Useful resources for wish families
We're often asked for help and information on other support charities – and sometimes we need our wish families to obtain official documents to assist us in granting their wish.
Please see the list below for links to useful websites and other charities.
Rainbow Trust
Rainbow Trust is a children's charity which offers bespoke support for families who have a child with a serious illness. They offer family support, regardless of diagnosis and are there for as long as a family needs. Also provides; sibling support; emotional and practical support for families; hospital support and also bereavement support.
Phone number: +441372363438
Address: Cassini Court, Randalls Way, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7TW
Visit the Rainbow Trust website
Rays Of Sunshine
Rays of Sunshine is an award winning national charity that brightens the lives of seriously ill young people and their families by granting wishes and providing ongoing support in hospital and within the community.
Phone number: +442087821171
Address: Berkley House, 304 Regents Park Road, London, N3 2JX
Visit the Rays Of Sunshine website
React
Helping children with life shortening illnesses. To give children comfort, dignity and where possible, greater indepedence. They supply a wide range of equipment from specialist wheelchairs, beds, baths and mobility aids, to essential everyday homecare items like pushchairs and domestic appliances. They also try and ensure education equipment is available to help meet children's developmental needs, provide React holiday homes and where needed; support with funeral expenses.
Phone number: +442089402575
Address: St Luke's House, 270 Sandycombe Road, Kew, Surrey, TW9 3NP
Relate
Relate can help if you're single or in a relationship, straight or gay, young or old. Whatever your circumstances they're dedicated to helping you get the most out of your relationships, no matter how big or small the issue. They have centres across the UK and a network of licensed local counsellors as well as phone, email and live chat counselling.
Phone number: +443001001234
Rett UK
Rett UK provides professional support to people living with Rett syndrome across the UK. The charity is dedicated to supporting and empowering people with Rett Syndrome and their families.
Phone number: +441582798911
Address: Victory House, Chobham Street, Luton, LU1 3BS
Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity
This charities vision is to help and empower every seriously ill child to lead a marvellous life. They help to provide complex care that they and their families desperately need. Their nurses are specially trained to help meet their emotional and physical needs, helping to ensure they live the best life possible.
Phone number: +441494890465
Address: Montague House, 23 Woodside Road, Amersham, Bucks, HP6 6AA
Visit the Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity website
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Ronald McDonald House Charities provides free 'home away from home' accommodation to families while their child is in hospital. There are 14 Ronald McDonald Houses across the UK, all located close to specialist children's hospitals. The houses are open 365 days a year and are equipped with everything you would find in a family home. Families can get a good night's sleep, prepare their own meals and feel at home, knowing that they're only a moments away from their child.
Phone number: +443000111113
Address: 11-59 High Road, East Finchley, London, N2 8AW
Visit the Ronald McDonald House website
Round Table Children's Wish
Round Table Children’s Wish is a registered charity dedicated to granting handcrafted wishes for children and young people with life threatening illnesses across Britain and Ireland. Each wish will meet the needs of each individual child, young person and their wider family circumstance.
Phone number: +441202514515
Address: 857 Wimborne Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 2BQ
Visit the Round Table Children's Wish website
Schengen Visas
Family members that do not own a British passport will need to check whether a Schengen Visa is required to travel within the EU.
Scope
Scope is a disability equality charity in England and Wales. They provide practical information and emotional support when it's most needed, and campaign relentlessly to create a fairer society.
Phone number: +448088003333
Address: Landmark, 26 Whitehall Road, LS12 1BE
Sebastian's Action Trust
Sebastian’s Action Trust has created the UK's only purpose-built facility that offers respite holidays to very sick children and their families, enabling precious time to be spent together. They also provide emotional, social and practical care for life-limited and life-threatened children and their families.
Phone number: +441344622500
Address: Unit 8, Tanners Yard, London Road, Bagshot, GU19 5HD
Visit the Sebastian's Action Trust website
SENSE
Supports and campaigns for children and adults who are deaf, blind or have sensory impairments. SENSE is there to help people communicate and experience the world, and to ensure people do not feel isolated or unable to fulfil their potential.
Phone number: +443003309250
Address: Sense, 101 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9LG