Im running to help support YMCA Derbyshire

3D Hand sculpture ot a child's hand for parents to keep forever

Our professional counsellors help guide grandparents in their journey through grief

Your donation would provide a care package for someone living in isolation due to caring responsibilities and perhaps can’t get to a art group

Dover smART Project was founded in 2013 to provide opportunities for disadvantaged children in Dover to take part in a wide range of creative activities and experiences to boost their confidence, enhance their well-being, raise their aspirations and widen their outlook on the world. The charity soon evolved and began similar work with other groups, such as the people without a home and hospice patients, using art and creativity to support their various needs.

During the present Covid crisis we have extended our objectives to include services for those who have lost during the coronavirus pandemic.  

When the Covid – 19 crisis began to emerge we grew very concerned that families who lost during this time would have not had the “non World” bereavement experience and reflected on how this would be affecting those concerned and their mental health. To lose a loved one and not be able to visit them in their last moments, see them after they had died and at times not been able to attend their funerals leaves a huge gap and perhaps lack of acceptance and form of reality and this would have effects on a person’s emotional well-being. With that in mind we began the process to adapt to the current crisis and try to help.

It is easy to forget the obsitacles that some people face everyday. £4.50 is the price of a coffee trip for some but can be the difference between a young person getting to a job interview or not. 

Every HeroRat home is well ventilated and nicely chilled with air condition or fans during warmer weather conditions. Each home includes wood to gnaw on to help keep their teeth healthy and trimmed, as well as a water bottle infused with vitamins and minerals.

£30 towards items for our family support packs which are given by newly diagnosed families. These packs contain useful and essential items for a hospital stay and will provide comfort and support.