Charities

At the heart of Elsie’s Story is a deep commitment to bringing joy, support, and hope to children facing life’s toughest challenges. Inspired by Elsie’s journey, this charity was founded with a clear mission: to ensure that every child, regardless of their circumstances, has the opportunity to create precious memories with their loved ones. Life can be unpredictable, and for some families, time is incredibly precious. We believe that even in the face of adversity, moments of joy can shine through. Whether it’s organising special experiences, funding vital support, or simply offering comfort during difficult times, Elsie’s Story is dedicated to making a difference.

The mission of EmployabilityUK is to facilitate employer engagement to enhance the aspirations, opportunities and career prospects of enthusiastic and committed young people. As an education charity, we believe the best way to bring sustainable employer engagement and first class professional employability skills to schools, colleges and youth organisations is by working with them to understand their individual needs and the aspirations of their learners and their parents. We offer support and fresh ideas, ensuring they can offer the very best employability skills training with practical experience. We design bespoke employability skills programmes for businesses to provide high quality employee volunteering opportunities. With something for everyone, no matter what their own job may be, our programmes are fun and rewarding, giving individuals the flexibility to decide how much or how little time they want to give. By forging strong partnerships, we provide immediate and long term support, helping to improve the employability skills of young people, raise their confidence and help prepare them for the workplace.

At the English Folk Dance and Song Society, we champion the folk arts at the heart of England’s rich and diverse cultural landscape. We deliver programmes of learning and participation and artist development: — through our arts venue, Cecil Sharp House — through our library and archive, the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library — online and at a range of venues across England, and sometimes beyond. We frequently work in partnership with arts, education and heritage organisations.