Women’s Health Matters

Creating the Best Start in Life for Disadvantaged Children and Young People

Leeds Baby Bank

Leeds Mencap

Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Rotherham families escaping domestic abuse will receive specialist support thanks to grant to Hopian

As many as 150 children and young people from across Rotherham affected by domestic abuse will receive specialist help and support thanks to a grant to the Hopian charity.

Children visiting mothers in a West Yorkshire Prison will get help and support

More than 800 children and young adults visiting their mothers in prison in Wakefield will be helped to cope with the stress and mental health difficulties of having a parent in custody, thanks to a grant from to the Newhall Kidz charity.

Babies and young children born with Down syndrome will receive early help to improve their development

Up to 50 local children with Down syndrome and their families will receive early intervention, help and support thanks to a grant to the Down Syndrome Training and Support Service.

Offering developmental support through art

Around 600 local children under five years old and their families living in the most deprived areas of Doncaster, will engage in creative play, movement, music and storytelling, thanks to a grant from Yorkshire, West Riding Freemasons to darts – Doncaster’s creative health and learning charity. 

Supporting the empowerment of young women in Leeds

Around 30 vulnerable young women aged between 11 and 17 will be helped to increase their awareness of their personal safety and a further fifteen young women who are at risk of abuse will be given the support they need, thanks to a grant of £15,000 from Yorkshire West Riding Freemasons to the GetawayGirls charity.

West Yorkshire families with autistic children receive support

More than 20 families with autistic children can be supported thanks to a grant from Yorkshire, West Riding Freemasons.

Andrew and Gillian’s story

Freemason, Andrew suffers from bilateral osteoarthritis of the knee. In an effort to relieve some pressure from him and his wife, Andrew reached out to his Lodge Almoner to look into support available for them.