Charities - children's hospitals and hospices

When you are making a Will, could you find it in your heart to leave a gift (called a “legacy”) to Havens Hospices?

When a family has been told that there’s no cure for their loved one’s illness, Havens Hospices can help. We’re here to make the journey as comfortable as possible, controlling pain and medication, offering respite and caring for children and adults at the end of their lives. Our specialist care is free – for as long as is needed – within the home and at our two hospices.

LATCH is a voluntary organisation set up to support the children in Wales receiving treatment for cancer and leukaemia and their families.
Having a child diagnosed with cancer or leukaemia comes as a devastating blow. Faced with a period of months and sometimes years of gruelling treatment and an uncertain future, the related emotional ups and downs are often referred to by families as like “being on a rollercoaster”

Martin House opened in 1987 to provide family-led care for children and young people with life limiting conditions. We share with families the care of their child and offer respite care, symptom control, emergency and terminal care at Martin House or in the family home. Care is offered to any family with a child or children with a life threatening illness. We welcome all the family, giving them a break together or time to themselves in a comfortable home from home atmosphere. It is a place of love and understanding, of fun, laughter and friendship – where parents can have a full night’s sleep and recharge their batteries.

Severn Hospice’s caring teams have been providing expert end of life support to people living across Shropshire, Telford and Mid Wales since 1989. In that time we have cared for more than 19,400 people living with terminal illnesses such as cancer.