clarity Ltd
clarity's Charity of the Year 2023/24
Fundraising for Young Lives vs Cancer
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For 2023/24 the clarity team are fundraising for Young Lives vs Cancer.
Young Lives vs Cancer support children and young people under the age of 25 with cancer, and their families, helping them find the strength to face everything cancer throws at them. They ensure young people and families are equipped to face cancer by offering financial support such as travel, hardship and bereavement grants, someone to talk to when times are tough and free accommodation in their 11 Homes from Home near principal treatment centres, reducing exhausting and expensive travel.
They have a wonderful team of social workers based at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton, working alongside NHS staff, on hand to support local young cancer patients and their families with whatever they need.
On average when a young person has cancer, families spend an additional £730 a month on costs such as petrol to and from hospital, parking, food on to go etc. Last year, Young Lives vs Cancer supported 111 families from Surrey and gave out 79 grants worth £13,750 to help local families alleviate some of these costs.