We’d love you to be part of our community! Knowing more about you helps us provide the best support and you need to be a part of Somerville Heart Foundation to access some resources.
When you join Somerville Heart Foundation, you will receive the same level of support across all tiers, Friend, Supporter and Patron.
Become a Friend, Supporter or Patron and help us with our vision to create a society where those born with a heart condition receive the support and medical care they need to lead longer, happier and healthier lives.
Why Should I Join?
- Free access to all our support services and the ACHD community
- Shaping tomorrow and beyond by taking part of vital cardiac research and surveys
- Joining us gives you the power to build a better future
- our vision is to create a society where those born with a heart condition receive the support and medical care they need to lead longer, happier, and healthier lives.
Why have you launched a dedicated community area?
If we have insufficient information about the people we’re supporting (eg if you’re only on our closed Facebook groups) then we cannot count them in our numbers when applying for grants and funding.
In order to apply for all types of funding including The National Lottery, Trusts and Foundations and community fundraising, we need to be able to demonstrate the types and levels of support that patients access. By becoming a member of The Somerville Foundation, you can access a wealth of information and guidance through online support and lifestyle issues, travel and insurance, financial assistance, participate in surveys and so much more in our dedicated website area.
How much does it cost?
It’s completely free to be a ‘Friend’. Donations are always most welcome and although our services are free to access; they are not free to run. Your donations ensure the future of ACHD support for years to come and help us to deliver and expand essential services across the country.
For those keen and able to support our work we have ‘Supporter’ and ‘Patron’ tiers. These will help build an annual income that makes our future more stable and means we can provide more support where needed.
What support do you offer?
We provide support, advocacy, communication, and a community for those we are here to help. We offer the following support and services:
- Advocacy and Peer Support
- Access to Wellbeing Counsellor
- Coaguchek Machine Facilitation
- UPBEAT Newsletter (Formerly GUCH News)
- Employment Law Specialist
- Life and Travel Insurance Brokers
- Financial Support
- Information and Guidance
- Events
- Research
View our services in more detail here.
