Starbucks Chiswell Green, Road Side

The OLLIE Foundation was launched in 2016 by three parents who, having each lost a teenage son to suicide, pledged to prevent such losses for other families. OLLIE is devoted to empowering individuals and organisations to reduce suicide in their communities through education, intervention, and prevention. By providing the right support and knowledge, we’re confident in our ability and yours to create positive change and save lives because… One Life Lost Is Enough Our mission is clear: to eradicate the sense that suicide is the only option, especially among young people. We’re dedicated to reducing the stigma surrounding suicide and promoting effective early intervention and prevention techniques and resources. We need donations to ensure that we can keep offering fully funded tickets to anyone who wants to attend our training sessions. We have a growing programme of training education and practical resources, available to parents, caregivers, children, teenagers, young adults, professionals, and anyone with a duty of care. Our suicide prevention and well-being training, workshops, talks, and bereavement support facilitate crucial conversations that contribute to creating suicide-safe communities.

Rennie Grove Hospice Care is a local charity providing flexible and responsive care and support to adults with cancer and also chronic illnesses such as heart and lung diseases. We also care for children aged up to 19 years with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses (such as metabolic disorders, neurological illnesses) in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Rennie Grove Hospice Care, provides care to around 2500 patients per year. Rennie Grove is the only hospice care organisation providing 24/7 specialist responsive care at home and in the local community for adults and children with life-limiting illness, and in 2016-17 67% of our patients were able to die in their own homes as opposed to just 22% nationally. Pivotal to our holistic approach to care is our Day Centre - Grove House in St Albans. At Grove House we provide therapeutic care for patients from the point of diagnosis. Through specialist assessments our skilled staff are able to offer advice, practical help and coping strategies, empowering patients to enhance their quality of life. The support we provide for families both during illness and bereavement is an integral part of our care which together with our clinical services provides one of the best models of complete hospice care in the country. We have a dedicated team of volunteer drivers who collect patients (and often their carers too) from their homes and transport them to and from Grove House. Our drivers often need to use wheelchairs to transport patients with mobility problems and a number of these wheelchairs are in need of replacement. Modern treatments mean that many patients are able to live well with serious illness, Grove House has responded to this change by providing an extensive number of day services for patients to dip in and out for support as appropriate. Grove House provides a day hospice three days each week where patients receive practical nursing support, therapeutic sessions and the chance to socialise with others. Other day services include: two weekly clinics (medical and nursing) providing patients with specialist advice, clinical assessments and information and support at all stages of their illness. A drop-in one day each week to support patients not ready for Day Hospice; consultations; various workshops; physiotherapy; occupational and complementary therapies and exercise sessions. The building is also used collaboratively with the Health Care Trust who provide busy Lymphoedema and Breast Cancer Care Clinics, and the Macmillan Benefits Service which supports patients and families in managing their finances. We need to raise more than £7.6 million this year to meet the increasing demand for our services – all of which continue to be offered at no cost to the patient or their family. We receive just 13% of our total costs from the NHS.

Crohn’s and Colitis UK, Mid and East Herts group work locally in the community to organise social meet-ups for people affected by Crohn’s and Colitis, patient information days and much needed awareness. Around 1 in 210 people in the UK have been diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, which means there could be at least 669 people living in St Albans who are affected by these debilitating chronic conditions. Funds raised by the Starbucks Community Programme will directly help those living in St Albans and the surrounding area by providing an ‘Information and Support Day’. The event will be a fun, interactive and informative day hosted in partnership with healthcare professionals. Attendees will have an opportunity to meet other people who understand how they feel, learn how they can better manage their condition and find out about local support available.