Penelope Harris Roche

Who is Penelope Harris Roche?

Penelope Harris Roche the Vice - President of Harris Charitable Trust which is a private foundation that was funded in 1954 by the Harris family of Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom. Before joining the family foundation full time, Penelope ("Penny" as she is better known) worked as a Project Manager in Parliament in the House of Lords.

Penny married into the Roche family, and, both she and her husband have blood ties to the British Royal Family. She began working for her family's trust shortly after getting married.

The Harris Charitable Trust supports selected local, regional, and national organizations in the United Kingdom as well as the United States serving a variety of worthwhile organizations and individuals. The Trust also supports work of selected organizations that improves or increases their effectiveness in delivering services, including efforts to alleviate critical shortages of healthcare providers, non-profit management, and other areas of need identified by the trustees. The Trust is particularly interested in supporting work that intentionally utilizes persons fifty years old and above who wish to use their expertise and life experience to assist organizations and individuals in fulfilling their goals.

Recent activities of the Trust include support for capacity building, mentoring activities, research, education, and health initiatives that in various ways support the broad interests of the Trust. The Trust has developed partnerships with organizations exploring new ideas and efforts; supported established service providers that are ready to move to a higher level of engagement; assisted educational institutions seeking to meet specific societal needs; and supported community based organizations responding to local issues. The Trust has provided funding for capital needs that enhance the efforts of growing organizations.

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