Newsworks takes a look at how publishers are helping communities and those in need over the festive season
This Christmas, The Express is partnering with Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity to highlight the work of 150 nurses and the 36,000 children they care for. The campaign will run a piece every Saturday and one midweek article until mid-January, with actress Joanna Lumley supporting the campaign and contributing op-ed pieces.
Elsewhere, The Mirror has been working with charity Missing People, which supports the families of thousands of people who go missing in the UK each year. As well as encouraging readers to donate, the team will be spending a day in the call centre to see how staff offer support and counselling. They will also publish a number of case studies and talk to families who have been affected.
Meanwhile, The Times and The Sunday Times are jointly fundraising for three chosen charities across the festive period: The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, James’ Place and Hope and Homes for Children. Readers are encouraged either to donate to a single charity or to split donations equally between all three.
Focussing on conflict, The Guardian and the Observer team up to support three charities: Medecins Sans Frontieres, War Child and Parallel Histories. Donations will go to War Child and MSF to provide emergency aid to individuals impacted by war to provide emergency aid, as well as to help teach children about contested conflicts.
Elsewhere, with almost one in three UK children now growing up in poverty, The i Paper launches its Christmas appeal ‘Happy Childhoods with Action for Children’ to support vulnerable children and their families. The goal is to provide practical and emotional care and support for children and young people.
The Standard, in partnership with Comic Relief, shines a light on refugees and the homeless, London’s two most disadvantaged groups in 2024. Comic Relief has already pledged £500,000. The money raised will go to charities in London and across the UK. The appeal is supported by former long-distance runner Sir Mo Farah, singers Rita Ora and Dua Lipa, model Alek Wek, actor Ncuti Gatwa and singer Jamie Cullum who were all refugees.
Last but not certainly not least, The Telegraph’s Christmas Charity Appeal is supporting four charities for its annual fundraising campaign. The charities are Alzheimer’s Research UK, Army Benevolent Fund, Humanity & Inclusion, and Teenage Cancer Trust.
