Kindness During Christmas Campaign

Help bring a smile to a disadvantaged child's face this Christmas by giving a present when they otherwise would not receive one. If we exceed our original fundraising target of £1500, additional funds raised will be used 1. To print and include Kindness Journal into children's goody bag - along the lines of our school resources: bekindmovement.co.uk/school-resources 2. An extra £1000 will enable us to run Kindness workshops to approximately 500 vulnerable children from low income and deprived areas of Wandsworth. These group of children would especially benefit from experiencing the Kindness workshops that: Spreading Kindness During Christmas Christmas is an extremely challenging time for those who suffer from existing mental health disorders, and this is significantly prevalent among young people and children in the UK: In England, 1 in 8 children from ages 5-19 had a diagnosable mental health disorder in 2018. This is roughly 1 in 3 children in every classroom Anxiety and depression were found to be the most common, affecting 1 in 12, and more prevalent amongst girls Whilst these statistics show the scale of the mental health crisis faced by a significant number of young people, the festive period can also be particularly triggering for those who do not typically suffer from mental health disorders. The reality for many of us at Christmas is that the shorter days, pressure to always be upbeat and happy through difficult family situations can make the festive period a particularly challenging time. It has been found that a quarter of the population feel that Christmas negatively impacts their mental health, three in ten people experience anxiety and a quarter experience depression. For families with children especially those living in low income areas the financial impact of the Coronavirus is likely to cause further strain both mentally and physically this Christmas. Join us to Ensure No Child Goes Without a Gift this Xmas! Be Kind Movement aims to spread Christmas cheer by providing presents to the most disadvantaged children living in deprived areas within Wandsworth, where the charity is based. We believe that if we fail to invest in improving children’s emotional well-being especially during this pandemic, we risk facing a serious crisis when issues such as anxiety, depression, self-harm escalate in the future inflicting significant damage to a child’s emotional well-being and mental health in the long term. Our partnership with local community groups allows us to identify and reach the most vulnerable children and ensure they do not go without a gift this Christmas. The Impact of Your Donation Your generous donations can help us vulnerable children in the following way: £10 buys one gift for one primary school child aged 6-11 years; £15 buys one amazon voucher for one secondary school child aged 12-16 years. We would love to reach over 1000 such children and your donation can help us hit and exceed our financial target. Your involvement will make such a difference to the family emotional equilibrium and bring joy to a vulnerable child in Wandsworth, who otherwise would not receive a gift this Christmas.