Emergency Grants

First £20,000 Emergency Grant goes to the wonderful FACT (Fighting All Cancers Together)

We really feel that by giving the first of these grants to FACT that it will enable them to continue to make a difference in a part of the country that really needs support during these next few difficult months.

FACT (Facing All Cancers Together) is a small charity in the North East and we’re thrilled to be giving them Walk the Walk’s first emergency grant for frontline cancer services.

So many charities are facing a real struggle during the COVID-19 pandemic. With little or no income and their workload increasing, the effect is devastating, not only for the charities, but also causing unimaginable suffering and hardship for cancer patients. Read more here.

£50,000 granted to Penny Brohn UK for online support services during the pandemic!

Walk the Walk’s grant will ensure these crucial services continue for a further six months, helping around 45,000 clinically vulnerable people and their carers.

Unfortunately, their National Centre is currently closed due to the pandemic, but as it took hold earlier this year, Penny Brohn quickly switched to providing online help for cancer patients across the UK suffering feelings of isolation. Walk the Walk’s grant will ensure these crucial services continue for a further six months, helping around 45,000 clinically vulnerable people and their carers. Read more here.

Walk the Walk’s £20,000 Emergency Grant to the charity Cancer Support Scotland

Walk the Walk is making emergency grants to frontline cancer charities every month until the end of year and we’re thrilled to be giving our latest grant of £20,000 to Cancer Support Scotland.

The pandemic has had a devastating effect on the lives of those affected by cancer and their families. Many are shielding, isolated, have money worries, treatments postponed, all resulting in anxiety. Loneliness is another key issue and it is more crucial than ever that the mental wellbeing support provided by Cancer Support Scotland is maintained at its current level over the coming months. Read more here.

£21,000 granted to Lewis-Manning Hospice Care for their Mobile Lymphoedema Clinic

Lewis-Manning Hospice Care in Dorset is the latest charity working on the frontline to be awarded an Emergency Covid Grant.  

Early in 2021, LMHC launched a new Mobile Clinic to support and treat local cancer patients with lymphoedema. This is a painful side effect of a patient’s cancer treatment, which occurs when the body’s drainage system doesn’t work properly.

Walk the Walk’s grant will help keep the Mobile Lymphoedema Clinic open for another three months. The clinic is part of the hospice’s plan to bring its services closer to people’s homes, a particularly important issue for vulnerable cancer patients during the pandemic. Read more here

Thanks to the money you’ve raised during our fantastic virtual events and helping make a huge difference!