Dan is running the London Marathon to raise funds for The Running Charity
Participants: The Running Charity and a team of 18 young people who have been affected by homelessness
Team: The Running Charity
Participants: The Running Charity and a team of 18 young people who have been affected by homelessness
Team: The Running Charity
London Marathon 2023 · 23 April 2023 ·
I am fundraising in support of The Running Charity. An amazing small charity who's mission is to nurture young people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and help them reach their full potential.
More information on the services the charity provides and why I'm running for them can be round here - https://express.adobe.com/page/cgdcsoHSkH7Zk/
I have only 1 month to train for this event having suffered some long term health conditions over the past year, so this will be my biggest challenge yet.
I want to raise as much awareness as possible about the unique approach The Running Charity take to helping young people out of homelessness. You can find out more about their work and the incredible achievements of the members they support here https://therunningcharity.org/, including Zamzam (an ex-Olympian who is now one of their charity ambassadors) https://youtu.be/QZqanTucF28
https://youtu.be/NUI3Tri-w8M - The running team for 2023
The Running Charity develop running and personal development programmes and create a supportive community that celebrate achievement of the members of they work with. This year a team of 20 young people who have been affected by homelessness and multiple or complex needs are running the London Marathon!
When homelessness happens to a young person, it can affect them for the rest of their life, and they are almost twice as likely to die as their non-homeless peers. At least 122,000 young people in the UK are homeless right now, and it’s a problem that goes hand-in-hand with many complex issues.
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