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Project update

Volunteering to make food and friendships – FoodCycle

National Volunteer Week (2 June – 6 June) is a big deal for most charities. We were delighted to have the opportunity to visit FoodCycle in Peckham on 4 June to see for ourselves how the organisation works.

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Project update

The benefit of a week on a farm – Farms for City Children

Farms for City Children is a charity founded by author Sir Michael Morpurgo and his wife Clare, to give children the chance to experience the benefits of time in nature. The impact of offering experiences like no other, to children living in disadvantage is huge.

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Project update

The Brain Charity – expert counselling for neurological conditions

During Action for Brain Injury Awareness Week (May 19 – May 25) we are highlighting the work of The Brain Charity. There are 600 known neurological conditions that impact the brain. Many are well-known. However, there are also rare conditions that effect a handful of people that are lonely and frightening.

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Project update

Training health & social care charities to unlock the power of AI – CAST

£20,000 has been given to CAST to fund learning resources to help build understanding about AI, through peer learning sessions and small group mentoring

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Project update

Celebrating the work of Support Dogs and Peggy’s birthday!

Training animals (and people) to forge a successful dog-human partnership needs a high level of expertise and funding and we were happy to offer a grant to support this. Support Dogs is a charity that works with dogs and people to offer life-changing support.

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Project update

Tapping House Hospice, Norfolk – supporting people to live out full and joyful lives

Dying Matters Awareness Week (5 – 11 May) is designed to break the stigma about death, dying and grief – something that impacts every one of us. Rest of life care, delivered by hospices will be at the front and centre of conversations during this week.

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Project update

Exams, paid work, loneliness… Student Minds offer support

Going into the final term of the year is a stressful time for students and Student Minds are well-aware of the additional pressure that the build-up to the end of the academic year brings. They believe that no student should be held back by their mental health.

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Project update

Reducing school holiday hunger – Feeding Britain

Over the Easter holidays, many food clubs in the Feeding Britain network ran activity and food programmes to make sure children didn’t go hungry when their school was closed. The Health Lottery Foundation have donated £20,000 to Feeding Britain to allow them to support more families over the school holidays later this year.

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Funding information

£200K of support to 12 charities to improve health & wellbeing

We are delighted to announce the first 12 charities to benefit from grant funding in 2025. Thanks to players of The Health Lottery, £200,000 will now be distributed to make a tangible difference to health and wellbeing across Britain. Our first round of grants was a closed process. Delva Patman, Chief Executive of The Health […]

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Disability inequity

How to smash stereotypes on World Down Syndrome Day

World Down Syndrome Day is every year in March. It’s an opportunity to smash stereotypes and showcase projects that have worked hard to challenge misconceptions about Down Syndrome. There are hundreds of amazing organisations around the world on a mission to make change.