A vital grant worth £59,000 from Hertfordshire Freemasons has been awarded to a  charity that fights teen cancer. 

Teens Unite Fighting Cancer provides the emotional, social, and physical support needed as teens overcome a cancer diagnosis and the challenges it brings. 

The funding from Hertfordshire Freemasons will cover the role of the charity’s Teen Liaison Executive for two years and effectively manage their annual 10 per cent increase in registrations. 

Welwyn Hatfield Times: Young people diagnosed with cancer will get help and support thanks to Hertfordshire Freemasons.Young people diagnosed with cancer will get help and support thanks to Hertfordshire Freemasons. (Image: Hertfordshire Freemasons)

This role not only organises and delivers these activities but welcomes young people to Teens Unite; identifying their needs and interests, while also building relationships with social workers and hospital teams.  

This in turn ensures young people are receiving the support they need at different stages of their cancer. 

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The charity organises activities which bring young people together with others who genuinely understand, and they learn new skills, rebuild their confidence, and take part in new experiences without cancer holding them back. 

Welwyn Hatfield Times: Teens Unite supports young people to rebuild their lives or at the very least, live with their diagnosis in the best way possible.Teens Unite supports young people to rebuild their lives or at the very least, live with their diagnosis in the best way possible. (Image: Hertfordshire Freemasons)

Roxanne Lawrance, chief executive from Teens Unite, said: “We’re very grateful to Hertfordshire Freemasons for their generous grant. We’ll be with them every step of the way, helping them to live a life outside of cancer.” 

                                                                                                                                

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Neil Connolly, head of Hertfordshire Freemasons, said: “I’m very pleased we’ve been able to help Teens Unite with their hugely important work with young people coping with a cancer diagnosis. This is a wonderful charity that understands the long-term effects cancer has on a teenager, way beyond the illness.”