No child should face hospital without their family by their side. The Sick Children’s Trust provides a vital ‘Home from Home’ where families with a critically ill child in hospital can stay. It’s somewhere they can feel reassured and safe, cook a meal, rest and shower to face the day ahead and best support their child’s recovery

Without us each year around 3,500 families would have to travel long distances, sleep in uncomfortable hospital chairs or pay for expensive hotels just to be by their sick child’s hospital bedside. Not only do we alleviate financial worries but we also help the mental wellbeing of the families we support.