The Children's Foundation elves are back again giving santa a little helping hand with his postbag! Watch the truly magical moment as our personalized Santa's Letter lights up a child's face! Each letter costs only £5! The money raised will help children that other charities do not always reach-...
Read Full ArticleThe Children's Foundation would like to say a big thank you to the members of Brancepeth Tai Chi Exercise club who invited us along to their coffee morning on Wednesday 14th November to present a donation of £100 to The Children's Foundation. The members of the club pay a little bit extra for...
Read Full ArticleJust to update you all that Tony Apicella is no longer Head of The Children's Foundation. No need to worry though as it's business as usual for the rest of our fantastic as we continue to work hard to help children and young people to live happier and healthier lives across the North East! If you...
Read Full ArticleAnxiety can affect anyone no matter what their age, background or situation. With as many as one in six young people experiencing anxiety at some point, it is very common to have anxiety. Anxiety is a feeling of fear or panic and some people may experience panic attacks. It's normal for children...
Read Full ArticleThe Children's Foundation offer small grants to North East community groups and grass roots organisations so that we can work together to improve the health and wellbeing of children across the North East. Grants are allocated in line with The Children’s Foundation values; to alleviate the...
Read Full ArticleWe are delighted to announce that we have once again been shortlisted for the North East Charity Awards 2018 this time in the Uniquely North East Catergory. The North East Charity Awards recognise the hard work and innovative thinking of local charities and individual fundraisers, whilst...
Read Full ArticleAround 2,000 babies are diagnosed with cerebral palsy every year in the UK. Cerebral Palsy can affect muscle control, coordination, and tone, reflexes, posture and balance. Often a person with Cerebral Palsy will display signs of the condition, but the effects can vary greatly from person to person...
Read Full ArticleAs you may already know, we run our Clown Doctors Programme of specialist therapeutic play in three hospitals in the region: The Great North Children’s Hospital, Sunderland Royal and University Hospital of North Durham. Unfortunately, funding is running out for the service in Sunderland Royal...
Read Full ArticleLast week we popped by Kids 1st Nursery in Ashbrooke, Sunderland to visit our little superhero fundraisers who took part in our Superhero September fundraising campaign last year! Kids 1st provide quality childcare in 13 locations across the North East of England.With purpose-built nurseries,...
Read Full ArticleWell done to our little superheroes at the Little Lotus Nursery for completing a sponsored toddler toddle in aid of The Children's Foundation and raising an amazing total of £300! Little Lotus is a non-profit nursery which aims to give back to the Benwell community in which it is based. Set...
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