Speaking at the CareTech Care Awards 2018, Foundation CEO Jonathan Freeman announced the launch of the Foundation’s latest grant funding stream, a Staff Hardship Fund for current and recent staff of CareTech PLC suffering significant financial hardship. Jonathan stated: “This last year, the three of us in the Foundation team have visited services up and […]
Foundation publishes new case study film to mark a year of impact!
Speaking at the CareTech Care Awards 2018, Foundation CEO Jonathan Freeman set out some of the achievements of the Foundation over the last year, showing the Foundation’s new film highlighting examples of the impact that some of our Family and Friends grants and Match Fund grants have made. In the last 12 months, Jonathan explained […]
New partnership between CareTech and EY Foundation offers bright future for care leavers
In a first for the care sector, the CareTech Foundation is partnering with social mobility charity EY Foundation to create programmes which promote careers within the care sector and help care leavers fulfil their potential by moving successfully into further education and employment. Only 6% of young people in care go on to further education […]
Foundation Advisory Board member Saeed Atcha appointed to key social mobility role
The Foundation is delighted that Advisory Board member Saeed Atcha has been appointed to become a Social Mobility Commissioner. Saeed was one of twelve new members appointed to the Social Mobility Commission appointed by Damian Hinds MP, Secretary of State for Education, following a public appointments recruitment process. The Social Mobility Commission monitors progress towards […]
Guest blog: Chairman Haroon Sheikh writes on his ambitions for the Foundation
Haroon Sheikh, Chairman of The CareTech Foundation and CEO of CareTech Plc, is one of the UK’s leading entrepreneurs, philanthropists and community figureheads. He established the CareTech Foundation with his brother, Farouq Sheikh, to benefit communities and individuals in need in the UK and abroad. Below, Haroon sets out his reasons for establishing the CareTech […]
World Mental Health Day 2018
Today marks the WHO World Mental Health Day, which this year focuses on ‘Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World’, an issue very close to the CareTech Foundation’s mission as well as central to much of the work of our founder company CareTech plc. We asked two of the CareTech plc team to […]
CareTech Foundation supports very first Care Sector Fundraising Ball as headline supporter
The CareTech Foundation, alongside its corporate founder CareTech plc, was the headline supporter of the inaugural Care Sector Fundraising Ball held at Park Lane’s prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel on Saturday 29th September. The sell-out event organised by Hallmark Care Homes in association with Care England raised a staggering £140,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK and The […]
Foundation appoints Adriènne Kelbie as trustee
The Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of Adriènne Kelbie as its third external trustee, following an extensive external recruitment exercise. Adriènne is Chief Executive of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the independent regulator for nuclear safety and security in the UK, and Patron of Women in Nuclear UK (WiN UK). Adriènne has […]
Foundation and CareTech plc support for inaugural Care Sector Fundraising Ball
The CareTech Foundation is delighted to announce that it has partnered with CareTech plc as the joint lead sponsors for the very first Care Sector Fundraising Ball, which has been established by Care England and Hallmark Care Homes. This exciting new initiative will bring together some 300 guests at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s […]
Foundation announces new partnership with The Care Workers Charity
The Foundation has announced that The Care Workers Charity (CWC) is the latest recipient of support from its Partnership Grants, which will see the Foundation support two CWC projects aimed at assisting the UK’s care workers. The £120,000 partnership will support 360 care workers and their families with grants of up to £500, helping them […]