In January we launched our first Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Focus Group with the aim of reviewing ethnic diversity across our members at Caring Matters Now. Representation of CMN amongst individuals with a darker skin tone is generally poor, in fact dermatologists report that most diagnostic images for skin conditions are on white skin…
Hi. My name is Laura – I am 29 years old and I live in North East Scotland and I was born with CMN on my back (about the size of my mum’s hand at birth). Birth and family life. When I was born my mum remembers thinking that the doctors could have ‘broken the…
We are delighted to announce that our Young Ambassador James has now completed Level 1 of our Young Ambassadors Programme! Congratulations from all of us at Caring Matters Now for completing Level 1 and for all your hard work and determination! James hopes to pursue the Dale Carnegie Course as Level 2 of the programme…
Our lovely new member Krishika shares her story below and aspires to “inspire others to love and accept what they are blessed with.” I was born in India, a land of multi-diverse cultured people. I come from a place where nevus owners are very rare so growing up with CMN was challenging both mentally and…
Our grandson, Elijah, is now 8 years old and has scalp CMN. Ever since we learnt of the charity, we have been wanting to give back to thank them for their support towards families like ours. Over the years I have taken part in several challenges to raise money for Caring Matters Now. In 2016…
Our Gaming community meets once per month for an hour on a Thursday evening. We have played several cross-platform games, including Minecraft, Rocket League and Fortnite, with Fortnite being a favourite among the group.
From October to March, our Baby and Toddler Community, for 0–3-year-olds and their siblings, have met once per month on alternative Friday and Saturday mornings.
At the end of 2022, we invited our teen and young adult members to a Young Adults Panel Q&A session. Our Young Adults had so much great experience and insight to share that, despite not having any sign-ups for the event, we decided to record the conversation and make it accessible to all our members.…
To kick start the new year, we invited our 0–6-year-old members to join us for a Storytime with Charlotte Hawkins event.
In November and December 2022, we celebrated the World Cup by inviting our members to take part in a Caring Matters Now Fantasy Football League. Eleven of our members took part including four Dads, two Mums, two children, one staff member, one Support Contact and an extended family member! We had hoped that this event…
