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Garfield Weston Foundation

Our work with the Garfield Weston Foundation

An old woman, Veronica, sitting on a sofa with a walking stick nearby, getting support from a British Red Cross worker in her own home.

The Garfield Weston Foundation (GWF) supports our work across the UK.

A donation of £325,000 from the GWF helped to fund our independent living services in Leicestershire and Gateshead.

In Leicestershire, 538 people now get help from our First Call - Support at Home programme.

This scheme allows older and vulnerable people to remain at home. It cuts down on hospital admissions and encourages community support.

A similar scheme has also been launched at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead. This is in partnership with the Gateshead NHS Health Foundation Trust and HelpForce.

Garfield Weston Foundation Partnership logo.

If you represent a charitable trust or a statutory funder and want to find out more about our work or to make a donation, please contact Sophie Kosky-Hensman.

Email

 sophiekosky@redcross.org.uk

Phone

07860 715890

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