A selection of projects we fund - Page 14

Forget-me-not Chorus

Since 2011, Forget-me-not Chorus – one of Wales’ leading dementia charities – has been organising weekly singing sessions for people with dementia and those who support them.

The Jac Lewis Foundation

This charity set up in the memory of a young footballer is helping people obtain quick access to mental health support, as well as counselling for families bereaved by suicide.

An Tobar

An Tobar is a community wellness centre and social farm in south Armagh, Northern Ireland that aims to connect people with nature to improve their health.

Museum of Homelessness

The Museum of Homelessness (MoH) is working to build the first national collection for homelessness in the UK, a community of people who are rarely acknowledged or heard from, or whose lives are misrepresented in traditional media.

Deaffest

The success of CODA and deaf actor Troy Kotsur at this year’s Oscars was a breakthrough moment for deaf people within the film industry. But there is still a long way to go to create inclusion and diversity on screen and behind the camera - and Wolverhampton's Deaffest is working hard to build this change.

Clive Gray

Leader of an ambitious maritime heritage project working to revive a once proud shipbuilding town, with skills training for young people and an adventurous expedition.

Eric Sproul

After getting a bike transformed his life of pain and depression, this community centre volunteer is supporting others with their mental and physical health.

Sal Chebbah

Sal Chebbah is affectionately known as the ‘Mushroom Queen’ on the Lancaster West Estate in West London.

Avye Couloute

This teen coding and robotics expert runs workshops teaching disadvantaged young women skills to improve their confidence and opportunities.

Sam and Emily Stables

Sam and Emily Stables are a married couple who launched a charity supporting farmers experiencing mental health issues and isolation after Sam nearly took his own life.

Signkid

Deaf rapper and producer Signkid is using his art to make the music world more accessible and inclusive.

Hospital Rooms

The Springfield Innovation Project is the most ambitious project of Hospital Rooms, an arts charity dedicated to introducing world class creativity to mental health settings.