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A group of woman in a community centre smile at the camera

Chronic disease

Organ donation week – the National Kidney Federation (NKF)

The National Kidney Federation are the largest kidney patient charity in the UK. With approximately 3.25 million people living in the UK with kidney disease, the National Kidney Federation are a lifeline of support and hope to patients and families.

Four women stand in front of a presentation screen in a classroom. It says student minds on the screen.

Project update

A visit to Leeds to meet Student Minds

Delva and Paul met some of the Student Minds team to hear about empowering new student union officers and student society leaders to help address health inequalities.

A man in a blue sport in mind shirt plays table tennis

Preventative care

Sport in Mind – physical activity to improve wellbeing

Earlier this year The Health Lottery Foundation awarded a grant of £15,000 to Sport in Mind to help fund their Hampshire weekly sport and physical activity programme.

A group of peoples stand in a circle in a forest

Chronic disease

Meeting heart patients at a woodland wellbeing session in Bristol

Hosted by The Forest of Avon our CEO, Delva Patman took part in a woodland wellbeing sharing day with heart patients and their families, in Bristol.

4 people in a wood. Two wear helmets and climbing gear. Two others are talking to them.

Disability inequity

Firsthand experience of a Phab adventure!

Phab works to break down barriers to inclusion for disabled and non-disabled young people and adults. It was a pleasure to see the charity in action at residential activity centre Avon Tyrell.

Two women and a dog sit in front of a Support Dogs Banner

Disability inequity

A trip to Sheffield to meet Support Dogs

We travelled to Support Dogs HQ to meet the team and find out more about what they do. We got to see firsthand how talented the dogs (and trainers are).

Chronic disease

A visit to The Brain Charity in Liverpool

On Monday 30 June our CEO Delva Patman visited The Brain Charity. One of the 12 charities we awarded funding to in our first closed round.

A man with white hair and a checked shirt has his blood pressure checked by a nurse outside at an agricultural show.

Preventative care

Farmer health checks at agricultural events – The Royal Countryside Fund

Funding to improve health outcomes for farmers, by sending practitioners to the rural locations farmers already visit, to offer health checks and referrals.

An image of 5 people in a kitchen. They are smiling wearing FoodCycle aprons

Health disparity

Volunteering to make food and friendships – FoodCycle

National Volunteer Week (2 June – 6 June) is a big deal for most charities. We were delighted to visit FoodCycle in Peckham on 4 June to see for ourselves how the organisation works.

Two children pet a pig. The sun sets in the background

Project update

The benefit of a week on a farm – Farms for City Children

Farms for City Children is a charity founded by author Sir Michael Morpurgo and his wife Clare, to give children the chance to experience the benefits of time in nature. The impact of offering experiences like no other, to children living in disadvantage is huge.