The Rainbow Centre For Children

Registered charity number 1120461

On JustGiving since Aug 2004

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Monthly donation

Two therapy sessions for a child if given for a whole year

One family's attendance at the Centre's Christmas Candle Ceremony

Refreshments for all of our clients at the Centre for a whole month

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One-off donation

Fresh flowers to make the Centre warm and welcoming for a whole week

One therapy session

Assessment and support planning for a new family

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Why your donation matters

At the Rainbow Centre we help families deal with the pain, grief, anger and sadness that can be caused by the death of a child or parent or their life threatening illness and the impact that has on individual family members as well as the family as a whole.

We offer art, play or music therapy to children, as these non-verbal therapies are a valuable means of expressing emotions when words simply can’t be found. Counselling is offered to older children if they prefer it to the non-verbal therapies, as well as to adults.

All the therapy we provide is free of charge and we support families for as long as they need our help. Each therapy session costs The Rainbow Centre £30 and we rely entirely on voluntary donations for our existence.

Case study: donations in action

Dear All at The Rainbow Centre,

This is the first year since Yuri's death that I've felt strong enough to embrace Christmas again, with what feels like some emotional stability - and that's been in no small way due to the love and support I've received through the Rainbow Centre. It's been a long and painful journey - a real rollercoaster ride of emotional turmoil - but the love and kindness and acceptance of the people at the Rainbow Centre have been a real light and helping hand; there to steady me when no one else could.

That you offer such an amazing gift "free"-ly is nothing short of a miracle. There is no monetary value that can be placed on the gift that you are to people in a unique and socially isolating situation - you are a unique light in a very dark place. I know my money is a real "drop in the ocean" in the bills that the Rainbow Centre incurs in its day to day running but I am consoled by the fact that it is through such drops that the ocean is fed.

Rachel, Bristol

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