MoneySavingExpert.com Charity Fund Nominate a Charity June 08

bdh_2

MACS supports children born with no eyes or small eyes.
www.macs.org.uk
MACS was formed in 1993, by a group of parents, all of whom had children with microphthalmia (small formed eyes), anophthalmia (no eyes) and coloboma (sight problems). Until then, most of them didn't know of any other children like their own and children with these conditions did not have the opportunity to meet each other, support each other and learn from each other.
We offer support and information to parents and professionals, send out a Newsletter regularly We also provide beneficial rest for parents and children at each of our three holiday locations in Scotland, Dorset and The Lake District. And help provide equipment and other items that many MACS members need such as laptops, specialised living equipment, talking phones, speech programmes, Braille printers, musical lessons and many other items too numerous to mention.
MACS is run by parents who are all volunteers.

Felix42

a. Action Duchenne
b. http://www.actionduchenne.org/
c. Fighting DMD: number one childhood genetic killer disease.
d. "Making Muscle Wasting History". Action Duchenne (Formerly PPUK) exclusively funds research for a cure and promotes campaigns for better medical care for Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy. Duchenne is so severe that young men are totally paralysed by late teens and die young from respiratory or heart failure. Your donations and support will help us end this tragic waste of young lives.

iancare

I would like you to consider Tools for Self Reliance (TFSR) for further support due to the extension of their work to include business & financial training to support those artisans receiving help through tools. Also because of the good that is done in the UK through the volunteer groups that help people recover from strokes through doing useful work; through giving children with learning difficulties a feeling that they are capable of helping others. A new DVD is available from TFSR detailling this work.

a. Charity name is Tools for Self Reliance charity number 280437
b. website is www.tfsr.org
c. providing practical help for practical people
d. reusing, refurbishing the unwanted tools using volunteers who learn and benefit in order to provide the means to make a living for someone in Africa where it will make a difference to the African communitiy as well as changing lives for the better in the UK. Working with NGO partners the skills and training are delivered to provide a holistic approach to aid, shown through the survey done of the tools delivered in the first 5 years (now 26 years ago) are still making a difference to people's lives in Africa for the better.

kikass

A) Kikass (charity number 1080886)


www.kikass.tv


C) Revolutionising the way young people look at money & debt


D) Money coaching… Kikass style!
Kikass fights as hard as Martin to help young people transform the way they relate to money. Many young people have a phobic relationship with their finances! Over four years we’ve developed programmes that help Britain’s youth revolutionise the way they look at money. We use a variety of coaching and training techniques (NLP/ sports psychology) to help them get out of debt/ take charge of their financial future. Money Mastery (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ8CLzY49Yw) a revolutionary course run for youth workers across the UK in conjunction with FSA and National Youth Agency; it’s a fun day and transformational for many.

Kikass is developing plans to train Money Coaches to offer free coaching to other young people. If we’re lucky enough to get your vote this is where we’d love your support. Money coaching can be fun, check out our financial board breaking at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-ezw8mNRdA. Or have a look at www.whatwouldyoudoforapound.com.

rachelsk

Henshaws Society for Blind People.

www.henshaws.org.uk

Practical support for blind and visually impaired people.

People with visual impairment have to overcome a series of barriers. One of the biggest challenges is finding employment. Only a small percentage of visually impaired people are in employment. They are more likely to have a low income and suffer financial hardship. Nine out of ten visually impaired people have an income of less than half the national average. It costs three times as much to raise a visually impaired child than other children.

Many families and individuals living with sight loss suffer financial hardship and economic exclusion. At Henshaws we support people to overcome these issues. We provide information about benefits and assist people in completing complicated (often non-VI friendly) forms. We provide vocational training and support in finding employment. We offer a toy library for parents who cannot afford to purchase stimulating toys for their child. Henshaws provides individual and group support for day-to-day financial issues.

jimmiet

NCH- www.NCH.org.uk

National Children's Charity providing a range of services to children across Britain and in othe rplaces around the world.

NCH one of the UK's leading children's charities, helping children achieve their full potential. Through our services we support some of the UK's most vulnerable and excluded children and young people.
NCH was founded in 1869 and known for many years as the National Children’s Home. We are now known as NCH, the children’s charity.
The children, young people and families we work with face difficulties such as poverty, disability and abuse.

What they believe

We believe all children and young people have unique potential and that they should have the support and opportunities they need to reach it.
We have been working to make this vision a reality for over 135 years.

Their work

NCH helps over 178,000 children, young people and their families through nearly 500 projects across the UK.
We also promote social justice by lobbying and campaigning for change.
Today, NCH is the leading UK provider of family and community centres, children's services in rural areas, services for disabled children and their families, and services for young people leaving care.

Where they work

NCH provides services in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and is one of the UK’s leading children’s charities. We also support work in Southern Africa, the Caribbean and Central America.

Working in partnership

We work in partnership to develop services in response to the needs of local children, young people and their families.

panda78_2

Moorpark Youth Centre (SCO029000)
http://www.bebo.com/MoorparkY
The future Generation supported through their years

It is the only purpose built youth centre over a radius of 261 km2 that was planed and built by the local youths and community support.

It is a non profit charity organisation that is managed by a youth committee, that relay’s on funding and voluntary support.
We find it harder and harder every year to find funding that covers are requirements.
We also offer support to our local community with adult education classes, arts and craft groups and crèche’s during the days of school term.
Any support and help would be appreciated towards repairing our main hall and health and safety of our new cyber caf!.

ShockingPink

The Neuroblastoma Society
http://www.nsoc.co.uk/

This society has supported my little niece and her family through their fight against this awful cancer.

The Society was formed by a group of parents whose children were suffering from or had died from neuroblastoma, a very aggressive childhood cancer affecting children up to about the age of 14 years. .
The charity's sole purpose is the relief of children suffering from neuroblastoma, and to achieve this it raises funds for medical research into improving both diagnosis and treatment of the disease. The Society also offers an opportunity for parents to give each other mutual help, support and comfort.
The Society is administered by a Board of Trustees made up of lay members who are parents or close relatives of children who have neuroblastoma, and senior medical staff who treat the disease. The whole administration is carried out by voluntary effort so costs are kept to a minimum, with well over 90% of funds raised being spent directly on helping to fight the disease.

Mamae

24 weeks plus
Supports anyone affected by premature birth
http://www.24weeksplus.com/

Fantastic charity set up by two women who as the parents of premature babies themselves, felt that there was a lack of support and information available, and so instead of just moaning about it, they decided to do something about it, and hence, 24 Weeks Plus was born.
Their aim is to support everyone affected by a premature birth. They hope every neonatal unit in the UK has one of their literature packs. They provide support for parents in the form of e-mail communication as well as an informative website and are aiming to raise enough money for a 'house by the sea' to provide much needed respite for families traumatized by premature birth.
:j

lcdbates

Supporting over 20,000 disabled people in the UK.

www.LCDisability.org

I nominate this Charity as it provides residential care, care at home, back to work support, respite and day care to its service users in the UK and supports services for disabled people in 54 other countries. The charity works with children and adults to support a wide range of individual needs and is dedicated to encouraging people to adopt a 'Can-Do' attitude. Leonard Cheshire Disability celebrates its 60th Anniversary this year.