Media FAQs & Resources Expand Download our logos English language logo Welsh language logo When did Hope House Children's Hospices first open? Our first hospice - Hope House in Oswestry - opened in 1995 and our second hospice - Tŷ Gobaith in Conwy - in 2004. You can read more about our origins, and how our services have developed to meet the needs of local children and families, here. What do you do? In a nutshell, Hope House Children's Hospices provide specialist nursing care and support to more than 750 children and their families who live in Shropshire, Cheshire, North and Mid Wales. We provide respite care in our two hospices. The impact of caring for a child with a life-threatening condition affects the whole family. Our help enables families to take a much needed short break from their round-the-clock caring routine. Our neonatal support helps families whose baby has been diagnosed with a complex or life-threatening condition during pregnancy, who has been born with a life-threatening condition or who has sadly died. Our end of life care for a child or young person includes symptom management and additional support for family members and carers before, during and after death. It can take place in our hospices or at home, and we do everything possible to meet the whole family's needs and wishes during this very difficult time. Immediate care after death is here for any child or young person who has died in any circumstances such as from an accident or sudden illness. We have the equipment and the skills so that families can spend time saying goodbye in their own way and in their own time. Our counselling service is available to families registered with Hope House and Tŷ Gobaith, while our bereavement support is available to all families whose child has died. We also provide sibling support for brothers and sisters enabling them to share their feelings and worries, and our social workers provide guidance, advocacy and support to children and families who access our hospice services. Who funds your work? Statutory funding pays on average two months' running costs every year. For the other 10 months we are completely dependent on donations, fundraising and legacies to keep our doors open and our services running. No charge is ever made to families. How much does it cost to run Hope House Children's Hospices? It costs more than £9.6 million every year to provide all our current services. How many people work at Hope House and Tŷ Gobaith? We employ more than 260 people who all play a part in helping to reach the children and families who are eligible for our services, deliver professional care to children and families, or raise the money we need to fund out services.
How do I get involved? Expand Thank you for offering to help, we’d love to meet you! Please fill out our volunteering form or call to speak to Di Murr on 01691 679679.
Do I need previous experience? Expand For many of our roles, you need no more than enthusiasm and a desire to make a difference in your community. There are some more specific roles where we may ask for professional experience and qualifications. Please get in touch by filling out our volunteer form to find out more or call to speak to Di Murr on 01691 679679.
Will it be a big commitment? Expand It doesn’t have to be. For most roles we can be flexible to fit around the times when you’re free. Usually, you can try a taster session to see if you like the role.
How can I make a difference? Expand Your time, skills and hard work will help us to provide more of what really matters to our children and their families than our paid staff can do alone. Your help means together we can help more children and families to create invaluable magical moments.
Why should I volunteer? Expand Volunteering can help you gain new skills, boost your confidence and, if you’re looking for work, can look great on your CV. If you’re looking for a way to spend your precious time, you can share your skills, meet new friends, keep busy and active, and do something amazing to benefit your community. You’ll become a valued member of an enthusiastic and dedicated team and you’ll have lots of fun.
Will I receive any training for my role? Expand Yes! We’ll give you all the support you need to get the most out of your volunteering experience.
Business Champion Expand Becoming a Hope House and Tŷ Gobaith Champion will mean you are part of exclusive group of supporters who all want to make a difference. You will also have the opportunity to network with other like-minded businesses. Find out more about becoming a Business Champion.
Charity of the year Expand Choosing Hope House Children's Hospices as your charity of the year means you commit to fundraising and supporting us for a set period of time. Your local area fundraiser will support your business with suggestions on fundraising ideas. They can also carry out staff awareness workshops and you can even have the opportunity to visit our hospices to see our services and facilities when possible.
Become a sponsor Expand We always need Corporate Sponsors to help us meet the costs of staging our fundraising events and, in turn, help the events raise even more money to support children and families. We have packages to suit all budgets. What better way can there be to showcase your company than to have your logo on our promotional material? You could also chose to sponsor our twice yearly raffle prizes. Read about our raffle sponsor in our Inside Story newsletter.
Cause related marketing Expand Could you raise funds for Hope House Children's Hospices by selling your product or service? Working in partnership with a well respected local charity can provide many benefits for your business and for us. We would love to have a chat with you about this! Please contact our fundraising team. Read about a recent commercial partnership.
£50 Challenge Expand We give you £50 and you commit to grow it as much as possible. This could be anything from using the seed funding to hire a venue and hosting an event, to buying stock and selling it on for a profit. The possibilities are endless! Read more here.
Corporate volunteering Expand If you’re a company that likes to give back to your community then corporate volunteering is an excellent way to do this whilst promoting staff wellbeing. Maybe you are able to give your staff time off to volunteer with us on a regular basis in our hospices or shops, or perhaps your staff could help us run one of our events by promoting the event, packing our famous goodie bags or stewarding on the day. You could even arrange a team building event for your staff at one of our hospices, helping with the gardens or a set project. There are many opportunities for your staff to volunteer with Hope House Children's Hospices.
A - Z of fundraising ideas Expand A – Auction B – Bingo! / Book sale C – Coffee Morning / Car boot sale D – Duck Race / Dress down day E – Eat Cake for Children! F – Fancy Dress G – Games night / Guess the name / How many sweets / Golf day H – Hour of pay / Head shave I – International Day J – Jumble Sale / Jeans to work K – Karaoke Night L – Loose Change collection M – Matched Giving N – Night In O – Office Olympics P – Personal Challenge / Posh puds Q – Quiz Night R – Race Night / Raffle S – Sky dive / Sweepstakes T – Tuck Shop U – Uniform free day W – Wing Walking X – Xmas jumper day Y – Year long challenge Z – Zumbathon