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...
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...
Our small office team work very hard managing all things Jessie’s Fund, and our morning coffee helps to keep us going. So, we were very pleased to hear that local company Howden Coffee wanted to partner with us. Set up in Howden, East Yorkshire, their focus is to sell exceptional...
Our Founder Lesley met with Bill Cawley, former Mayor of Leek, last week for a cheque presentation by York Minster and the statue of Constantine. Bill kindly chose Jessie’s Fund as one of his two mayoral charities for 2022/3, and raised £4800 to be shared between the two charities. He...
As we move towards our 30th Anniversary in 2025, we’re looking to expand our Board of Trustees, to bring in different people with skills and experience to complement our present team. It doesn’t mater if you’ve not been a charity trustee before; what’s more important is the skills and experience...
In the summer term, we visited Piper Hill School, Brentwood School, Springwood School and Springside School, working with pupils aged 4-19 with a range of special educational needs. The students were paired up and then allocated to a project with two of our experienced musicians. They were asked to reflect...
We had an amazing day with the students, staff and parents from Presfield High School, Rowan Park School and Bluebell Park School, with the SKY music hub, for our Eurovision sharing event. We look forward to sharing some of their songs about summer, teamwork and what happens when you eat...
