LCR in a Day – Our Chosen Charities
As our chief executive Colin Sinclair prepares to run the entire Liverpool City Region in a single day on September 5, we take a look at the charities who are set to benefit from his fundraising efforts.
KQ Liverpool has selected six charities, one from each borough, all of whom share its commitment to supporting young people in the Liverpool City Region. You can read more about each of them below:
Established in 1999, Home-Start Knowsley is an independent, early-intervention charity that supports local families with at least one child under the age of eleven. It offers peer-led early help in the home to prevent crisis, build family resilience and ensure that every parent has the support they need so their children have the best start in life, including a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment to thrive in, reducing the risk of Adverse Childhood Experiences.
Ykids works to improve the lives and futures of children, young people and their families living in some of the UK’s most deprived areas. While its heart and soul are in its local community of Bootle, it actively works across the Liverpool City Region; providing innovative mentoring programmes, school and literacy projects, sports and arts initiatives, large community events, parent groups and support, a community pantry and ten weekly clubs ranging from theatre and the arts, to life skills and sport.
Stick ‘n’ Step is a charity that enables, inspires and supports children with cerebral palsy and their families. It supports children and young people with cerebral palsy up to the age of 25 through the provision of free weekly conductive education sessions, delivered by highly skilled professionals from specialist centres in Runcorn and Wallasey and designed to help each child reach their personal potential in terms of mobility, confidence, and independence.
Centre 56 is a domestic abuse charity in the heart of North Liverpool which puts children first. The organisation provides childcare, information and support for families and children who have suffered, or are at risk of domestic abuse or a crisis situation. Its mission is to create a world where every family member feels safe and secure and where families have food on the table in warm homes, without the fear of violence.
A Young Carer is someone aged 6 to 18 who provides regular or ongoing care and emotional support towards a family member who is ill, disabled, has a mental health condition or misuses drugs or alcohol. They often take on practical and/or emotional caring responsibilities that would normally be expected of an adult. This charity believes every Young Carer should have the same opportunities as other children and young people of a similar age.
Claire House Children’s Hospice
Claire House Children’s Hospice in Bebington helps seriously and terminally ill children live life to the full by creating wonderful experiences and bringing back a sense of normality to family life. By providing specialist nursing and end of life care, as well as emotional support, its team of trained, passionate professionals helps families through some of the toughest times of their lives.
We are proud to be able to support these six incredible charities. If you would like to make a donation, please visit: www.givewheel.com/fundraising/8844/lcr-in-a-day.
