St. James's Place Foundation
Organisations We Support
Set out below are some of the charities that St. James's Place Foundation has supported and continues to support:
Fairbridge Scotland, based in Edinburgh, provides young people who are not engaged in education, employment or training with routes back into mainstream society. They equip participants with the tools necessary for re-engagement in the workplace or the classroom, and the self-belief to take advantage of any opportunities that come their way. They do this through a tried and tested personal and social skills development programme.
In November 2010 the Foundation awarded a grant of £95,267 to contribute towards their employability programme over three years, providing 1:1 support to 36 young people aged 16 to 25 not currently in education, employment or training.
The Orpheus Centre, based in Surrey, is an independent specialist college for young disabled adults supporting their transition to independent living. They do this by providing opportunities to promote personal development through performing arts to enable young disabled adults to gain the skills to live independently in the community and to make informed choices about their futures.
In December 2010 the Foundation awarded a grant of £27,500 to contribute towards the costs of kitchen equipment as part of the refurbishment of their student units. The Units are fully functioning independent living quarters which provide students, whose lives have been challenged by disability and illness, a safe and supported environment to learn the skills required for independent living.
St. Cuthbert's Hospice, based in Durham, provides services which help families to cope with the effects of life-limiting illnesses - whether these effects are physical, social, psychological or spiritual. Since 1988, St. Cuthbert's Hospice has provided the people of Durham with a range of care and support services free of charge. Their facilities include a ten-bed In-Patient Unit, a Day Hospice and they also offer a Family Support service and a range of therapies including Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.
In September 2010 the Foundation awarded a grant of £30,000 to help fund the construction of a dedicated bereavement room to enable enhanced specialist counselling and therapy services to children and young people.
The Archway Project, based in Thamesmead, London, aims to divert young people away from crime, reduce re-offending and provide the young people with the qualifications and skills necessary to assist them in securing meaningful employment. They offer a range of activities, that engage hard to reach young people in one of the most disadvantaged areas of England. Archway offers ten accredited courses and also provides a drop in centre.
In November 2010 the Foundation awarded a grant of £10,000 to support the provision of an IT suite to enable disadvantaged young people aged 11 to 25 to acquire new and relevant skills.
Envision works with 12-25 year olds throughout the country, supporting those from diverse and inner-city backgrounds to design and run their own social and environmental projects in their schools and communities. The young people they support have never volunteered before and are from socially excluded or low income families.
In September 2010 the Foundation awarded a grant of £54,201 over 3 years to contribute towards their Pitch 4 Change Project in Bristol which will combine their expertise in the youth sector together with the expertise that exists within the business sector to help young innovators to make a real impact on the world around them through the delivery of projects aimed at positive change.
Volunteer Reading Help (VRH) aims to help build a nation of confident children who are literate for life through the long term support of trained volunteer reading helpers who operate in schools across the UK. They aim to tackle the problem of illiteracy at an early age by providing 1:1 support for disadvantaged children who are behind with their reading.
The Foundation has awarded a grant of £60,000 - £20,000 a year for 3 years to fund the cost of 60 plus volunteers operating in schools across the UK.
Hope & Homes for Children (HHC)
Hope & Homes for Children (HHC) is a UK charity that provides homes for children orphaned by war or disaster in Eastern Europe and Africa. The St. James's Place Foundation has supported Hope & Homes for Children for the last ten years helping them to set up a number of homes in countries such as Romania, Ukraine and Belarus. We have also funded projects in Sierra Leone and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In 2009 the St. James's Place Foundation committed £850,000 to assist Hope & Homes for Children in replacing an outdated orphanage in Makiriv with a brand new social services centre and small family home providing holistic support services to hundreds of children and their families.
The Children's Trust
The Children's Trust, which provides care, education, therapy and rehabilitation to children with multiple disabilities and complex health needs. In 2008 the St. James's Place Foundation donated £1.2 million to The Children's Trust to fund the building of a specialist Hydrotherapy Centre for children with acquired brain injuries. The centre provides water therapy to relieve pain and help children improve their mobility, posture, balance and coordination. The specialist facility will ensure that every one of the 250 children helped by the Children's Trust each year will experience the life changing benefits of Hydrotherapy.
ABF The Soldiers' Charity
ABF The Soldiers' Charity was set up in the aftermath of the Second World War and they currently help over 4000 people every year by offering: debt relief, mobility assistance, home modifications for the disabled, education bursaries, annuities, care home fees, support for war widows, and family financial support. Recently, they have seen a 30% year on year rise of soldiers, former soldiers and their families seeking help.
In 2008 the St. James's Place Foundation donated £25,000 from pledges made at the Partners dinner at the 2010 Annual Company Meeting. In addition, Placid Gonzales, a Senior Partner of the St. James's Place Partnership, organised a series of boxing events to raise vital funds for ABF.
The Foundation will consider applications for funding from UK Registered charities supporting returning service personnel. To receive a copy of our guidelines email sjp.foundation@sjp.co.uk
National Star College
National Star College help thousands of young people, those whose lives have been challenged by disability and illness, through education, therapy, independence training, personal care and pastoral support.
In December 2009 the St. James's Place Foundation donated £656,000 to fund a student residence being built at National Star College based in Ullenwood near Cirencester.
Kids Company
Operating in the poorest and most deprived areas of London, Kids Company provides practical, emotional and educational support to 1200 inner-city children and young people. The charity employs experts in psychiatry, psychotherapy and child development, as well as being supported by 5600 volunteers.
In 2009 the St. James's Place Foundation awarded a grant of £60,000 to fund the salary costs of a volunteer coordinator over two years. The coordinator is responsible for recruiting and carrying out background checks on volunteer mentors, who befriend a young person, offering one to one support to help them to achieve their goals, build confidence, self esteem and have fun
Rainbow Trust
Rainbow Trust provides practical and emotional support to families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness from diagnosis through treatment, bereavement and beyond.
In 2009 the St. James's Place Foundation made a grant of £109,748 over three years to support a newly recruited 'Family Support Worker' in the North East of England. Family Support Workers are the lifeblood of Rainbow Trust and deliver family centred care 24 hours a day particularly towards the end of a child's life.
Teenage Cancer Trust
Teenage Cancer Trust was set up to improve cancer care for teenagers, dramatically enhancing their experience during treatment and enabling young people who would have previously been treated on a general open ward with people much older to be amongst people their own age. TCT help to fund the costs of specialist Units, research, revenue for specialist nurses and conferences for young people with cancer.
Over the last four years the St. James's Place Foundation has donated over £440,000 to fund patient technology in three of Teenage Cancer Trust's specialist units: Birmingham Children's Hospital, St. James's Hospital in Leeds and The Royal Marsden in Surrey (due to open in 2011). The units enabled hundreds of teenagers to receive life saving treatment while at the same time experiencing the very best care and support.
Brainwave
Brainwave, based in Bridgwater, supports children with physical and cognitive disabilities, whether caused by brain injury, like Cerebral Palsy or a genetic condition, such as Downs Syndrome. Their vision is that all children in the UK with disabilities should have the opportunity to reach their potential and benefit from quality therapy and that therapy for an increasing number of children each year. 1,800 babies (1 in every 400) are affected by Cerebral Palsy and 900 babies (1 in every 800) will be born with Downs Syndrome each year.
In 2009 the St. James's Place Foundation awarded a grant of £75,000 to fund the salary costs of two family co-ordinators for two years as well as funds to purchase equipment for a new sensory room in their Warrington Centre.
WellChild
WellChild helps sick children and their families throughout the UK to manage the consequences of serious illness and complex health conditions through our programme of care, support and research. In 2009 the St. James's Place Foundation awarded a grant of £75,000 over two years to fund a WellChild Nurse based in Cardiff Hospital to care for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and illnesses and those whose lives are challenged by disability.
Education for the Children Foundation (EFTC)
Education for the Children Foundation (EFTC) exists to help some of the poorest children in Guatemala off the streets and into the classroom, providing a positive alternative to a life of begging. Established in 2003, EFTC are a registered charity in the UK, providing primary and secondary school education for 427 children as well as scholarships for further education. The activity is supplemented by health and social work and improvements to the living conditions of students' families most in need. Furthermore, a safe house has been established for orphans and abused children.
In 2010 the St. James's Place Foundation donated £200,000 to EFTC over a three year period so they can continue to educate, support and care for hundreds of children specifically in the San Felipe region of Guatemala.
Rose Road
Rose Road runs a wide range of services for children and young adults with severe and complex disabilities throughout Hampshire and surrounding counties. They provide home support services, short breaks in a foster home environment as well as activity based programmes providing children challenged by disability with the chance to have fun and develop new friends. Respite care at Rose Road is a core service, where they have significant experience and expertise and wonderful facilities within the Bradbury Centre.
In 2009 the St. James's Place Foundation awarded a grant of £59,360 over two years to support the provision of Respite Care including a one-off payment of £12,000 to provide one years support of the Play PM activity based project.
WorldWide Volunteering
WorldWide Volunteering aim to promote and motivate volunteering, particularly amongst young people aged 16-25 irrespective of background, circumstance, disabilities or financial constraints. WorldWide Volunteering operate an on-line database of over 1.5 million volunteering placements from over 1,700 organisations in 214 countries, including the UK. They also run a network of nine volunteering Project Managers who go into schools to inspire and assist students to become volunteers.
The St. James's Place Foundation awarded a grant of £50,000 to help develop a new project that aims to fill a major gap in provision by making volunteering far more accessible to young people with disabilities. The project will involve a major upgrade of their current database and recruitment of an additional volunteer Project Manager.
Catalyst Trust
Catalyst Trust aim to transform local urban communities affected by poverty, social exclusion and injustice, by pioneering partnerships and empowering people in local communities through experience-based learning.
Catalyst recently enabled ten young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds in the UK, to embark on a life-changing trip to Kenya. During the 10 days the young people, along with their volunteer mentors, built a classroom in an orphanage, worked on the feeding programme and negotiated the build of a bore hole to supply water to the local area. The St. James's Place Foundation played a key role by donating £10,000 towards the sinking of a Borehole to provide water to the orphanage, school and Mawriki Village in Nakuru. Water is now flowing and will be used for irrigation and domestic consumption for around 1000 people.
Hope & Homes for Children (HHC) is a UK charity that provides homes for children orphaned by war or disaster in Eastern Europe and Africa. The St. James's Place Foundation has supported Hope & Homes for Children for the last ten years helping them to set up a number of homes in countries such as Romania, Ukraine and Belarus. We have also funded projects in Sierra Leone and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In 2009 the St. James's Place Foundation committed £850,000 to assist Hope & Homes for Children in replacing an outdated orphanage in Makiriv with a brand new social services centre and small family home providing holistic support services to hundreds of children and their families.
The Children's Trust
The Children's Trust, which provides care, education, therapy and rehabilitation to children with multiple disabilities and complex health needs. In 2008 the St. James's Place Foundation donated £1.2 million to The Children's Trust to fund the building of a specialist Hydrotherapy Centre for children with acquired brain injuries. The centre provides water therapy to relieve pain and help children improve their mobility, posture, balance and coordination. The specialist facility will ensure that every one of the 250 children helped by the Children's Trust each year will experience the life changing benefits of Hydrotherapy.
ABF The Soldiers' Charity
ABF The Soldiers' Charity was set up in the aftermath of the Second World War and they currently help over 4000 people every year by offering: debt relief, mobility assistance, home modifications for the disabled, education bursaries, annuities, care home fees, support for war widows, and family financial support. Recently, they have seen a 30% year on year rise of soldiers, former soldiers and their families seeking help.
In 2008 the St. James's Place Foundation donated £25,000 from pledges made at the Partners dinner at the 2010 Annual Company Meeting. In addition, Placid Gonzales, a Senior Partner of the St. James's Place Partnership, organised a series of boxing events to raise vital funds for ABF.
The Foundation will consider applications for funding from UK Registered charities supporting returning service personnel. To receive a copy of our guidelines email sjp.foundation@sjp.co.uk
National Star College
National Star College help thousands of young people, those whose lives have been challenged by disability and illness, through education, therapy, independence training, personal care and pastoral support.
In December 2009 the St. James's Place Foundation donated £656,000 to fund a student residence being built at National Star College based in Ullenwood near Cirencester.
Kids Company
Operating in the poorest and most deprived areas of London, Kids Company provides practical, emotional and educational support to 1200 inner-city children and young people. The charity employs experts in psychiatry, psychotherapy and child development, as well as being supported by 5600 volunteers.
In 2009 the St. James's Place Foundation awarded a grant of £60,000 to fund the salary costs of a volunteer coordinator over two years. The coordinator is responsible for recruiting and carrying out background checks on volunteer mentors, who befriend a young person, offering one to one support to help them to achieve their goals, build confidence, self esteem and have fun
Rainbow Trust
Rainbow Trust provides practical and emotional support to families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness from diagnosis through treatment, bereavement and beyond.
In 2009 the St. James's Place Foundation made a grant of £109,748 over three years to support a newly recruited 'Family Support Worker' in the North East of England. Family Support Workers are the lifeblood of Rainbow Trust and deliver family centred care 24 hours a day particularly towards the end of a child's life.
Teenage Cancer Trust
Teenage Cancer Trust was set up to improve cancer care for teenagers, dramatically enhancing their experience during treatment and enabling young people who would have previously been treated on a general open ward with people much older to be amongst people their own age. TCT help to fund the costs of specialist Units, research, revenue for specialist nurses and conferences for young people with cancer.
Over the last four years the St. James's Place Foundation has donated over £440,000 to fund patient technology in three of Teenage Cancer Trust's specialist units: Birmingham Children's Hospital, St. James's Hospital in Leeds and The Royal Marsden in Surrey (due to open in 2011). The units enabled hundreds of teenagers to receive life saving treatment while at the same time experiencing the very best care and support.
Brainwave
Brainwave, based in Bridgwater, supports children with physical and cognitive disabilities, whether caused by brain injury, like Cerebral Palsy or a genetic condition, such as Downs Syndrome. Their vision is that all children in the UK with disabilities should have the opportunity to reach their potential and benefit from quality therapy and that therapy for an increasing number of children each year. 1,800 babies (1 in every 400) are affected by Cerebral Palsy and 900 babies (1 in every 800) will be born with Downs Syndrome each year.
In 2009 the St. James's Place Foundation awarded a grant of £75,000 to fund the salary costs of two family co-ordinators for two years as well as funds to purchase equipment for a new sensory room in their Warrington Centre.
WellChild
WellChild helps sick children and their families throughout the UK to manage the consequences of serious illness and complex health conditions through our programme of care, support and research. In 2009 the St. James's Place Foundation awarded a grant of £75,000 over two years to fund a WellChild Nurse based in Cardiff Hospital to care for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and illnesses and those whose lives are challenged by disability.
Education for the Children Foundation (EFTC)
Education for the Children Foundation (EFTC) exists to help some of the poorest children in Guatemala off the streets and into the classroom, providing a positive alternative to a life of begging. Established in 2003, EFTC are a registered charity in the UK, providing primary and secondary school education for 427 children as well as scholarships for further education. The activity is supplemented by health and social work and improvements to the living conditions of students' families most in need. Furthermore, a safe house has been established for orphans and abused children.
In 2010 the St. James's Place Foundation donated £200,000 to EFTC over a three year period so they can continue to educate, support and care for hundreds of children specifically in the San Felipe region of Guatemala.
Rose Road
Rose Road runs a wide range of services for children and young adults with severe and complex disabilities throughout Hampshire and surrounding counties. They provide home support services, short breaks in a foster home environment as well as activity based programmes providing children challenged by disability with the chance to have fun and develop new friends. Respite care at Rose Road is a core service, where they have significant experience and expertise and wonderful facilities within the Bradbury Centre.
In 2009 the St. James's Place Foundation awarded a grant of £59,360 over two years to support the provision of Respite Care including a one-off payment of £12,000 to provide one years support of the Play PM activity based project.
WorldWide Volunteering
WorldWide Volunteering aim to promote and motivate volunteering, particularly amongst young people aged 16-25 irrespective of background, circumstance, disabilities or financial constraints. WorldWide Volunteering operate an on-line database of over 1.5 million volunteering placements from over 1,700 organisations in 214 countries, including the UK. They also run a network of nine volunteering Project Managers who go into schools to inspire and assist students to become volunteers.
The St. James's Place Foundation awarded a grant of £50,000 to help develop a new project that aims to fill a major gap in provision by making volunteering far more accessible to young people with disabilities. The project will involve a major upgrade of their current database and recruitment of an additional volunteer Project Manager.
Catalyst Trust
Catalyst Trust aim to transform local urban communities affected by poverty, social exclusion and injustice, by pioneering partnerships and empowering people in local communities through experience-based learning.
Catalyst recently enabled ten young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds in the UK, to embark on a life-changing trip to Kenya. During the 10 days the young people, along with their volunteer mentors, built a classroom in an orphanage, worked on the feeding programme and negotiated the build of a bore hole to supply water to the local area. The St. James's Place Foundation played a key role by donating £10,000 towards the sinking of a Borehole to provide water to the orphanage, school and Mawriki Village in Nakuru. Water is now flowing and will be used for irrigation and domestic consumption for around 1000 people.
