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URGENT APPEAL: Help us raise £1million to save vital services

For families in crisis, every service we provide is a lifeline. But if we can’t raise £1million those services are at serious risk of being cut.

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Everything we do is designed to help families feel more supported and less alone.

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If your family needs our support, or you’re a professional caring for a family who needs our support, please get in touch.

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You can make a difference that lasts a lifetime

This year, we must raise 90% of the money we need to run our children’s hospice.

Meaning it’s only with your help that we can continue to be here, providing vital and pioneering care and support to children and families across West Yorkshire.

So be part of something amazing! Whether it’s taking on a challenge, signing up to our events, playing our lottery, visiting our shops or simply making a donation, everyone can make a lasting difference to local children and families.

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Urgent Appeal

As a result of rising staff and energy costs, uncertainty over future statutory funding and a tough year for fundraising and in our shops, we face a real term gap in our finances of £1million.

Could you make a donation today to help us raise £1million to save vital services that local families rely on?

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This year we need to raise £6 million to fund our vital work supporting local children and families

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Life would have been even harder if we hadn’t had Forget Me Not. It’s so mentally draining, all the stuff going round in your head. The knowledge that the team have there, it took the strain off. That was a massive help.

Jackie
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