About Dreams Come True Charity

Dreams Come True exists to enhance the quality of life of seriously and terminally ill children by realising their most cherished dreams/ambitions.

In practice, this entails the provision of holidays, meetings with their favourite celebrities or the supply of equipment such as electric wheelchairs to give them independence of mobility. Necessarily, the requests for help we receive are made on behalf of children from disadvantaged families unable to afford this themselves.

For these youngsters facing gruelling schedules of drug treatment and surgery, the prospect of their 'dream coming true' can provide a tremendous boost to their morale, offering them something to look forward to and a goal to fight for.

In those cases where the child has a terminal prognosis, the realisation of their long treasured 'dream' can provide some joy and happiness for them and their families in what may otherwise be a bleak situation indeed.

The children concerned come from all over the UK and are aged between 2-21 years of age. Potentially as varied as the ideas in a child's imagination, each year the charity receives an ever-increasing number of requests for its help, requests made on behalf of children with conditions ranging from leukaemia and the cruelly long list of childhood cancers through to muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis and longer-term degenerative conditions.

Dreams Come True relies totally on voluntary fundraising and donations. It has no Government support.

Our history

Dreams Come True is a nationwide organisation that has been in operation since 1988. It exists to bring some laughter and happiness into the lives of the seriously and terminally ill children all over Great Britain. Quite literally, it makes their most treasured dreams come true - whether that be going to Disney World, meeting a favourite pop star or even visiting Santa in the Arctic Circle.

For many of these youngsters, life can sometimes seem little more than a constant round of periods in hospital and courses of painful treatment. The exciting prospect of their long cherished dream actually coming true can greatly boost their morale as they face gruelling schedules of drugs and surgery, giving them a special goal to look forward to and to fight for.

In those tragic cases where a child has a very limited time left with us, the experience can succeed in enhancing their quality of life in the months or weeks remaining. For them and their families, a moment of joy can be brought into an otherwise bleak situation, yielding precious memories in the years to come.