Maggie’s Centres are warm and welcoming places built alongside NHS hospitals that provide the emotional, practical and social support that people with cancer and their family and friends need. www.maggiescentres.org
At Positive Futures, we’re positive about people. People with a learning disability, those with acquired brain injury and people on the autistic spectrum. Where others see problems, we see possibilities. www.positive-futures.net Charity No XR28291.
Knowing your boobs could save your life. CoppaFeel! is a breast cancer awareness charity, on a mission to educate and remind people to get to know theirs boobs in order to catch breast cancer early.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-shortening inherited disease, affecting almost 10,000 people in the UK, clogging vital organs with thick sticky mucus. There is presently no cure. We are the UK’s only national charity working for families with CF and to find a cure. www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk
One person in five in the UK is affected by lung disease. Millions more are at risk. We are the UK's lung charity and we are here for every one of them, whatever their condition. We are the British Lung Foundation. Leading the fight against lung disease.
Cure Leukaemia also part funds the World Class Centre of Excellence for Clinical Haematology at the QE Hospital Birmingham, offering new life saving drugs & treatments to blood cancer patients. Our message remains simple, the more funds we raise, the more nurses we employ, the more lives we save.
Did you know that at least 50,000 people in East London are living with some form of sight loss? So thanks for visiting East London Vision’s Virgin Money Marathon Page and for helping us to raise money to make a difference to the lives of blind and partially sighted people. Simple tasks that most of us take for granted, such as shopping, using public transport, or cooking a meal, can often become incredibly difficult when you can’t see. Your contribution could help us to achieve a range of things such as: Your support is appreciated and we hope you will make a contribution to our work to make a difference to blind and partially sighted people.
Breast Cancer UK is dedicated to the primary prevention of breast cancer by reducing public exposure to the carcinogenic and hazardous chemicals in our environment and everyday products. We campaign, raise awareness and support scientific research into chemicals associated with breast cancer.
Epilepsy Action exists to improve the lives of everyone affected by epilepsy. As well as campaigning to improve epilepsy services we offer assistance in a number of different ways. These include a national network of branches, epilepsy awareness volunteers and freephone and email helplines.
MS-UK, formerly MSRC, is dedicated to supporting anyone affected by MS. At MS-UK we put people affected by MS at the heart of our work. We offer support and information through our MS Advisors,www.ms-uk.org and New Pathways magazine. MS-UK. Working together to live life with MS
RNIB - helping blind and partially sighted people. Every day another 100 people will start to lose their sight. RNIB is the leading UK charity offering practical support & information to anyone with a sight problem. We campaign to eliminate avoidable sight loss and support research into eye health.
Highland Hospice gives specialist palliative care to adults with incurable life limiting disease in the Highlands. We have a 10 bed In Patient Unit and a Day Hospice which runs in five locations. We also provide bereavement counselling for relatives and education for healthcare professionals.
RLSB exists to help blind and partially sighted young people live life without limits. With a history spanning more than 175 years, the RLSB has become an expert in helping blind people achieve their goals in life.
The Childrens Heartbeat Trust provides practical and emotional support to parents and families of children with heart disease in Northern Ireland. Heart disease is now the most common problem at birth in Northern Ireland. Over 200 children a year are born with heart disease. One third of these children will require further investigation and/ or surgery. The Children’s Heartbeat Trust works closely with the Clark Clinic at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children to help fund top quality medical equipment and initiatives, to ensure that children with heart disease in Northern Ireland receive the best care and treatment possible. The Children’s Heartbeat Trust is a local charity, funded solely from public donations. We provide support in a number of ways including; - Financial support for Clark Clinic - Family Support Groups throughout Northern Ireland - Parent accommodation at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children - Parent support and information networks - Research into heart disease in children Your support will help change the lives of children with heart disease in Northern Ireland.
Action for A-T raises money that can be put directly into medical research to find a cure or medical advancement that will enable children who suffer with Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T) to live a longer and healthier life. Please visit our website at www.actionforAt.org for more information.
Ambitious about Autism is the national charity for children and young people with autism. We exist to enable children with autism to learn, thrive and achieve. Our ambition is to make the ordinary possible for more children and young people with autism.
Headway (UK) - the brain injury association. Each year, approximately one million people visit A&E departments following a head injury, with 135,000 people admitted to hospital due to the severity of their injuries. Head injury is the foremost cause of death and disability in young people today.
TackleAfrica deliver HIV education through football coaching to 15,000 young Africans every year. We work with partners in 5 African countries, training over 200 coaches each year to deliver an hour of HIV education per week to young people. More info can be found at www.tackleafrica.org
Zoë's Place provides 24-hour respite and terminal care to infants aged 0-5 years with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. We provide short-term regular care with our dedicated nursing staff, in a home from home environment to give parents and carers a well deserved break.
The Candlelighters Trust (Candlelighters) is Yorkshire’s pre eminent children’s cancer charity, providing practical, emotional and financial support to children living with cancer in Yorkshire and their families. For more information on Candlelighters www.candlelighters.org.uk
Formerly ASBAH (Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus). Spina bifida, Hydrocephalus, Information, Networking, Equality - SHINE is the only national charity providing practical support to help individuals and families affected by spina bifida and hydrocephalus.
The British Liver Trust is the UK's leading adult liver charity. Liver disease affects an estimated 2 million people a year and most people don't realise the liver can be damaged by our genes, our immune system or reactions to prescription medicines, as well as alcohol, obesity and viral hepatitis. Many people are unaware they are at risk. One in ten deaths of people in their 40s is linked to liver disease. Liver firbrosis and cirrhosis can lead to liver cancer. British Liver Trust aims to raise awareness and campaign for better support for everyone affected by a liver condition. We provide patient information and support through our information line and direct support groups, helping people to manage the impact of this devastating disease. Our campaigning and awareness raising work will help to reduce the numbers affected in the future and is only possible thanks to voluntary donations. Your support is vital and will help us continue our aims of reducing the incidence and impact of this devastating disease across the UK. Thank you.
The Encephalitis Society aims to improve the quality of life of all people affected directly & indirectly by Encephalitis. To live in a world where those affected, have access to early diagnosis, excellent management of their condition, timely access to rehabilitation & other forms of social support
CLAN offers FREE support to anyone affected by cancer in North East Scotland, Moray, Orkney and Shetland. Visit our website to find out how you can support CLAN and how CLAN can support you – details of upcoming events and latest information on CLAN services www.clanhouse.org
Cavendish Cancer Care is a charity dedicated to improving the quality of life for people living with cancer. No one should face cancer alone, so we provide emotional support through counselling and complementary therapies. Our services are provided free of charge and are funded through donations.