Crerar Hotels. Supported Charities - Children

Contact a Family
Contact a Family are the only UK-wide charity who provide advice and information, as well as support, to the parents of all disabled children, regardless of their disability or condition. Contact a Family are a registered charity with over 30 years of experience and helped over 300,000 families last year throughout Britain. £10,000 was donated to the charity in 2008 by Crerar Hotels. Visit Contact a Family's website. 


Edinburgh Young Carers Project
This organisation works with, and on behalf of, young carers all throughout the Edinburgh region. They work with young people aged between five and 25 years old affected by someone at home, usually a partner or sibling. Established in 1994, EYCP is dedicated to working with and supporting young carers. This year, 2008, Crerar Hotels donated £1,500 to the charity to help update their commuter system. Visit Edinburgh Young Carers Project website.


HemiHelp
HemiHelp is a charity based in the UK dedicateded to supporting children and young people with hemiplegia, and their families. The condition affects up to one in one thousand children with effects similar to those of a stroke. Crerar Hotels donated £500 in 2008 to support a "Try it" Day ran by the charity. Visit HemiHelp's website.


Home Start Lorn
Home Start Lorn visits families with at least one child under five in their homes. All volunteers are parents themselves and so understand the stresses and strains which can be involved in being a parent to young children. The Charity is 35 years old and operates over 300 schemes throughout the UK. Home Start Lorn has more than 50 volunteers locally are helping to support almost 300 families in the Lorn area. Crerar Hotels donated £20,060 to the Charity last year. Visit Home Start Lorn's website.


Hopscotch Edinburgh
Established for ten years, Edinburgh based charity Hopscotch aims at providing children with the childhood they deserve. The Group does not receive any Governement or local funding and so relies solely on Charitable Trusts, companies and individuals to donate the money they use to take disadvantaged children away for five day holidays. These holidays ar epacked with educational and, more importantly, fun activities and trips. on 2007/08 Crerar Hotels donated £5,394 to the organisation. In 2008 an additional £4785 was donated By Crerar Hotels. Visit Hopscotch Edinburgh's website.

Junior World Childcare Group
Junior World Childcare's vision: "We aim to provide the children in our care with the best possible childcare catering fora ll their physical and emotional needs." This organisation works closely with Social Work to help families in need of immediate help, also offering extra support to children and families with further needs. Last year Crerar Hotels donated £2,500 to the organisation. Visit Junior World Childcare Group's website.


Kidney Kids Scotland
Kidney Kids aim to support children with kidney diseases and their families. They work to support them financially and physically, as well as emotionally. Kidney Kids offers support and hope to those waiting for a cure to be discovered. In the period of 2007/08 Crerar Hotels donated £7000 to the cause. Visit Kidney Kids Scotland's website.


National Youth Orchestras Scotland
The National Youth Orchestras Scotland (NYOS) provides musical opportunities for young musicians throughout Scotland. Ont top of this, the NYOS also run workshops throughout Scotland for the counrty's nurseries, primary and secondary schools. Crerar Hotels donated £20,000 to the organisation last year to assist with these projects. Visit National Youth Orchestras Scotland website.


NSPCC (ChildLine)
ChildLine is a service provided by the NSPCC. It offers a confidential and free child help line which is available to children and young people across the UK. Since it's launch, ChildLine has saved children's lives, found refuges for children in danger on the streets, and given hope to thousands. Crerar Hotels donated £10,000 in 2008 to put towards equipping training rooms for the charity. Visit ChildLine's website.


Prince's Trust
The Prince's Trust runs programmes encouraging young people to take responsibility for themselves; it creates an opportunity fr them to live the life they want to, and not the one which they have ended up with. All in all, this helps these young people to move into work, education or training, improving the quality of their lives in the long run. Overall, Crerar Hotels donated £8,000 to the Trust last year. Visit Prince's Trust website.


Room 13
Based in Fort William, Room 13 is an organisation giving school pupils the opportunity to run their own art studio within their schools. Crerar Hotels gave £10,000 to the organisation in 2008. Visit Rooms 13's website.

Scotland Yard Adventure Centre
For almost 20 years Scotland Yard Adventure Centre, or "The Yard" as it is more commonly known, has been providing "stimulating play opportunities" for children and young people in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Central Belt with additional support needs. The Yard is established as a purpose-built indoor and outdoor play facility and is run by a team of professional playworkers and volunteers. Crerar Hotels donated a total of £4,603 to the Centre last year. Visit Scotland Yard Adventure Centre's website.


Whizz-Kidz
Whizz-kidz Trust is a charity dedicated to giving disabled children the opportunity to lead a more independent life. Whizz-kidz offer tailored support ensuring the correct mobility equipment, advice and training at the right time. Last year Crerar Hotels donated £10,000 to assist the Charity. Visit Whizz Kidz website.