THE ALEX ROBERTS-MILLER FOUNDATION
Grants To Date
Since 2002 the Foundation has given a total of £480,000 to these charities:
Afasic is a charity representing those with speech and language impairments. Our grant allowed them to offer Summer School places to London children with speech and language impairments who were about to move from primary to secondary school.
Apart Of Me is a charity dedicated to supporting bereaved children, young people and parents. They have worked with grief experts to develop an award-winning App of the same name, a game which allows children to discover a magical, peaceful world populated by friendly creatures and a wise guide, to help them through their darkest moments.
Autism Inclusive was formed in 2014 in Crewe, Cheshire to support those with diagnosed or suspected autism, and their families. With an extensive programme of events and activities as well as a unique centre, Autism Inclusive offers a safe, non-judgemental space for families and individuals to seek support, community and friendship.
The Back-Up Trust Youth Programme is a charity which runs activity courses to aid the rehabilitation of people paralysed by spinal injury. We asked for our latest grant to be used to increase the provision of activity courses designed for children under 18. In the past we have also supported their courses for young adults (18 to 25), youth mentoring scheme, and young people's e-forum.
British Blind Sport organises a range of sporting activities for blind and partially sighted young people and adults, encouraging participation in sport at all levels, from grassroots to the Paralympic Games.
Capital Kids Cricket was formed by a group of volunteers to re-introduce cricket to the sports curriculum of inner London state primary schools. Now, thanks to Capital Kids Cricket, most of those 800 primary schools now actively teach cricket, and the campaign has been extended to secondary schools.
CCHF All About Kids brings inner city children to the countryside, to learn and develop confidence while adventuring in the natural outdoors. The charity is joining forces with The Outward Bound Trust so it will no longer exist in its current form. We used to sponsor their summer holiday camp, a few of which took place at Charterhouse School.
Children's Heart Federation is a parent-led charity supporting children with heart disease and their families, by providing information and learning tools to help children understand what they are going through. We sponsored a family day out at Beale Park in Berkshire.
Delight provides arts-based programmes in consultation with primary schools throughout Surrey.
Donna Louise Trust cares for children who are not expected to reach adulthood, and their families, at their purpose-built facility in Stoke on Trent.
Drive Forward Foundation works with care leavers aged 16 to 26 years to develop the key skills, confidence and motivation which enable them to move into work, education or training. Through a mix of one-to-one support, employability skills training, direct links to employers and in-work mentoring, Drive Forward helps them to make their career aspirations a reality.
Elizabeth Foundation is a national charity supporting infants and preschool children who are hearing-impaired, and their families.
The Horse Course was started to help violent offenders to change their behaviour. Their first five-day course in Dorset, with inmates at Portland Young Offender Institution, was found to be three times more effective than any other form of rehabilitation then on offer. This innovative programme has since grown to include courses for a wider variety of troubled young people. Our grants aimed to increase the number of young people they could help.
Jamie's Farm provide a unique residential experience and rigorous follow-up programme combining family, farm and therapy, in order to reengage children with eduational life and enable them to fulfil their potential both in school and in a wider social setting.
Joss Searchlight provides support for families of children with cancer, from emotional and practical advice to entertainment equipment to cheer up long hospital stays. They will search for solutions to any problems families face, so that the families themselves can spend their time together. They aim to 'take some of the headache out of the heartache'.
The Kingswood Trust is an outdoor learning centre, offering adventures in nature for children and families. Set within acres of Staffordshire woodland with a forest school base camp, natural habitats, pond areas and gardens, there are plenty of trees to climb, animals to visit and educational adventures to be had!
Leatherhead Youth Project is a Surrey-based charity offering holistic, long-term support for young people referred to their programmes. They provide one-to-one mentoring, support groups and safe social spaces as well as many other avenues for local young people to receive counselling and emotional support and guidance.
Magic Breakfast provides healthy breakfasts for thousands of hungry primary school children.
Marches Family Network provides activities, services and short breaks for children and young people, aged 0-25 years, with a wide range of disabilities. All of the sessions are group sessions so the young people are able to socialise with their peers and develop friendships. Their aim is to provide children and young people with disabilities with the same opportunities in life as their non-disabled peers.
Mosaic supports bereaved children and young people in Dorset, or those facing the death of a loved one, and their families. Founded in 2007, Mosaic aims to provide counselling and care for children and families bereaved by the loss of a parent, sibling or loved one through any cause of death including suicide, murder, terminal illness and sudden, traumatic death. Mosaic also runs residential weekend programmes where children can meet others and share their experiences.
Oxford Summer Schools was launched at Oxford University in 1997 by The Sutton Trust, and was subsequently expanded to other universities. It was designed to give a week-long taste of university life to UK state school teenagers who otherwise might not consider taking a degree. Our grant buys text books for the Classics group.
RAW Workshop is a truly inspirational social business. Based in Oxford, they produce high-quality reclaimed wood furniture, with social impact and sustainability very much in mind. Their RAW Potential scheme works with young people from disadvantaged and criminal backgrounds, offering skills, training and employment.
Red Balloon Learning Centres are specialist schools to enable children who have been traumatised by bullying or other events to regain their self-esteem and continue their academic progress. The Foundation has donated to Red Balloon Learning Centres for several years, paying for libraries and refurbishment.
Seeability provides specialist therapy for young people who are blind and have other profound disabilities. Our grants have helped provide extra hydrotherapy and physiotherapy for the children and young adults, and increased the range of specialist therapies available.
Springboard helps young people achieve their potential by encouraging, motivating, building confidence, developing skills. Their beneficiaries are helped to succeed in a career within hospitality, leisure and tourism.
Starlight provides Fun Centres to brighten the lives of children in hospital.
Street Doctors is a volunteer-led organisation that teaches emergency first aid to young people who are at risk of violence, particularly knife crime. Their aim is to save lives not just through the first aid training but also through preventative education, to steer children away from commiting violent crime in the first place. Their interactive sessions take place in youth centres, youth prisons, community organisations, youth offending teams and schools in deprived areas.
Young Carers is part of the Carers' Centre for Brighton & Hove. It provides support and activities for young people aged 5 to 18 who are helping to care for someone at home who has an illness, disability, mental health, drug or alcohol problem. We have sponsored their "Family Fun Days”, a free day out for young carers and their families, almost every summer since 2005.
The Foundation has also given grants to three road safety charities, owing to the nature of Alex's death; Roadpeace, S.C.A.R.D. and S.A.F.E. Justice.