Ahead of World Mental Health Day, Kent Community Foundation is highlighting some of the charities and groups who are working with their local community to help those with mental health needs Josephine McCartney, Chief Executive, Kent Community Foundation, said, “Mental health issues affect one in four people at some point in their lifetime,…
Since March, grant maker Kent Community Foundation has awarded over £2 million in emergency funding to individuals, charities and community groups across Kent and Medway who have either been affected by, or are working with, those who have been affected by the pandemic Over 600 grants totalling just over £2m have been awarded to organisations and…
Cabbies from the London Taxi Drivers’ Charity for Children have been distributing “school starter packs” to children returning to the classroom this September Over 1,000 backpacks containing stationery essentials are being distributed to a number of schools teaching disadvantaged and special needs children across London and the South East. The idea to help welcome children…
As work dries up in London, cabbies are temporarily turning to other work London Cabbie, Lianne Rolls, 46, from Poplar, has been working at Chase Farm Hospital, for the Enfield GP Federation COVID-19 Clinical Assessment Centre delivering Oximeter machines, which monitor patient’s oxygen levels via a video call, taking medication to patients isolating at home…
The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 and the lockdown has certainly had an impact on all of us, not least our children. So, how can we help? As lockdown eases, children of all ages and their parents may feel anxious about returning to school after such an extended break and worrying about how safe it is…
As the surge in demand for food banks increases during the COVID-19 lockdown, the London Taxi Drivers Charity for Children has stepped in to help a food bank in North London With families being made, or facing redundancy or furlough during the pandemic the demand for help from food banks is increasing dramatically and the…
The Leigh UTC, in Dartford is pleased to be welcoming back year 10 and 12 students from Monday 15th June. Stephen Leahey, Principal of the Leigh UTC shares his plans for next week The UTC has been open for the last three months supporting vulnerable students and the children of key workers and is now looking…
Molly Campbell, an 11-year old golfing star, from Long Eaton, near Nottingham, is finally back in her happy place after golf courses were reopened to the public and she was reunited with her father who had displayed COVID-19 symptoms and had been separated from Molly while he self-isolated Pre pandemic, Molly’s coach was predicting the…
Two of the fundraising group Cabbies do Kilimanjaro join a team of supermarket drivers to deliver food during the pandemic Two of London’s licensed black cabbies who saw their work driving cabs in London dry up almost overnight have joined a leading supermarket to make food deliveries during the pandemic. Daren Parr from Blackheath and…
Two year seven pupils at The Leigh UTC in Dartford are supporting front line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic by making 3D printed face shields for their local community Students Max Leachman and Harley Sands, who attend The Leigh UTC on Brunel Way, are putting their Engineering skills to work printing 3D print face…