Charities

At Health in Mind, we’ve been promoting positive mental health and wellbeing in Scotland since 1982. We do this by providing a wide range of services and courses to support people and enable them to make a positive difference in their lives. We strive for people in Scotland to live in a supportive and resilient community where mental health is understood and people lead fulfilling lives.

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People trains dogs mainly selected from rescue centres to alert severely and profoundly deaf people to everyday household sounds such as the doorbell, alarm clock and danger sounds like the smoke alarm and firebell.

For over 45 years, Heart Research UK has funded pioneering research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease. Many things that we now take for granted, such as heart valves, angioplasty would have not been developed without our help.

Heart UK - The Cholesterol Charity provides information on coronary heart disease and cholesterol, and its management by diet, lifestyle and medication. We are committed to the early detection of families with genetic lipid disorders and we provide a telephone helpline staffed by nurses and dietitians. This is available to anyone affected by high cholesterol.

Helen Rollason Cancer Charity is dedicated to championing quality of life for everyone living with or affected by cancer. We are here to support men and women with all types of cancer at all stages; newly diagnosed, throughout and post treatment, as well as their wider support network of family, friends and carers. We do this through the provision of support centres, complementary therapies, information and advice and supporting research and clinical trials. Our services are delivered free of charge to support cancer patients’ emotional well-being alongside their medical treatment. We focus on offering these services in non-clinical environments to promote a safe, peaceful, relaxing setting across the Essex, London and Hertfordshire regions. The work we do really does make a difference: “The staff are all very welcoming and supportive. Sitting in the lounge before and after treatment is all part of the experience. Talking to other clients and staff or just sitting having ‘me time’, is all part of the therapy. It is so peaceful and relaxing I do not know what I would have done without the charity”. “This is a fabulous service, one that is accepting, supportive and a peaceful place. Thank you from the depths of my heart”. The charity receives no NHS funding and relies on corporate donations, our retail shops, events, grants and its fantastic fundraising supporters to continue services.

The Foundation promotes equality of opportunity, enabling disadvantaged FE students to realise their potential by supporting them through higher education into fulfilling careers.