Scores of children's charities benefit from £800,000 windfall
Adam Offord
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
More than 100 charities that support children and young people have been awarded grants from a pot worth more than £800,000.
The charities, which support children and young people who may have been affected by illness, disability, bereavement or lack of opportunity will use the funding to improve the lives of young people.
The cash has been raised by national charity Make Some Noise which was launched last August by media and entertainment company Global, which owns radio stations including Capital FM, Heart and Classic FM, with the aim of helping disadvantaged children and young people across the UK.
The charity reached out to listeners of the stations and raised a total of £812,857.
Children's bereavement charity Winston’s Wish is among the charities to receive a grant, gaining £5,000.
Kathryn Leverett, community and events fundraising team leader at Winston’s Wish, said the grant will go towards supporting the charity's family services practitioners.
"Demands on the family services practitioners – who deliver our bereavement support programmes to children and their families – has grown by 30 per cent over the last year," she said.
"Practitioners meet with the family both in their own home and at our family centres to offer appropriate support and guidance.”
Other charities to receive a grant include Teens Unite Fighting Cancer, The Mayor's Fund for London and When You Wish Upon a Star.
Debbie Pezzani, chief executive and co-founder of Teens Unite Fighting Cancer, which received £4,496, said: “The funding we have been awarded will enable us to run three motivational and confidence-building workshops for 30 young people fighting cancer.
"These workshops help to provide these teenagers and young adults with a fuller life whilst battling their illness and gain strength from realising they are not alone in their journey.”
