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3 organizations team up to bring mobile showers to the homeless in Detroit By Veronica Meadows and Fox 2 Staff Published  3 organizations team up to bring mobile showers to the homeless in Detroit 3 organizations committed to helping the homeless team up to bring mobile showers, clothes, and hygiene bags to Detroit. DETROIT, Mich. - Team Wellness, The Wave Project, and More Than A Bus teamed up to bring mobile shower units, clothes, and hygiene bags to help the homeless in Detroit. Tymekia King, site supervisor at Team Wellness East says, "They appreciate it the smiles the love the thank yo...

A series of free beach sessions are being made available on the Isle of Wight during Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week for children affected by the pandemic. The Department for Education, in partnership with Barnardo's and surf therapy charity The Wave Project, has extended further funding for the charity to run its popular wellbeing catch-up sessions on beaches around England. These Covid-safe sessions take place outside, and provide children with an opportunity to de-stress and regain confidence. They are available to any child aged 8 to 17 whose mental or emotional heal...

TWO teenagers braved freezing temperatures to complete a channel swimming challenge for charity. Daisy Kempston, 15 and Ava Bromfield 14, from Hove swam an average of two kilometres a day across nine days to reach their target distance of 33.8km – the equivalent of The English Channel. The girls started on January 7 braving sea temperatures as low as eight degrees. Daisy and Ava swam 21 miles - the equivalent of the English Channel. Photo by @manjawilliamsphotography They swam in 45-minute intervals, sometimes ending as darkness fell. Their parents watched on from Hove beach, checki...

AN “INSPIRING” former journalist has received an award for his work with a children’s charity. Scott Roberts, who works for Barnardo’s, was named on a list of people who “really stepped up and helped their organisations face the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic”. The former BBC Radio Sussex and Juice 107.2 reporter was presented with an Inspiring Communicator Award by CharityComms at its virtual award ceremony. Scott Roberts, from Hove, has been described as "one of a kind." The 35-year-old’s love of radio led him to create a podcast series for Barnardo’s and he worke...