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Jessie's Fund is a UK charity helping seriously ill and disabled children by using music for communication and for therapy. We work with children in hospices and in other settings nationwide, providing a wide range of musical instruments and giving the children access to music-making and to music therapy. Our Soundtracks programme takes us into schools for children with special needs, where our creative workshops and staff training allow children the opportunity to develop through music.

'We have really enjoyed music therapy for the simple fact it has improved Ben's communication greatly. We have found Ben has really come out of his shell, not only with communication but with expression. He rarely vocalises, but he can with music!'

Read a message from our patron, Victoria Wood

social change award

Jessie's Fund
Winner of DSC Social Change Award 2010

News

To check on events coming up in aid of Jessie's Fund, click here.

Our Autumn newsletter is here. Sign up to receive the Spring one in your inbox by clicking the green arrow above.

Thank you to Musical Bumps, who have now raised a total of nearly £5,500 for Jessie's Fund!

Mairs, the lovely York deli, has raised over £500 by having our collection box on their counter. If you could host a collection box for us, please get in touch.

Read our Annual Report to get an overview of our activities in 2010-11. The pdf file is available here.

Are you looking for help?
We will next consider grant applications in February 2012: applications should be submitted no later than 31st January. Applications for under £1,000 are considered each month. To see our application guidelines and download application forms click here.

Soundtracks
2011-12 Soundtracks projects in special schools are well underway. Amongst others, we are working in County Durham, Hexham, Darlington, Sheffield, and Scarborough. If your school is interested in Soundtracks, click here.

Resources website
People are registering every day (for free) on our resources website. You can get loads of ideas for musical activities with children here.

Bronze Arts Awards have been achieved by three young people in one of our Soundtracks projects. Read more here.

The Good Gifts Catalogue features Jessie's Fund. Instead giving someone a present which may not be needed, you can buy a music therapy session for a child who really is in need. You get a card to give saying that you've done this on your friend's behalf.

Take a look at our News and Events page to find out more about what's going on at Jessie's Fund.