Broadcast Appeals allow local charities to tell BBC audiences about their work, raise awareness and appeal for funds/volunteers. Appeals are broadcast on TV and radio.
A local version of the Lifeline programme is broadcast twice a year on BBC Northern Ireland television. VOYPIC (Voice of Young People in Care) was Lifeline's featured charity in April 2012.
Home-Start is a family support charity, which has been working in local communities for the last 40 years. Across the UK, trained parent volunteers offer emotional and practical support to thousands of families in their own homes.
Chernobyl Children Appeal (NI) Ltd. was formed in 1994 to help alleviate the suffering of children from the contaminated regions of Belarus and Ukraine in the aftermath of the Chernobyl Disaster in 1986. The charity operates on a cross community and voluntary basis with support branches spread widely across Northern Ireland.
Opportunity Youth is an award-winning provider of support services to young people, adult offenders and families in the community. Established in 1993, the charity deals with a range of issues, including drugs and alcohol misuse, mental and emotional health, barriers to employment and lack of confidence and self-esteem.
The Appeals Advisory Committee has been supporting the BBC's work with the charitable and voluntary sectors for over 80 years.
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