As the nation wakes up to a new government, families cared for by Acorns across the West Midlands and Gloucestershire remain in a precarious position.
Caring for a child with complex needs can cause immense pressures on families. Acorns exists to help take the strain, and for many families that we care for that means literally pulling them back from the brink.
To imagine a future where a service like ours no longer exists, leaving families completely alone; it doesn’t bear thinking about.
However, because of ongoing funding challenges, that is the reality Acorns and the UK’s children’s hospices are facing.
Across the sector, a key source of our income – the ringfenced, £25 million Children’s Hospice Grant is at risk, meaning children’s hospices will be unable to deliver the range of essential services families rely-on.