Welcome
Halton and St Helens is packed full of amazing people working together to tackle the issues that affect our community: from food poverty to mental health.
Our member organisations make a difference to thousands of people every single day and HSHVCA supports them with invaluable training, advice and representation.
We provide them with practical help that could help your organisation thrive, too - from support in recruiting and managing volunteers, raising funds, to advice on governance and setting up financial systems.
We are proud to connect more than 2,500 charities, community groups and social enterprises with the thousands of people who need them.
Find out how you can tap into our wealth of knowledge and experience - whether you are an organisation or a resident of Halton or St Helens looking to access some of the best services and groups.
Activities Directory
There is always something going on in Halton and St Helens and this is the best place to find out what’s what.
Halton and St Helens: search our community directory
What do you love doing? What do you need help with? Want to make new friends or learn new skills? Or simply want to be part of the community?
We have something for everyone right here in our extensive community directory
It makes it easy for you to navigate the huge amount of organisations that make Halton and St Helens such great places to live.
Recent Updates
Fully Funded 6-week family health and wellbeing programme: Kingsway and Stewards Avenue Estates
Free 6-week family health and wellbeing programme! Delivered by Educate Your Plate in partnership with Halton Housing. Are you a parent living on the Kingsway or Stewards Avenue estates? A new FREE 6-week family health and wellbeing… more…Free Police Cyber Support For Your Charity
With over 30% of charities reporting a cyber attack in the last year, digital security is no longer just an "IT thing"—it’s vital for protecting your users, your data, and your reputation. The Cyber Resilience Centre for the North… more…Plan Bee Volunteer Opportunities
Plan Bee is a vibrant, fully operational community coffee shop serving high quality food and drinks, while creating meaningful employment opportunities for adults living in the borough of St Helens, Merseyside. They would like to… more…Recently added activities
There is always something going on in Halton and St Helens and this is the best place to find out what’s what.
Ladies Football Taster Sessions - St.Helens
Town in the Town CIC is facilitating FREE women's football sessions for 6 weeks. This is for any female over the age of 16 who would like to enjoy football with a trained, experienced female coach. This is for all women aged 16+ and of any footballing ability.
The sessions will…
Garden of Light
This Christmas Clatterbridge Cancer Charity will be lighting up one of Liverpool’s most famous landmarks with a unique Garden of light. St Luke’s Bombed Out Church will be illuminated by more than 2,000 specially designed glowing flowers dedicated to local cancer patients, those who care for them…
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