£20
Could help provide food, parking or essential hospital costs.
When a child is in hospital, families face far more than medical worries. Long journeys, expensive parking, missed meals, accommodation costs and time away from work quickly become overwhelming.
Amelia's Light exists to ensure families never face those moments alone.
No parent should have to choose between staying beside their child and paying for life's essentials.
Amelia's Light was created by parents with lived experience. We understand the emotional, practical and financial pressures hospital life brings because we've lived them ourselves.
Our mission is simple.
To provide practical support, emotional guidance and trusted signposting so families can focus on what matters most. Their child.
Hospital stays can bring unexpected challenges. Our mission is to help ease the practical and emotional pressures families face, allowing them to spend more time where they are needed most.
Every contribution helps strengthen our ability to support families facing the challenges of a child's hospital stay. Together, we're building hope, one family at a time.
Every pound raised brings Amelia's Light closer to supporting families when they need it most.
Could help provide food, parking or essential hospital costs.
Could help keep a parent close to their child through travel or accommodation support.
Could help ease the financial pressure of an unexpected hospital stay.
CCould help provide a tailored package of practical support for a family in crisis.
Through lived experience, Amelia's Light knows how much being in hospital with a loved one can impact your daily living. We want to make it as less impactful as we can.
Hospital stays often create unexpected costs.
We work to ease the financial pressure by helping with essentials such as travel, food, accommodation, clothing and everyday necessities.
No family should feel isolated.
We're building a community where parents know someone understands what they're experiencing.
Sometimes the greatest help comes from connecting families with the right people.
We'll work alongside trusted charities, NHS teams and local organisations to make sure families know where support is available.
Amelia's Light began beside a hospital bed.
Everything that followed came from lived experience.
As Amelia's dad, I've spent countless days and nights in hospital watching the financial pressure grow alongside the emotional strain.
Meals became expensive.
Parking added up.
Travel became constant.
The last thing any parent should worry about while caring for a sick child is money.
That's why I created Amelia's Light.
Because families deserve practical support when life feels impossible.
Whether it’s making a donation, sparing your time or organising a fundraising event, there are lots of ways that you can show your support for families in crisis.
Stories, guidance, and updates from Amelia's Light.
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Contact us with questions about the charity or fundraising. We cannot provide family support or accept applications.
