CHARITY FOCUS

iSightCornwall has been at the heart of Cornwall’s community for 165 years. Formed in 1856 by a group of well-known businessmen and philanthropists concerned with the welfare of miners, its aim was to teach those who had lost their sight in mining accidents how to read using raised type.

Over the years the charity has supported hundreds of thousands of visually impaired people to lead active and independent lives, but this has only been possible thanks to the generosity of the Cornish community.

By making a donation to our charity you will be helping us to deliver our vital services. But we can help you too. There are 23,000 people living with sight loss in Cornwall. We can show you how make your business more accessible and inclusive for these customers and employees. Whether it’s accessible communications, accessible premises or customer service support, we can provide bespoke advice to suit your business needs.

Together we can lead the way on accessibility and ensure that the legacy of Cornwall’s oldest charity lives on.

Photo: From the collection of the RIC Photo: From the collection of the RIC www.isightcornwall.org.uk 01872 261110

Nature in Cornwall is in trouble. Can your business help?

Cornwall Wildlife Trust is working across Cornwall to reverse nature’s decline. But we need your help.

Join our Wilder Business Network today and be part of a collection of local businesses committed to a future where nature in Cornwall thrives on land and at sea - supporting wildlife, people, and the environment.

Through membership, your business will help create a wilder future; where nature is in recovery, wildlife and wild places are protected, and more people take action to reverse nature’s decline.

Membership starts from just £250 + VAT per year. Check out our new membership page for more details and how to apply: https://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/wilder-business-membership

Photo by Jon Hawkins

Cornwall Hospice Care is a long-established Cornish healthcare charity that provides end of life care at its two hospices, Mount Edgcumbe in St Austell and St Julia’s in Hayle. Both have remained open 24/7 throughout the pandemic ensuring key workers are available for those patients with a terminal illness who need specialist care.

Now in its 40th anniversary year, Cornwall Hospice Care has recently published ‘Our resilience and revival’ the story of the toughest period in the charity’s 40-year history. The digital publication reviews the extraordinary issues the charity faced and the determined way in which its staff and volunteers fought back. www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk

Cornwall Air Ambulance is the charity that provides critical care to the most seriously sick and injured people in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The crew attend more than 1000 missions every year, and with no direct government support towards running costs of £5 million a year, it relies on the generosity of businesses like yours to keep flying.

From events and sponsorships, to payroll giving, challenges and volunteering, there are so many ways your business can partner with Cornwall Air Ambulance.

To find out more, visit cornwallairambulancetrust.org/corporate or email fundraising@cornwallairambulancetrust.org

As winter approaches and restrictions connected with Covid ease we are unfortunately seeing a rise in the numbers of people becoming homeless here in Cornwall. New people are being forced into rough sleeping as our economy tips and rolls and different sectors of business and industry come under immense pressure as they suffer from the aftershocks of the pandemic and Brexit.

Our services will continue to deliver assistance with re-housing via Outreach and our two resource centres as well as 138 bed spaces of supported accommodation in 20 locations throughout the county. Our aim is always to deliver the highest quality services possible and as part of that philosophy we have recently introduced a new Vocational Development Project which seeks to introduce our clients and local businesses to each other with potential benefit to both.

We have many residents who are looking to rebuild their careers after some catastrophic events in their lives, some are looking to take their previous experience to sectors of the economy which are new to them. If this is of interest to businesses here in Cornwall, pick up the phone or send us an email.

We’d like to thank businesses who have supported us during the pandemic through charity of the year schemes and other direct support we have received. Together we can end homelessness in Cornwall and help keep our local economy thriving.

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