Childlife

Paralympic aspirations

Yasmina is the star of our Christmas video this year. She is supported by two of the four Childlife partner charities – Ataxia UK who offer invaluable advice and support to families affected by ataxia and fund vital research into finding a cure, and the National Children’s Bureau, who...

19 December 2023
Bringing back joy

When parents are at breaking point, Acorns Children’s Hospice is there to support them. ‘My daughter Marwah requires constant care… I was literally like a zombie. At Acorns, I am able to let go. I get a rest from giving care and I’m just Mum.’ Nizet Four-year-old Marwah has...

14 November 2023
A meaningful platform

When young people need to be heard, National Children’s Bureau (NCB) provides them with a creative outlet. NCB has just launched an innovative project with the University of Kent to help young people with experience of children’s social care to share their perspectives through creative mediums such as paining,...

14 November 2023
The very best start

When a way is found to transform more lives, the National Deaf Children’s Society will stop at nothing to see it through. The National Deaf Children’s Society’s new five-year strategy seeks to transform the lives of even more deaf children by strengthening support in two key areas; during the...

14 November 2023
Strength in adversity

When no one else quite understands, Ataxia UK makes the world easier to navigate. Parents often have a sixth sense that something is ‘not quite right’ with their child. And as Phoebe’s mum is also a nurse, she knew the warning signs which should not be ignored. ‘Phoebe was...

14 November 2023
Ataxia UK 22/23 review

The ataxias are a set of life-limiting neurological conditions that disrupts the messages sent from our brains to our muscles. Not just the muscles we use to move, but those we use to speak, listen and see. Over time, people with ataxia are slowly imprisoned in their own bodies,...

04 September 2023
National Deaf Children’s Society 22/23 review

The National Deaf Children’s Society is dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people. We work to overcome the social and educational barriers that hold deaf children back, by: helping families give the best possible support to their deaf child every step of the...

04 September 2023
National Children’s Bureau 22/23 review

As the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) celebrates its 60th year in 2023, we continue to bring people and organisations together to drive change in society and deliver a better childhood across the UK. This year there were a number of important milestones for NCB centred around our core purpose...

04 September 2023
Acorns Children’s Hospice 22/23 review

Acorns Children’s Hospice provides care, support, fun and laughter for children and their families across the West Midlands. This support is offered from our three children’s hospices, based in Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester, and in the community. Over the past year we’ve achieved so much thanks to the generosity...

04 September 2023
Bereavement support payments breakthrough

Thanks to a campaign by the Childhood Bereavement Network (CBN), part of the National Children’s Bureau, cohabiting parents and carers will now be able to claim the same bereavement benefits to help bring up their children as if they had been married or in a civil partnership. It’s estimated...

04 May 2023

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