Posts by Victoria Riggs

The FNC are a local small charity based in Fareham, Hampshire. Their mission is to improve the wellbeing of adults with learning disabilities and/or mental health issues through activities that help them feel valued within their community. They run activities throughout the week run solely by volunteers and support staff. With Public Sector NHS and…

The Eight Foundation are thrilled to be able to support a local charity called Ickle Pickles! They work so hard to raise funds to provide life saving equipment for our local Neonatal Intensive care units. The Eight Foundation recognise the amazing work they do and were delighted to be able to grant them with £5000…

R;pple is a local small charity in Stubbington, set up by Alice Hendy. Alice set up the charity as a legacy to her brother, Josh, who sadly took his own life in 2020.  Following her brothers passing it came to Alice’s attention that Josh had been searching harmful materials on the internet , and with having a…

Simon was referred to us here at the Eight Foundation by one of our Eight Wealth Management Consultants, Rob Heath Simon is ex Army, in May 2020 Simon suffered a catastrophic accident leaving him paralysed from the shoulders down.​ He is currently at a centre for rehabilitation, where he is learning how to adapt to…

Meet Nickki and Lana…. Lana is an 8 year old local girl who has battled with medical conditions, including cerebral palsy, epilepsy and developmental delay, since she was born needing withdrawal from drug and alcohol addiction.  With an outlook that was thought to be pretty bleak and doctors doubted Lana would be able to walk,…

It is with sadness, but immense gratitude that we are announcing that after over two years with the Eight Foundation, Matt Riggs is to stand down as one of our Trustees. Having been with us since our launched in September 2017, we couldn’t let him leave without marking the occasion with a little retrospective and…