This week KEEN London is joining hundreds of charities across the UK to say “Thanks to” everyone who chooses to leave a gift in their Will.  

This #Remember A Charity Week we pay special thanks to a recent legacy that has allowed us to double the capacity of our early years Rising Stars service.  With this unexpected gift we have been able to reach more families and provide support at an early age. We are delighted to be able to provide this support to local families at a time when so many services are being cut or reduced.

We want to take this opportunity to remind our supporters that gifts in wills of any size can make a huge difference, from new equipment, a first residential weekend or a new service. For small charities like ours the impact can be life changing for the many children and families that rely on our services.

Find out more about  making a gift in […]

At the end of last year, our East London KEEN Club hosted a wellbeing day featuring yoga and mindfulness with local instructor Guppy, and dental health led by KEEN London coach and qualified dentist Dr. Charlie.

Guppy began the day with a relaxing sound bath and yoga session (video here) before Dr. Charlie shared some top tips on dental hygiene with our athletes and their parents.  Dr Charlie showed us how to brush our teeth correctly, how to check for plaque and provided fun ways to make teeth cleaning a little easier ( take a look at what we got up to here).

Scroll through some of Dr. Charlie’s dental tips for helping children with additional needs, who often struggle with the sensory aspects of teeth cleaning. Whether it’s the taste, the foamy texture, or the brushing itself, we hope these tips make the process easier.

Our thanks to Dentaid, the dental charity for providing the resources for […]

Thanking and acknowledging the amazing people that make KEEN Club possible is so important. After 5 sessions our new (ish) volunteers get presented with their KEEN T shirt, after 25 sessions it’s a superhero KEEN T shirt and at 100 we give out our very special KEEN hoodies. But 300 sessions, that is something entirely different!

With over 300 sessions under her superhero belt Ann has provided over 800 hours of 1:1 support to hundreds of children with additional needs and disabilities across London.  This unique 1:1 support gives children the opportunity to try new things, learn new skills, improve their confidence, independence, make friends and of course have fun!  Ann joined us in the Spring of 2014, pretty much 10 years ago.  Coming to KEEN can hardly have been a break from her day job since Ann has been working with children for a long time but she clearly loves it, which is great because Ann we love you!

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