Charities under pressure: trust, funding and change

Watch our visualised podcast below with host Jacqui Scott, HIWCF CEO and guests Stephanie Thurston from Youth and Families Matter in Totton and Francis Davis, HIWCF Ambassador.

This episode explores some of the biggest challenges facing the charity sector today. Together, they discuss changing levels of trust in charities, the impact of declining public donations, and whether the growing number of charities is stretching resources too thin. Drawing on real-world experience from across the sector, the conversation offers honest insights into what these trends mean for communities – and what might need to change in the future.

Hampshire care leavers

Watch our visualised podcast below with host Jacqui Scott, HIWCF CEO and guests Kirsty Robertson, CEO Motiv8 and Liz Hubbuck, Youth Engagement Manager, Hampshire & IOW Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner.

This episode explores the experiences of young people leaving care across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and the vital role local organisations play in helping them build stable, independent lives.

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