Making a difference – One Individual at a time
Budding freestyle skier
…you are 14 years old and flying around on that fluffly white stuff is your passion. Meet Justin Taylor-Tipton – a fabulously talented Freestyle Skier. His biggest ambition is to gain an Olympic Medal for the GB in Slope Style or the Half Pipe Competition. This winter he is competing in the European Free Ski Open Competition and in the British Championships for Half Pipe, Slope Style and Ski Cross.
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Access to life saving treatment
You are the single parent of a 15 year old lad who has serious health problems. Potentially life-saving treatment in the US is on offer that will be fully funded by the NHS. H...
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Support for rising badminton star
You are 18 years old, number two in the UK badminton under 19s. Number two is no good in terms of funding as only the number one seed gets financial assistance. The majority o...
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Cancer, costs and course work
You are 21 years old and in your final year of Uni. As a young man you know when things aren’t right, but a diagnosis of testicular cancer was never on your agenda! Your...
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A family torn apart
Your mum and dad haven’t been able to find work and neither drive. Resources for you and your three siblings are already pretty stretched. You are just 18 years old and ...
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A simple request
You are 16 years old when you are diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and have to miss the end of school, leaving before taking any GCSEs. The treatment is such tha...
Read more ...The final straw
…the unimaginable. You are a young married couple expecting your first child. As the due date approaches you receive the devastating news that the young mum has rena...
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