HEART HEROES 

Purchase of a vehicle for a charity which works with young people with disabilities and mental health issues in the Wales

This project will deliver specialised activities for children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening heart conditions. The sessions will help to improve mental health, build positive ....more

This project will deliver specialised activities for children and young people with life-limiting or life-threatening heart conditions. The sessions will help to improve mental health, build positive relationships and develop resilience and confidence.

The funding will be used to provide a series of activities for disadvantaged children with heart disease. Activities will be organised to suit specific age ranges and will foster social connections ....more

The funding will be used to provide a series of activities for disadvantaged children with heart disease. Activities will be organised to suit specific age ranges and will foster social connections reduce isolation and equip young people with lifelong skills. The project aims to reduce loneliness and isolation and improve mental and physical health for children young people with heart conditions their families and volunteers.

I CAN project to mitigate effects of isolation following the pandemic

Heart Heroes continues to adapt and respond to the challenges the pandemic presents in order to meet the needs of our existing families and to reach out to those who have yet to access our services. ....more

Heart Heroes continues to adapt and respond to the challenges the pandemic presents in order to meet the needs of our existing families and to reach out to those who have yet to access our services. Parents remain anxious about the pandemic and the possibility of a new variant and a winter surge. This would present a high risk to clinically vulnerable children. To ensure we can support our community the best we can in any eventuality, our short-term goal is to develop an advanced Online Community Portal which will: -support digital inclusion, becoming a central point for families to access support -enable access to specific online community groups to connect and discuss their journey with other families in similar situations -provide relevant health recourses for families to access, including online videos on practical care -closely monitor and improve the well-being of families -offer discussion groups for specific health conditions, highlighting where they can access support. The clinical CHD Network group has expressed an interest in operating their own support group within our online community portal -signpost users to relevant services and networks -enable parents to discreetly request financial support for care packages, transport and at home activity packs -help to grow our volunteering programme in Oxfordshire -seek to develop a business network to build partnerships with local businesses for corporate support and raise awareness in the area. Covid-19 has seen a huge increase in Heart Heroes’ digital engagement activities, but not all our service users or potential service users have the knowledge or resources to access online support. We aim to address this by improving our digital infrastructure, along with increasing volunteer-led training, and loaning equipment to those who are housebound, so activities can be delivered virtually when required or on demand.

The funding will be used to provide a series of activities for disadvantaged children with heart disease aged 6-11. The project aims to reduce loneliness and isolation and improve mental and physical ....more

The funding will be used to provide a series of activities for disadvantaged children with heart disease aged 6-11. The project aims to reduce loneliness and isolation and improve mental and physical health.

The funding will be used to deliver a two-day arts festival to bring together members of the Heart Heroes community who have been impacted by cardiac conditions to celebrate the Jubilee and the ....more

The funding will be used to deliver a two-day arts festival to bring together members of the Heart Heroes community who have been impacted by cardiac conditions to celebrate the Jubilee and the strength and resilience of the community throughout the pandemic. The project aims to provide creative activities to encourage cohesion raise the profile of the organisation and improve wellbeing.

This project will support vulnerable families in the community by developing an online-support-forum to provide information and activities for over 400 children and families.

To provide urgent, responsive assistance to the most vulnerable, disadvantaged children with heart conditions – in South Gloucestershire, Bath and Bristol – to support them through the Covid-19 ....more

To provide urgent, responsive assistance to the most vulnerable, disadvantaged children with heart conditions – in South Gloucestershire, Bath and Bristol – to support them through the Covid-19 crisis.

The project will provide essential items an information folder and iPads to critically vulnerable children during the COVID-19 crisis. This will support physical health and wellbeing during hospital ....more

The project will provide essential items an information folder and iPads to critically vulnerable children during the COVID-19 crisis. This will support physical health and wellbeing during hospital stays when visiting is limited.