This is what Jessie’s cousin Katy (right) and her friend Una look like after running a half marathon at the end of undertaking 40 runs in 50 days! They set themselves a modest target of £300 and were overwhelmed with the support they received for Jessie’s Fund, raising £1,250. Needless...
It will come as no surprise that our upcoming events celebrating our 25th anniversary have had to be cancelled or postponed due to the pandemic. We’re very sorry that the concert to have been given by The Academy of St Olave’s on 19 September in York will no longer be...
Our ‘lockdown’ videos, recorded by our musicians in their homes, are aimed at helping children, their families and teachers to make music, wherever they are. About 20 minutes long, and free for all, they offer an opportunity for playing along, listening and moving about. All the pieces have been designed...
We’re delighted to announce our partnership with Gear4music, who are supporting our work over the next 12 months. Gear4music is a large, well-known retailer of musical instruments and music equipment, and, like Jessie’s Fund, is based in York. They have customers ranging from beginners to professionals, and sell not only...
We’re very fortunate in having lots of supporters who not only love music, but are also good at playing it! Cathy Ibberson is a music therapist who works with children at Martin House, the hospice which looked after Jessie. She’s also raised funds for us through her music, most recently...
Thanks to NADLAB UK and Masqonn we now have plenty of face masks available to keep our musicians and the children we work with as safe as possible once we can make music face-to-face with them again. Mike Sherwood, from NADLAB UK, says ‘We are donating masks to welfare charities...
Mabel Prichard School is a community special school for children and young people with complex needs from the ages of 2 to 19. The school says ‘We believe in enabling every student to discover who they are and to realise their full potential. Our curriculum offers a broad range of...
Jessie’s Fund utterly condemns the recent killing of George Floyd and wishes to add its voice of support to the peaceful protests taking place around the world under the banner Black Lives Matter. We recognise the global need to address the inequalities and injustices many people face in their lives...
Meet Oliver, who has been benefitting from music therapy, with the help of Jessie’s Fund, for the past couple of years. His mum says ‘Oliver is progressing in so many ways and music therapy has been a huge part of this. His eye contact has improved, he can be very...
The 2.6 Challenge ran for a week from 26th April, and came about as a result of the London Marathon (26 miles!) being cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the consequence that charities’ incomes were going to be so adversely affected by the crisis. Click here to hear Jessie’s...
