VillaMaria
AustraliaCommunity/Family
Villa Maria is a not-for-profit values-based organisation providing quality services and life enhancing opportunities for older people and people with a disability.Established in 1907, Villa Maria has grown to become one of Victoria's largest providers of disability, education and senior services, with more than 60 programs supporting 5,000 people in 42 locations. Senior ServicesCommunity and residential aged care; respite; independent living. Learn more Disability ServicesFlexible, creative, individualised supports for children & adults. Learn more Education Services
Villiers Park Educational Trust
United KingdomChildren/Education
Villiers Park Educational Trust is a national charity working to remove some of the barriers that can prevent young people from making the most of the educational opportunities available to them. We aim to be the leading national source of expertise in meeting the learning needs of post-16 Gifted and Talented students and to use this expertise to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve their academic potential. To do this, we need to ensure that we understand the challenges that exist both from the perspective of the students themselves and of their teachers and schools/colleges. We need to disseminate strategies that have already proved successful and to continue to develop our approaches further.
Virginia Historical Society
United StatesArts/Culture
The Virginia Historical Society was founded in 1831. Like most of the nation's older historical societies, it has always been a private organization; one that derives virtually all its support from membership and endowment. Because of the statewide nature of our comprehensive collection, we have the unique ability to exhibit and interpret broad themes in Virginia history. A long-term exhibit entitled "The Story of Virginia, an American Experience," opened in October 1995 and was well received by all in spite of the limited gallery space. The feeling that a larger exhibition was needed coincided with recognition that the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (VDHR), a state agency, also had a vast collection of archaeological artifacts, as well as resources, previously unavailable to the public. A unique private-public partnership resulted between the VHS and the VDHR.
Virginia Police Chiefs Foundation
United StatesCommunity/Family
Created by Virginia police chiefs who wanted to focus on enhancing the educational and training opportunities of law enforcement, the business community, and citizens alike, the Virginia Police Chiefs Foundation (VPCF) was established in 1993 as the charitable and educational arm of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police. The VPCF was originally tasked with designing and implementing leadership education programs. Since that time, the scope and program offerings have been broadened to address not only leadership education, but to also offer training and education courses, scholarship programs, develop partnerships, and sponsor community-outreach programs for Virginia's youth
VIS Volontariato Internazionale Per Lo Sviluppo
ItalyResearch/Dev
VIS,International Volunteer Service for Development, a non-profit and Non-Governament Organization (NGO) of solidarity, began to operate as an educational agency. VIS works particularly in the education and training sector, with International cooperation projects, through a holistic approach so to educate, teach and sustain children and youths at risk. VIS assists and rehabilitates street children, abused minors and ex-soldiers children. We want to promote the development of local communities, sustaining local educative realities. VIS aims to train people to work for the promotion of human development, offering the same opportunities to everyone and respecting the value of each culture.
Visalia Rescue Mission
United StatesCommunity/Family
The Visalia Rescue Mission is a Christian Social Service organization. The Mission has been called "The Mission of the Churches". It was established in 1981 to represent the Church to the Tulare/Kings County homeless. We also are here to minister to the formerly incarcerated and those with addictions. We cooperate with other agencies and organizations to alleviate hunger, homelessness and substance abuse. This will in no way prohibit or compromise our goal of professing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our training and education focus on every aspect of a person’s life. Residents learn how to deal with real life issues without returning to their former unhealthy dependencies. They grow in Christian character through recovery classes, meetings and Bible studies. They grow in intellect through education with an opportunity to earn their high school equivalency and/or learn viable job skills at the Mission Learning Center.
Vishwa Gujarati Samaj
IndiaCommunity/Family
Founded in 1989 Vishwa Gujarati Samaj is an International Organization of Gujarati Community settled the world over. It has grown from strength to strength within a span of eighteen years. VGS provides platform for the interaction amongst the Gujaratis World over, and functions as an umbilical cord between the Gujaratis settled outside Gujarat and the people of Gujarat. It works for the growth, prosperity and progress of Gujaratis settled in different countries of the world and inspires them to cultivate the spirit of brotherhood, co-operation and to promote and preserve Gujarati language, its tradition, its culture and its cultural heritage.
Vision Australia Ltd
AustraliaHealth/Medical
Vision Australia is the leading provider of blindness and low vision services in Australia. We work in positive partnership with Australians who are blind or have low vision to help achieve the possibilities they choose in life. We do this by developing practical solutions to everyday challenges. Striving together we create exciting lifetime possibilities by providing comprehensive training and easy access to the world's information. We provide services to people at home, in our centres and in the community, from regional and metropolitan locations in NSW, the ACT, Queensland, the Northern Territory, Tasmania and Victoria. We offer a range of services that can be tailored to a person's level of vision, supporting people who have some remaining sight to those who are blind. Most services are free.
Visiting Nurse Association
United StatesHealth/Medical
While other companies may refer to themselves as "visiting nurses", there has been only one true visiting nurse association in this area since 1888. With a history rich in service to the community, VNA Plus is the most comprehensive home health and hospice agency in the tri-state area, offering a complete range of home care services, non-medical support for daily living activities, and end-of-life hospice care.
Vista Del Mar
United StatesChildren/Education
Founded in 1908 as The Jewish Orphan's Home of Southern California, Vista Del Mar began serving children living on the streets of Los Angeles whose parents could not care for them because of illness, poverty, or death. By placing orphaned children in an innovative cottage setting with house parents rather than the institutional environment typical of the time, Vista became known as one of the finest residential programs in the country. Over the course of time, as societal needs changed, Vista kept pace with the changing needs of children. Branching out into areas of foster care, adoption, and the treatment of children with mental health problems, emotional problems, behavior problems, social problems, or developmental difficulties, in 2008 Vista remains one of the preeminent social service agencies serving children and their families in Southern California.
Vitacress Conservation Trust
United KingdomEnvironment
The Vitacress Conservation Trust (VCT) is a charitable organisation which has been set up to focus on environmental initiatives associated with salad and watercress crop production through working in close partnerships and creating strong links with like-minded organisations such as The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and University of Southampton.
VITAL
United KingdomChildren/Education
VITAL aims to restore the basic human rights to all children suffering from the oppression & injustice of poverty by supporting projects which ensure the many disadvantaged and vulnerable children. That they receive access to quality education, healthcare facilities, nutrition and clean water, protection and emergency shelter. VITAL believes that the international community must come together through organizations to prompt the necessary action from governments, world leaders and communities to ensure that the Rights of the Child are upheld. VITAL believes that by working with local communities on a grassroots level, and by addressing many of the underlying causes of poverty, we can generate long term and effective change.
Vitalise
United KingdomDisability
Vitalise has been providing short breaks for disabled people and carers at accessible Centres in the UK since 1963. Our Centres cater for adults with a variety of physical disabilities and, at Vitalise Churchtown in Cornwall, for adults and children with sensory, learning and physical disabilities. We aim to provide an alternative to traditional residential respite care. Each Centre offers short breaks in a relaxed, holiday style environment with a variety of trips and activities. Guests on our breaks are supported by volunteers who provide companionship and assistance.
Vitamin Angels
United StatesChildren/Education
Vitamin Angels reduces child mortality worldwide by connecting essential nutrients, especially vitamin A, with infants and children under five. Essential nutrients enable young immune systems to fight infectious diseases, helping children attain good health and the opportunity to lead meaningful and productive lives. One in three children worldwide is undernourished. Vitamin Angels reduces child mortality by connecting infants and children under five with vital nutrients.
Vitruvian No87
United KingdomOther
Vitruvian Lodge No 87 is based in London and is one of the oldest Lodges in the UK, having been consecrated 207 years ago in 1810, during the reign of King George III. Our Lodge is open to all men of good repute of at least 21 years of age, regardless of ethnic group, political views, economic standing, or religion, although he is expected to have a faith. As with all Masonic Lodges, we do a lot of charitable work and support Freemason Charities as well as others dealing with a variety of subjects including child poverty, patrimony, culture, etc.
Viva con Agua
GermanyResearch/Dev
Viva con Agua de Sankt Pauli is a charity based organisation located in St. Pauli/Hamburg. Along with the air we breath water is the most elemental basis to life. Water brings forth life, water is life. Water means healthy living, happy living. For Viva con Agua de Sankt Pauli this fact is the fundamental motivation making us take action – to realise water projects around the earth, thus enabling people an access to clean drinking water.
VLM
IrelandResearch/Dev
VLM follows a 400 year tradition begun by St.Vincent de Paul among the most neglected in seventeenth century France and who sent missionaries to Ireland and Scotland to work with the most vulnerable communities of that era. At VLM we are committed to working with and supporting some of the poorest people in Ethiopia & Nigeria. We do this through our hosts and mentors the Daughters of Charity, the Vincentian Fathers and through dedicated, dynamic and professional & skilled volunteers, at home and abroad. While on placement, our volunteers provide teaching and practical support to children and adults for periods of between four weeks and three months.
VOCRDC
IndiaResearch/Dev
VOC RURAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (VOC RDC) was started in the year 1996 by a team of likeminded individuals headed by Mr. R.S. Ramasamy, a graduate and the son of the soil from the target area. With the rich experience acquired through his association with social activists, network and the various trainings in social service, he motivated his team members to come forward to register VOC RDC under the Tamilnadu Societies Registration Act, 27 of 1975 in order to become a legal entity in the year 1996. He has categorically identified Mrs.S.Latha as one of the core executive member. She was been elected democratically as the President of the organization.
Voice
IndiaChildren/Education
In its first year, VOICE taught only a handful of children on a railway platform the basics of the three Rs: reading, writing, and arithmetic. There are now 250 children who participate in VOICE’s programs, and of these 250, VOICE has been able to enroll 153 into the local schools. Four of these students topped their respective classes this year showing what street children can do if only given the chance and the proper support. Almost all of VOICE’s students have also given up begging. VOICE now offers 10 different programs to its students to embrace many different aspects of their life to help shape them into complete individuals. Of the many children to whom we have reached out over the past thirteen years, 4000 have acquired a basic literacy and are learning/have learnt vocational skills. Most importantly however, they have learned the values that will enable them to live in society, rather than on its fringes. Now into its thirteenth year, VOICE continues its outreach with the belief that the potential of every child is limited only by the education, love and opportunities that we can give him/her. Our experience shows that by delaying entry into the labour force and acquiring schooling, children are becoming more productive and will eventually be better able to control their lives. VOICE focuses on the entire child and is involved with improving the child mentally, physically and spiritually.
Voice Of Irish Concern For The Environment
IrelandEnvironment
VOICE is a non-governmental Charity established in 1997 following the withdrawal of Greenpeace Ireland. Initially VOICE took on a mandate of water quality issues but this mandate extended to include climate change issues, water, waste management and forestry. VOICEs membership represents people from across Ireland and reflects the growing concern that Irish people have for the quality of their environment and the way in which it is legislated for. We inform the public on environmental policy and facilitate the participation of local community, regional and national stakeholders in expressing their concerns on environmental policy.