We’re delighted to announce that we’ll be featuring on Givto in July. Givto is a new way to donate to charity that allows users to give to a different cause each month with one simple Direct Debit. The service was developed by volunteers in Leeds who wanted to support local...
We had a wonderful time at our 30th Anniversary Conference at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester on 3rd April 2025. It was a full morning, from Lesley’s introduction sharing Jessie’s story and the creation of Jessie Fund, the group Hey Dumba samba with Mark Withers, Charles Hazlewood’s...
We celebrated our 30th birthday on 25th March 2025 by reaching our Big Give Arts for Impact campaign target of £5,000! Thank you to everyone who has donated to our Big Give campaign. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported us in any...
Recently I was asked whether the beginning of the Jessie’s Fund story feels like a long time ago. It was a surprisingly difficult question to answer: yes, 30 years is almost a third of a century, and enormous change has taken place during that period – on many levels. Yet...
We are excited to share with you our new animation ‘Jessie’s Fund – Music helping Children’. This animation was created in collaboration with The Saltways, an organisation who specialise in ethical charity film-making. They worked with staff members, parents, trustees, music therapists and musicians to develop this short but joyful...
The Academy of St Olave’s is the City of York’s leading chamber orchestra. They will be hosting a concert for our 30th Anniversary on Saturday 25th January 2025 at the beautiful setting of St Olave’s Church, Marygate, in York. It will be a varied and exciting programme including the Overture...
“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...
