Mind

Freemasons give £25,000 to victims of Yorkshire floods

Mind

We’re proud to champion better mental health. Since 2016, we have given over £30,000 in funding to local branches of Mind, a mental health charity, helping them to do just that. Mind provides advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem, and campaigns to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding. Find…

Musical Connections

Musical Connections empowers isolated older people to lead happier, healthier lives through participating in music. The charity currently runs eight inclusive music-making sessions and two community choirs in care homes, sheltered housing, community centres and GP surgeries  across York. Barriers to maintaining relationships Many older people have poor physical or mental health, including dementia, mobility…

Mothers for Mothers

Mothers for Mothers is a Bristol based charity which supports parents affected by perinatal mental illness (PNI). The MCF awarded a grant of £5,000 to help fund the charity’s support groups, which are run by women who have experienced perinatal mental illness themselves. Perinatal mental illness Around  20 per cent of women experience a mental…