Updates

The Health Lottery Foundation updates

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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.

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Funding information

Funding round to support young people is now closed

Our first open round for grant applications closed on Friday 27 June. We were impressed by both the quality and volume of applications we received.

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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.

Funding information

Open for applications from projects working with young people

We’re delighted to announce that we are open for applications from Monday 16 June at 9am for projects that support young people. There is a two week window to apply.

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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.

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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.

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Project update

The Brain Charity – expert counselling for neurological conditions

During Action for Brain Injury Awareness Week (19 May – 25 May) we highlighted the work of The Brain Charity.. There are 600 known neurological conditions that impact the brain. Many are well-known. However, there are also rare conditions that effect a handful of people that are lonely and frightening.

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Healthcare IT

Training health & social care charities to unlock the power of AI – CAST

£20,000 has been given to CAST to fund learning resources to help build understanding about AI, through peer learning sessions and small group mentoring

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Project update

Celebrating the work of Support Dogs and Peggy’s birthday!

Training animals (and people) to forge a successful dog-human partnership needs a high level of expertise and funding and we were happy to offer a grant to support this. Support Dogs is a charity that works with dogs and people to offer life-changing support.