Charities we support

In 2023, we were able to support over 75 charities with grants to UK charities supporting projects in the areas of community, education, medical equipment, older people, welfare and youth. On this page, you can see a gallery with some of our beneficiaries, as well as some testimonials from the grantees, if you would like the full list of charities we supported last year, please email us.

Grants In Action

Anne Frank

Anne Frank Trust

Outreach

Mitzvah Day

BOD

Board of Deputies

Camp Simcha

US Chesed

Dental Wellness Trust

Gesher

Goods for Good

Hammerson

Nightingale Hammerson

HIT

Herts Inclusive Theatre

JAMI

JCORE

JDA

JDA

Jewish Care

JMI

Jewish Music Institute

JWA

Jewish Women's Aid

KeshetUK

Maccabi GB

Moorfields

Moorfields Eye Hospital

PJ LIbrary

PJ Library

Refreshing Minds

Resource

MOTM

Mother to Mother

Spread a Smile

UJC

University Jewish Chaplaincy

anchor: Testimonials

Testimonials

COMMUNITY

EDUCATION

MEDICAL

OLDER PEOPLE

WELFARE

YOUTH

COMMUNITY

We are very grateful to All Aboard for their £1000 contribution which aided us to revamp the ‘Jewish Living Experience’ travelling exhibition about Judaism, which allow non-Jewish children, teachers, members of interfaith groups to understand Jewish beliefs, culture and traditions.

Anna Silver, Education Officer, Board of Deputies

Everything CST does is delivered free of charge: from research to training volunteers, from improving shul and school security to supporting victims of antisemitism. Our work is only possible because donors like All Aboard step up to provide the backing we need, and for that we are very grateful.

Mark Gardner MBE, Chief Executive, CST

All Aboard is a wonderful charity, we are so grateful for all the support they provide Herts Inclusive Theatre. They are so much more than a funder, they make you feel valued for the impact your work is having. They are open, friendly and genuinely take an interest in your organisation.

Caroline Stevens, Director, Herts Inclusive Theatre

All Aboard’s generous support has enabled the continued running of our JUMP project, which provides tailor made befriending to young unaccompanied asylum seekers in London. Thanks to the ongoing support of funders like All Aboard, we’re working on ambitious plans to grow the project, and are excited to be expanding our support to 50 young people by the end of 2023.

Jack Kushner, Campaigns, Communications & Youth Engagement Co-ordinator & Office Administrator

All Aboard Shops' continued generous support of JMI's flagship youth music education programme - the JMI Youth Big Band - has been instrumental in enabling us to develop the project into an exceptional opportunity for young musicians to learn and perform Jewish jazz music alongside world class musicians.

Raphael Knapp, Education & Development Manager

We are incredibly grateful to All Aboard Charity Shops for their continuing support, which has enabled Maccabi GB to host 30 inter-school tournaments this academic year, engaging nearly 3,500 young people from 29 Jewish schools. Thanks to All Aboard this is something we can achieve together, ensuring that young people have a positive relationship with sport and the community.

Ashley Lerner, CEO

The All Aboard grant has allowed Mitzvah Day to continue to be the world’s largest faith-led day of social action. Over 55,000 people from around the world, in 41 countries, came together last year to make a difference to the community around us. We introduce people to social action, to their neighbours and to local charities, setting up projects which address real needs.

Stuart Diamond, Mitzvah Day CEO

We are so grateful to All Aboard for supporting Resource. The grant we received allowed us to host 10 Job Search & CV workshops, enabling 120 people to gain the vital knowledge they need to start their job search. Workshops include producing a compelling CV that will open doors, preparing for interviews, and creating an outstanding elevator pitch.

Victoria Sterman, CEO

We are honoured to work closely with All Aboard who have supported us with children’s clothing, travel cots and other essentials that we have been able to give to families we are supporting. As a relatively new charity we have benefited from the All Aboard team’s knowledge and experience. The team are a pleasure to work with and we hope to continue working alongside them to further support our families and community.

Emma Parker, Operations Manager

EDUCATION

The generous grant has enabled each student the opportunity to co-create their own class Sefer Torah which they will continue to develop throughout their Gesher journey. Our students are extremely enthused to learn about the weekly Torah portion in a personalised manner and enhance their engagement with their Jewish history and identity. Thank you All Aboard!

Bradley Conway, Head of Kodesh

With huge thanks to All Aboard we are able to continue to deliver high quality excellent books and resources to help more families engage with the joy of Jewish life by sending the gift of a monthly book to over 8,100 children in families across the UK.

Sharon Blackstone, Development Director UK & Europe

MEDICAL

60,000 school days in the UK, are missed annually through tooth pain and thousands of children have tooth extractions under general anaesthetic, a procedure carrying risk. All Aboard’s funding helps deliver more free LiveSmart supervised toothbrushing programmes in schools and nurseries to teach children good oral habits and prevent avoidable tooth decay.

Denice Logan Rose, Project Development and Funding

The support from All Aboard allows HCF to continue to change the lives of patients with heart failure. It helps fund the research of a revolutionary life saving treatment that uses a patient’s own stem cells to repair their damaged hearts - treating patients in our Compassionate Unit at Barts Hospital.

Jenifer Rosenberg OBE, Chair

AI is something we're incredibly excited about as our clinicians believe it will allow earlier detection of serious eye disease, earlier treatment, and thus save sight. We're proud that Moorfields and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology are leaders in this area and, thanks to your support, we believe we can help save sight not just through the NHS but around the world.

John Painter, Individual Giving Manager, Moorfields Eye Charity

Our heartfelt thanks to All Aboard Shops for supporting Ovarian Cancer Action's life-saving work. Our crucial disease awareness and hereditary cancer prevention work made possible with your support can save thousands of women's lives every year.

Marie-Claire Platt, Head of Public Affairs and Research

OLDER PEOPLE

The new equipment is instrumental in increasing our Residents’ participation in story telling because it motivates them to engage rather than sit and observe. Those Residents who are post verbal can now communicate via the instruments. This enhances a sense of enjoyment and interaction, not always accessible to them. It has increased confidence and provided the opportunity for the Resident to become the carer to the child when it’s an inter-generational event which fuels a sense of purpose.

Kristen Elmes, Marketing Executive

So many vulnerable, lonely and isolated older people struggle to keep warm in their home. Funding from All Aboard meant that we were able to help thousands ward off the negative impact that being cold can bring. We extend our huge thanks to All Aboard and their Trustees for their continued support for our work.

Lynne Misner, CEO

WELFARE

We are incredibly grateful to All Aboard for providing Beyond with funding that enabled us to pair schools with mental health providers for one-to-one workshops, so that schools could get the most benefit from our annual mental health Festival. The Number of workshops booked in 2023 doubled, reaching over 3,000 pupils, thanks to dedicated resources that we used to help educators find and book the right session for them.

Julia Clarfield, Head of Operations

On behalf of our trustees and beneficiaries, I would like to take the opportunity to thank All Aboard for your contributions to support our activities. Thanks to your support, we have seen much success with Passover festival Food Relief. 1,500 families were supported through Passover with food essentials and festival basics; a 25% increase since 2022.

Goldy Sterling, Administrator

Funding from charity All Aboard enables Goods For Good to deliver against our mission; to alleviate poverty and reduce waste. The vulnerable children and families we support don't have the means or access to essential everyday items such as clothing, bedding, footwear and toiletries; they are struggling to survive day to day. The support we provide is more than just practical, it delivers hope and comfort when these individuals are usually at their lowest and living in desperate circumstances.

Rosalind Bluestone MBE, Founder & CEO Goods For Good

The pilot of Jami’s Children and Young People’s Service was highly regarded by young people and JCoSS staff. This was indicated through the meaningful progress made towards goals and the excellent feedback received, with young people valuing the community atmosphere, the empowering approach of Jami workers, and the high-quality support. There was a clear desire for the service to be continued and scaled up.

Jami’s Children and Young People’s Service: Evaluation Report, The Anna Freud Centre

The All Aboard grant enables individuals who struggle financially in times of loss, to be given a lifeline in the form of bereavement counselling. Moreover, the grant assists too, in helping JBCS provide a high standard of recruitment, training and supervision to all of its counsellors.

Trisha Curtis, Administrator

All Aboard have kindly supported Jewish Blind & Disabled to purchase new garden furniture. Our communal gardens are much loved and well used spaces for our tenants. Thanks to All Aboard the gardens in our developments are beautifully furnished with chairs and tables suitable for the needs of our tenants with disabilities and vision impairment.

Lisa Wimborne, CEO

Thank you All Aboard! With your help, vulnerable older members of our community who are Deaf or Deafblind and communicate using sign language can receive the specialist support they need to stay safe, healthy and happy and spend precious time enjoying life together with their signing friends.

Sue Cipin OBE, Chief Executive

I was supported a lot financially. I was able to eat and pay my bills. I wouldn't have known what to do without it. I had know idea that help would be available.

Jewish Women's Aid client 2023

Thanks to your support, together we are creating a world where no one is forced to choose between their Jewish and LGBT+ identities. We work with thousands of young people in schools, as well as with synagogues, youth groups and community organisations, supporting them to be more inclusive and improving the lives of Jewish LGBT+ people.

Dalia Fleming, Executive Director

With the support of All Aboard funding, over 150 women and their babies have attended mother and baby groups this year. Specialist volunteers are on hand to offer extra support, and of course there is the ever-popular Mums' cafe. Mothers say they have formed 'life-long friendships' over a cup of coffee and our famous muffins!

Aviva Landau, Founder

All Aboard Charity Shops have been fantastic supporters of our learning disabled beneficiaries over a number of years. We work in an area of great relative deprivation and unemployment, and opportunities for learning disabled people and their carers are in short supply. Your support has helped provide the care, support, opportunities and confidence they need to live their best lives, as independently as possible.

Akilah Akinola, Chief Executive

The generous and much appreciated grant from All Aboard has helped Paperweight to continue answering the calls from those in our community who feel overwhelmed by the admin of life and need our free, tailored guidance and practical support. Such advice covers things like claims and appeals; debt; housing; family; employment; LPAs/deputyships/appointeeship; post-death practical support; navigation of the social care system and help with general paperwork. Thank you.

Bayla Perrin, CEO

Thank you to All Aboard for the grant towards our Family Support Service. Our service provides one-to-one support to parents to prepare their children when a parent will soon die from cancer. We have used part of the grant to facilitate two adult peer groups which provide an opportunity for parents to meet others in the same circumstances reducing their sense of isolation during this difficult time.

Deepa Doshi, Head of Mission Services

YOUTH

We are so grateful for the support we receive from All Aboard which last year enabled us to run our first ever Sibling residential retreat for the brothers and sisters of the seriously ill children we support, often the forgotten sufferers when a child is ill. This year their grant has helped fund our summer day scheme – which gives the ill children access to wonderful, fun days out with all their medical needs cared and also provides vital respite to their parents during the long summer holidays.

Neville Goldschneider, CEO

Each year, Spread a Smile brings joy and laughter to thousands of seriously ill and hospitalised children, young people and their families across the UK. Thank you to our friends at All Aboard for their continued support and helping to spread smiles when they are needed most.

Lucy Jackson, CEO

The grant from the All Aboard Charity Shops supports the Union of Jewish Students, in being the voice of 9,000 Jewish students, spanning 75 Jewish Societies on campuses across the UK and Ireland. For over 100 years, we’ve been leading, defending, and enriching Jewish life on campus. Your support enables us to create and deliver powerful campaigns, educational programmes, and events, providing and supporting Jewish students with a home away from home while at university.

Arieh Miller, CEO

University Jewish Chaplaincy (UJC) is proud and honoured to have established a wonderful relationship with All Aboard over the last 8 years. The most recent grant has allowed our Chaplains to provide environmentally friendly home hospitality, events and programming. This greener alternative has also set a good example to our students who we know are also increasingly aware of their environmental impact. This has been a great initiative for the thousands of students we support each year in over 100 Universities across the UK.

Sophie Dunoff, CEO