THE DIFFERENCE YOU’LL MAKE £1 buys a young person a tin opener something they may never have owned before and a step on the road to independence £10 provides a hot meal and a change of clothes homeless people often turn up with nothing more than the clothes on their back £20 provides support advice and guidance for any young person facing housing difficulties £30 helps a homeless person plan for their future a session with a key worker to assess their needs and create an action plan £40 provides vital counselling helping someone overcome traumas from their past £50 will support the work of a family mediation officer working on improving family relationships and helping young people in their own home £100 restores the dignity of a homeless person replacing lost documents such as birth certificates allowing them access to benefits and other services we all take for granted £1000 is the average cost to provide the support a homeless person needs the moment they engage with Burton YMCA to the moment they leave THANK YOU
Chefs Adopt a School is the Academy of Culinary Arts’ charity and is about improving lives and changing habits. Professional chefs deliver food education sessions that are both fun and informative to children nationwide. The aim is to teach cooking as a life skill, but also to enthuse children about taste, food provenance and healthy eating.
Asha is a place where men, women and families seeking asylum are welcome and can find the support and help they need. Our users are encouraged to become volunteers and co-workers in a collaborative enterprise which puts people first and promotes social integration.
The Victoria Cohen Eye Cancer Charitable Trust supports aspiring ocular oncologists through their training and education by awarding scholarships. Applications are assessed and grants awarded on an annual basis by a panel of six leading international eye cancer specialists.
Sturge Weber UK is a volunteer run support group for families and adult sufferers affected by Sturge-Weber syndrome, a rare neurological disorder. A registered charity, it was launched in 1990 as a independent group by the disability support organisation Contact a Family. www.sturgeweber.org.uk
It is the official registered charity for the Lincolnshire PCT and the Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. It benefits the patients and staff of both Trusts by funding enhancements to the services and facilities.