Charities, voluntary groups and their supporters from around the region have made the shortlist for the 2023 North East Charity Awards.
The awards, which are now in their ninth year, will take place on July 19 at the Fed in Gateshead to highlight the region’s top charities, as well as fundraisers and leaders in the voluntary sector. Last year Citizens Advice Gateshead was named North East Charity of the Year, while other winners included Karbon Homes, Beamish and the Shared Interest Society.
This year Daisy Chain, The Halo Project, Hospitality and Hope and Recovery Connections are in the running for the top prize while individuals and organisations from around the North East are competing for other awards.
Journal editor Graeme Whitfield said: “We all know the great work that charities and their supporters do in the North East and it’s important that that work does not go unrewarded. Having been involved in the Charity Awards for its entire history, I know what a great night it is. I’m really looking forward to the night and meeting some of the nominees to hear about their work.”
The awards are in partnership with RBC Brewin Dolphin, with associate partners County Durham Community Foundation and Hospital of God. Category sponsors are VONNE, Sir James Knott Trust, Millfield House Foundation, Muckle LLP and Newcastle Hospitals Charities.
The shortlist is:
Charity champion of the year
Paige Jones
Connor Rumney
Libby Selman
Bill Wilson
Charity leader of the year
Alison Dunn - Citizens Advice Gateshead
Bev Reid - Dementia Matters
Juliet Sanders - Feeding Families
Neeraj Sharma - Daisy Chain
Corporate charity partnership
JT Dove
Haines Watts
Hellens Group
Capita Plc
North East Charity of the Year
Daisy Chain
The Halo Project
Hospitality and Hope
Recovery Connections
Outstanding contribution to social change
Building Self-Belief Youth Panel
Recovery Connections
Open Clasp Theatre Company
Samantha’s Legacy
Outstanding social enterprise
Active Families North East
Bridge Creative
Just for Women
North East Counselling Services
Rising star
Channon Barlow - Teesside Hospice
Tracy Dixon - Recovery Connections
Mohib Hussain - Middlesbrough Powerchair Football Club
Abi Walker - Action Foundation
Small charity of the year
Durham Area Youth
Love, Amelia
North East Solidarity and Teaching (N.E.S.T)
Rubies
Trustee board of the year
Back on the Map
Children’s Heart Unit Fund (Chuf)
The Junction Foundation
Northern Stage
Uniquely North East
Beach Access North East
Northern Stage
Ouseburn Farm Charity Ltd
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
Young charity champion of the year
Kit Matthews
Harrison Scott
Alexander Walker
