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Weekly lunch club supports isolated older men in Gateshead

Isolated and vulnerable older men in Gateshead will be able to have fun and make new friends, thanks to a £10,000 grant to Teams and Bensham Community Care.

Freemasons fund new prostate cancer scanner

Thousands of men with prostate cancer, the most common male cancer, will avoid the damaging side effects of surgery thanks to a new research scanner that will be installed in Norwich

Supporting the Districts: freemasons in Cyprus learn about MCF

Les Hutchinson, Chief Operating Officer of the MCF, visited freemasons in Cyprus to deliver a presentation about the range of charitable help that the charity can provide to freemasons and their families living in Districts, including financial, health and care support.

Counselling and support for young people in crisis

CASY (Counselling and Support for Young People) has been awarded a grant of £15,000 to help young people facing serious issues including self-harm and suicidal thoughts.

Freemasons help cystic fibrosis patients to live more independently

In 2015, freemasons donated £500,000 to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust to fund a pioneering project that had the potential to revolutionise the management and treatment of cystic fibrosis.

Burnley Football Club supports at risk young people

Burnley Football Club in the Community has been awarded a grant of £19,200 to help young people at risk of becoming involved in crime or anti-social behaviour.

Coram Voice grant gives a voice to young disabled people

Coram Voice has been awarded a grant of £60,000 to support disabled children and young people. This grant will help roughly 2,000 young people over the next three years, giving children and young people with disabilities equal access to advocacy as other children in the care system.

Cyclone Idai victims receive £45,000

The MCF has awarded an emergency grant of £45,000 to support the nearly three million people in south east Africa affected by Cyclone Idai.

Breast cancer patients receive free financial advice

Breast Cancer Haven has been awarded a grant of £47,000 to help fund their Welfare, Benefits and Money Advice Service. This vital advice and information service helps people to cope with the financial problems arising from their condition.