Future Faces announce new Charity of the Year 2023

The Future Faces division of the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce has announced Birmingham Mind as their new Charity of the Year for 2023-2024.

Birmingham Mind are one of the largest independent providers of mental health services in Birmingham and have been delivering support to people in the city for over 60 years.

Last year they supported over 34,718 people with their mental health. They are proactive in removing stigma around mental health in the city, and have worked with partners such as the Bullring for the last two years to deliver campaigns that highlight the needs to talk about mental health, and access services.

All donations and fundraising Birmingham Mind receive stays here in Birmingham, which helps to support the services they offer to the people who are struggling with their mental health. These services include their 24/7 mental health helpline where they received over 5,500 contacts from 18-35-year-olds last year and their brand new wellbeing hub at The Bullring.

Danny Booth, director of Business Development at Birmingham Mind, said: “We're delighted that Birmingham Mind have been chosen as Future Faces Charity of the Year. As a local charity we're focused on both raising awareness around mental health, and delivering a range of services which support people where and when they need it.

“This partnership with Future Faces is really exciting to us. It will help us reach even more people over the next year and we look forward to getting involved with all the events that are planned.”

Amy Jacklin, Brand and Community manager for Virgin Money and vice president of the Future Faces executive committee, said: “The competition for Future Faces Charity of the Year was fierce this year, but as a committee, we are so proud to announce Birmingham Mind is our Charity of the Year. With so many shared values, we are really looking forward to working closely with Birmingham Mind.

“We have some really exciting ideas to bring the work of Birmingham Mind to the young professionals of Birmingham and we can't wait to start raising lots of funds for the great work they do.”

Future Faces will be holding a charity quiz night at The Button Factory in the Jewellery Quarter on Thursday 26 October, from 5:30pm to 8pm. Teams of up to five are able to register, and it will be £15pp upon entry, with all of the funds raised to be donated to Birmingham Mind. Find more information HERE.

Pictured (L-R): Kasim Choudhry, Amy Jacklin, Sarah Griffiths, Sabah Hussain, Danny Booth, Kerrie Henry-Edge, Will Crawford, Freya Dearman, Ashley Kerr and Tom Bower