WellChild has sourced more than 150,000 items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for families caring at home for seriously ill children, with more than 70,000 already sent to families in need across the UK. The...
Posted 03 Jun 2020
Many families reaching out to us through the WellChild COVID-19 Direct Response Team have reported financial challenges. Here are some useful organisations who can offer financial advice and support during the coronavirus crisis. Benefits and...
Posted 02 Jun 2020
When BBC drama, His Dark Materials had to halt production due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the show’s costume designers decided to put their talents and spare time to good use. The team started creating scrubs...
Posted 21 May 2020
Children and families supported by WellChild have come together to highlight the urgent need for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in an uplifting, new online video. WellChild has received more than 350 urgent requests for PPE...
Posted 19 May 2020
Thanks to support from some amazing companies and individuals, WellChild has been able meet this sudden and urgent need for PPE.
Posted 14 May 2020
1. Positivity Postcards Some of the children and young people we support have been busy designing postcards for you to send to your friends and family. Download the beautiful designs here, and send some happiness...
Posted 13 May 2020
This week the Government has started to lay out a plan for how the UK can come out of lockdown and which aspects of people’s everyday lives can be reinstated. But this is a worrying...
Posted 12 May 2020
Lockdown has brought around a number of challenges to us all but three children from Hyde have put their time to good use by raising funds for WellChild and the NHS. Freya (7), Thomas (6)...
Posted 11 May 2020
During the Coronavirus lockdown, many families are struggling to get food deliveries, whether they are on the Government’s extremely vulnerable list, or not. Luckily, the WellChild COVID-19 Direct Response Team have put together the following...
Posted 07 May 2020
Published by WellChild Chief Executive, Colin Dyer In March, as COVID-19 took its hold on the nation, WellChild, like many charities faced an unprecedented challenge. The families we support even more so. We quickly realised...
Posted 05 May 2020
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