by JoClark | Mar 24, 2020 | Dartford Charities, Dartford Council, Dartford News, Health, NHS, Welfare
The impact of Coronavirus, COVID-19 within the charitable sector in Kent will be unprecedented and Kent Community Foundation has responded with a new Emergency Fund With immediate effect Kent Community Foundation will be supporting charities and community groups...
by JoClark | Feb 26, 2020 | Dartford Charities, Dartford Entertainment, Dartford News, Entertainment, Health, Welfare, What's On?, Where to go locally
The Teenage Cancer Trust is the only charity in the UK dedicated to helping young people age 13 to 24 impacted by cancer. They help 7 young people who are diagnosed with cancer every day, supporting them before, during and after treatment. Teenagers and young adults...
by JoClark | Feb 25, 2020 | Dartford Charities, Dartford News, Welfare
YMCA Thames Gateway is calling on local residents to come together and sleep rough for one night in March to support local, homeless young people. The local youth charity, which has had a presence in Dartford since 1883, is...
by JoClark | Feb 20, 2020 | Dartford News, Health, NHS, Welfare
For the first time in more than five years, cancer services in Kent and Medway have hit the national target for the 62-day performance standard. Cancer teams from the four hospital trusts in Kent and Medway made sure 85.6 per cent of their patients seen in December...
by JoClark | Feb 6, 2020 | Dartford Business, Dartford Charities, Dartford News, Health, Welfare
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) today announced that it is helping to train drivers who deliver parcels to Amazon customers across Dartford in lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), so that they can respond to emergencies when out on the road. The BHF is...
by JoClark | Feb 6, 2020 | Dartford Business, Dartford Council, Dartford News, Welfare
Dartford Borough Council and Dartford Town Against Crime (DTAC) are giving a major boost to their ShopSafe StaySafe ID scheme which has been running successfully for ten years. The scheme gives vulnerable people a temporary place to go if they are feeling confused,...
