 Julie was previously a Trustee and Vice Chair of the housing and homelessness charity Shelter and was formerly a trustee of young people’s helpline Get Connected (now The Mix).During her tenure at FPA she was part of the government independent advisory groups for teenage pregnancy and sexual health.In 2009 Julie and her partner cycled from Land's End to John o' Groats to raise funds for the Family Planning Association and Seham Village Appeal a charity Julie is patron of.