Charity for Change
THE Care Workers Charity welcomes the joint report by the Health Foundation and Nuffield Trust, ‘From ambition to reality: National policy options to improve care worker pay in England.’ Karolina Gerlich, CEO said: “I was pleased to be invited to feed into this work outlining five key policy options to enhance compensation for care workers. […]
CategoriesNEWSToday’s International Court of Justice ruling that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful sends a clear message that the occupation must end. No state must be above international law, and we hope this landmark ruling will be a step towards ending injustice and fulfilling the inalienable rights of Palestinians. The Israeli occupation denies Palestinians […]
At Smile Train, we love celebrating our wonderful family of fundraisers and the incredible support they give. A big portion of those amazing fundraisers are youngsters – who go above and beyond to raise life-changing funds for the individuals born with a cleft around the world. For this month’s column, we wanted to shine a […]
MENTAL Health Matters is now operating Rotherham Safe Space, providing out-of-hours mental health support when other services are often closed. The charity, who run similar services in Barnsley and Sheffield, supported over 1300 people in crisis in South Yorkshire last year. The new service, opening today, expands the support available to five nights a week, […]
PLAY the St Barnabas Summer Raffle and support local Hospice care whilst also being in with a chance to win the incredible top prize of £5,000! The St Barnabas Summer Raffle launches on Thursday, 25th July, and tickets are available to purchase via the St Barnabas Hospice website for just £1 each until Friday, 13th September. […]
Today, we received extremely sad news from our orphan sponsorship team. Mohammad Bhar, the young man in Gaza, who was recently killed by Israeli military dogs, was one of the orphans in the care of Islamic Relief. As it turns out, Mohammed has been part of our orphan sponsorship program since he was young. On […]
YOUR Trust, a charity organisation that runs and operates culture and leisure venues throughout the borough, is asking the public for feedback on two of its key cultural and community destinations, Touchstones Rochdale and Heywood Civic Centre. To shape the future of these much-loved venues and make them both a space for all to enjoy, […]
CHILDREN who visit Telford Town Park next week will have the chance to test their knowledge and take part in a quiz to celebrate the award-winning green space. A special quiz will be put on for youngsters in the Chelsea Gardens on Sunday 4 August, asking all about the area as part of the celebrations […]
AFTER two years casting sports stars’ hands, international award-winning body-cast sculptor and Abigail’s Footsteps Vice President, Louise Giblin opened her exhibition ‘Lend A Hand’ in the crypt at Rochester Cathedral recently. The fundraising exhibition will support the baby loss charity Abigail’s Footsteps and features the life-size hand casts of twenty-five sports stars, including football legend […]
FOUR incredible members of a Berkshire charity have completed an epic endurance challenge in aid of the autistic young people with complex needs they support day in and day out. Chris Sturm, Emily McEwan, Hannah Marcham and Lauren Kingham all took on the Race to the Stones challenge on the weekend of Saturday, 13 July […]