How many families do you support?
How do the children come to use Hope House/Ty Gobaith?
What kind of children do you support?
Do our children ever get better?
What happens if they live beyond 19?
How much does it cost to run Hope House and Ty Gobaith?
How much does it cost to run Hope House alone?
How much does it cost to run Ty Gobaith?
How much help do you get from the Government?
How do you raise all that money?
Do you have any celebrities supporting you?
What can we do to help?

How many families do you support?

We are currently supporting 319 children and families at Hope House and Ty Gobaith. Of these families, 93 are receiving post-bereavement support:

Cheshire area – 38
Shropshire – 131
Powys & Mid Wales area – 37
North Wales - 113

Children can be referred by anyone, their families, GP, health visitor etc. All we ask is that they have the permission of the child’s parents or other person with parental responsibility. Their case will then be reviewed by our panel, and if they meet our criteria, they will be offered respite or the type of service that best meets their needs – i.e. home care/sibling support etc.

If the medical prognosis is that the child will not, in all  probability, live beyond early adulthood and they live in our catchment  area then they will meet our criteria.

In a small number of cases a child’s illness may not progress in the way it was first thought and they may survive. Many of the children we care for are living longer lives, thanks to advances in medicine.

Each case is looked at individually and if the adolescent’s life expectancy is short then we will continue their care, however in other cases we work with local adult hospices and similar organisations in an attempt to provide on-going respite care.  In some circumstances it may be necessary for us to gradually withdraw our service if a child oriented environment is no longer appropriate for the young adult in question.

Where it is clear that a young person\'s health is deteriorating and it is felt that Hope House Children\'s Hospices is the most appropriate organisation to offer them care, we can continue to support the young person up to 25 years of age.

We need to raise £3.5 million each year to maintain our two hospices, plus our outreach services. The cost of providing Social Work, Counselling and Community Nursing is around £500,000. The additional £500,000 is the cost of managing the service, and of raising the funds.

£1.5 million

£1 million

For the next 3 years we have been promised around £300,000 per year. This is very welcome, but in reality will only fund our work for about one month.

We raise money from a variety of sources, from schools and businesses to grant-making trusts and clubs and groups. The largest number of donations each month comes from members of the general public who believe in what we do and give what they can afford.

A number of celebrities have helped us raise money over the years, including Sir Norman Wisdom, Ulrika Johnson and Suranne Jones (ex-Coronation Street). Our celebrity Patrons are Welsh opera singer Bryn Terfel and singer and presenter Aled Jones, who help us on a regular basis.

Raise money! Fundraising packs with ideas are available from our Appeals Office: 01691 671671.

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