For seven years J K Rowling was an Ambassador of One Parent Families, now called Gingerbread, a charity working with lone parents and their children. In 2007 she took an honorary position as President for the charity. In 2005 Jo co-founded the Children’s High Level Group, which aims to make life better for young people in care, in Eastern Europe and ultimately all over the world. In February 2010 the UK- based arm of the charity became Lumos. Since 1999 Jo has been a supporter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland, for nine of those years as its patron. Although she has recently stepped down as Patron of the charity, she continues to fund MS research directly.