“Music makes me feel powerful” was a lyric from one of the participants of our songwriting workshops, in partnership with Leeds Teaching Hospital Youth Service. Our pilot project at the hospital was a success with patients, families and staff. The pilot started with a training session for the Youth Work...
We are pleased to introduce you to Hayley Mason, who has recently joined us as our new Deputy Director (Education). Hayley will be leading the development of our schools and creative music programme, as well as supporting with fundraising and other aspects of the charity. What did you do before...
We are very grateful to the West Bridgford Social Singers, who have raised £3375 for Jessie’s Fund this year through concert donations and their incredible marathon fundraising event. They are a community choir based in West Bridgford who sing a varied repertoire of tunes from the shows, traditional ballads, contemporary...
The Autism-CHIME research study is looking for participants for a research study into the impact of music therapy on children with an autism diagnosis. The study is led by the University of Cambridge and the Cambridge Institute of Music Therapy Research. They are recruiting participants aged 7 – 11 with...
Thank you to Stowe Family Law, York for their recent donation in recognition of our dedication and the significant impact we have on the lives of so many children and their families. They were deeply impressed by the invaluable work that Jessie’s Fund does in helping children with complex needs...
We are pleased to announce that our two-day training course is returning in November. We will be running the course in our usual London (7th-8th) and York venues (11th-12th) and we look forward to welcoming our next group of music makers. It is a practical, hands-on course that is suitable...
Thank you to everyone who supported this year’s Big Give Christmas Challenge, which raised an amazing £12,906.25. This will fund around 50 sessions of music therapy for children and young people with complex needs in the community. In 2023, we were able to fund music therapy for 68 children and...
We are very pleased to welcome four new Trustees to Jessie’s Fund, following our recruitment drive last year. They each join us with a wealth of skills and knowledge to enhance the strengths of our current board and help support us to meet our aims. They are: Charlotte Lincoln Charlotte...
Our training course ‘making music with special children’ returned in November for two in-person days in both York and London. It was great to be able to have the time together to be practical and hands on, and have meaningful musical conversations across locations. Both groups fully embraced the opportunity...
Our musicians Steff and Shaun had a great time at our recent creative music project at Highfield Littleport Academy, near Cambridge. It is an area community special school catering for children aged 2-19 with significant and complex learning difficulties, who may also have associated physical disabilities, sensory, communication or medical...
