Funding from The Openwork Foundation:

We are so delighted that we have been the beneficiary of multiple grants from The Openwork Foundation, which has enabled us to partner severely and profoundly deaf children with life-changing hearing dogs. Our dogs transform the lives of their deaf partners by providing practical assistance, emotional support and companionship, which is all so important to our child partners. We’ve seen a huge difference in their confidence levels and self-esteem, enabling them to build strong friendships, focus better at school and be able to sleep through the night.

Hearing Dogs

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People trains dogs to alert deaf people to important sounds, such as smoke alarms and alarm clocks. Our dogs provide love and companionship, helping deaf people across the UK to leave loneliness behind.

The Birches Respite Centre

We are proud to have the continued support of the Openwork Foundation, which has enabled us to make over the outside space of two hospices caring for children with serious health needs and their families. Safe, stimulating free play in a positive outdoor environment is so important for children. It develops confidence, independence and mobility skills, as well as encouraging them to explore their limits which can aide their learning.

The new space also offers a relaxing space to parents and carers to take some time out as well as spend quality time with their children which is so important. We could not have achieved so much without the support of The Openwork Foundation, for which we are very grateful indeed. You can find out more here...

The Daisy Garland

The Openwork Foundation first supported The Daisy Garland in October 2015 awarding us a generous grant for £9,756.00 towards our night-time breathing (SATs/epilepsy) monitor programme, keeping 24 children with drug-resistant epilepsy safe while they sleep. We were awarded a further grant of £9380.00 towards this life-saving programme in December 2016, benefitting a further 25 vulnerable children and their families. These monitors alarm loudly when seizure activity is detected allowing parents/carers to be at their child's side within seconds to comfort them and where necessary administer rescue medication/dial 999 for emergency support. These monitors save lives!

The Openwork Foundation were there to help us again in June 2020 when we received an unrestricted grant for £5,000 to help support us through the COVID- 19 crisis. We are enormously grateful for the support received to date from The Openwork Foundation and on behalf of The Daisy Garland and the families we support I would like to say a heartfelt thank you or your incredible kindness and generosity. We are a small charity and we do not receive any government funding, so without the help and support of people like you the Daisy Garland would cease to exist.

Support from The Openwork Foundation has been, and continues to be, life-saving. Thank you! To meet some of the brave children you have helped, please visit: https://www.thedaisygarland.org.uk/Blogs/stories

PDA Society

We provided funding of £14,964 to support 5,500 households which include a PDA person to access Q&A sessions/written resources by PDA experts, so they are better equipped to tackle challenges they face.

Young People and children first

We provided funding of £13,221 to provide essential housing costs, to provide accommodation in a family sized home for young people. It will also provide funds towards specialised training for staff and activity days for young people.

Swings and Smiles

We provided funding of £10,000 to purchase a wheelchair accessible roundabout for our inclusive outdoor playground.

Youth Adventure Trust

Thanks to funding of £14,700 from The Openwork Foundation, sponsored by Tayler Aitken of Harridge Financial Services, eight disadvantaged young people in Wiltshire and Swindon have completed the first year of their three-year Youth Adventure Programme. Delivered by the Youth Adventure Trust, the project gives vulnerable young people the chance to build confidence, resilience, communication skills and a positive outlook through outdoor activities and guided support.