Supporting Brothers and Sisters
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, it affects the entire family. The child with cancer is not the only one who is impacted. Siblings go through their own emotional and traumatic upheaval.
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Wipe Away Those Tears
A charity which aims to grant a wish and bring a sparkle into the lives of terminally or seriously ill children in Essex.
When You Wish Upon A Star
When You Wish Upon a Star grants wishes for children with life-threatening illnesses from the age of 2 to 16 years.
Turn2Us
Turn2Us is a national charity that helps people in financial hardship gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and support services.
The Hospital Saturday Fund
The Hospital Saturday Fund provides one off grants towards medical equipment, dietary needs, disability aids and furniture, help in the home and hospital travel.
The Dream Factory
The Dream Factory has been set up to brighten the lives and encourage hope for children and young adults aged 3 to 25 years who have life-limiting conditions or severe disabilities.
Sunny Days Children’s Fund
Sunny Days Children’s Fund is a national registered charity which raises funds to help children under the age of 18 years with a wide range of adverse medical conditions including Leukaemia, Cerebral Palsy, the Deaf and Blind, Terminal Illnesses, and…
Southend Taxi Drivers Charity Fund for Children
The Southend Taxi Drivers’ Charity Fund for Children started with the original objective of taking 250 local children away for the day on an annual outing by taxi. Since then their activities have been extended to include sick and disabled…
Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity
Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity helps to provide the best possible healthcare for over 21,000 seriously ill children, young people and their families in the UK every year through Roald Dahl specialist children’s nurses.
REACT
Rapid Effective Assistance for Children with potentially Terminal illness provides practical assistance to families living on a low income who care for a child with a life-limiting illness.