The Mental Health Foundation is the UK's leading mental health research and development charity. Since 1949 we have been working tirelessly to improve the lives of people affected by mental health problems.
CHAS is a charity that provides the only hospice services in Scotland for children and young people with life-shortening conditions. CHAS offers care in two children's hospices - Rachel House in Kinross and Robin House in Balloch - and an at home service called CHAS at Home. Visit www.chas.org.uk
Jigsaw is an entirely volunteer run charity that aims to alleviate the suffering of the world's poorest people. As well as responding to disasters and emergencies, it promotes sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities - regardless of race, religion or gender.
LOROS Hospice is a local charity and every year we care for over 2,500 people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We deliver free, high-quality, compassionate care and support to terminally ill patients, their family and carers, that is special and unique to each individual.
Anthony Nolan is a pioneering charity that saves the lives of people with blood cancer. Every day, we use our register to match remarkable donors willing to donate their blood stem cells to people who desperately need lifesaving transplants.
St. Andrew's Hospice provides specialist palliative care services to the people of both North and South Lanarkshire - the total care of patients who require complex symptom management and or end-of-lifecare. The Hospice is Lanarkshire's Centre of Excellence and provides vital multidisciplinary support for patients, their families, and carers to help them with the traumas and challenges they face.
We are Scotland’s leading mental health charity. In Scotland 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem and each day 2 people die by suicide. We work to combat stigma and campaign for better mental health. Help us take positive steps towards a mentally healthy Scotland.
We want to continue Elsie's 'Story'; her positivity, love for others and energy of life... We will be funding activities, essential resources and special experiences that bring happiness and hope. Every grant we give, every smile we create and every life we touch is a reflection of Elsie's legacy.
UNICEF is the world’s leading organisation for children. Across more than 190 countries we provide food, medicine and water for children to survive and flourish, and education and protection to change children’s lives for good. To find out more visit www.unicef.org.uk or www.unicef.org (outside UK).
St Catherine’s Hospice helps local people living with a terminal illness achieve the best possible quality of life. Across Mid Sussex and East Surrey we support patients and their families. All our care is free of charge and every year we must raise £5.5 million to fund our work.
A UK charity founded by Tom Dannatt in 2008, Street Child believes that that every child deserves the right to live in a safe, secure home and the chance to receive a quality education. Starting in Sierra Leone, we strive to see every child enjoying these two basic rights.
Cancer Fund for Children provides practical and emotional support to local children and their families impacted by cancer. Our Specialist Team provides support at home, in the community and on the hospital ward. We also offer free therapeutic short breaks at Daisy Lodge in Newcastle.
Sepsis accounts for 37,000 deaths annually in the UK, that’s more than breast cancer, bowel cancer and prostate cancer put together. Sepsis is the acute bodily reaction to infection. Symptoms initially present as flu like but can rapidly deteriorate into a life threatening condition.
Every 40 minutes another person learns they have lymphatic cancer. For most it’s the first time they've heard of it. We are the only charity in the UK solely dedicated to supporting them. With your help people can get the vital information and support they need to cope with a diagnosis.
Level Water gives disabled kids a fair start in sport. We offer one-to-one swimming lessons until they can join mainstream classes and take the sport as far as they like. And we might just create the next generation of Paralympians along the way.
British-Ukrainian Aid supports people in any part of the world who are the victims of war or natural disaster, trouble, or catastrophe in particular by the supply of medical aid to such persons and organisations caring for them. Medical aid means goods, services and facilities necessary for the provision of medical treatment and rehabilitation; financial assistance for covering the cost of medical treatment and rehabilitation. We promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.
YoungMinds is the UK’s leading campaigning charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. We provide a range of services to improve mental health including our Parents Helpline which provides a lifeline to thousands of parents every year.
Our mission is to raise funds for research to improve the survival and quality of life of men with prostate cancer. We focus on three areas, to understand the development and progression, to manage prostate cancer, identifying who will benefit and the treatment, from lab to bedside.
As one of the UK's leading children's charities, Barnardo's works with over 200,000 children, young people and their families each year. We run over 900 local projects including counselling for children who have been abused, adoption services, vocational training and disability inclusion groups.
At CHSW we help and support children and their families who are living with life-limiting conditions. We provide a loving and caring place for the whole family. A place where everyone can find expert care and support in facing an uncertain future.
Each year Friends of the Cancer Centre funds life saving and life changing projects which make a real and positive difference to thousands of cancer patients and their families. The charity relies on donations from the public to be able to support these patients locally and across Northern Ireland.
Did you know that at least 50,000 people in East London are living with some form of sight loss? So thanks for visiting East London Vision’s Virgin Money Marathon Page and for helping us to raise money to make a difference to the lives of blind and partially sighted people. Simple tasks that most of us take for granted, such as shopping, using public transport, or cooking a meal, can often become incredibly difficult when you can’t see. Your contribution could help us to achieve a range of things such as: Your support is appreciated and we hope you will make a contribution to our work to make a difference to blind and partially sighted people.