CancerBACUP
Charity No 1019719 Providing high quality and up to date information,
practical advice and support for cancer patients and their families.
Cancerhelp
UK
Free information service about cancer and cancer care for the general
public, brought to you by The Cancer Research Campaign.
Cancerlink
Charity No 326430 Resource for approximately 500 cancer support and
self-help groups throughout the UK.
Capability
Scotland
Formerly known as The Scottish Council for Spastics, Capability Scotland
is a Charity No SC 011330 established in 1946.
Cardiac
Risk in the Young (CRY)
Charity No 1050845 CRY raises awareness of undiagnosed cardiac problems
in young people and offers counselling to those who have been bereaved.
Cardinal
Hume Centre
Charity No 1090836 Housing and counselling for 16-25 year olds and drop
in centres for mothers with young children.
Cedar
Foundation
Charity No XN 47377 Information and support to parents of children with
cerebral palsy.
Centrepoint
Charity No 2942411 Housing and supporting young people nationwide.
Changing
Faces
Charity No 1011222 established in 1992. It provides information, support
and advice to anyone with a disfigurement and their family.
CHARGE
Association Family Support Group
Charity No 1042953, established in 1987. It offers support and advice
to families of affected children and linking where possible.
Charities
Direct
CharitiesDirect is a free web service featuring financial and contact
information on the UK's top 10,000 charities.
Charity
Commission
The Charity Commission exists to give the public confidence in the integrity
of charities in England and Wales.
Charitycard
Buy any greetings card through this site turns it into a charity card,
and you choose the charity to benefit!
Chest,
Heart and Stroke Scotland
Charity No SCO 18761 Confidential, independent advice line run by trained
nurses for affected persons and their families.
Child
Bereavement Trust
Founded to improve support offered by professionals to grieving families.
Child
Poverty Action Group
Charity No 294841 Dedicated to fighting child poverty and injustice
in the UK.
Childhood Eye Cancer Trust
Charity No 327493 A national charity offering support and information
to people with retinoblastoma (eye cancer) and their families.
Childhope
UK
Charity No 32843 Helping to improve the live of the UK's street children.
Child Growth Foundation
The Foundation is the UK's leading charity relating to children's growth.
Childline
24-hour UK helpline for children and young people in trouble or danger.
Call ChildLine free on 0800 1111.
Children's
Hospice South West
Charity No 1003314 Offering respite, palliative and terminal care to
children in the South West..
Children's
Legal Centre
Independent UK charity founded in 1991, concerned with law and policy
affecting children and young people.
Children's
Leukaemia Trust
Charity No 1000341 Supporting leukaemia research, and improving the
quality of life of sufferers.
Children's
Liver Disease Foundation
Charity No 1067331Represents over 5,000 families - around 1,000 children
are diagnosed with some form of liver disease every year.
Christian
Lewis Children's Cancer Care
Charity No 801856 Child-centred care focusing on 'quality of life' issues,
bereavement support, play therapists and holidays.
Church
Lads' & Church Girls' Brigade
Charity No 276821 Recreational, educational and cultural activities,
organised by the CofE for young people.
Citizens Advice Bureaux
Advice and information on your rights from Adviceguide, the online CAB information service - covering all four UK countries, and with information in Welsh and ethnic community languages.
City
& Guilds
City & Guilds is the leading provider of vocational qualifications in
the United Kingdom.
CLIC Sargent
Charity No 1107328 Providing clinical, psychological, emotional and financial care and support to children with cancer and leukaemia and their families.
CLIMB
Charity No 1089588 Charity offering support on metabolic diseases in
children.
CMT
United Kingdom
Charity No 327971 Support and advicefor people with CMT and their families
and a network of local groups
Coeliac
Society
Charity No 1048167 Advice on coping with a special diet and has a network
of regional support groups.
Compassionate
Friends (UK)
Organisation of bereaved parents and their families offering understanding,
support and encouragement to others after the death of a child or children.
Connections
- Next Steps at 16
Guidance and support for 13 to 19 year olds, to help make the transition
to adult life a smooth one.
Consumer issues - Citizens' Advice Bureaux
Advice and information on your rights from Adviceguide, the online CAB information service - covering all four UK countries, and with information in Welsh and ethnic community languages.
Contact-a-Family
Helping families who care for children with any disability or special
need
Council
for Disabled Children
Promotes collaborative work between organisations providing services
and support for children with disabilities and special educational needs.
Crohn's
in Childhood Research Association
Charity No 278212 Advice and support for affected children, their families
and carers and contact with other families where possible.
Cruse
Bereavement Care
Free information and advice to anyone who has been affected by a death
- helpline 0870 167 1677.
Cystic
Fibrosis Trust
Charity No 1079049 established in 1964. It offers support and advice
to families and people with CF.
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