A-Z listing of local charities where you can find out what they do and how you can help. They are all based in and around London Bridge which makes it convenient for our business community to get involved.
Read MoreProstate Cancer UK's top priority is funding research to stop prostate cancer killing men. Last year 11,800 men died from prostate cancer, devastatingly that’s one man every 45 minutes.
Read MoreBeyond Food is a charity providing training and support to people who have been impacted by homelessness, mental health, addiction, those with a criminal record or who are at risk of homelessness.
Read MoreTransforming young lives through theatre has been at the heart of what we do for over 70 years. We are the largest children’s theatre in the UK, welcoming 65,000 families and schools to our venue every year, and thousands more through our new Unicorn Online programme of free digital theatre experiences.
Read MoreDisability Sports Coach provides award-winning sport and physical activity opportunities empowering disabled people in London to live healthier, happier lives. Our Community Club in Southwark has been running since 2012, ensuring disabled residents benefit from the same opportunity to enjoy weekly sport as their non-disabled peers.
Read MoreFareShare is the UK’s biggest charity fighting hunger and food waste – diverting surplus food, which would otherwise go to waste, onto people at risk of hunger via our network of frontline charities and community groups nationwide. They run most of London’s operations from Deptford.
Read MoreBliss exists to give every baby born premature or sick in the UK the best chance of survival and quality of life. We champion their right to receive the best care by supporting families, campaigning for change and supporting professionals, and enabling life-changing research.
Read MoreFounded in 2003, Mental Fight Club is a leading arts and health charity, with a proven track record in delivering innovative, high quality creative arts activities which are free to participants and accessible to all.
Read MoreSurrey Docks Farm is a working community farm in Rotherhithe, right on the Thames path. We care for all the usual farm animals including cows, pigs, goats, sheep, poultry, plus a couple of donkeys and small animals. We also have some wonderful community gardens where local people learn how to grow fruit and vegetables; an orchard producing a fine harvest of apples; several bee hives; a wildlife garden and more.
Read MoreHoused in the attic of the early eighteenth-century church of the old St Thomas' Hospital, this atmospheric museum offers a unique insight into the history of medicine and surgery. The museum is dedicated to history of medicine and surgery from the Georgian and Victorian period. The museum is run by the Lord Brock Trust, a charitable trust.
Read MoreEducation Business Alliance Southwark, work in partnership with a variety of businesses across a diverse range of industries to provide young people with a realistic picture of the job market, understanding of employers’ requirements and authentic experience of the working culture.
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