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BBC Children in Need launch £1 million Award to support children and young people’s mental health

Stuart Mitchell

Tuesday 11 October 2023 was  World Mental Health Awareness Day 2023 and BBC Children in Need launched a £1 million award  to deliver early intervention support to children across the UK – the A Million & Me Award. A Million & Me was BBC Children in Need’s £10m fund, dedicated to supporting children and young people with their emotional wellbeing and mental health. A Million & Me funded projects across the UK, locally and digitally, enabling children aged 8-13 to be supported in positive relationships among their peers, parents, carers…

New foresight report identifies urgent policy actions needed to put SDGs back on track

Stuart Mitchell

Earth4All, an international team of economists and scientists, and the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), have unveiled groundbreaking research showing that policymakers can ensure the implementation of SDGs by 2050. The report ‘SDGs for All: Strategic scenarios’ equips policymakers with practical solutions designed to accelerate SDG implementation and to respond to the planetary emergency. It concludes that policymakers can step up the implementation of the SDGs by 2030 and beyond and achieve wellbeing for all. But this is only possible by enacting five ‘extraordinary turnarounds’ that break with current…

£252 million of National Lottery funding helps communities build healthier, happier lives

Stuart Mitchell

Recently it has been announced that almost £252 million of vital National Lottery funding has been awarded to over 5,000 charities and community groups in England over the last four months*. In this bumper round of funding, grants awarded range from £2,800 to over £30 million and will collectively drive forward The National Lottery Community Fund’s four key missions, which are to support communities to come together, be environmentally sustainable, help children and young people thrive and enable people to live healthier lives. The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest…

Sodexo and FareShare partnership reaches £1.5m funding milestone

Stuart Mitchell

With a shared commitment to fighting food insecurity and food waste Sodexo and FareShare, the UK’s leading food redistribution charity, have been working together since 2005 and this year is celebrating a milestone with the total financial support donated from the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation to FareShare reaching an amazing £1.5 million. Over the duration of its partnership the financial support from Sodexo has helped cover the logistics costs which form a huge part of the charity’s operation, enabling it to increase the volume of surplus food being redistributed across…

FareShare backs plan to end need for food banks in Scotland

Stuart Mitchell

The Scottish Government recently committed to a new action plan to end the need for food banks. Cash First: Towards Ending the Need for Food Banks in Scotland outlines targeted steps including providing funding to organisations that help tackle food insecurity in Scotland including FareShare. Jon Molyneux, Scottish Affairs Lead at FareShare said: “FareShare welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to ending the need for food banks. This new plan will help to ensure that local and national organisations all over Scotland work together to both respond to and help prevent…