The Children’s Foundation exists to improve the health and well-being of children and young people in the north east by making serious stuff fun! They want to ensure that children are loved, respected, given a voice and are heard. Projects include:
- Clown Doctors–ensuring vital therapeutic play is received by children experiencing distress and anxiety during their treatment and stay in hospital and hospices.
- Fuzzy Subjects–mental health and emotional well-being workshops in primary schools using fuzzy puppets
- Therapeutic Horticulture-establishing gardening projects in secondary schools
- Nurture Project–Providing a safe space after school for isolated and marginalised young people.
- Holiday trips and activities & holiday hunger.
- Couch to 2K–supporting young people through weekly running groups to become more active, less isolated and improve their well-being.
- Food, Fun, Activity Packs–providing families living in the most deprived wards with food and activity packs each week.
