Why we give: Julie and Dave Stafford

Photo: Pathways 4 All, a recipient of a grant from the JesDesStaff Fund

Julie and Dave Stafford established the JesDesStaff Fund in 2020 with a gift to the Community Foundation. The fund supports organisations across North Tyneside delivering meaningful activities for children and young people, and organisations supporting older people, especially those living with dementia and in isolation.

Here they explain why they set up the fund and how they have chosen to add to their fund with a legacy gift:

“Following the passing of the last of our parents in 2019 we decided that it was time to put our affairs in order and as we have no children we felt that it was appropriate to put some of our money to good use within our local area.

“With this in mind we looked at the Community Foundation following a recommendation from a local solicitor. We were very impressed with what we found and soon decided that this was an organisation that we would wish to become involved with.

“There were various funds available and we chose a Field-of-Interest fund as we wished to be able to support organisations across North Tyneside offering activities for young people and support for older people who were dealing with dementia or isolation.