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Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 13-19 May 2019. The theme this year is Body Image – how we think and feel about our bodies.  Body image issues can affect all of us at any age. During the week we are publishing new research and campaigning for change. Check […]

New research could help dogs with a common cancer get better treatment and help save lives. This is one of the ways YOUR donations help the lives of animals.  Together for Animals are leading the way in research and care for dogs and other animals.  Read more  – 

Worldwide, 36 million people are blind, but 75 per cent of this sight loss can be cured or prevented. Sightsavers aims to prevent avoidable blindness and save the sight of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. We protect sight by providing eye operations for people who need them, and training eye care workers and […]

There are lots of good health reasons why we should avoid eating too much salt.    The MS Society dive into the research.  Is there a link between salt and MS? When we talk about salt, we’re talking about a molecule called sodium chloride. Sodium plays a number of key roles in the body. For […]

Have you seen what your #payrollgiving donations have helped to provide in Great Ormond Street Hospital and Children’s Charity? GOSH treats seriously ill children from across the UK, and this VR experience will provide an opportunity for supporters from across the UK to see for themselves how their donations could help give children who are […]

Spectrum Night Walks is the National Autistic Society’s biggest walking fundraising event of the year. We’ll be taking to the streets and telling the world about autism with hundreds of other passionate walkers during World Autism Awareness Week 2019. Love Island star Niall Aslam will be walking with us on our London Spectrum Night Walk, […]

Purple day is the international day for epilepsy and falls on 26 March each year. A huge thanks to everyone who is starting the conversation about epilepsy and changing lives. There’s lots of support for fundraising including Selfie props.   Simply print onto card, cut them out, and sellotape to a straw or lolly stick! Remember […]

On the 18th March British Heart Foundation launched  their new campaign which will be live across TV, cinema and social media.  In the TV ad, we follow a young boy as he comes home from school and begins to join the dots between hearts, blood flow, and the health issues faced by his loved ones. […]

Lying in a warm bed listening to storm Gareth can make you anxious but just imagine how frightening it is for those living on our streets! Shelter defend the right to a safe home — with individuals, in communities, across society. This poem by one of their young supporters illustrates their work. Your  tax free […]

My Stroke Guide Support and advice for those affected by stroke My Stroke Guide can connect you with others through our online community and help you with: ✔ Advice ✔ Information ✔ Videos ✔ Support Get your guide here 

Technology is a key to ending poverty. Technology doesn’t mean just physical infrastructure, machinery and equipment – it’s also the knowledge, skills and capacity to organise and use these effectively. Practical Action currently has 104 projects in developing countries around the world. From 2017 – 2020 we will continue to focus on improved access to: […]

 More than half a million babies may have died because of wars in the last five years, charity Save the Children has reported. Their research suggests 300 babies are dying every day, working out as an average of more than 100,000 deaths annually. This figure does not include children killed directly by fighting. The charity […]

St John Ambulance is the nations leading first aid charity. Every year, more than 400,000 people learn how to save a life through our training programmes, including hundreds of thousands of young people. Our volunteers provide first aid in their communities, keeping people safe at events, and working alongside the NHS in response to 999 […]

A ‘world-first’ study backed by Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation could pave the way for very early detection of lung cancer as well as new treatments for it. Led by Professor Sam Janes, the research team from University College London (UCL) has discovered new ways of understanding and identifying the earliest stages of the development […]

Started in June 2017, Action For Children’s partnership with Royal Mail aims to raise £2 million for a preventative, school-based mental health programme for 13-19 year olds across the UK. We hope to reach thousands of young people who are at risk of developing depression and other mental health issues, and make sure they get […]

  Dementia devastates lives. By 2021, 1 million people will be living with the condition. But dementia won’t win. Until the day we find a cure, Alzheimer’s Society will be here for anyone affected by dementia – wherever they are, whatever they’re going through. Everything we do is informed and inspired by them.   The […]