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We are delighted to see the project for ‘Building Thomas a Future in Bromley Cross’ featured in Bolton News this week, as the family near their eagerly anticipated moving back home date. Thomas’ family have been busy raising funds towards the £95,000 required above the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded, to create a basement extension allowing to continue to care for Thomas as he gets bigger and heavier, whilst laying the way for independent living as Thomas gets older. All of the changes have ...

We were delighted to see fundraising for ‘Eleni’s little big build’ featured in Northampton Chronicle recently, detailing the adaptations project for 3-year-old Eleni. The project requires £20,000 to be raised above the Disabled Facilities Grant and top-up funding awarded for the project, to ensure a single storey extension can be built to provide Eleni with a downstairs bedroom, bathroom, storage space and a bath to meet her needs. Eleni’s parents explain:  “We are raising money to build an extension for a downstairs ...

We were delighted to see fundraising for ‘Theo’s home adaptations’ featured on BBC News Lincolnshire recently. ‘Theo’s home adaptations’ project will extend the existing family home to provide Theo with increased living space and wheelchair access into and throughout the house to meet his medical requirements. A Disabled Facilities Grant has been accessed through the council, to create a downstairs accessible bedroom and wetroom for Theo, but costs of the works leave a shortfall of £18,075 to meet the project ...

Howdens Joinery recently featured ‘Funding Ishani’s Forever Home’ on LinkedIn, detailing the company’s generous support for Ishani’s home adaptations project, via their Margate, Herne Bay and Whitstable depots, who kindly donated all the electrical appliances for Ishani’s new Howdens kitchen. The donated items were of huge benefit to Ishani’s family, who have successfully fundraised to meet the £70,000 shortfall above the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded for the project.  The extensive building works involved extending Ishani’s home to provide a bedroom, bathroom and ...

It’s great to see our friends at Hospitality Action featuring ‘Ruby’s Big Build’ recently – detailing the support both Hospitality Action and The Black and White Foundation provided to the adaptation works for 6-year-old Ruby. The building works are now well underway – with Ruby lending a helping hand herself! – whilst her family continue to fundraise towards the final elements to meet the £35,000 shortfall above the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded for the project. Our thanks to all involved in this generous support ...

We are delighted to see the project for ‘Building Thomas a Future in Bromley Cross’ featured on ITV News Granada – detailing the remaining £15,000 needed to be raised for Thomas’ adaptations. Thomas’ family have been busy raising funds towards the shortfall of money required above the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded, to create a basement extension allowing to continue to care for Thomas as he gets bigger and heavier, whilst laying the way for independent living once Thomas reaches adulthood. The family had ...

We were delighted to be featured in ‘Fife Today’ regarding ExxonMobil’s generous £5,000 donation to Fife resident Keira – to be used towards ‘Keira’s BIG Build’ adaptations project. The generous donation – resulting from excellent safety standards during ExxonMobil’s recent £140m plant upgrade at Mossmorran, Fife – will be used to fund a new communication device for Keira, enabling her to control elements of lights, music and TV in her new room and helping her independence to grow, amongst other benefits. Maarten ten ...

We are delighted to see ‘Mylo’s new downstairs bedroom’ adaptations project featured recently in Stirling Observer and Daily Record newspapers. Mylo’s family have been busy raising funds towards the £40,000 required above the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded for the project, to provide a downstairs bedroom and wet room extension for safe living space for Mylo. The fundraising has now reached an impressive 20% of the target – but there’s still a way to go to meet the full costs of the adaptations project. As Mylo’s parents ...

We are delighted to see the project for ‘Building Thomas a Future in Bromley Cross’ featured in Bolton News today. Thomas’ family have been busy raising funds towards the £50,000 required above the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded, to create a basement extension allowing to continue to care for Thomas as he gets bigger and heavier, whilst laying the way for independent living once Thomas reaches adulthood. Thomas’ Dad Ian explains: “Thomas is an amazing young boy who has defied all the odds. We are ...