Melinda supports the following Charities and Causes:
ActionAid is a unique partnership of people who are fighting for a world without poverty, in which every person can exercise their right to a life of dignity. They work with poor and marginalised people to help eradicate poverty by overcoming the injustice and inequity that cause it.
In 2007, Melinda visited Malawi with Action Aid to highlight the plight of a nation of orphans torn apart by HIV. View Melinda's video diary here
Melinda Messenger visits Malawi for ActionAid
ActionAid UK|MySpace Videos
On January 22nd 2009, The Duchess of Cornwall made Melinda Messenger an Ambassador for the charity.
"I firmly believe it's so important to give a child the best chance. Where I can promote Barnardo's I do. Since I spent time and visited the project and works they do I've got a real appreciation for just how valuable the work they do is," Melinda said.
Barnados believe in the potential of every child and young person, no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through.
Melinda support's Barnado's 'Big Toddle' - find out more here.
Cruelty to children must stop. FULL STOP
Their Aim:
The NSPCC want to see a society where all children are loved, valued and able to fulfil their potential. To do this, they have four objectives:
To mobilise everyone to take action to end child cruelty.
To give children the help, support and environment they need to stay safe from cruelty.
To find ways of working with communities to keep children safe from cruelty.
To be, and be seen as, someone to turn to for children and young people.
Show your support for the NSPCC by visiting their site, and read Melinda's interviiew in support in 'Your Family' magazine here.
Take the celebrity approach to keep fit with The Allstar Workout and tone up, lose weight, or simply improve your general wellbeing. Introduced by Oscar nominee Kate Winslet, the programme features a variety of workouts each presented by a different celebrity (24 in all, including Melinda Messenger). Personal trainer to the stars Efua Baker is on hand to dispense advice, making the four week training plan more manageable. Of course, no fitness plan would be complete without a guide to healthy eating, provided here by celebrity chefs Gordon and Tana Ramsay.
PNI is known as the Silent Epidemic. It affects women from all walks of life. The help you have been looking for is here. If you suffer from Post Natal Depression, or would like to make a donation, please visit their website here.
Read about Melinda's personal experience with PNI here.
PDSA is the UK's leading veterinary charity, caring for more than 350,000 pet patients belonging to people in need. They provide free veterinary treatment to sick and injured animals and promote responsible pet ownership.
Melinda is one of 12 celebrities who have taken part in the 2009 PDSA "Pet Pawtraits" Calendar. PDSA is the UK’s leading veterinary charity and its work is funded entirely from public support. The sales from the 2009 Pet Pawtraits calendar will go directly to helping provide free veterinary care for the sick and injured pets of people unable to afford veterinary fees. To purchase a calendar visit one of PDSA’s 179 charity shops around the UK, click onto the PDSA website at www.pdsa.org.uk/petpawtraits, or call 0800 917 2509.
Sure Start - Shout our for a Sure Start Campaign
The new campaign will give supporters of Sure Start Children’s Centres a powerful voice, politicians from each of the political parties will hear loud and clear from parents that giving children a sure start in life is one of their top priorities.
The campaign is being launched as new figures reveal that childcare policies will be a major vote winner among parents in the upcoming election1. The campaign, supported by UNISON, and run by 4Children, has been set up to celebrate and promote the value that Sure Start Children’s Centres bring to communities by supporting families, and helping mums, dads and grandparents to share the joys and challenges of raising children.
Melinda Messenger said: “Like so many other parents I know that bringing up children is one of the most joyful and rewarding experiences in life, but also at times challenging and demanding. That is why it is so important that parents know there is help and support at hand. This is what Sure Start is all about.
“I am proud to be supporting the brilliant ‘shout out for a sure start’ campaign which brings parents together around the country to show just how important Sure Start is to them.”
For more information, click HERE 
The Children's Society is a leading national charity, driven by the belief that every child deserves a good childhood. The Children's Society provides help and understanding for those forgotten children who are unable to find the support they need anywhere else.
Children's Society supporter Melinda Messenger lent her support to their award winning garden at this year's Chelsea Flower show.
The Variety Club has an illustrious history stretching back to the golden age of British entertainment. The charity has raised over £200 million in the last 6 decades and improved the lives of more than a million sick, disabled and disadvantaged children and young people.
Cancer and coronary heart disease account for 60% of all early deaths, claiming 225,000 lives per year in England alone. A key feature of the Government's prevention strategy to reduce early deaths from these diseases is action to improve diet and nutrition via the 5 A DAY Programme. According to research, the average person in the UK eats less than 3 portions of fruit and vegetables a day, instead of the recommended 5. This is even lower amongst young people. It’s a worrying fact. The 5 A DAY programme and website aims to change the way people think, and highlight the healthier benefits of eating more fruit and vegetables. 
Read and watch Melinda's 5 A-Day Tips here.
Learn more about the health benefits of Tea here
