NICT is a unique consortium of 6 local charities. We are Age NI, Cancer Focus Northern Ireland, Childline/NSPCC NI, Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke, RNIB Northern Ireland and Young Lives Vs Cancer (formally known as CLIC Sargent).
Together we help protect children from abuse, support people with sight loss as well as those living with chest, heart and stroke illnesses. We empower older people and provide life enhancing services for children and adults with cancer.
Age NI – Registered Charity No: NIC104640
Age NI is the leading charity for older people in Northern Ireland. Our vision is a society where we can thrive as we age, and our mission is to help people enjoy the best later life that they can. www.ageni.org
Cancer Focus Northern Ireland – Registered Charity No: NIC101307
Cancer Focus Northern Ireland has been working for over 50 years to reduce the impact of cancer on local people’s lives. We provide care and support services for cancer patients and their families; offer a range of cancer prevention programmes; fund scientific research and campaign for a better health policy to protect our community and its future. www.cancerfocusni.org
Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke – Registered Charity No: NIC103593
Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke provides expert care and support services to anyone at risk of, or currently living with chest, heart and stroke conditions. NICHS also fund local ground-breaking research into better treatments, care and prevention. www.nichs.org.uk
NSPCC/Childline – Registered Charity No: NIC216401 & SCO37717
Together, we can stop child abuse and neglect. At Childline we want to make sure every young person who contacts us has a space where they feel safe and listened to. www.nspcc.org.uk
RNIB Northern Ireland – Registered Charity No: 226227
RNIB is the leading sight loss charity in the UK and is driving the creation of a world where there are no barriers for people with sight loss. www.rnib.org.uk/northernireland
Young Lives vs Cancer NI – Registered Charity No: 1107328 & SCO39857
When a child is diagnosed with cancer it threatens everything, for them and their family. We are the charity that helps children and young people (0-25), and their families find the strength to face whatever cancer throws at them. www.younglivesvscancer.org.uk