Charities
Celebrating the best examples of our local charities and charity leaders in the Tees region, shining a light on the work they do. Raising awareness of how we can help and uncovering our hidden charity heroes.
Local man dedicates life to helping people with brain injuries.
From runs to cycles, charity work and his job, Ben Townsend offers his time to help those who have been affected by brain injuries. Brought up in Middlesbrough, Ben Townsend has lived in the Teesside area from the age of four. After sadly losing his best friend to a...
Feeding the 5000
Since the coronavirus pandemic first began, thousands of people have been swept into devastating poverty. But in order to help serve those in need, charities across Teesside stepped up throughout the pandemic. The Genesis Project, a community group based in Grove...
Hidden hero makes dreams come alive
A hidden hero who made other people's dreams come alive, achieves his own personal dream. A Way Out, the charity I founded when I was 24 years old, received many awards, praises and accolades over the years and as the co-founder and CEO I would often be the one...
Christmas Walk with the Wounded
Veterans, friends and family members joined Tees Mayoral Candidate, Jessie Joe Jacobs, to do a Christmas walk from South Gare to Skinngrove to raise funds for ‘Walking With The Wounded’, a charity aimed at supporting veterans move on in life. Dressed in Santa hats,...
Safer Communities delivers festive cheer
Staff at Safer Communities (formerly Safe in Tees Valley) have been delivering hampers to hard-to-reach families across Middlesbrough in the run up to Christmas. The Hampers have been funded by the Lt Colonel NL Cohen Charitable Trust and Safer Communities staff...
A December to Remember
The amazing girls spreading Christmas spirit along the streets of Teesside. 15 people, 9 nights, 2 trucks & 1 idea, to give the people of Teesside a December to Remember and raise money for local charity, Zoe’s Place. A local group of girls have shown their true...