 | Southampton Hospital Charity - Plans to raise money to build a multi-million pound state of the art hospital which will make the city a leader in children's healthcare
Website:www.suht.nhs.uk/charity
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 | Naomi House is a children’s hospice in Sutton Scotney, providing respite and terminal care for children whose illnesses mean they will die before they reach adulthood.
Website:www.naomihouse.org.uk
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 | Acquired brain injury has the most devastating effect, not only on the injured individual, but also on their families and relatives. The Wayne Howard Trust offers support and advice to these families, as well as give positive help to the injured individual.
Website:www.thewaynehowardtrust.co.uk
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 | The Gift of Sight appeal was established in July 2004 with the aim of funding world-class research into the prevention and treatment of blindness. The Gift of Sight Eye Research Centre is based at Southampton General Hospital in Hampshire, UK. Our main areas of research are age related macular degeneration, glaucoma and nystagmus.
Website:www.giftofsight.org.uk
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 | Hampshire County Court is looking for foster carers from all walks of life and from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures; just like the children who need fostering. We particularly want to hear from people who feel they have the skills to give a stable and caring home to teenagers, sibling groups of 3 or more (particularly for sibling groups of teenage boys), children with disabilities, and black and minority ethnic groups.
We offer training, support and the chance for professional and personal development. For more information please ring us on 0845 6011895 or visit our website.
Website:www.fostering.hampshire.gov.uk
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 | Over the past 50 years, The Rose Road Association has worked with many hundreds of young people from across Hampshire and the South of England. The young people who attend Rose Road have complex and multiple disabilities, requiring a range of specialist care and equipment.
Through the Change My Life Appeal, we aim to raise £2,000 for each of the 150 young people who attend Rose Road – that’s £300,000 in total, a real challenge!
The Change My Life Appeal gives you the opportunity to help these young people overcome their challenges and fulfill their potential.
Website:www.roseroad.org.uk
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 | Leukaemia Busters is a Southampton-based charity researching and developing new and safer treatments for children and adults with currently incurable forms of leukaemia.
Website:www.leukaemiabusters.org.uk
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 | Southampton General Hospital treats 20,000 patients a year, 1,000 of whom are children. A third of the latter are under one. Wessex Heartbeat helps to make the Wessex Cardiac Centre one of the finest in the country. The impact of heart disease touches everyone.
Website:www.heartbeat.co.uk
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 | Macmillan Cancer Relief works to improve the quality of life for people living with cancer. Each and every day 739 people in the UK are told they have cancer. There are now over a million people in the UK that have had a cancer diagnosis and, if current trends continue, this number will have increased to 3 million by 2025. Macmillan offers life support by providing the expert care and practical support that makes a real difference to people living with cancer. They offer a range of innovative cancer services and are at the heart of improving cancer care throughout the UK.
Website:www.macmillan.org.uk
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 | The Hampshire Autistic Society, dedicated to improving the quality of life for people within the autistic spectrum offering information, assessment, outreach, advocacy, advice on sources of help, parent support groups, speakers for groups of professionals, parents, carers etc.
Website:www.has.org.uk
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 | Hope: For over a quarter of a century Hope has been funding vital medical research. Based in Southampton, Hope supports researchers and clinicians across the region seeking better diagnosis and treatments for a wide range of diseases and conditions, including heart disease, cancer, stroke and Alzheimer’s.
Website:www.hope.org.uk
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 | The Children’s Society provides services and support through over 90 projects to around 50,000 children whose needs are ignored, overlooked or neglected by government or other agencies. They work with children at risk on the streets, children in trouble with the law, young refugees and disabled children.
Website:www.childrenssociety.org.uk
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 | Southampton Voluntary Services (SVS) is the umbrella organisation in Southampton for charities and voluntary groups and is a registered charity itself. SVS provides charities and voluntary groups working in Southampton with independent support and an independent voice helping them to contribute to community life in the city.
Website:www.southamptonvs.org.uk
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 | The Jubilee Sailing Trust based in Southampton, offers tall ship sailing for people of all physical abilities, on board their two tall ships LORD NELSON and TENACIOUS. Started in 1978 it has taken over 30,000 people to sea. This year's Eye Patch Campaign hopes to raise £100,000 and has been given a pirate theme. The money will support the JST's 'lives changing' work.
Website:www.jst.org.uk
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 | The Uk has among the highest incidence of asthma and allergic disease in the world. It is estimated 30% of the population can expect to suffer from at least one allergy and we have, on average, three asthmatic children in every classroom. AAIR is based at Southampton General Hospital and is dedicated to supporting pioneering research into finding better treatments, and hopefully one a day a cure for asthma and allergic disease.
Website:www.aaircharity.org
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