North East Charities You Can Fund Today
The North East runs on community. These charities deliver frontline care and rescue, often at zero cost to the people who need it. If you can give, please do. Tick Gift Aid if you are eligible.
Air Ambulance
Great North Air Ambulance Service
Why it matters: Brings a critical care team to the scene by helicopter or car when minutes count, covering the North East and beyond.
Your donation funds: Doctors, paramedics, kit, fuel, and operations.
Coastal and Cliff Rescue
Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
Why it matters: Declared facility to HM Coastguard. Specialist rope, water, and coastal search, all run by volunteers.
Your donation funds: Rescue kit, vehicles, training, and the Watch House base.
South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade
Why it matters: 24 or 7 coastal search and rescue for South Tyneside. Long history, modern capability.
Your donation funds: Lifesaving equipment, training, and readiness.
RNLI Lifeboat Stations, local to our coast
Why it matters: Volunteers launch in all weather to pull people from the water. Local stations include Tynemouth, Amble, and Newcastle.
Your donation funds: Crew kit, boats, training, and fuel.
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Mountain and Lowland Rescue
Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team
Why it matters: Volunteers on call for remote rescues across vast upland areas.
Your donation funds: Vehicles, medical kit, radios, ropes, and search dogs.
North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team
Why it matters: Supports police and ambulance with searches and rescues across the North of Tyne area.
Your donation funds: PPE, training, vehicles, and specialist equipment.
Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team
Why it matters: County Durham rescue coverage, from remote fells to vulnerable missing people in towns.
Your donation funds: 24 or 7 callout capability, vehicles, and lifesaving kit.
Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team
Why it matters: Volunteer team covering the North York Moors and the northern fringe, often working with police and ambulance.
Your donation funds: Medical supplies, training, vehicles, and bases.
Blood Bikes
Northumbria Blood Bikes
Why it matters: Volunteers courier blood, samples, milk, and meds for the NHS out of hours, saving money and time, sometimes lives.
Your donation funds: Bikes, fuel, insurance, and rider training.
Immediate Care Doctors
North East Immediate Care
Why it matters: Volunteer clinicians respond to serious 999 calls to deliver enhanced pre hospital care in support of NEAS.
Your donation funds: Responder equipment, training, and running costs.
Hospices
St Oswald’s Hospice, Newcastle
Why it matters: Specialist care for adults and children, free at the point of need for North East families.
Your donation funds: Nursing care, family support, and hospice services.
Marie Curie Hospice, Newcastle
Why it matters: End of life care, home support, and bereavement services across the city and region.
Your donation funds: Clinical staff, home visits, inpatient and day services.
St Cuthbert’s Hospice, Durham
Why it matters: Free specialist care for people with life limiting illness, and support for families and the bereaved.
Your donation funds: Nursing care, community outreach, and family services.
Disability and Neurodiversity
Percy Hedley Foundation
Why it matters: Specialist education, therapy, and lifelong support for disabled people across the North East.
Your donation funds: Therapy equipment, accessible education, and family support.
North East Autism Society
Why it matters: Services and advocacy for autistic and neurodivergent people, from education to supported living.
Your donation funds: Specialist staff, equipment, and community programs.
NHS Charity support
North East Ambulance Service Charity
Why it matters: Adds defibs, volunteer support, and wellbeing extras on top of core NHS funding.
Your donation funds: Community defibrillators, responder schemes, and staff support.