What we do
We provide specialist care and support to children with life-limiting and
life-threatening conditions, and their families, across Berkshire and into surrounding counties.
You can help
Our vital work is only possible because of the kindness and support of wonderful people like you!
About us
Alexander is the inspiration for our children’s hospice service, an extraordinary and brave boy who sadly passed away at the age of 8 from a rare brain tumour.
Join the team
We are looking for dedicated individuals to join our dynamic team as we continue to develop and grow our children’s hospice service.
It costs around £2.33 million to run our children’s hospice service each year
150+
children and their families we currently support
17,185+
hours of care and support for families in the past year
78%
of what we need to cover our costs comes from donations, fundraising and gifts in Wills
Our services
We understand that having a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition can impact on everything you do. That’s why we care for the child and the whole family.
Our holistic approach is bespoke for every child and family in order to provide the best possible care and support that they need.
As well as the clinical care, we open up opportunities for children and their siblings to experience fun, joy and adventures, and help families make precious memories for as long as they have.
Respite care
Specialist play
Symptom management
Family support
End of life care
Bereavement support
Need our help?
The word hospice should not seem scary and getting support from us doesn’t have to mean a child’s death is imminent. Helping to enrich the lives of the children and their families is at the heart of our service, our end of life and bereavement support is just a part of what we do.
Our children’s hospice service covers the whole of Berkshire and into surrounding counties. If you think your child may be eligible for our services, please do get in touch.
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Playtime just got more magical at our hospice!✨
Thank you so much to Lifelites for their latest donation of assistive and inclusive technology to help enrich the lives of the children and young people that we support.
Today Lifelites has been training members of Alexander’s Care Team on how to use all the new equipment and toys including Eyegaze which helps children with limited movement or restricted speech communicate and take control for themselves, using just the movement of their eyes. With most of the equipment easily portable, it means there are no limits to where and when we can play!
It was wonderful to be joined by some of our families to celebrate the donation of this new technology and, of course, have a play!
#lifeatourhospice #childrenshospicecare #magicalmoments #assistivetechnology
We are so grateful to the National Lottery Awards for helping to fund the important development of our Family Support programme.
The increased need to develop our Family Support programme has been driven by an increasing number of children with complex needs and a rising number of bereaved families. Thanks to National Lottery Awards’ generous donation of £9,250, we are able to widen the support we can give families including the recruitment of our Family Support Worker, parent group meetings and special events such as our remembrance days.
The National Lottery Community Fund
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Tracey, James and Fraser - we are so proud of you and wish you the best of luck for today.
Go #TeamDevine!
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