Featured Charity of the Month
Action For Kids was registered as a UK charity in 1992, and works both locally and nationally to assist children and young people with physical, sensory and / or learning disabilities to lead full and independent lives. They do this in four main ways:
- By funding specialist mobility equipment, such as powered wheelchairs, trikes and walkers for disabled children and young people up to the age of 26.
- By providing a national family support service, offering assistance to young people and those around them, whether help is required with day-to-day issues, practical or emotional problems or simply a listening ear in times of crisis.
- By offering work-related learning placements for disabled young people at their Head Office and in the community. This service has received Open College Network endorsement enabling students to receive accreditation for the training they undertake.
- By providing a ‘Towards Independence’ training service delivering a personalised learning environment and supporting students with daily tasks, designed to assist them with the transition towards living and working independently. The Open College Network also certifies skills attained on this programme, eg personal budgeting and financial literacy, cooking and healthy eating and entrepreneurial skills.
The beach comes to Broadgate on Friday 11 June as Action For Kids hosts its 2nd annual beach volleyball tournament.
Action For Kids is a relatively small charity which relies entirely on voluntary funding; therefore every contribution they receive has a major impact on making a real difference to the lives of disabled children and young people and their future independence and wellbeing. You can help out now by joining their Annual Beach Volleyball Tournament on 11 June.
For more information contact:
Lyn Prodger
Corporate Partnerships Manager
020 8347 8111
lprodger@actionforkids.org
See past charity of the month entries here.