Muscle Help Foundation Information

VISION - to offer hope, inspiration and empowerment to children and young people living with the muscle wasting disease Muscular Dystrophy, and their families. MISSION - The Muscle Help Foundation brings together children, young people and their families, creating communities through transformational events, networks and activities. Through Muscle Dreams and by bringing beneficiaries and families together, we aim to help fulfil their potential, giving them a sense of purpose and hope for the future. SUMMARY - we are a small family charity delivering both virtual and in-person interventions called Muscle Dreams in the UK that give joy, inspiration and hope, for children and young people living with the muscle wasting disease, Muscular Dystrophy. The family unit benefits directly through social interaction with other beneficiary families and outcomes include new friendships, social connection, improved self-esteem and confidence. UNIQUE DELIVERABLE - we have a deep understanding and empathy towards both the children who receive 'Muscle Dreams', as well as the wider family unit who draw strength and inspiration from the personal involvement of Michael McGrath, the charity's founder and CEO, who as a result of the progressive nature of his specific MD variant (LGMD2A) is a permanent electric wheelchair user. ABOUT MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY (MD) - MD is the single biggest genetic killer of children in our world today. In the UK, more than 110,000 babies, children and adults are affected – sufferers are robbed of their mobility, independence and finally, for those with the most severe form, known as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), representing >96% of MHF's beneficiaries, their lives. There is currently no known treatment to delay or reverse the progression of the disease. The Muscle Help Foundation Registered Charity No. 1096716