Category: Society

Hull Hospital’s WISHH Charity is helping raise smiles across children’s wards by providing arts, crafts, games and other themed items to help keep children and young people occupied over the Easter holiday period. Here’s how you can get involved.

A caretaker is celebrating after the library of charity equipment he looks after was given a bigger home with help from a Hull business.

Terrance received end-of-life care at Dove House late last year, his life partner of 36 years David shared their story in support of the hospice.

Thanks to generous donations from people and businesses all over York, North Yorkshire, Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire, Two Ridings Community Foundation met their half a million target to help local people struggling with the cost of living, and all raised in just four months.

Appeal to knitters as supplies of twiddlemuffs start to dwindle.

Homelessness charity Emmaus Hull & East Riding has donated £4,337 to Wide Awake International, a nonprofit organisation supporting vulnerable children in Ukraine.

National Inquiry calls for legacy to be put at the heart of events, including creating a UK City of Sport to create long-term transformation for people and communities.

Up to 1,000 free meals will be given away to unpaid carers across Hull, thanks to The Carers’ Information and Support Service (run by City Health Care Partnership CIC), EMS and a grant from Hull City Council.

There’s just over two weeks to go before the first window of opportunity to apply for funding from the 360 Grassroots Foundation closes.

Brough Fitmums & Friends will begin regular run sessions at 6:45pm on Tuesday 17 January from Brough Fire Station.The friendly and supportive club will welcome men and women of all abilities.

During the full month of January, local charity Dove House Hospice are running a sale with up to 20% off the registration price for multiple events across the year.

A new £4m paediatric unit providing first-class facilities for Hull’s sick and injured children and their families has opened at Hull Royal Infirmary.

Fundraisers at the UK’s biggest motor repair management company have been stepping out in style to put the finishing touches to a year-long campaign in aid of a Yorkshire-based charity set up to tackle the stigma around male mental health.

One of the region’s leading charities is hoping to raise much-needed funds from a rush of festive give-aways as it completes a first Christmas with its virtual charity shop.

A charity that champions volunteering is encouraging people seeking self-improvement to make it their resolution in 2023 to follow their new blog.

Work has begun on improving the boundary walls of Hull’s Queen’s Gardens.

Hull 4 Heroes, part of the #Hulltogether group which is working to help people cope with the cost of living crisis, has become the logistical lead for five new food donation points across the city.

With winter just around the corner, NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership are advising their residents on the best ways to stay well during the cold weather.

Chaplains will deliver messages for patients whose relatives can’t be with them.

Local mental health charity Hull and East Yorkshire Mind has launched a new ‘Coping with Christmas’ guide to support people across Hull and East Yorkshire to look after their mental health over the festive period.

Dove House Hospice relies on community support to ensure every patient and their family at the hospice will have an extra special Christmas this year. Could you help and make a donation today?

Hull and East Yorkshire’s only registered charity for dyslexia, Dyslexia Sparks, will be opening a new centre in the region in the New Year.

CallER Collective was launched by HEY Smile Foundation during the pandemic, in 2020. Since then it has gone from strength to strength, offering hope to scores of people in the region.

Homelessness charity Emmaus Hull & East Riding is appealing for items to support vulnerable people this Christmas.

Patients and families attending Hull’s Emergency Department will now be able to keep in touch with relatives after the introduction of two new mobile charging stations.

Two Ridings Community Foundation has secured a further three years of funding from The National Lottery Community Fund to continue the HEY Confident Futures leadership programme and network. The programme offers support within the local community creating a connected and collaborative network of generous leaders.

Hull FC Foundation and Hull KR Foundation recognised for their work with the local NHS.

Kind-hearted people in Hull have been donating Christmas jumpers to help local families after an appeal by Hull City Council.

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside, Jonathan Evison, has announced new funding arrangements for local partnerships to improve community safety, cut crime and anti- social behaviour and support victims of crime.

Helping spread the festive cheer to hospital patients and staff across Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital couldn’t be easier this year.

Local residents and community groups will soon be able to bid for grants to tackle crime within their neighbourhoods.

One of the region’s leading charities has joined forces with a destination for top quality events in a collaboration which will combine fun and fundraising.

Maximus Foundation UK, the not-for-profit arm of Maximus, has awarded a grant of £2,500 to Hull & East Yorkshire Stillbirth & Neonatal Death Charity (SANDS) to continue its work supporting bereaved parents and families after the loss of a baby.  

A new community group for Afro-Caribbean and South Americans in Bridlington and East Yorkshire, has found a home from home at Bridlington’s Brunswick Hotel.

Staff at Hull Royal Infirmary are urgently appealing for the community’s help to ease hospital pressures.

A clutch of awards has been handed out to volunteers at a special ceremony organised by HEY Smile Foundation and partners.

A website linking volunteers with opportunities that make a difference has been launched. Time2Volunteer is a new Volunteer Partnership to answer the region’s volunteering needs. It is funded and delivered by Hull CVS, HEY Smile Foundation, Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council, and supported by Partners.

A Humber Wellbeing Recovery Employment service has been developed to support Hull and East Riding residents who may be facing barriers to accessing Employment, Education or to gaining Functional Skills in Maths and English.

Free advice, training and support is available for dyslexic individuals across the region during Dyslexia Awareness Week (3rd to 9th October) thanks to local charity, Dyslexia Sparks.

Bransholme Chat in North Point Shopping Centre, Bransholme, has been awarded funding for three more years by the National Lottery Community Fund.  

A call has been issued for new volunteers to work with young people experiencing drug or alcohol problems.

Stoptober begins on 1 October and there has never been a better time to quit smoking.

Thousands of children across Hull and East Yorkshire shall be donning their elf hats and boots to help support local charity Dove House Hospice this December by taking part in their Elf Run fundraiser.

An East Yorkshire businessman has defied the odds to don his running shoes after a serious accident.

What better way to kickstart your festive period than with a family run in the beautiful setting of East Park in Hull…dressed as an elf!

Hull City Council has set out a significant ‘cost of living rescue package’ of measures in response to the cost of living emergency. The plans could include millions of pounds of vital support to local residents.

If you’re afraid of spiders, you’re not alone. Over the past 30 days, there has been a 200% increase in Google searches for advice on getting spiders out of the house, as prime mating season begins across September and October.

Social Worker, Elvis Jeremiah, based in mental health settings across Hull and the East Riding, has been nominated for the prestigious Social Worker of the Year Awards in recognition of his extraordinary practice.  

Residents who have not yet confirmed their household voter registration details will receive a knock at the door from tomorrow, Friday 16 September, as council representatives start to visit outstanding properties.

Following the very sad news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, many people are reflecting on her lifetime of service and dedication to her country.

Local mental health charity Hull and East Yorkshire Mind is marking World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September by launching a campaign with their partners East Riding of Yorkshire Council and the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership.

This Saturday, Neil Rhodes will begin the 8-day run across three countries, on what will be his 13th run across the Alps, in aid of the WISHH Charity.

Hull-based charity, Dove House Hospice, is set to strengthen its fundraising capabilities after signing a six-year lease on larger facilities at North Point Shopping Centre, a move that will enable the charity to ramp up its support for local people.

Wednesday 24 August is Ukrainian Independence Day, marking 31 years since Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union and this year, six months since the country was invaded by Russia.

Registration is now open for Dove House Hospice’s Make a Will Fortnight, which runs from 10-21 October 2022. Now entering its 11th year, the appeal is helping to raise vital funds for Dove House Hospice.

It’s been 10 years since the London Olympics and its legacy is still being seen up and down the country including right here in Hull, with Becky Adlington’s BabyStars. 

This week Emmaus Hull & East Riding unveiled their new Outreach Pod. The formerly used 20ft shipping container has been transformed into a new office for the organisation’s outreach team with the support of VIP Communications.