Help us choose which charitable cause BCW will support in 2023
SUMMER: 11–14 JULY / WINTER: 24–27 OCT
We are really excited to build on this and raise more funds for causes that are important to our festival go-ers, our partner venues and our festival sponsors. For 2023 we’re asking BCW supporters to vote for our first ever ‘Charity of the Year’. We’ve chosen four local charities, all doing fantastic work in the city, now it’s over to you to vote for our BCW2023 Charity of the Year.
Let’s Feed Brum
Let’s Feed Brum is a volunteer-led organisation that’s on a mission to make a lasting difference to those experiencing, and at risk of, homelessness across the city. Using a cup of tea as the vehicle to start conversations, they build meaningful conversations that help people access the support they need every day of the week.
Let’s Feed Brum’s volunteers go out every evening to hand out hot food, drink, and essential supplies, whilst also checking in on people who are rough sleeping to ensure they have access to what they need. They also run two breakfast events outside Birmingham Cathedral, as well as monthly events at hostels and refuges across the city, to provide people with food, drink, shoes, clothing, and other key supplies such as toiletries. As a voluntary organisation, they are well-positioned to bridge the gap between the homeless community – including those in temporary accommodation – and the key homeless services across the city. They not only signpost, but build trust that encourages people to truly access what they need.
University Hospitals Birmingham Charity
University Hospitals Birmingham Charity (UHB Charity) is incredibly proud to be the official NHS Charity for four hospitals across Birmingham. These include the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital and Solihull Hospital which together make up the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust which is the largest hospital Trust in England.
UHB Charity exists to support medical and health research, and to encourage excellence in healthcare for patients and their carers. It raises money to provide world-class facilities for patients and their families at their four hospital sites that go over and above what the NHS can provide.
Donations from its supporters go on items such as cutting-edge equipment and ward refurbishments to toys and games for children while undergoing treatment. UHB Charity’s mission is to enhance the health and wellbeing of the community who use their services and improve the experience of patients and staff during their time in hospital.
Voting closes at midnight on 19 March
