We are delighted to have been awarded a £5,000 grant from The Access Foundation. The Access Foundation runs a scheme encouraging its employees to nominate a charity of their choice to apply for their available grants.

Under the scheme, employees can nominate a charitable organisation that has either supported them, a close friend, or family member or where employees provide ongoing support, generally through volunteering or fundraising. We are so grateful that Haydn, who works for The Access Group, took the opportunity to nominate Alopecia UK.

Haydn says,

“Alopecia UK does fantastic work to support children and their families with hair loss, and when the Access Foundation asked if I had any charity recommendations, Alopecia UK was first on my list. 

I lost my hair to alopecia universalis when I was 22. Having never had any issues with hair loss before then, it was pretty traumatic and hard to deal with. Alopecia UK helped me immensely with the information available on the website.I didn’t suffer from alopecia in school, but I can understand how hard it must be for kids dealing with hair loss, trying to make friends, and keeping bullies at bay.” 

This grant means Alopecia UK can continue to provide free places at our Kids Activity Groups so that children and their families can connect, build confidence, and form lasting friendships with others who are living with alopecia.

When we were able to share the news of our successful grant application Haydn was as thrilled as us:

“That’s fantastic news and has absolutely made my day! I am so glad I could be a part of helping Alopecia UK support children and their families with hair loss, and that you continue to fund research into alopecia, its causes, and providing support for those affected.”

Keep a look out for future Kids Activity Groups in 2025...watch this space!

If your employer or workplace runs a Charity of the Year scheme, or has a charitable foundation open to staff nominations please consider nominating Alopecia UK, or get in touch with us should you wish to discuss prior to putting us forward. As Haydn found, it is often as simple as completing a form and leaving the rest to us.