Sport Relief

As one of the UK’s biggest fundraising events, Sport Relief brings the entire nation together to get active, raise cash and change lives. The money raised by the public is spent by Comic Relief to help transform the lives of some of the poorest and most disadvantaged people both at home in the UK and across the world.

When Monique was thrown out of home at 15 her mental health deteriorated to the point where she was admitted to hospital following an overdose. After treatment Monique began conquering her depression and she moved to a young person’s homeless hostel run by Centrepoint, supported by money raised through Sport Relief.
Now a world champion power lifter Monique said: “Centrepoint are great, without them I don’t know where I would be and I have a lot of respect. They didn’t just put a roof over my head, they helped me with everything.”

Erika (49) runs the Ismooth Café, a café which uses cash raised by Sport Relief to give training opportunities to people with disabilities.
She says, "It's about breaking down barriers in the community. The qualifications which our youngsters get are tailored to individual needs to make their learning enjoyable and to give them more freedom.”