Charities in Plymouth

Free and confidential advice about drugs all day, every day, and can refer you on to local drugs services. Interpreters available if necessary. Lines open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

Free, independent and expert help and advice for older people on lower incomes who cannot afford to pay for professional tax advice.

The Big Issue Foundation is an independent charity that supports people experiencing exclusion, frequently including periods of homelessness.

We are the only specialist national charity for people in their last years and their much loved, much needed companion animals. A network of 15,000 volunteers 'hold hands' with owners to provide vital loving care for their pets. We keep them together - for example, we'll walk a dog every day for a housebound owner, we'll foster pets when owners need hospital care, we'll fetch the cat food or even clean out the bird cage.

The Donkey Sanctuary is a UK based charity dedicated to providing riding therapy with donkeys to children with special needs and disabilities. The aims of the Donkey Assisted Therapy is to bring enjoyment, pleasure, build confidence and allows young people to learn new skills.

The Lullaby Trust raises awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), provides expert advice on safer sleep for babies and offers emotional support for bereaved families

The Macular Society is the National Charity for anyone affected by central vision loss. With more than 22,000 members we are the largest membership group in the sight loss sector and the voice of people with macular conditions. We provide free information and support to improve lives and ensure no one has to face macular disease alone. There are over 300 Macular Society support groups around the UK and beyond. We fund research so that one day we can overcome macular disease.

The National Autistic Society (NAS) is the leading UK charity for people with autism (including Asperger syndrome) and their families.

The Plympton Hub is a charity organisation and it's our aim to provide free support services to families in the Plympton area, supported by the local community.

The RNBT gives help, in cases of need, to serving and former Royal Naval ratings and Royal Marines other ranks; they are known as Primary Beneficiaries. We also help their partners, children and some others connected with them. Our beneficiaries are known collectively as the RNBT Family.

The Stroke Association is the only charity working across the UK to prevent strokes and help people of all ages to cope with the aftermath of stroke.

The Zone Plymouth is a charity that always provides free confidential information and support to young people.

Timebank South West is a registered charity based in Plymouth supporting neighbourhood action citywide.

Together for Short Lives is the UK charity that is here to make sure the 99,000 seriously ill children and their families can make the most of every moment they have together - whether that's for years, months or only hours.

We're dedicated to finding causes and treatments to save babies' lives as well as providing trusted pregnancy and baby loss information and support.