Restoring the child behind the diagnosis.
We bring stories, games, art and friendship to children living with chronic illness, so illness never takes their whole childhood.
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We keep childhood going
Together, we support the psychosocial wellbeing and healthy development of children living with chronic and long-term health conditions. We believe that when a child becomes ill, their childhood should not become defined entirely by their illness.
In hospital wards and beyond, we bring four things every child needs.
Stories
Story circles and reading buddies bring books to life at the bedside.
Play
Games, laughter and choice, because play is how children heal and grow.
Art
Painting, drawing and making something that is entirely theirs.
Friends
Someone glad to see them, and friendships that make a child feel they belong.
Three ways we show up
Hospital Literacy and Play
Weekly story circles, reading buddies, games and art at children's bedsides.
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Project Dream Again
Psychosocial support and peer connection for adolescent girls aged 10 to 19 living with chronic illness.
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Can You See Us?
A digital media campaign sharing the stories of young people living with chronic illness, in their own words.
Learn moreLittle moments, big difference
children and adolescents reached since January 2024
the ages of the children we support
pilot programmes growing with our hospital partners
“When a child laughs, chooses, creates or makes a friend in a hospital ward, they are reminded that they are a whole person.”
See how we restore dignityBe part of the story
Every story read, game played and friendship made gives a child something treatment cannot.
