Updates

The Health Lottery Foundation updates

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Project update

Gwyn’s story – the life changing impact of FoodCycle

Before FoodCycle Gwyn rarely went out and did not have friends. Gwyn, who lives with schizophrenia managed through medication, shares his experience of community meals.

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Project update

Supporting farm residentials for children and young people

£20,000 was donated in April 2025 to Farms for City Children to help deliver immersive, five-day, fully catered farm residentials to children and young people (CYP).

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Project update

26 people trained to use a life-changing support dog

The impact of the £15,000 donated in April 2025 towards the funding of an instructor for a disability assistance programme.

Funding information

The Arts & Activities Funding Round, for adults, is now open

This funding is for projects benefiting adults over 25 and is open from Monday 20 April (9.30am) – Friday 1 May (noon)

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Funding information

Impact Report 2025 – a year of making a difference

This World Health Day we’re celebrating all the projects we supported in 2025 by sharing our 2025 Impact Report.

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Young people

St John Ambulance receives our largest grant to date

St John Ambulance has received a grant of £241,807 to expand its Young Responders programme across the East Midlands, helping more young people develop the confidence and skills to respond in a health emergency. 

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Funding information

Ten fantastic grassroots projects each receive a £1,000 grant

The first Community Choice nomination round organised by The Health Lottery Foundation, pays out £10,000 to ten organisations across Britain.

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Project update

A visit to Crisis in Tower Hamlets, London

A tour of the London Skylight Centre to learn more about the impact of the £75K grant we awarded last year. Thanks to players of The Health Lottery this money has been used to strengthen Crisis’ frontline services in London.

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Project update

Visiting Beauty Banks in Croydon

Last week, Deborah Roil, our Director of Compliance, spent time at Beauty Banks’ Croydon warehouse, helping pack boxes of essential hygiene products to be sent to local charities and seeing first-hand the vital work Beauty Banks does.

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Young people

Visiting Bloomsbury Football Foundation

Bloomsbury Football Foundation currently supports over 2,200 girls per week – making the organisation the largest provider of girls’ football in the UK, and by far the largest with a charitable mission that also offers financial support to players.