Resource Trusts, Foundations & Grants – previously funded projects NRAS is a beneficiary of many generous grants from Trusts, Foundations and funding bodies. Please read below to find out how these gifts have helped NRAS support those living with RA and JIA. Print How our trust funders have supported NRASOur trust funders have helped NRAS:Provide our vital information and support services including the NRAS Helpline, NRAS Lives, patient information events and educational booklets. Across the UK, over 450,000 people living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and over 10,000 young people (< 16 years) living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), and their families, have access to a freephone helpline which is often accessed at a time when patients feel at their most desperate for emotional support and clear information. Launch and continue the development of our Digital Self-Management Programme for everyone living with RA in the UK, Smile-RA.This programme has been designed to build the knowledge, skills and understanding around the supported self-management of RA with the purpose to improve long-term health outcomes of patients with RA in the UK. Modules include animation, interactive content and video content. Update hard copy health educational resources for children and young people with JIA as well as their parents, carers and healthcare professionals. These educational resources will help the self-management of the condition through detailed, timely and up to date information around the medications and treatments for JIA. The National Lottery Community FundThe National Lottery Community Fund are very generous funders of NRAS and have recently funded our information provision and support in both England and Scotland, through their Awards for All funding stream. Get in touchIf your Charitable Trust or Foundation would like to support our work or if you would like to find out more about the charity’s latest projects.Please contact Emma Spicer on 01628 823 524 (option 2) or espicer@nras.org.uk