Bedfordshire mental health charity gets cash boost from Amazon

Staff and volunteers at CHUMS in Bedfordshire have a received a £2,000 boost, thanks to the Amazon fulfilment centre.

The donation will help the charity continue its work in the county.

CHUMS is a mental health and emotional wellbeing service for children and young people which provides therapeutic support.

Shauli Ziv, general manager at Amazon in Milton Keynes, said: “CHUMS provides an array of services to support people of all ages in the local community who need it most. We are very proud to make this contribution, and we thank all the staff and volunteers at CHUMS for their exceptional service.”

Sue Clarke, head of fundraising and communications at CHUMS, added: “Thank you to Shauli and his team at Amazon for this donation. Supporting children and young people is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that one size does not fit all, which is one of the reasons why we have developed our unique service model, and this donation will allow us to sustain and develop it.”

The donation was made as part of the Amazon in the Community programme.