Hawksmoor sponsors a number of charitable initiatives in the communities in which we do business.
The company also operates an Employee Volunteering Policy which allows employees to take a day’s paid leave each year to volunteer with a charity of their choice.
Sadly we are unable to help all of the charities that approach us, but we look to help those where our support can make a difference, and where our staff can get involved in local charitable activities.
Our Exeter Office 2020 Charity of the Year is the Disabled Sailing Association, a Torquay-based sailing charity, run for the disabled, by the disabled. They aim to give everybody, no matter what their disability, the opportunity to enjoy the experience of seagoing sailing in a safe and pleasurable environment.
Our London Office 2020 Charity of the Year is Centrepoint - a charity which provides housing and support for more than 10,000 homeless young people in London, Manchester, Yorkshire and the North East. They have over 600 bed spaces in London alone. Centrepoint helps vulnerable young people by giving them the practical and emotional support they need to find a job and live independently.
Our Taunton Office 2020 Charity of the Year is Young Somerset – a youth work charity that aims to work with young people, encouraging them to take responsibility for themselves and become actively involved in shaping the communities in which they live. The organisation works to deliver projects and programmes through three strands of work: Open Access Youth Work; Skills Development; and Social Action.
Our Dorchester Office 2020 Charity of the Year is Shell's Belles on behalf of Brain Tumour Research - a fundraising group that aims to raise awareness and funds for Brain Tumour Research In memory of Michelle Klust.
Our Bury St Edmunds Office 2020 Charity of the Year is the Gatehouse project - an independent charity working with churches, businesses, local authorities and others to support the vulnerable throughout East Anglia, via a number of projects including a Home store, Foodbank, Dementia Hub and Christmas project.
Our Dorchester office was the first new member of the Julia's House Business Club. Julia’s House is an award-winning children’s hospice charity which provides tailored care and support to children and their families across Dorset and Wiltshire.
Hawksmoor supports the Lions Clubs of Cornwall in their work to raise awareness of diabetes, and to emphasise the importance of expanding access to care through screening.
Currently, 46.5% of adults with diabetes are undiagnosed, so the purpose of diabetes screening is to identify asymptomatic individuals who may have diabetes without knowing it, and refer them on to qualified healthcare professionals for additional assessment.
