Stories
Stories of charities helped by BWCF.
Hope House
Hope House is a hospice, based in Oswestry in Shropshire, who provide respite care for terminally-ill children and support for their families. Due to the pressure for places in Hope House the staff were forced to introduce rationing for places. As a consequence, they embarked upon an ambitious project in...
Hopscotch
Inaugurated in 1998, Hopscotch Children's Charity provides free breaks at their respite centre in Ardgour, West Highlands for some of Scotland's most disadvantaged children, age 7-11, often with their carers. The children are selected from various groups such as Women's Aid, HIV/AIDS support centres, and young carer groups in some...
Huntington's Disease Association
2009 heralded the 5th Juvenile Huntington’s Disease (JHD) weekend. JHD is a very rare form of a very rare illness affecting about 70 children in the UK. The weekend aims to offer three different things: firstly the opportunity for parents to meet with other parents who have children with the...
Inter Care
Inter Care's mission is to save lives and alleviate suffering through the provision of surplus medical resources to rural partner health units in sub-Saharan Africa. The charity was founded in 1974 and provides free medicines and healthcare goods to over 100 appointed health units across the former British territories of...
Kangaroos
Kangaroos is based in mid-Sussex and provides the opportunity for children and young adults with learning disabilities to have fun, interact with their peers, learn new skills and enjoy new experiences independently of their families.The Charity has been running since 1994 and offers Saturday, holiday, youth and sports clubs for...
Kidscape
Kidscape was established in 1985 and is committed to keeping children safe. They believe that protecting all children from harm is key. They work to prevent the abuse and exploitation of children and any kind of bullying including emotional, physical, and cyber. Kidscape works to provide individuals and communities with...
Let Us Play
Let Us Play recently received a second year of funding from The Barbara Ward Children's Foundation. The funding helps to pay for the 400 hours of activities the charity provide for children with special needs and disabilities in the Wolverhampton area every year. Let Us Play recently organised an 'everything...
Me 2 Club
Since 2003 Me2 Club volunteers have enabled children and young people with additional needs and disabilities (aged 5-19 years), throughout the Wokingham Borough, to attend a mainstream leisure activity of their choice. Me2 Club supports young people in a wide range of activities including uniformed groups, ice-skating, swimming, sports, drama...
New College Worcester
New College Worcester is a residential college for blind and partially sighted students aged 11-19 years. Underpinning all that NCW do is the recognition that a young person's needs are about more than their visual impairment. That is why they offer every student a tailored programme of education, mobility and...
Peter Pan Centre
The Peter Pan Centre was founded in 1969 as a playgroup for children with disabilities, and is unique across Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and Cheshire. Today it provides facilities and activities for children aged 0-5 with complex special needs, some with profound and multiple physical/learning disabilities. It operates a day nursery 5...