Over the past year, Acorns has supported 757 children and 973 families, including those who have been bereaved. Acorns Family Services team provided 15,139 instances of vital emotional and practical support to family members.
Friedreich’s ataxia (FA), which predominantly shows its symptoms during childhood or early puberty. It hampers a child/young person’s balance, mobility and movement, before causing speech, hearing and vision to deteriorate and, eventually, weakens the heart.
The National Children’s Bureau (NCB) celebrates its 60th year in 2023, and there have been a number of important milestones centered around their core purpose to amplify the voices of children and young people and deliver lasting change for future generations.
Thanks to the generosity of Childlife supporters, we have been able to provide life-changing support and invaluable information to deaf children and their families across the UK over the last year, including delivering Family Sign Language training to over 200 people.
When a new GCSE in British Sign Language (BSL), was confirmed in December last year, the National Deaf Children’s Society was rightly delighted. The Department for Education...
When families need to entrust their child’s complex care to someone else, so they can take a much-needed break from providing non-stop care, Acorns Children’s Hospice is...
30 April 2024
help us to support even more children and young people
