Taunton Youth Café - £24,500

Taunton

This is a project set up by Adam Fouracre who set up the charity group stand against violence. This is his next project he is trying to help stamp out kids turning to alcohol and violence and feels there is not enough facilities in the local area for the local youth. He already has the support of many local businesses including Taunton Deane Council and the Avon and Somerset Police. The money is to pay for the lease on the facilities and also equipment needed to run a café to give the local youths somewhere to go and for the volunteers to also offer support and advice if needed. A truly local project that the Asda Foundation is proud to support.

Headley Park Community Centre

Bedminster

The Foundation has funded £21,387 towards the refurbishment of the local community centre. The centre benefits the whole community as it is used by the young and elderly who attend the many varied groups and classes it provides.

James Hopkins Trust

Gloucester

The centre is currently used by children/parents across Gloucester and they offer the facilities to severely disabled/terminally ill children between the age of 0 and 6. The support they offer provides the wider family to improve the quality of life for the siblings who miss out on time with parents due to the care needed by the disabled child.

The donation will enable the trust to convert one of the rooms into a bedroom for 2 children and 2 nurses, which will include specialised disabled cots for babies and special beds for the older toddlers, and other specialised equipment for the room.

Local School

Weston Super Mare

The school has been fundraising for a much needed covered area to accommodate a class of around 30 pupils. This is a small school which only receives a small amount of government funding but the Foundation was happy to donate the final amount of £3,000 to make this happen.

Smaller projects in the West of England

We have helped the following smaller projects in this region:

S.A.N.D.S (Bedminster) £150

St Peter’s Hospice (Bristol Whitchurch) £100

LINC – Local Hospital (Gloucester) £50

Prostate Cancer Charity (Hereford) £200

Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance (Weston Super Mare) £500

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