About Acorns

Acorns Children’s Hospice cares for children and young people who have life limiting and life threatening conditions across the heart of England.

There are an estimated 2,000 children in the heart of England who are life limited or life threatened - this means they are unlikely to reach adulthood. Please help Acorns to support local children to make the most of their lives and provide support for their families.

Acorns Children’s Hospice currently cares for over 630 of these children as well as providing support for their families at every stage of their child's life and into bereavement.

We provide short break, emergency and end-of-life care from the hospices, with a dedicated community team to support the family 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Acorns has three 10 bed children’s hospices: Acorns in Birmingham (located in Selly Oak), Acorns in the Black Country (located in Walsall) and Acorns for the Three Counties (located in Worcester). The hospices are designed to be a home-from-home to help children enjoy their stay and make the most of every day.

Games rooms, soft-play areas, gardens and lots of toys help to ensure a happy stay. The hospices have therapeutic facilities such as hydrotherapy pools and multi-sensory rooms.

Acorns relies on the community to fund the majority of its activities. With running costs of over £8million a year, we urgently need your support to help us continue to provide our specialist care services.

Many of the children we care for are unlikely to reach adulthood. Please help Acorns to support local children to make the most of their lives and provide support for their families.

Events, like the Midnight Walk, rely on sponsorship from participants to be a success. Funds raised through sponsorship help us to continue to provide our vital care services to children and young people with life limiting and life threatening conditions across the heart of England. Please visit our ideas pages now to see how you can get started with your fundraising!