Support our work

We rely on fundraising and donations to support our work; supplementing income we raise through delivering our professional services.

Any donation, however small, will help us to support children who are suffering. Our small head office team work hard, with limited overheads to ensure that your contribution goes directly to the front line. Please give what you can to help us to support more children.

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Nico’s Story

Nico, Issy and Neyo were placed with their nan when mum’s drug and alcohol dependency meant they couldn’t stay at home. They still saw mum sometimes, but not often.

The children were happy with nan – it felt safe, they adored her, and she adored them.

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Maya’s Story

Maya is 8 years old. During the summer holidays, her dad moved out after her parents decided to separate. Maya doesn’t fully understand why, but she knows everything has changed.

Maya used to love school, but she couldn’t stop worrying.

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Elise’s Story

Elise is 10 years old with 2 teenage sisters. The girls haven’t seen their dad in 5 years due to him serving a prison sentence. They live at home with their mum, who they absolutely adore, though mum struggles with drug and alcohol dependency.

One night, everything changed. 

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Benji’s Story

Benji is 7 years old. He lives with his mum, dad and sister Nancy. Benji enjoys school and is popular with a good group of friends.

Benji was looking forward to a family holiday when they received devastating news. 

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Your donation can:

help Nico manage his grief and anger after losing his nan

help Maya overcome her anxiety after her parents’ separation

help Elise feel safe again after being placed in foster care

help Benji process his grief after losing his mum

Donate now to help children like Nico, Maya, Elise and Benji

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Reports

Impact Report 2024-2025

Our Annual Impact Report provides a snapshot of the spectrum of our work and recognises the support of our generous funders and community friends.

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2023-24 Impact Report

Corporate Social Responsibility 

We welcome the support of businesses and organisations who share our values and aims. If you are interested in supporting our work as a corporate partner via payroll giving, social investment or sponsorship, please get in touch for more details or an informal discussion. We would love to hear from you!

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Our 2024/2025 Impact Report

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Thank you to all our supporters, funders and partners who have donated money, raised sponsorship, vounteered or worked with us to provide services.

Our strategic partners and friends

A special thank you to Lady Wood for her huge generosity in offering us a beautiful and practical office space within the grounds of The Manor House.

As well as its character and lovely location in a tower overlooking the Wittenham Clumps and on the banks of the Thames, it also provides us with the use of a large meeting room where we can run our training courses. This allows us to focus even more of our resources on our direct work with children and families.

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Nico's Story

Nico, Issy and Neyo were placed with their nan when mum's drug and alcohol dependency meant they couldn't stay at home. They still saw mum sometimes, but not often.

The children were happy with nan - it felt safe, they adored her, and she adored them. After months of uncertainty, life finally felt stable again.

But nan became distant and unwell. When she was diagnosed with cancer, the children tried to care for her, scared of losing another person they loved. When nan died, their world collapsed again.

Overnight, the children were split up and placed in separate care homes. Nico struggled with intense, overwhelming emotions. The boy who'd been coping so well began acting out at school, his grief and rage spilling over. He became unable to focus in class, distracted, tearful and distraught. His friendships started breaking down as he struggled to regulate his anger on the playground.

Donate now to help children like Nico

Maya's Story

Maya is 8 years old and lives with her mum and older brother. During the summer holidays, her dad moved out after her parents decided to separate. Maya doesn't fully understand why, but she knows everything has changed.

Maya used to love school, but when term started again, she couldn't stop worrying. What if mum got hurt while she was at school? What if mum left too? What if something terrible happened and she wasn't there to help? The worries grew bigger each day.

Soon, Maya couldn't sleep properly. Her stomach hurt every morning before school. She clung to mum at the school gates, crying and begging not to be left. The confident girl who once ran into school happily now needed constant reassurance that everything would be okay.

Maya's worries began taking over her life. Simple things like playdates that she once enjoyed became too difficult – she would become upset and ask for her mum to be called so she could go home.

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Elise's Story

Elise is 10 years old with 2 teenage sisters. The girls haven’t seen their dad in 5 years due to him serving a prison sentence. They live at home with their mum, who they absolutely adore, though mum struggles with drug and alcohol dependency.

One night, everything changed. A car pulled up outside of the house and the children were taken from home and moved into seperate foster care homes across the county. Elise protested and reached for her sisters in fear, not understanding why they couldn’t stay together.

Elise felt confused and abandoned. Where was mum? Why couldn't they be together? She didn't understand why the people who were supposed to love her had let this happen.

Elise struggled to trust her foster carers. She kept waiting for mum to come back, for things to return to normal. The uncertainty was overwhelming - nothing felt permanent or safe anymore.

Donate now to help children like Elise

Benji's Story

Benji is 7 years old. He lives with his mum, dad and sister Nancy. Benji enjoys school and is popular with a good group of friends.

Benji was looking forward to a family holiday when they received devastating news. Despite successful treatment 5 years ago, mum's cancer had returned. In just 3 short months, Benji's mum became very ill and sadly died.

Benji's whole world was turned upside down. He felt so sad and angry, pushing his dad, sister and friends away. If he couldn't be with his mum, he wouldn't be with anyone. He was scared of losing more people he loved.

Benji became increasingly withdrawn. His family worried as he struggled with feelings he couldn't understand or express. The bright, sociable boy they knew seemed lost behind his grief and fear.

Donate now to help children like Benji