Im running to help support VIBE youth

Be Well Collective provides monthly workshops which unite young people as a part of the Be Well community. Lead by an expert health professional, who provides an educational workshop to teach practical tools and skills to young people to help improve their mental health and wellbeing.

This will give a disabled child the chance to play with their friends or go on bike rides with their family while increasing their strength and independence

So they can learn how to make healthy and cheap meals allowing them to become indepndent adults. 

Your donation will pay for 5 BillyChips, which can be redeemed for food and drink at any participating outlet.

BillyChip®️ Foundation registered charity 1188779 was set up in 2018 to continue the legacy of Billy Abernethy-Hope a twenty-year-old ambulance driver from Bristol who was the inspiration and idea behind the BillyChip®️. After helping support the homeless at Christmas, Billy felt disheartened at how little support the general public gave to local homeless people. Many people donate to charity on a regular basis but Billy was surprised what a small percentage of donations were given directly to people living rough on our streets. Turns out most people are apprehensive to give money directly to homeless people because it's not possible to know how a donation is spent.

Unfortunately, the common perception is the money will be used for alcohol, drugs or cigarettes. Even if a donation of food or drink is given to safeguard your donation, it is very awkward as people have to make assumptions of what the person would like and when. The alternative is to engage with that person, ask the question and purchase what’s required which many feel uncomfortable doing. Billy recognized that the likelihood of someone having the time, inclination, courage, and kindness to engage with a homeless person to buy them food or drink was too big a challenge. That was the eureka moment when he first thought up the concept of the BillyChip®️. Sadly Billy never got to launch the BillyChip as planned due to his untimely death whilst backpacking in Thailand.

Our professional counsellors help guide parents in their journey through grief and ensure that they communicate and understand one another as many deal with loss in different ways.

When our young people arrive with us at YMCA Derbyshire, they often have little to no belongings. Being able to provide them with hygiene products for their first few weeks living with us is essential.

This pack will include; shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothbrush and paste, deoderant and period products for women.

We have devised these wash bags with men in mind.  We find that men are sometimes overlooked during the gifting process and we deliver these bags with men in mind.  The contents are designed to help men during hospital stays to help eliviate any worries from forgetting basic hygiene and comfort items.  

Tias is 9 and has a spinal cord injury. He struggles to walk and misses out on playing with his friends and dreams of riding a bike. Please join us at the Wish / Active Soul Family Festival of Running at Pomphrey Hill, Bristol BS16 9NF on 9th April to raise funds for this fantasrtic trike for this local little one.