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This category contains 20 sites:

• Alone in London Service - Enables homeless young people under the age of 26 to make positive decisions about their lives. Site contains news, jobs, volunteer opportunities, charity aims and successes.
• Aston-Mansfield - Based on the merger between Aston Charities Trust Ltd and Mansfield Settlement, the Aston-Mansfield mission is to develop the community wealth of East London and promote a diverse and inclusive society in which all are free to participate. Site contains
• BBC Online - Comic Relief site - Red Nose Day - BBC online site dedicated to Comic Relief, 2001. Gives total collected, and links to Comic Relief site.
• Body and Soul - Supporting women, heterosexual men, children & families living with or closely affected by HIV and AIDS. Site gives opening times, details of support evenings and open mornings, links, information about services.
• Children with Aids Charity - National UK charity offering support and services for families with children affected by or infected with HIV and AIDS. News and events, information on help offered, FAQs, HIV risks information.
• Christian Aid - Works in over 60 countries helping people, regardless of religion or race, to improve their own lives and tackle the causes of poverty and injustice. Web site of their regional office for London and the South-East of England.
• Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity - Runs an accommodation centre for parents staying with their sick children, supports research at the Institute of Child Health, and raises funds for medical equipment. Fundraising information, hospital tour, history, and Peter Pan game.
• London Bat Group - Protects and conserve bats, their roosts, feeding areas and hibernation sites in Greater London. Information on bat detecting, bats species in London, suggestions on where to see bats, and details of bat walks.
• London Bereavement Network - A forum for bereavement services throughout the Greater London area. Charity information, contact details, information on bereavement, directory of support services.
• London City YMCA - Christian based organisation whose primary function is working with young people, including housing, youth work, shelter and trading company. Housing details and prices, details of conferencing facilities, contact information.
• London Congo Brazza Association - Providing information, advice, advocacy and support for Congolese (Brazzaville) Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants. Activity report, profile, membership form and contact and location details.
• London Historic Parks and Gardens Trust - Independent charitable trust promoting education about historic parks and gardens in London and seeking to conserve, enhance and recreate these gardens for the education and enjoyment of the public. News, lecture program, details of summer walks, public
• London Mobile Christmas Service - The service operates a mobile food, medical and clothing service for London's homeless and vulnerable over the Christmas holiday week. Information about activities and fleet of vehicles, volunteer information (seasonal).
• London Narrow Boat Project - Canal boat holidays for schoolchildren and youth organisations. Details of the two 72' narrow boats, routes planning advice, details of assessment and training weekends, information for hirers.
• The Brook Hospital for Animals - London based charity looking after the welfare of equine animals in Egypt, Pakistan, Jordan and India.
• The Passage Day and Night Shelter for the Homeless of London - A Christian organisation caring for London's homeless, providing support for those who would otherwise be sleeping rough. Information on homelessness, services offered, volunteer information, news and financial report.
• Towards Humanity - Find out about international flautist Wissam Boustany and his charity, Towards Humanity, which uses music as a catalyst to support humanitarian projects around the world. Background on the flautist and the charity, projects supported, CD information and
• Toynbee Hall - Works to relieve need and to address the causes of poverty and distress, with special focus on the East End of London. Charity information and activities, conference programme, employment and volunteer opportunities.
• Waacis Internet and Computer Training for the Disabled - Helps disabled people by providing computer and Internet training in their own homes at an affordable cost. Charity information, message board, details on becoming a tutor or a student, project news.
• West London Initiative on Single Homelessness - The WISH aims are to provide temporary accommodation, help and support to homeless people in West London. The web site gives details of the charity, and information for volunteers.