Happy New Year. Following the spend down decision announced last year to fully distribute the Trust by 2029, the trustees intend to put in place plans for the final grant making strategy during 2024. This will be announced at the earliest opportunity to ensure past, present and potential future beneficiaries understand the funding opportunities available.…
The Albert Hunt Trust is pleased to announce nearly £100,000 in funding has been awarded to seven charities working in the homelessness sector to help develop their service delivery plans. The fund is being managed by Homeless Link who are the national membership charity for organisations working directly with people who become homeless in England.They…
In September 2019, The Albert Hunt Trust loaned funds to ADSS, Kent’s biggest independent charity dedicated to providing support to people affected by dementia, to purchase the premises they rented from Kent County Council.The ownership of the building enabled ADSS to secure and extend their services. With the recently announced commitment to spend down the…
The Richard Dimbleby Cancer Fund was established in 1966 following the death of the renowned broadcaster Richard Dimbleby from testicular cancer at the age of 52. The focus of the charity has been on the care and support of those living with and/or affected by cancer in the United Kingdom. The Albert Hunt Trust has…
The Albert Hunt Trust was established on 12 January 1979 and has distributed grants totaling more than £40m to date. When the Trust was originally set up the founders were clear in their intention to support a broad range of causes, including hospice care, winter night shelters for the homeless, and individuals facing social deprivation.…
Following recent research into the well-being benefits of living in almshouse communities, a grantee of The Albert Hunt Trust, The Almshouse Association, has been commissioning research with Bayes Business School, London, to find out whether almshouses have an effect on the longevity of residents. Previous research has shown that ‘community spirit’ and the companionship found…
Let’s Stop Young Cancer Patients #RunningOnEmpty Through #RunningOnEmpty, Young Lives v Cancer are calling for better financial support for the travel costs that children and young people with cancer and their families face to get to their treatment. To help achieve this, they have launched a petition for a Young Cancer Patient Travel Fund to…
Cleveland Housing Advice Centre (CHAC), based in Middlesbrough town centre, has been supporting people since 1991. CHAC provides various services to include: advice on statutory rights to people who are homeless, threatened with homelessness or living in poor conditions free representational advocacy service at Appeal Tribunals and County Court outreach advice sessions in local community…
Rainbows works across the East Midlands to: transform care for those babies, children and young people who have a life-limiting or life-threatening condition relieve the pain and symptoms associated with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions support every baby, child and young person to achieve their full potential create memories for families to treasure provide comfort and…
Ashdon Jazz Academy started in 2015 following the tragic death of Ashdon Muirhead who ended her own life at the age of just 14 years. As a teenager Ashdon struggled with peer pressure, peer aggression at school and lacking confidence about being herself in a society that pressurises young women to be and act a…