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Write to Life
We continued our support to Write to Life, a project run by the Medical
Foundation for the care of victims of torture, aimed at encouraging
torture survivors to express themselves through creative writing.
Every Child a Reader
A donation of £1 million over three years was made to Every Child a
Reader, a £10 million programme which aims to provide Reading Recovery
teaching to 5,000 children, particularly those living in areas of high
social deprivation.
Reading Recovery aims to identify and help children who, after a year of schooling, are struggling to learn to read and write. Every Child a Reader aims to both help such children directly and build the business case for sustainable, long-term government investment in early literacy intervention, in light of the attainable long-term savings in social care such early intervention can achieve.
The Chancellor confirmed in his pre-budget speech in autumn 2006 that the government will support national roll out for the programme from 2008, benefiting over 30,000 children a year by 2010/11.
Book Aid International
Book Aid International promotes literacy in developing countries, creating
reading and learning opportunities to help disadvantaged people realise
their potential and escape poverty.
Volunteer Reading Help
Volunteer Reading Help (VRH) is a national charity that helps disadvantaged
children develop a love of reading and learning. Volunteers are recruited
and trained to work with children aged 6-11 years who find reading a
challenge, and help them build self-esteem and confidence through reading.
Many of the children VRH helps rarely or never have an adult’s undivided
attention.
The Shannon Trust
The Shannon Trust is a charity devoted to the development of literacy
in prisons through peer-to-peer mentoring, encouraging and helping prisons
develop teams of inmates who run one-on-one lessons for fellow prisoners.
Beat Bullying
Beat Bullying is the UK’s first children’s charity to devise anti-bullying
strategies for young people by young people.
Motivation
Motivation is a charity dedicated to empowering people with mobility
disabilities, with a view to achieving long-term social change.
Treloar’s
The Treloar Trust provides first class education, therapy, medical support
and training in independence for young people with physical disabilities,
in a caring and supportive environment.
First Step Trust
First Step Trust was established to provide real work experience and
employment opportunities for people with mental health problems and
other disadvantages. These people form the voluntary workforce, working
in small social enterprise projects and the main office.
All are long-term unemployed, some never having worked at all. The Trust offers the opportunity to learn new skills, occupy the day, meet new friends, regain lost self-respect and develop a future.
Advance
Advance is an advocacy project that provides a 24-hour immediate crisis
response to survivors of domestic violence living in Hammersmith and
Fulham, offering information, support and advice.
Community Service Volunteers (RSVP)
RSVP, the Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme is a free-standing
programme within Community Service Volunteers which looks to encourage
the growing number of 50+ year olds to participate in their local area,
tapping into mature people’s vast pool of skills and experience, and
putting them to work for the benefit of all.
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity provides practical and emotional support
to families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness.
Support is provided at two respite houses in Surrey and Northumberland,
and by family support workers working with families in their home.
Crisis
A donation was made to Crisis, the national homeless charity, to participate
in the 2006 Christmas Card Challenge Campaign.
TreeHouse
A donation of £1 million over the next four years was made to TreeHouse
– the national charity for autism education.
As well as meeting the needs of autistic children in north London, TreeHouse exists to demonstrate how its model of intensive education can help children with autism become more independent and make a positive contribution to their community, and reduce their need for financial support.
Charterhouse-in-Southwark
Charterhouse-in-Southwark is a centre providing a wide range of services
for the local community including a pre-school nursery, young people’s
centre, over 50’s club and support and counselling for families at risk
or in crisis.
Disability Challengers
Disability Challengers provides essential play and leisure opportunities
for disabled children and young people who have any kind of physical,
learning, sensory or emotional impairment.
Core Arts
Core Arts exists to promote freely and without prejudice the artistic
and creative abilities of people who experience severe and enduring
mental health problems.
Trinity Centre
The Trinity Centre is an Ecumenical Community Centre that provides educational,
recreational and welfare services to local people in Newham, London.
The Mental Health Foundation
The Mental Health Foundation helps people survive, recover from and
avoid future mental health problems. It uses its research to develop
better services, influence policy and raise public awareness.
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