Cat Still was formally appointed as a trustee on 7 March 2025, following a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees in February 2025.

In November, we were really pleased to have fulfilled the project to deliver 30 kits to Ipswich Hospital using funding from Tesco Stronger Starts. Many thanks to Tesco and Groundwork UK for their support. We hope that our kits provide some assistance to those in need in hospital during these cold winter months.

Huge congratulations to our London lead Kalina for fundraising over £1300 at two coffee mornings this month. Thanks go to everyone who bought tasty baked goods and warm beverages!

In August we were pleased to be able to respond to a request from University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust for a kit for a young person in need who was currently on a ward. Thanks to the great work of all involved, we were able to get a kit to the young person concerned within 48 hours.

In July, we were thrilled to make a delivery of 24 kits to Ipswich Hospital, having been successful in our application for a grant from Tesco’s Stronger Starts programme. Many thanks to our local volunteers for completing shopping, packing and delivery of all 24 backpacks.

In July, 30 kits were delivered to Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. We are hugely grateful to Tesco’s Community Grants scheme for the funds necessary to make this delivery possible.

We are enormously grateful to Alstom for continuing to support the charity’s mission and helping us to deliver 24 kits to St George’s Hospital, Tooting.

Thanks to a variety of tasty treats including sausage rolls, lemon drizzle cake, samosas and croissants and the continued generosity of employees at Alstom‘s Morden depot, a further £349.61 was fundraised for Caring Kits for Kids.

In April we were very grateful to Joan from the Chichester Lions Club, who helped us donate clothes and baby supplies to supplement the kits delivered to Worthing Hospital and St Richard’s Hospital last year.

In January we continued our commitment to sustainability, the environment and reducing our carbon footprint by migrating our website to infrastructure powered by 100% renewable energy.

Colleagues at Alstom‘s Morden and Golders Green depots helped fundraise £1311.23 through coffee mornings.

Colleagues at Alstom‘s Derby depots helped put together and deliver 24 kits for children and young people entering emergency foster care via A&E at Royal Derby Hospital.

Kalina Bolingbroke was formally appointed as a trustee on 4 October 2023, following a unanimous vote by the Board of Trustees in September 2023.

In September, Mark and colleagues took part in the London 5km Tough Mudder, raising £1515 for Caring Kits for Kids and surpassing our initial fundraising goal for the event.

In early 2021, Alice Palace, kindly gave up her time and skills to create Caring Kits for Kids’ iconic Logo starring our favourite loveable bird!

In January, Caring Kits for Kids was formally registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (‘CIO’) with The Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Colleagues at Alstom‘s Northern Line depot helped put together 20 kits for mothers and babies arriving at A&E.

Colleagues at Alstom‘s Oxley and Birmingham depots helped put together and deliver 26 kits for children and young people entering emergency foster care via A&E at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

In June, Gayle Hann appeared on ITV News to discuss knife crime and the ‘Kid’s Kit’ scheme set up at North Middlesex University Hospital aimed at providing children and young people entering emergency foster care via A&E with a change of clothes, toiletries and a cuddly toy.

In June, the London Evening Standard highlighted Dr Gayle Hann for her “tireless work” in supporting children injured in gang violence and others taken into emergency foster care.

In June, Gayle received £2,310, as part of North Middlesex University Hospital’s “Dragon Den” initiative, to put together 40 kits for children and young people entering emergency foster care via A&E. The “Dragon Den” initiative saw the trust share out £130,000 in charitable funds to support improvements to patient care and experience.