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Comfort Cases UK celebrates 5 years of impact the weekend of the Hertfordshire Half Marathon - 1st November 2026.
I want every child and young person to have their own soft toy to hug and be their friend during a scary, unsettling and upsetting time - moving into care.
All your donations will go towards buying "Barry the Sloth" for 1315 children if I hit my £5000 target.
"We have observed children cuddling the soft toys during periods of anxiety or when settling into a new foster homes, helping them to feel safer and less alone."
When I reflect on the last 5 years, the tens of thousands of children and young people in care who have received a Comfort Case on the most frightening day of their lives, I feel proud.
During the upheaval of removing children and with new placements there’s so much to do, often in such little time, under extraordinary circumstances, that it can feel like we are being taken through this ‘checklist’ style handover and that the child’s basic concerns, thoughts or feelings are missed. - Care experience adult who moved with bin bags
Proud of what our amazing community has given each of these children - a message that they matter. They have value in this world. That we see a child, not a case number or something that needs to be moved around without considering their human needs.
"Cuddly toys provide comfort and a sense of security during what can be a very unsettling time." - Transitioning to Adulthood Advisor
Proud of all the team, the trustees and the hundreds of volunteers who help us prepare and pack the Comfort Cases like they are packing for a child they love.
Sometimes the smallest acts of kindness are the ones that are remembered.
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"2 year old taken from home due to abuse loved the teddy." - police officer, london
"I love my soft toy. I'm going call her Honey and she will be my own little one"
"I'm going to call my dinosaur Gordon!"
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