HENRY DANCER DAYS 

Funding will be used to continue providing practical and wellbeing support to children and young people suffering from cancer in Newcastle Manchester Leeds Sheffield Liverpool and Leeds. The project ....more

Funding will be used to continue providing practical and wellbeing support to children and young people suffering from cancer in Newcastle Manchester Leeds Sheffield Liverpool and Leeds. The project will use a storytelling approach through group sessions led by professional actors and storytelling artists. The aim is to reduce isolation and create a greater sense of belonging.

The funding will be used to provide fun structured educational support for children and young people effected by cancer. The project aims to bridge the gap in education to cancer patients and their ....more

The funding will be used to provide fun structured educational support for children and young people effected by cancer. The project aims to bridge the gap in education to cancer patients and their siblings which will help towards employment in the future.

Running costs for an extended entertainments programme at the Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle for children and young people who are unable to spend Christmas 2021 or Easter 2022 at home

The project will use the funding to create a digital guide to educate childhood cancer patients' family friends and community about their experiences whilst receiving treatment and how they can ....more

The project will use the funding to create a digital guide to educate childhood cancer patients' family friends and community about their experiences whilst receiving treatment and how they can support them. This will be made available to children parents and the wider community with the aim of reducing the isolation and improving mental wellbeing.

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Henry Dancer Days (HDD) uses storytelling and grants to improve the lives of children affected by cancer. HDD's multi-award winning storytelling uses professionals to make stories come to life for ....more

Henry Dancer Days (HDD) uses storytelling and grants to improve the lives of children affected by cancer. HDD's multi-award winning storytelling uses professionals to make stories come to life for children in the Great North Children's Hospital in Newcastle. The programme is expanding to other UK hospitals. HDD also has a grants programme to improve the quality of for children specifically with bone cancer. The grants supports 80% of all UK families currently affected (363 families), and aims to reach 100% of all families affected by 2020. A grant from The Fore will enable the founder to move from front-line work to focus on scaling and strategy. This will develop the charity's ability to expand to new hospitals around the UK.

Unrestricted core funding for small charities

This project will deliver storytelling to children undergoing treatment in hospital for cancer. This project will reduce the distress children feel, enabling them to have some fun, build and maintain ....more

This project will deliver storytelling to children undergoing treatment in hospital for cancer. This project will reduce the distress children feel, enabling them to have some fun, build and maintain positive relationships and be emotionally well.

Towards the storytelling project to distract children undergoing cancer treatment in hospitals in County Durham.