The funding really took away the stress associated with finding funding to keep the Youth Cafe going last year.  As a result of us being able to continue, last week we hit record attendance numbers of 24 young people!

 

We have a number of events lined up, including Warhammer sessions (kindly donated by Warhammer) and we are planning for the colder months.

 

Many thanks for your support.

Staunton on Wye Youth Café – Iron Fund (Oct 2024)

Thank you for continuing to support the Amber Foundation, your generous donation of £3,069 towards a bed space at Farm Place in Surrey for young people who have struggled with homelessness and unemployment is greatly appreciated. With your continued generosity it will enable us to continue our work for transforming the lives of young people.

The Amber Foundation – June 2024 (Joanies Fund)

I can’t tell you how absolutely delighted the students, staff and volunteers were with this project. The visiting professional artists really were excellent, particularly as neither of them had any previous experience of working with visually impaired people.  As always, Herefordshire Community Foundation’s support has been incredibly valuable, thank you.

Royal National College for the Blind RNC, Richard Bulmer (October 2024)

2024 continues to be yet another challenging year as we plan to increase and develop our locally based Brain Tumour Support groups.  Your support enables us to plan our services for the coming year, thank you.  Please pass on our warm thanks and appreciation to everyone concerned for this wonderful donation.

Brain Tumour Support – June 2024 (Iron Fund)

A new washing machine and cooker have given a family a new lease of life! The HCF has been a life saver – literally!

Thank you to everyone in your office doing great things!!!

East Neighbourhood Mental Health Team, Household Support Fund (July 2024)

You have been fundamental to the success of the MARS (mixed ability rowers) programme at Ross Rowing Club.

 

I wanted to share some unsolicited feedback from a young woman, Marsaili Heatley who uses a wheelchair, who came to us for a social event, had a chat with some of the MARS gang, came back on Sunday and ended up rowing.   She sent me this message shortly afterwards.

“Thank you so much for helping me believe that I can. So often people take one look at me and all they see is the visible and presume I can’t… What you have set up is something truly wonderful, so liberating, so enabling, so freeing – and the rowing club should be extraordinarily proud of it.”

 

We had nine new people added to seven existing regulars last Sunday.   Please enjoy how much impact your support has given to these people and many more.

 

Ross Rowing Club , Iron Fund (Mar 2023)